What's on the Menu? Tastes, Traditions and Tantalizing Questions Explore Menus with Nathalie Cooke Join us for an appetizing exploration of why menus matter and the stories they tell us today. We will come to menus belatedly, after the dishes have been washed up, so to speak. So in her exploration of ways that menus matter,...

You are most ardently invited to join us for an elegant evening of Toronto Regency history in celebration of Toronto's First Post Office & the Town of York Historical Society's Annual Fundraiser. This event not only commemorates 192 years since the incorporation of the City of Toronto but also serves as a significant opportunity to...

Dive into history's most captivating dining rooms as bestselling author and architectural writer John Ota takes a fascinating journey across the globe, investigating the architecture, interior design, and dining experience of twelve remarkable spaces, including dining rooms of Claude Monet, Frida Kahlo, Frank Sinatra, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Downton Abbey and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in the village of Steventon, in Hampshire, England. Recognizing both the popularity of her work with modern readers and the fact that many early Canadian settlers would have recognized, cooked and eaten the dishes mentioned in her writings, CHC celebrates her 250th birthday with an afternoon at historic...

This year, the Town of York Historical Society’s Annual Fundraiser will take place on a new date, May 1, 2025, to celebrate the City of Toronto’s 191st Birthday, ahead of Museum month. After its colonial establishment in 1793, the Town of York was incorporated on March 6, 1834 as the City of Toronto marking its...