We hope to see you at our April 2, 2025, meeting where our speaker will be Jim Adams, presenting "Digging Deep into the History of Runnymede -- the 'In-between Neighbourhood' ". Jim Adams is a local historian and author who has been researching the history of one of West Toronto's smallest neighbourhoods -- Swansea's neighbour...

SPEAKER: Hilary Dawson – “Finding 19th-Century Black History in Toronto”. February is Black History Month, and we have invited Hilary to share her interesting and little-known stories concerning the contributions of Toronto's Black community in the 1800s. Hilary spoke to the Swansea Historical Society on a related topic more than 20 years ago, and we...

Please mark your calendars for the next meeting of the Swansea Historical Society, scheduled for 7:30 pm, Wednesday evening, November the 6th, 2024.  We hope you can join us, either in-person or on-line. Our speaker for November will be Ken Stark, discussing both the natural and human history surrounding the Grenadier Pond. The presentation will cover the...

We hope you can join us for the next monthly meeting of the Swansea Historical Society, scheduled for 7:30 pm, Wednesday, May 1, 2024.  The meeting will be held in the Rousseau Room of the Swansea Town Hall.   In our final meeting before we break for the summer, the Swansea Historical Society welcomes speaker Chris Higgins. ...

Join us on Wednesday, December 6 at 8 p.m. for an immersive journey through tap dance history, beautifully narrated through storytelling and dance. With over 300 years of evolution, this art form has a rich and complex past that intertwines with jazz music and jazz movements. Speakers (and dancers!) Trina Josdal & Amy Lintunen are...