Events
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
The Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) is an organization whose members have worked for 85 years to help Torontonians explore, love and conserve our city’s unique natural heritage.
To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the TFN is hosting a Nature Art Exhibit/Sale at which some 20 TFN member artists and photographers will display their interpretations of Toronto’s flora and fauna. The event will take place at The Papermill Art Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, and will be open to the public from August 27 to September 14. Artists will be available to discuss their work.
At the Art Exhibit, special tribute will be paid to artists Eva Davis, the late Diana Banville, and Mary Cumming who is credited with founding, some 40 years ago, the Nature Arts group within the TFN. This group of artists and photographers frequently work together in Toronto’s parks and ravines, and their creations enhance the pages of the TFN’s newsletter, published eight times a year since 1938.
O'Connor House - one of three buildings remaining on the former 850-acre O'Connor Estate/Maryvale Farms of the 1930s. There is a risk of losing it if we do not work together to save it and bring it back to life.
The man who built O'Connor Estate was Frank O'Connor - who, with his wife, Mary Ellen Hayes, were the founders of Laura Secord Candies in 1913. Who has not enjoyed a box of Laura Secord jellied candies or melt-in-your-mouth chocolates. And, did you know, that during the war years of rationed sugar, and other basics, that people would give their ration to Frank so he could continue to make the candies to send away to their beloved soldiers.
Why it is important to be part of this project is because it is North York at its finest. O'Connor House stands on its original foundation - unlike several other historic North York homes which have been moved. It has "good bones," a solid foundation, and architecturally, has beauty and balance. Who does not experience their heart, mind and soul uplifted in the presence of beauty and balance.
The Société d’histoire de Toronto and Alliance Française invite you to join them on Sunday, October 5, between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm for a picnic as part of “Lafontaine-Baldwin Day at the Temple of the Children of Peace” in Sharon, northeast of Newmarket, at 18974 Leslie Street.
The Temple is a National Historic Site, completed in 1832, renowned for its architecture and symbolism, and also for its role in the historic alliance between Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.
Participants will be welcomed at 11:00 am at the Temple by none other than David Willson who founded the Children of Peace nearly two hundred years ago. They will then visit the historic Doan farmhouse where Mrs. Doan will greet them and tell them of some of the political turmoil which characterized this part of Ontario in the 1830s and 40s and the effects it had on the community which built the Temple.
Orphaned at 2, an heiress at 16, married at 19, and the mother of 8, Elizabeth Fisher Stong led a fascinating 19th century life. Watch as storyteller, Pauline Grondin, brings Elizabeth alive and learn the story behind the original settlers on the land of Black Creek Pioneer Village. As the tale unfolds enjoy warm apple cider and a fall harvest treat in the cozy lamplit historic Half Way House.
Wednesday October 15, 2008
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Performance begins at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
$16.00/person
$14.00/members
Call 416 - 667- 6295 to purchase a ticket.
Visit www.blackcreek.ca for more information
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25 Bellevue Avenue
Bellevue Square
Kensington Market
On Tuesday, October 28 at 4 p.m. the renovated Dufferin/St. Clair Branch (1625 Dufferin Street, South of St.Clair Avenue West) will reopen to the public. Toronto Public Library will mark the occasion with a celebratory event open to all, including the opening of a new Library KidsStop, the presentation of a historical plaque by Heritage Toronto, refreshments and family entertainment.
Discover how the coming of the railroads changed Toronto's Victorian townscape just as today the redevelopment of the Kings is turning industrial districts into residential neighbourhoods with architectural historian, Marta O'Brien.
Tickets are $15 each for lectures and guided walk and $40 for the series.
To reserve contact Linda McLean at 416-863-0010 or linda.mclean@ontarioheritagetrust.ca
November 5 and 12 evening lectures take place at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity Street, Toronto (King and Parliament). TTC accessible.
Discover how the coming of the railroads changed Toronto's Victorian townscape just as today the redevelopment of the Kings is turning industrial districts into residential neighbourhoods. Two illustrated lectures on Wednesdays, November 5 and 12 take place at the Schoolhouse followed by a guided walk of King Street West on Sunday afternoon, November 16 with Marta O'Brien, architectural historian.
Tickets are $15 each for individual lectures on November 5 and 12 and walking tour on Sunday, November 16 and $40 for the series
To reserve, contact Linda McLean at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse 416-863-0010 or linda.mclean@ontarioheritagetrust.on.ca
Lectures take place at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinty Street, Toronto (King and Parliament). TTC accessible
Heritage Toronto, Archaeological Services Inc. and James Lorimer & Co. Limited are pleased to host the book launch of Toronto: An Illustrated History of its First 12,000 Years, edited by Ron Williamson.
Please join us on Wednesday, November 12th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
at St Lawrence Hall (157 King Street East, Third Floor). Enjoy hors
d'oeuvres and refreshments and meet the authors behind the book.
Hope to see you there!
Discover how the coming of the railroads changed the Victorian townscape just as today the redevelopment of the Kings is turning industrial districts into residential neighbourhoods with architectural historian Marta O'Brien.
November 5 and 12 evening lectures take place at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinty Street, Toronto (King and Parliament). TTC accessible.
Tickets are $15 each for the lectures and the walking tour on Sunday, November 16 and $40 for the series.
To reserve, call Linda McLean at 416-863-0010 or email at linda.mclean@ontarioheritagetrust.ca
You're invited to a fundraising dinner at Lambton House on Saturday, February 7th.
Speaker Ed Freeman will give a presentation on "The History of the Humber". Tickets are $35 each, and can be ordered by calling Lambton House at 416.767.5472.
Location: Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas St.
Time: 6:30 pm for cocktails, 7:15 for dinner
Speaker: Ed Freeman
Topic: "History of the Humber"
Cost: $35
Transit: Warren Park bus leaves from Jane subway station at 15 past and 15 before the hour and goes directly to Lambton House.
As part of Black History Month the National Film Board of Canada will be hosting the following events in the month of February:
Celebrating Black History in the Classroom and Beyond:
Films, Books and Online Resources
The NFB, in partnership with the Ontario Black History Society, will introduce you to a diverse collection of NFB films, online resources and books available for elementary and secondary teachers. Meet leaders in the field of Canadian Black History and network with local experts, businesses, community organizations and other teachers. With special guest Rosemary Sadlier, President of OBHS and author of The Kids’ Guide to Canadian Black History.
Wednesday, February 11 @ 4:30pm – Free (REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED)
NFB Mediatheque
150 John St (@ Richmond St. W), Toronto, ON M5V 3C3
Call 416-973-7114 to register
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY ALL MONTH LONG
Watch a selection of NFB films on our digital viewing stations that explore different facets of Black Canadian history. FREE.
Gary Sault, Mississauga Elder and Storyteller
Tickets are $15 per lecture or $50 for a series of four - available Saturdays at the Tollkeeper's Cottage (at Davenport Road and Bathurst Street) or may be purchased from a Community History Project member - advance sales only. Capacity is limited to 35 people.
Tea and coffee will be served with the lecture followed by a Q&A session.
For more information:
http://www.tollkeeperscottage.ca/
Visit the Cottage's special display with admission $2 and celebrate local heritage
Carolyn King: Former New Credit Mississauga Chief, Development Officer
Tickets are $15 per lecture or $50 for a series of four - available
Saturdays at the Tollkeeper's Cottage (at Davenport Road and Bathurst
Street) or may be purchased from a Community History Project member - advance sales only. Capacity is limited to 35 people.
Tea and coffee will be served, with the lecture followed by a Q&A session.
For more information:
http://www.tollkeeperscottage.ca/
Visit the City Hall Rotunda to learn more about local heritage groups. Sponsored by the Toronto Historical Association.
South Asian Heritage Day at the Royal Ontario Museum
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery, Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park, Toronto ON M5S 2C6
Join the Friends of South Asia Committee at the Royal Ontario Museum for South Asian Heritage Day on February 21, 2009, a special celebration of the diversity, heritage, history, and culture of South Asia while commemorating the first year anniversary of the Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery.
Stacey LaForme, New Credit Mississauga Poet, reading from his works
Tickets are $15 per lecture or $50 for a series of four - available
Saturdays at the Tollkeeper's Cottage (at Davenport Road and Bathurst
Street) or may be purchased from a Community History Project member - advance sales only. Capacity is limited to 35 people.
Stacey's work will be available for purchase this evening.
Tea and coffee will be served, with the lecture followed by a Q&A session.
For more information:
http://www.tollkeeperscottage.ca/
Margaret Sault, New Credit Historian and Land Claims Expert
Tickets are $15 per lecture or $50 for a series of four - available Saturdays at the Tollkeeper's Cottage (at Davenport Road and Bathurst Street) or may be purchased from a Community History Project member - advance sales only. Capacity is limited to 35 people.
Tea and coffee will be served, with the lecture followed by a Q&A session.
For more information:
http://www.tollkeeperscottage.ca/
Celebrate Toronto's 175th birthday at elegant St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East.
Featuring Bruce Bell, Richard Fiennes-Clinton, the Fort York Regency Dancers, the Culinary Historians of Ontario, soprano Aleksandra Balaburska and pianist Irene Wong-Montgomery.
During the intermission, the Culinary Historians of Ontario and students of Applied Food History at George Brown College will be serving "175 Years of Cakes".
Tickets are $25 and available at the door. Reservations may be made by calling Toronto's First Post Office at 416.865.1833 or emailing tfpo@total.net.
This is the fifth annual birthday benefit for Toronto's First Post Office, operated by the Town of York Historical Society. This event is sponsored by the St. Lawrence Market Complex.
Black Creek Pioneer Village is having its first annual used book sale on Saturday March 14th & Sunday March 15th, 2009.
10am - 6pm
Admission to the book sale is FREE (Parking is $6, and will be refunded with a $30 purchase at the book sale)
Come & browse through hundreds of books on a huge range of topics!
-children's books
-art & literature
-history
-magazines
-horror & sci-fi
-rare & old books
-fiction
Funds raised will support our registration department and the care of the museum's artifact collection. Over the last year our registration department has been working very hard to raise funds to digitize our collection. All proceeds from the book sale will go towards the continuation of this important project.
Black Creek Pioneer Village is having its first annual used book sale on Saturday March 14th & Sunday March 15th, 2009.
10am - 6pm
Admission to the book sale is FREE (Parking is $6, and will be refunded with a $30 purchase at the book sale)
Come & browse through hundreds of books on a huge range of topics!
-children's books
-art & literature
-history
-magazines
-horror & sci-fi
-rare & old books
-fiction
Funds raised will support our registration department and the care of the museum's artifact collection. Over the last year our registration department has been working very hard to raise funds to digitize our collection. All proceeds from the book sale will go towards the continuation of this important project.
Special exhibit on Toronto's Irish and a celebration of the Irish tollkeepers with tea and authentic sodabread - $5 includes tea and tour of the museum
Knitting workshop for ages 10 years and up. $5 supplies materials (needles and wool) and a tour of the Cottage.
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Rouge Valley Foundation, the non-profit group that secured, renovated and moved the historical Pearse House, now known as the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre, to its current location at 1749 Meadowvale Road (near the Toronto Zoo). The Rouge Valley Foundation’s mission is to protect the natural and cultural heritage of the Rouge Valley and its watershed through high quality restoration projects, education and research. To work closely with the community, the Foundation opened the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre in 1995. The Centre is now closing in on its 15th Anniversary and the Foundation is continuing its dedication to the Centre by retrofitting it with alternative energy and energy saving products/technology as well as engaging the community with educational presentations on energy conservation and green energy alternatives.
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
When: March 24, 31, & April 7, 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Talks Begin at 7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be available and a question & answer period will follow each talk.
Where: Victoria Room
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Visitor’s Centre
Tuesday March 24, 2009
CAROLYN PODRUCNHY, York University
Tough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade.
Tuesday March 31, 2009
MARK MOSS, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Adventure and Action: Reading and Boyhood in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario.
Tuesday April 7, 2009
ROBIN GRAZLEY, Queen’s University
"Puttering," Proposals, and Principles: Marriage and Manliness in Upper Canada.
Members: $10/evening $25/all three evenings
Public: $12/evening $30/all three evenings
Seats Should be Reserved in Advance!
To Reserve your spot or for more information please call : 416-667-6295
Visit www.blackcreek.ca to find out more!
This speaker series is generously supported by
the York Centre District Women’s Institute & the Kathleen Drope Chapter IOD
"Sweet Heritage" - buy and learn about maple syrup and the many benefits of the sugar maple at the Tollkeeper's Cottage
Join us as we honour Don Mills history, one of the first "new towns" built in North America.
A Book Launch organized by The York Pioneer and Historical Society will take place on April 26, 2009 at the John McKenzie House at 34 Parkview Avenue (just north of the North York subway). The occasion is to launch a special publication in the honour of Toronto's 175th Anniversary. Chris Raible was very instrumental in organizing and recording the information for this book. We are the only organization that have located and recorded over 90 Rebellion Boxes. They were carved by the prisoners that were arrested during the 1837 Rebellion. While in jail the men carved these small wooden boxes incredibly detailed and usually dedicated to lived ones. The event starts at 2:00 pm at the John Mckenzie House, there will be refreshments and the book will be for sale.
Robin Burgoyne of Caerwent HouseStories(www.housestories.ca), has offered to host a free workshop for Heritage Toronto as a primer for people interested in learning about how to locate sources related to buildings in Toronto.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 29th, from 6-8pm in Committee Room 4 at City Hall, 100 Queen St. West.
Registration is limited to 30 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will be taken by email only, by sending a message with your name and phone number to email@heritagetoronto.org .
We will confirm your registration by email
Birdhouse-making workshop - for children accompanied by parents - limited numbers, small fee, keep the birdhouse.
AGNES DUNBAR MOODIE FITZGIBBON WAS A DAUGHTER OF SUSANNA MOODIE AND RESIDED IN LAMBTON MILLS, ON DUNDAS STREET, IN THE 1860’S.
AT THIS TIME SHE ILLUSTRATED HER BOOK “CANADIAN WILDFLOWERS”, FOR WHICH HER AUNT CATHARINE PARR TRAILL, WROTE THE TEXT.
ALL OF THE SPECIMENS WERE FROM THE BABY POINT AND HUMBER VALLEY AREA ADJACENT TO HER HOME; MANY OF THESE FLOWERS STILL SURVIVE IN THE MAGWOOD SANCTUARY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BABY POINT.
PUBLISHED IN 1867, THE BOOK MAY BE SEEN IN THE BALDWIN ROOM OF THE TORONTO REFERENCE LIBRARY.
THE HUMBER HERITAGE COMMITTEE IS GIVING ITS ANNUAL SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK THROUGH AGNES’ WORLD OF 1865 ON SUNDAY, MAY 10TH 2009.
IT WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS, STARTING IN THE HISTORIC LAMBTON HOUSE, 4066 OLD DUNDAS STREET, AT 1:00 P.M. WITH A TALK ABOUT AGNES AND RETURNING THERE FOR TEA.
LAST YEAR HER TRILLIUMS WERE BLOOMING FOR US IN THE MAGWOOD SANCTUARY.
MADELEINE McDOWELL
CHAIR, HUMBER HERITAGE COMMITTEE
416-767-7633
AGNES DUNBAR MOODIE FITZGIBBON WAS A DAUGHTER OF SUSANNA MOODIE AND RESIDED IN LAMBTON MILLS, ON DUNDAS STREET, IN THE 1860’S.
AT THIS TIME SHE ILLUSTRATED HER BOOK “CANADIAN WILDFLOWERS”, FOR WHICH HER AUNT CATHARINE PARR TRAILL, WROTE THE TEXT.
ALL OF THE SPECIMENS WERE FROM THE BABY POINT AND HUMBER VALLEY AREA ADJACENT TO HER HOME; MANY OF THESE FLOWERS STILL SURVIVE IN THE MAGWOOD SANCTUARY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BABY POINT.
PUBLISHED IN 1867, THE BOOK MAY BE SEEN IN THE BALDWIN ROOM OF THE TORONTO REFERENCE LIBRARY.
THE HUMBER HERITAGE COMMITTEE IS GIVING ITS ANNUAL SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK THROUGH AGNES’ WORLD OF 1865 ON SUNDAY, MAY 10TH 2009.
IT WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS, STARTING IN THE HISTORIC LAMBTON HOUSE, 4066 OLD DUNDAS STREET, AT 1:00 P.M. WITH A TALK ABOUT AGNES AND RETURNING THERE FOR TEA.
LAST YEAR HER TRILLIUMS WERE BLOOMING FOR US IN THE MAGWOOD SANCTUARY.
MADELEINE McDOWELL
CHAIR, HUMBER HERITAGE COMMITTEE
416-767-7633
Course Description
A guide to Toronto local history research. Are you interested in discovering the history of your house or neighbourhood, the history of your family once in Toronto, or a Toronto business or institution? Are you exploring another aspect of Toronto history? Or are you a writer or researcher? This course introduces established principles of local and family history research as taught worldwide, and suggests how to apply them in the Toronto context. We work our way through a variety of research projects, representative of the expressed interests of participants. In support of these practical case studies we review, in an integrated way, remarkable resources which we can draw upon, including some little-known ones. Watch yourself start to become a local history sleuth!
Number of sessions: 6
Tuesdays, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
May 26, 2009 – June 30, 2009
St. George Campus
Flat fee $199.00 + GST
For more information: learn.utoronto.ca
Course reference: SCS 2034 Your City, Your House, Your Family
Registration
Register at learn.utoronto.ca or call 416-978-2400
Archaeological excavations at the Graham House (ca. 1870) provide the cornerstone of the First Annual Claremont Archaeology Festival. The homestead of local Blacksmith George Graham and his family, this site features fieldstone foundations and thousands of artifacts relating to domestic family life and the trade of the blacksmith. Attendees are encouraged to dig in and experience Ontario History from the ground up. Registration for one hour time slots (included with the admission price) is required.
Join as we celebrate the legendary Yorkville coffeehouse, the Riverboat.
The Riverboat plaque has been generously supported by the Bloor-Yorkville BIA, The Rotary Club of Toronto - Forest Hill, Herta Scholz, the Greater Yorkville Residents' Association, Dr. Lancelot A. Brown, the ABC Residents' Association and Magentalane Music Limited.
With special thanks to:
Join Heritage Toronto, LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests), Councillor Paula Fletcher and local residents at the Leslieville Tree Festival (Celebrating 125 years of Leslieville joining the City of Toronto) in Leslie Grove Park at 12:00pm for a Heritage Toronto plaque presentation in celebration of George Leslie.
Before the presentation, please join us for a Heritage Toronto walking tour of Leslieville at 10:00am (more details here).
Please join us as we honour Scarborough's industrial history, the Golden Mile.
Reginald’s Return: A Comedy of Intrigue
A Play with a Wandering Audience
Wednesday July 22 & Thursday July 23, 2009
Doors open at 7:30pm
Performance begins at 8:00pm sharp
Reginald’s sudden return is mysterious. Will he be in time to save his farm from the land-hungry railway developer or will it be gone forever? And where on earth did his wife disappear to?
Watch as the plot unfolds in our candle-lit historic buildings. Enjoy an
evening of Victorian suspense and intrigue followed by a scrumptious 19th
century dessert in our outdoor Event Pavilion.
Ticket prices: Regular: $17.00 • Member: $15.00
For more information and to reserve your seat call: 416 - 667- 6295
Black Creek Pioneer Village thanks Young Canada Works, an initiative of the Department of Canadian Heritage, for their support of this evening's performance.
Reginald’s Return: A Comedy of Intrigue
A Play with a Wandering Audience
Wednesday July 22 & Thursday July 23, 2009
Doors open at 7:30pm
Performance begins at 8:00pm sharp
Reginald’s sudden return is mysterious. Will he be in time to save his farm from the land-hungry railway developer or will it be gone forever? And where on earth did his wife disappear to?
Watch as the plot unfolds in our candle-lit historic buildings. Enjoy an
evening of Victorian suspense and intrigue followed by a scrumptious 19th
century dessert in our outdoor Event Pavilion.
Ticket prices: Regular: $17.00 • Member: $15.00
For more information and to reserve your seat call: 416 - 667- 6295
Black Creek Pioneer Village thanks Young Canada Works, an initiative of the Department of Canadian Heritage, for their support of this evening's performance.
Toronto Public Library Board and Heritage Toronto invites you to the opening of the beautifully renovated and expanded Bloor/Gladstone Branch (1101 Bloor Street West) - one of Toronto's treasured historical buildings.
Please join us for our plaque presentation, family entertainment and refreshments.
Restored glass, an illuminated Ark, shapenote anthems and the spoken word are some of the 2009 highlights of Sharon Temple's most anticipated event of the season.
Following the practice of the Children of Peace, the Sharon Temple Museum Society recreates The Illumination on the first Friday night of September every year. The Illumination is followed by refreshments, including the traditional "Feast Cake."
This year's program features Canadian philanthropist Alan Broadbent as our guest speaker. The musical component is being directed by Toronto-based music leader and teacher of voice, Alan Gasser.
Shapenote singing performed by a choir especially assembled for the event combined with the mystical light of candles in each of the Temple's forty windows and twelve corner lanterns, promises a magical evening of candlelit splendour.
Tickets for the Illumination (beginning at 8:00 pm) are $25 and may be ordered after August 1st, by calling 905.478.2389.
Enjoy a barbeque dinner before the Illumination!
Starting at 6:30 pm, guests will enjoy barbeque chicken and an assortment of salads in the Temperance Hall. A combination ticket (Illumination + Dinner) is $55.
