BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Ontario Historical Society - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Ontario Historical Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Ontario Historical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230330T163110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T163110Z UID:10000928-1682623800-1682627400@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Toronto Branch OGS - Black History in Ontario: Free Online Series DESCRIPTION:Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series\, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13\, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT.\n\n\n\n\nThree speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of people of Black heritage in Ontario. They’ve discovered some fascinating individuals and sources for research.\n\nApril 13: The Underground Railroad\nIn the first session on April 13\, Adrienne Shadd will discuss her research for the book The Underground Railroad: Next Stop\, Toronto! You will learn about Deborah Brown and other freedom seekers who settled in the York Township west area.\n\nApril 20: The Search for Alfred Lafferty\nIn the second session\, Hilary Dawson will share her search for Alfred Lafferty\, a Black educator and lawyer. The Lafferty family arrived in Canada in the 1830s as penniless and illiterate freedom seekers from the United States. You’ll learn how Alfred excelled and became the first Canadian-born Black lawyer in Ontario.\n\nApril 27: Black History in Ontario\, 1793–1965\nAnd in the final session on April 27\, Winston Anderson will present an overview of events in Ontario\, beginning with the Act to Limit Slavery passed in 1793 and taking us forward to 1965. He will explore the lives of people of Black heritage\, both free and enslaved\, who shaped Toronto.\n\nEach session will consist of a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions. The lectures will be recorded\, so that registrants who can’t attend the live presentations may watch at a more convenient time. There is no charge for the series but you must pre-register HERE URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-branch-ogs-black-history-in-ontario-free-online-series-2-2/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Branch%2C Ontario Genealogical Society":MAILTO:toronto@ogs.on.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230320T134606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T134619Z UID:10000910-1682623800-1682623800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture (Virtual): Local Sport History DESCRIPTION:Presented by presented by Liz Vlossak\, Brock University history professor with an interest in local sport and co-director of the Sport Oral History Archive via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274108094  URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/the-historical-society-of-st-catharines-online-lecture-virtual-local-sport-history/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="The Historical Society of St. Catharines":MAILTO:HSSC.contact@gmail.com GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T190000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230420T184313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T184313Z UID:10000958-1682535600-1682535600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Historical Society of Ottawa (Virtual): The Role of Art and Artists in Ottawa's History DESCRIPTION:When the Arts Canada Institute wanted to commission a series of new books about the history of art and artists across Canada\, it began by approaching Jim Burant to write a book about the art and artists of Ottawa. \nThe comprehensive book that resulted from Jim’s work is a spectacular illustrated tour of Ottawa’s surprising artistic past. \nIt also proves a striking reminder of how invaluable the earliest sketches and paintings of Bytown are to our understanding of our past… and of how the photographs of Topley and Karsh and others have provided us with further lasting images of those bygone eras. \nThanks to the brushes and camera lenses of these long ago artists\, we are able to witness the Chaudiere Falls before tamed… the Rideau Canal first being surveyed by Colonel By… Vice-Regal couples hosting early skating parties… the great fires that swept through Ottawa-Hull… Winston Churchill visiting during wartime. \nHistory from even further back is preserved in ancient Indigenous pictographs. \nAnd what of 20th century artists like Mine & MacLeod and contemporary artists like Annie Pootoogook? \nJoin us on Wednesday\, April 26 @ 7 p.m. on Zoom with archivist and author Jim Burant as guest speaker for our HSO Speaker Series presentation\, “The Role of Art & Artists in Ottawa’s History”. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/historical-society-of-ottawa-virtual-the-role-of-art-and-artists-in-ottawas-history/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="The Historical Society of Ottawa":MAILTO:info@historicalsocietyottawa.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230423T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230423T140000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230414T144312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T144312Z UID:10000943-1682254800-1682258400@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Culinary Historians of Canada (Virtual): Mrs. Raffald: British Cooking & Housekeeping in the 1700s with Neil Buttery DESCRIPTION:Food historian Neil Buttery delves into the life & food of Elizabeth Raffald: cookbook author\, tavern keeper\, mother\, midwife & exorcist! \nThe great Elizabeth Raffald used to be a household name\, and her list of accomplishments would make even the highest of achievers feel suddenly impotent. After becoming housekeeper at Arley Hall in Cheshire at age 25\, she married and moved to Manchester\, transforming the Manchester food scene and business community\, writing the first A to Z directory and creating the first domestic servants’ registry office—the first temping agency if you will. Not only that\, she set up a cookery school and ran a high-class tavern attracting both gentry and nobility. She reputedly gave birth to 16 daughters\, wrote a book on midwifery and was an effective exorcist of evil spirits. \nBut all this pales in comparison to her biggest achievement: her cookery book The Experienced English Housekeeper. Published in 1769\, it ran to over 20 editions and brought her fame and fortune… until her alcoholic husband bankrupted the family\, twice. \nHer book\, however\, lived on. Influential and often imitated (but never bettered)\, it became the must-have volume for any kitchen\, and it helped form our notion of traditional British food as we think of it today. \nTo tell the story of Elizabeth’s tumultuous rise and fall—and how her influential book helped form our notion of traditional British food —historian Neil Buttery doesn’t just delve into the history of food in the 18th century; he has to look at trade and empire\, domestic service\, the agricultural revolution\, women’s rights\, and much\, much more. \nA question & answer period will follow the talk. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/culinary-historians-of-canada-virtual-mrs-raffald-british-cooking-housekeeping-in-the-1700s-with-neil-buttery/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Culinary Historians of Canada":MAILTO:info@culinaryhistorians.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230330T163022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T154945Z UID:10000927-1682019000-1682022600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Toronto Branch OGS - Black History in Ontario: Free Online Series DESCRIPTION:Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series\, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13\, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT.\n\n\n\n\nThree speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of people of Black heritage in Ontario. They’ve discovered some fascinating individuals and sources for research.\n\nApril 13: The Underground Railroad\nIn the first session on April 13\, Adrienne Shadd will discuss her research for the book The Underground Railroad: Next Stop\, Toronto! You will learn about Deborah Brown and other freedom seekers who settled in the York Township west area.\n\nApril 20: The Search for Alfred Lafferty\nIn the second session\, Hilary Dawson will share her search for Alfred Lafferty\, a Black educator and lawyer. The Lafferty family arrived in Canada in the 1830s as penniless and illiterate freedom seekers from the United States. You’ll learn how Alfred excelled and became the first Canadian-born Black lawyer in Ontario.\n\nApril 27: Black History in Ontario\, 1793–1965\nAnd in the final session on April 27\, Winston Anderson will present an overview of events in Ontario\, beginning with the Act to Limit Slavery passed in 1793 and taking us forward to 1965. He will explore the lives of people of Black heritage\, both free and enslaved\, who shaped Toronto.\n\nEach session will consist of a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions. The lectures will be recorded\, so that registrants who can’t attend the live presentations may watch at a more convenient time. There is no charge for the series but you must pre-register HERE URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-branch-ogs-black-history-in-ontario-free-online-series-2/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Branch%2C Ontario Genealogical Society":MAILTO:toronto@ogs.on.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230414T155344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T155344Z UID:10000949-1682019000-1682019000@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:UEL Association of Canada Toronto Branch April 2023 Meeting (Virtual): "The Mills Loyalists of Cumberland County\, N.S." DESCRIPTION:By Rev. Dr. Jonathan Mills UE\, an ordained minister in the Canadian Baptist family of churches. He took an interest in genealogy when his mother became ill and the preservation of the family history took on a new sense of urgency (aka borderline obsession). \nHis presentation will highlight three major areas including:\n1) an overview of his personal journey and his Mills Loyalist roots\,\n2) his discoveries and progress to the Archives in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick\, and\n3) a deep dive into Y-DNA and how it helped solve a 240 year old mystery regarding the relationships between four Mills Loyalists of Cumberland County. \nContact Sally Gustin torontouel@gmail.com for the zoom link. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/uel-association-of-canada-toronto-branch-april-2023-meeting-virtual-the-mills-loyalists-of-cumberland-county-n-s/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="UEL Association of Canada - Toronto Branch":MAILTO:info@ueltoronto.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230313T140830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T151549Z UID:10000903-1682017200-1682022600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto”\, an online lecture on April 20! \nWhat can photos taken by streetcar enthusiasts reveal about the changing nature of cities? This is the question explored by Brian and Michael Doucet in their book Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: a visual analysis of change. The Doucets carefully and meticulously rephotograph these images taken in the 1960s and 70s to bring them into dialogue with contemporary planning\, policy\, political and public debates. \nStreetcar enthusiasts did not intend to document the major forces of change shaping cities\, but their images show far more than just the vehicles. In pursuit of their hobby\, these enthusiasts photographed cities in ways that very few other people did\, and took pictures in parts of the city that would have otherwise gone unphotographed. \nWhen paired with photos taken at the same locations today\, these images show the subtle and not-so-subtle economic\, social\, demographic and spatial changes that have taken place as Toronto has transitioned from an industrial and provincial city\, to one of the world’s major global metropolises. They show how these forces of change are reflected in the buildings\, streets and land uses across the city. \nThere are many books\, studies and reports that try to understand long-term changes in cities such as Toronto. Streetcars is one of the few that uses visual images as the primary way to analyse change. The Doucets aim to challenge everyone – scholars\, students\, planners\, politicians and the wider public – to look at their cities in new and different ways. \nJoin us for this engaging and insightful discussion about how photography can be used to better understand cities and urban change. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-streetcars-and-the-shifting-geographies-of-toronto/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230419T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230419T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230414T141233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T141254Z UID:10000938-1681930800-1681936200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Myseum of Toronto (Virtual): A Roundtable on Trans Histories +Activism in Toronto | Myseum + The ArQuives DESCRIPTION:Myseum of Toronto and The ArQuives invite you to join us for a roundtable discussion about trans activism in Toronto between the 60s + 90s. \nThis inter-generational panel of experts\, community members and activists will explore the history of community\, resistance\, and care under extreme circumstances. \nThis roundtable will explore the implications and impact of communities whose members have to act as their own advocates in the face of violence\, oppression\, and adversity. \nThis roundtable discussion is an associated with the ActiVisions exhibition within Mysuem’s Intersections Festival\, a free city-wide festival running April 15th to 30th. \nMore about ActiVisions \nIn this one-of-a-kind exhibition\, The ArQuives opens their doors for the public to experience their extensive Trans Collections. Curated by Tobaron Waxman\, this exhibition explores a selection of trans histories of resilience in Toronto from the 1950s to the 1990s \nWaxman offers a unique lens into Toronto’s trans community histories\, focusing on the fight for access to trans-aware health care\, language\, imagery\, and mutual aid. The ArQuives Trans Collections collects memories\, art\, and documents to share histories of community activism and trans triumphs under extreme circumstances. \nThe ArQuives’ Trans Collection is a resource and catalyst for those who strive for a future world where LGBTQ2+ people are accepted\, valued\, and celebrated. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/myseum-of-toronto-virtual-a-roundtable-on-trans-histories-activism-in-toronto-myseum-the-arquives/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Myseum of Toronto":MAILTO:info@myseumoftoronto.com GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230419T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230419T190000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230414T144012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T144012Z UID:10000942-1681930800-1681930800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Orillia Museum of Art and History (Virtual): The Ontario Fire College: Then and Now DESCRIPTION:The Ontario Fire College (OFC) was established in 1958. For the next 63 years\, fire officers and firefighters from across Ontario came to the OFC in Gravenhurst to prepare for their roles in saving lives and property from the hazards of fire in an increasingly hostile environment. \nThousands of students from across Canada passed through its doors before it was closed in 2021 by the Ontario government \nJohn Judy Humphries\, who will take us on a visual journey of the OFC\, as it evolved to become a state-of-the-art fire training facility. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/orillia-museum-of-art-and-history-virtual-the-ontario-fire-college-then-and-now/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Orillia Museum of Art & History":MAILTO:visitors@orilliamuseum.org GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230419T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230419T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230414T161722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T161722Z UID:10000952-1681927200-1681927200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Woodland Cultural Centre (Virtual): Public Virtual Stereotypes and Racism Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Woodland Cultural Centre is hosting a virtual Stereotypes and Racism workshop on April 19 at 6pm. Your donation will help support our education department to create and deliver virtual programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre. We want to continue to deliver the highest quality programs centered on a Hodinohsho:ni worldview\, celebrating\, and sharing Indigenous cultures\, languages\, and art. \nIn this presentation we will examine stereotypes and racism and how society shapes and perpetuates stereotypes and racism through advertising\, movies\, system/institutional racism\, and more. \nThis is the first time we are offering this virtual session to the public! Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of this important discussion centering on stereotypes of Indigenous people and the racism they still face today. Make sure to take this crucial step towards Truth and Reconciliation with the Woodland Cultural Centre! URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/woodland-cultural-centre-virtual-public-virtual-stereotypes-and-racism-workshop/ LOCATION:online GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230415T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230415T160000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230331T152111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T152111Z UID:10000931-1681570800-1681574400@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Exporail the Canadian Railway Museum - Charles Melville Hays and the Canada Car\, A Virtual Tour DESCRIPTION:Live virtual tour on April 15\, 2023\, at 3:00 pm in English (EST)\nDuration: approximately 45 minutes (+15 minutes for questions) \nExporail\, the Canadian Railway Museum is offering a free virtual tour of the\nCanada Car\, once used by Charles Melville Hays\, former president of the Grand\nTrunk Railway. This car\, built in 1897\, is usually inaccessible to the public\nwhen visiting Exporail. This unique experience will allow visitors to explore\nthe vehicle’s interior and hidden secrets. Moreover\, visitors will learn\nmore about the life of Charles Melville Hays\, a great visionary of Canadian\nrailways.\nTo sign up: https://exporail.org/en/virtual-tours/ URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/exporail-the-canadian-railway-museum-charles-melville-hays-and-the-canada-car-a-virtual-tour/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Exporail the Canadian Railway Musem":MAILTO:info@exporail.org GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230413T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230413T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230330T162801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T162908Z UID:10000924-1681414200-1681417800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Toronto Branch OGS - Black History in Ontario: Free Online Series DESCRIPTION:Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series\, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13\, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT.\n\n\n\n\nThree speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of people of Black heritage in Ontario. They’ve discovered some fascinating individuals and sources for research.\n\nApril 13: The Underground Railroad\nIn the first session on April 13\, Adrienne Shadd will discuss her research for the book The Underground Railroad: Next Stop\, Toronto! You will learn about Deborah Brown and other freedom seekers who settled in the York Township west area.\n\nApril 20: The Search for Alfred Lafferty\nIn the second session\, Hilary Dawson will share her search for Alfred Lafferty\, a Black educator and lawyer. The Lafferty family arrived in Canada in the 1830s as penniless and illiterate freedom seekers from the United States. You’ll learn how Alfred excelled and became the first Canadian-born Black lawyer in Ontario.\n\nApril 27: Black History in Ontario\, 1793–1965\nAnd in the final session on April 27\, Winston Anderson will present an overview of events in Ontario\, beginning with the Act to Limit Slavery passed in 1793 and taking us forward to 1965. He will explore the lives of people of Black heritage\, both free and enslaved\, who shaped Toronto.\n\nEach session will consist of a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions. The lectures will be recorded\, so that registrants who can’t attend the live presentations may watch at a more convenient time. There is no charge for the series but you must pre-register HERE URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-branch-ogs-black-history-in-ontario-free-online-series/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Branch%2C Ontario Genealogical Society":MAILTO:toronto@ogs.on.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230323T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230323T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230320T134406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T134406Z UID:10000909-1679599800-1679599800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture (Virtual): Early Schools\, Children’s Books and Literature DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brian Narhi\, local historian and Vice-President of the Historical Society of St. Catharines\, via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85995888820  URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/the-historical-society-of-st-catharines-online-lecture-virtual-early-schools-childrens-books-and-literature/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="The Historical Society of St. Catharines":MAILTO:HSSC.contact@gmail.com GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230315T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230315T190000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230307T005501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T005542Z UID:10000898-1678906800-1678906800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Orillia Museum of Art and History (Virtual): Elizabeth Wyn Wood: Renowned Sculptor\, Art Educator and Orillian DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Wyn Wood (1902-1966) became a nationally renowned professional sculptor at a time when it was extremely difficult for a woman to have a full-time career. \nJoin us to hear Sylvia Browne tell the story of her connection with her grandmother\, Elizabeth Wyn Wood\, and how Wood’s upbringing in Orillia and her exploration of the Canadian Shield informed her art and life. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/orillia-museum-of-art-and-history-virtual-elizabeth-wyn-wood/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Orillia Museum of Art & History":MAILTO:visitors@orilliamuseum.org GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230315T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230315T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230315T144816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T144816Z UID:10000905-1678903200-1678903200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Woodland Cultural Centre: Virtual Tour of the Former Mohawk Institute Residential School DESCRIPTION:The Woodland Cultural Centre presents a screening of the Mohawk Institute Residential School. Your donation will help support our education department to create and deliver virtual programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre. We want to continue to deliver the highest quality programs centered on a Hodinohsho:ni worldview\, celebrating\, and sharing Indigenous cultures\, languages\, and art. \nThe virtual tour video was created with local production company Thru the Reddoor\, and it follows the guide\, Lorrie Gallant\, as she gives a tour of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School. During the video Lorrie provides the history of the institution over its 140 year history. Viewers will get to see the different rooms in the school\, from the girls’ and boys’ dormitories\, the cafeteria\, laundry room\, and other rooms throughout the building\, as well as hear interviews from five Survivors of the Mohawk Institute. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/woodland-cultural-centre-virtual-tour-of-the-former-mohawk-institute-residential-school-03-15-23/ LOCATION:online GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230308T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230308T110000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230124T171654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T171654Z UID:10000874-1678273200-1678273200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: Historic Homes in Queenston DESCRIPTION:Linda Fritz presents “Historic Homes in Queenston”\nPresentations are free for all but registration is required.  Use ticket link below to register on Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ngbKzS7VQFq-SvOqSIHzSw URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/niagara-on-the-lake-museum-virtual-lecture-historic-homes-in-queenston/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum":MAILTO:contact@niagarahistorical.museum GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230302T190000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230227T145903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T145932Z UID:10000893-1677783600-1677783600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:West Toronto Junction Historical Society (Virtual): Adam Bunch\, "The Toronto Circus Riot: A True Tale of Sex\, Violence\, Corruption and Clowns" DESCRIPTION:The strangest riot in Toronto history broke out in the summer of 1855\, sparked by a brawl at a King Street brothel. When some rowdy clowns picked a fight with a battle-hardened crew of firefighters\, they would quickly learn they’d made a terrible mistake. The circus performers found themselves facing off against Toronto’s powerful Orange Order in a bloody clash that revealed the fault lines that once violently divided our city. \nAdam Bunch is an award-winning storyteller who brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. He’s the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love\, the host of the Canadiana documentary series\, and the creator of the Toronto Dreams Project. \nADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED! REGISTER AT:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpfu6przotG9ErjgvQ_AuRjDIA7mCRXLhq\nZoom then will send you Login details URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/west-toronto-junction-historical-society-virtual-adam-bunch/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="West Toronto Junction Historical Society":MAILTO:junctionhistorical@gmail.com GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230227T145232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T145232Z UID:10000892-1677700800-1677700800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Swansea Historical Society (Virtual): Robert Home Smith\, Riverside Drive\, and the Humber Valley Developments DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that our speaker for March and April will be Richard Jordan. We thoroughly enjoyed Richard’s presentation to the Swansea Historical Society in November 2019 on the subject of Hurricane Hazel\, and we are delighted that he has consented to return (virtually) to join us in Swansea in the coming months. \nRichard Jordan is a former President of the Etobicoke Historical Society. \nA seasoned writer and an exciting and entertaining speaker\, for seven years Richard contributed a local history column to the Toronto Star. His feature articles on various topics have appeared in the Saturday Star\, the Sunday Star\, and international history and genealogy magazines. He has made hundreds of presentations on local history in various venues\, and now that he is retired\, his repertoire also includes his experiences travelling the world. \nThe topic of Richard’s March 1 presentation will be Robert Home Smith\, Riverside Drive\, and the Humber Valley Developments. Robert Home Smith was a fascinating and mutli-faceted Toronto character in the early 1900s\, a lawyer by training\, a civic leader\, an international investor\, and a property developer who was also a natural-born town planner with a vision and an eye for architecture. Among his many contributions to Toronto’s history were the development of a series of elegant west-end neighbourhoods including The Kingsway\, Baby Point\, Humber Valley Village\, and Swansea’s Riverside Drive area. \nIn April\, Richard will share his knowledge of the history of Etobicoke’s three lakeshore communities\, Mimico\, New Toronto\, and Long Branch. The three former municipalities share many things\, including the streetcars of Lake Shore Boulevard West and the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario\, but they have very different histories. Mimico is an older town\, once the home of palatial estates. New Toronto had its start as a gritty industrial suburb. And Long Branch began as a gated\, upper-class cottage community and resort in Victorian times. No doubt\, in each case you will see many parallels with the history of Swansea. Richard invites us to come take a pleasant journey with him along the lake and hear stories about the people and neighborhoods of Etobicoke’s Historic Lakeshore. \nHERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE MARCH 1 VIRTUAL MEETING ON ZOOM.\nThe link will be open shortly after 7:30 pm and we are suggesting that people sign in before 8 pm so that we can get the meeting started promptly at 8. \nMarch 1\, 2023 – 8 p.m. start\, however accessible at 7:30: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/89694421653?pwd=bTJWUUsvY0NlMjZWL1FNd0ZIVmRuQT09 \nMeeting ID: 896 9442 1653\nPasscode: 363568 URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/swansea-historical-society-virtual-robert-home-smith/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Swansea Historical Society":MAILTO:swanseahistoricalsociety@gmail.com GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T110000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230124T171440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T171440Z UID:10000873-1677668400-1677668400@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: “Women Who Broke the Glass Forts” DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth LeBlanc\, Julia Grcevic and Erin Ronfeld present “Women Who Broke the Glass Forts”\nPresentations are free for all but registration is required.  Use ticket link below to register on Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NNDmOB2wTRylEOPe6AVShg URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/niagara-on-the-lake-museum-virtual-lecture-women-who-broke-the-glass-forts/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum":MAILTO:contact@niagarahistorical.museum GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230222T173308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T173308Z UID:10000890-1677180600-1677180600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture (Virtual): “A Community at War – the Military Service of Black Canadians of the Niagara Region” DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jim Doherty\, president of the Niagara Falls Military Museum\, via Zoom. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/the-historical-society-of-st-catharines-online-lecture-virtual-a-community-at-war/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="The Historical Society of St. Catharines":MAILTO:HSSC.contact@gmail.com GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230213T144752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T144752Z UID:10000886-1677180600-1677180600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:UEL Association of Canada Toronto Branch February 2023 Meeting (Virtual): "British Child Migration" by Pat Skidmore DESCRIPTION:On February 23\, 2023 at 7:30 pm via zoom\, Pat Skidmore is going to give us an overview of the 350 year history of British Child Migration – a history that has been kept silent for a good portion of the 350 years.  British Child Migration took place as far back as the 1830s to the late 1940s\, although the ‘height’ of child migration to Canada was between 1869 and the 1930s. \nHer research is mainly centered on the Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School and her mother\, Marjorie’s\, experience there.  Over 120\,000 children were sent to Canada . Over 95% of the children were not orphaned. \nTo register\, send an email to torontouel@gmail.com – a meeting link will be sent out by February 20th. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/uel-association-of-canada-toronto-branch-february-2023-meeting-virtual-british-child-migration-by-pat-skidmore/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="UEL Association of Canada - Toronto Branch":MAILTO:info@ueltoronto.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230124T142705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T142705Z UID:10000865-1677178800-1677184200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Wellington County Historical Society: “A Stolen Life - Searching for Richard Pierpoint” with author Peter Meyler DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 23\, 7:00 p.m. — Author Peter Meyler talks about Richard Pierpoint’s life\, from early years in slavery to soldier\, freedom and building a black community. \nPresentation via Zoom. Register for “A Stolen Life – Searching for Richard Pierpoint” with author Peter Meyler \n\n\nRichard Pierpoint was a loyalist\, soldier\, community leader\, social justice advocate\, and storyteller. As a leader in the early Black Canadian Community\, Pierpoint fought and petitioned for causes important to himself\, his community and to Canada as a whole. Peter Meyler will reveal Pierpoint’s legacy as a man taken from his home and enslaved as a teenager\, who fought for his freedom in two wars and worked to build a Black Community amid prejudice and discrimination. \nPeter Meyler is the co-author of A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint. In 2001\, Peter edited a reissue of an 1889 book\, Broken Shackles: Old Man Hanson From Slavery to Freedom\, one of the very few books that documented the journey to Canada from the perspective of a person of African descent. He contributed his research on early Black Canadian pioneer John Daddy Hall as part of a 4-part TV mini-series\, BLK: An Origin Story\, which aired in February 2022 on History Canada. Peter has written numerous articles about Ontario’s black history\, which have appeared in such publications as The Beaver\, the Toronto Star\, Share and Families. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/wellington-county-historical-society-a-stolen-life-searching-for-richard-pierpoint-with-author-peter-meyler/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Wellington County Historical Society":MAILTO:ronhattle@gmail.com GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230223T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230222T172818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T172818Z UID:10000889-1677173400-1677180600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Oakville Public Library (Virtual): Karolyn Smardz Frost on "The Four Points of the Compass: Oakville and the Underground Railroad" DESCRIPTION:A unique opportunity to learn more about Oakville’s Black History. For Teens and Adults \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArchaeologist\, historian and Governor-General’s award-winning author Karolyn Smardz Frost has helped explore and preserve our nation’s rich African Canadian past for nearly four decades.  Recently she has been working with the Town of Oakville to unearth clues to the lives of Black immigrants who made Halton County their home during the Underground Railroad era. A consummate storyteller\, she will share four intriguing tales about people who arrived from the South\, West\, North and East. Each carried with them skills and talents\, courage and ambition to help build Oakville as we know it today. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/oakville-public-library-virtual-karolyn-smardz-frost-on-the-four-points-of-the-compass-oakville-and-the-underground-railroad/ LOCATION:online GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230222T190000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230119T150632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T150632Z UID:10000864-1677092400-1677092400@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:North Toronto Historical Society (Virtual): Avenue Road: An Illustrated History DESCRIPTION:The history of one of Toronto’s most important thoroughfares from the late 19th century onwards\, examining the history and architecture of important sites that have shaped Avenue Road. These will include estates\, apartment buildings and schools. Presentation by NTHS member Eli Aaron\, an urban planner with an interest in history and heritage preservation. \nNOTE: A brief Annual General Meeting will precede this programme. \n\nPLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND AFTER 1 FEBRUARY \nEmail membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org and we will send you an invitation with details. You can join us on Zoom by internet or phone. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-toronto-historical-society-virtual-avenue-road-an-illustrated-history/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="North Toronto Historical Society":MAILTO:info@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230222T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230222T110000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230124T171239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T171239Z UID:10000872-1677063600-1677063600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: “Canada and the Civil War" DESCRIPTION:Brian Martin presents “Canada and the Civil War: Opening Eyes in Niagara and Beyond.”\nCanada and Canadians played an interesting role before\, during and after the American Civil War\, 1861 to 1865. About 40\,000 Americans\, primarily formerly enslaved Black persons arrived along the Underground Railroad. During the war Canada sold goods to both sides and gave refuge to spies\, plotters\, draft-dodgers and others. After the war\, former plantation owners and racists fled to Canada\, along with Confederate officials and generals who settled for a time in places like Niagara-on-the-Lake\, Toronto\, Montreal and elsewhere. \nBrian Martin is the author of From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War\, published by ECW Press of Toronto. Brian was an award-winning journalist for more than 40 years\, telling the stories of Southwestern Ontario. He has written two true crime books\, several biographies and baseball histories\, and is a member of two historical societies. He lives in London\, ON. \nPresentations are free for all but registration is required.  Use ticket link below to register on Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J1C-m0emQ0aKvx0lEzeFFA URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/niagara-on-the-lake-museum-virtual-lecture-canada-and-the-civil-war/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum":MAILTO:contact@niagarahistorical.museum GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230221T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230221T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230130T141521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T141657Z UID:10000878-1677007800-1677007800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Peterborough Historical Society February 2023 Lecture (Virtual): “The History of Lacrosse in Peterborough” DESCRIPTION:NOTE: THE FEBRUARY SPEAKER EVENT WILL BE VIRTUAL ON ZOOM. The speaker schedule remains on the third Tuesday of the month; January\, February\, March and May at 7:30 p.m. A question and answer period will follow the speaker’s presentation. Attendees will be provided with the Zoom link to join meetings when they register by email to the email address provided. \n\n“The History of Lacrosse in Peterborough”\nDon Barrie \nPeterborough has a long and intimate connection with lacrosse. The first lacrosse game was played in Peterborough in 1872. In 1892 the Daily Examiner gave a history of the origins of lacrosse\, noting the formation of the Montreal la Crosse [sic] Club in 1860 (actually 1856) followed shortly after with the National La Crosse Association of Canada. The Examiner article noted the “retirement” of Joe Phelan who was a prominent player and executive member of the Peterborough Lacrosse Club for many years. In acknowledging his contribution\, club president W.E. Lech noted Phelan’s “untiring services in promoting the interests of the national game.” Don Barrie\, the author of Lacrosse the Peterborough Way\, will present his extensive research on what he describes as “Peterborough’s winningest sport.” \nTuesday\, 21 February 2023\, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. Register to attend by sending an email note to info@peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca with “Lacrosse” in the subject line. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/peterborough-historical-society-february-2023-lecture-virtual-the-history-of-lacrosse-in-peterborough/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Peterborough Historical Society":MAILTO:info@peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230219T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230219T140000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230213T144432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T144432Z UID:10000885-1676815200-1676815200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:UEL Kawartha Branch February 2023 Meeting (Virtual): Jean Rae Baxter on "The Knotted Rope" DESCRIPTION:Featuring guest speaker\, Jean Rae Baxter\, UE\, who will be talking about her latest book\, The Knotted Rope. \nThe Knotted Rope\, the sixth and final novel in what has become known as the “Forging a Nation” series\, is set in Niagara in 1793 during the last days of slavery in Upper Canada. It returns to the subject of Jean Rae Baxter’s third historical\, Freedom Bound\, in which she told the story of the Black Loyalists’ escape from slavery during the American Revolution. In The Knotted Rope\, Jean Rae Baxter unravels another strand of the complicated\, sometimes tragic\, but ultimately victorious\, history of the fight to end slavery. \nIn this presentation\, she examines the paradox at the heart of writing responsible historical fiction. To honour our history\, we must be true to it. \nBut how can we tell the truth by means of made-up stories? That is the question. The answer\, she explains\, lies in the use of historical facts to trigger the action. The writer shows how people reacted to\, and were affected by\, actual events. Just such an event was The Proclamation of “An Act to Prevent the further Introduction of Slaves and to limit the Term of Contracts for Service Statutes of Upper Canada 33 George III.” \nThe Knotted Rope is available for purchase on Amazon.ca. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/uel-kawartha-branch-february-2023-meeting-virtual-jean-rae-baxter-on-the-knotted-rope/ LOCATION:online GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230213T180853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T195544Z UID:10000887-1676487600-1676494800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Oakville Historical Society Speakers' Night - “Outside the Gate: The True Story of a British Home Child in Canada” DESCRIPTION:Join by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3614629408?pwd=dnp2a0R3TGEySXgzVmdpR0NRendIQT09 \nWednesday\, February 15th\, 2023  7:20 pm. – 9:00 pm. \n​Between 1869 and 1932\, over 100\,000 children were sent from Britain to Canada through assisted juvenile emigration. These migrants are called “home children” because most went from an emigration agency’s home for children in Britain to its Canadian receiving home. The children were placed with families in rural Canada. \nThe children were promised a bright future in the land of opportunity\, and some managed to make a good life\, but many were abused\, neglected and reviled by those who took them in. Although most still had families back home\, reunification was discouraged. One of those children was Winnie Cooper. Born in Scarborough\, Yorkshire in 1908\, she was sent at age twelve to Barnardo’s Village Home for Girls near London. Three years later\, Winnie was shipped off to a farm in rural Ontario. Nothing back in England had prepared her for working the rough land in Canada\, but despite the long days\, isolation\, and bitterly cold winters\, Winnie’s natural wit and cheery disposition helped her find love and friendship. Yet she always dreamed of returning to her mother in Yorkshire. \n​The story\, told by her granddaughter\, author Carol Marie Newall\, is a family saga of love and loss\, pain and joy as Winnie struggled to find her place in a young inhospitable country. It’s also a revealing portrayal of a troubling chapter in Canadian and British history. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/oakville-historical-society-speakers-night-outside-the-gate-the-true-story-of-a-british-home-child-in-canada/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Oakville Historical Society":MAILTO:information@oakvillehistory.org GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T190000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230130T160425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T160425Z UID:10000879-1676487600-1676487600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Orillia Museum of Art and History (Virtual): From Virginia to Canada: The Journey of My Black Ancestors (A Black History Month Presentation) DESCRIPTION:While breaking down his ancestral brick wall\, which had him stumped for almost thirty years\, Paul Barber\, a Caucasian born and raised Canadian\, found out that his through his maternal side\, the Hendersons\, he was part of African-American history. \nJoin us to hear Paul Barber recount the family journey that led him to Orillia where\, the Hendersons\, who made their way to Canada in 1840\, played a contributing role in the history of our community. URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/orillia-museum-of-art-and-history-virtual-from-virginia-to-canada/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Orillia Museum of Art & History":MAILTO:visitors@orilliamuseum.org GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T110000 DTSTAMP:20260525T225322 CREATED:20230124T171017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T171017Z UID:10000871-1676458800-1676458800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca SUMMARY:Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: “The Discovery and Investigation of the John Butler Homestead" DESCRIPTION:Ron Williamson presents “The Discovery and Investigation of the John Butler Homestead: Perspectives from Two Decades Later”\nIn addition to delineating the foundations of the John Butler Homestead\, which are now interpreted on the site\, ASI investigations yielded over 50\,000 ceramic sherds and over 14\,000 animal bones. These finds allowed our archaeologists to reconstruct the family’s meal systems and to interpret life in the Butler home\, especially at the dining table. In addition\, a detailed analysis of the spatial distribution of almost 100 artifacts related to flint-lock firearms and military-uniform accoutrements afforded an opportunity to identify the archaeological evidence of the War of 1812 skirmishes at the site. Also\, John Butler was well known for his relationship with Indigenous peoples but what he might not have realised is that he situated his homestead on a location that had been host to Indigenous peoples periodically for more than 8\,000 years! Dr. Williamson will summarise all these findings in his presentation. \nRonald F. Williamson is Founder and now a Senior Associate of Archaeological Services Inc. He holds an Honours BA from the University of Western Ontario and MA and PhD from McGill University\, all in Anthropology. He has published extensively on both Indigenous and early colonial Great Lakes history. In 2016\, he was conferred the Smith-Wintemberg award\, the Canadian Archaeological Association’s most prestigious award for outstanding contributions to Canadian Archaeology\, and in 2019\, he was given Heritage Toronto’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Williamson also directed the Archaeological Management Plan for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and directed excavations at the Snake Hill and Peace Bridge sites in Fort Erie\, the Colonel John Butler Homestead\, and the Kings Point Archaeological site. \nPresentations are free for all but registration is required.  Use ticket link below to register on Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zzvCWf0zRdKjBU9Kz6SQ_g URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/niagara-on-the-lake-museum-virtual-lecture-the-discovery-and-investigation-of-the-john-butler-homestead/ LOCATION:online ORGANIZER;CN="Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum":MAILTO:contact@niagarahistorical.museum GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR