Conférence de la Société d’histoire de Toronto Le jeudi 27 janvier 2022 à 19 h – EN LIGNE ARMOIRIES, EMBLÈMES, BLASONS… L’HÉRALDIQUE AU SERVICE DE L’HISTOIRE ET DU PATRIMOINE FAMILIAL Conférencier : Samy Khalid, Héraut d’armes du Canada et directeur de l’Autorité héraldique du Canada Les armoiries, drapeaux, insignes sont des emblèmes...
The revitalization of sections of Toronto’s waterfront is underway, which will prevent flooding within the Don Valley and create new greenspaces in the Port Lands. During excavation of the new Don River channel, a large deposit of twentieth century "garbage" was uncovered, including some surprising objects. Join Scott Eckford, Archeologist at the Toronto and Region...
Toronto was a manufacturing centre for over a century beginning in the 1850s, and the city's industries generated great wealth. Architectural historian and NTHS member Marta O'Brien will illustrate how companies used striking architecture to project prosperity and importance, which has enabled the innovative reuse of former factories as commercial premises and residences. REGISTER NOW...
OPENING SPEAKER: SHEILA WHITE, Musical Director Topic: “My Mother’s Letters” Toronto-born Sheila White received an environmental Urban Hero Award in 2020, a federal Canada 150 medal in 2017 recognizing her voluntarism, and in 2014 was the African Canadian Achievement Award winner in the Politics category for her roles as a candidate and former political adviser,...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Featuring the Martin Howard Collection of Antique Typewriters The story of the typewriter touches everyone, from youngsters who have never seen a typewriter and are unaware that J.K. Rowling typed the first Harry Potter book on one, to those who will never use a computer. Today’s keyboard in its various forms...
