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« Tuesday November 10, 2009 »
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(Event) Ontario-On The Map Start: 9:00 am End: 5:00 pm Exhibits “Ontario-On The Map”. Original maps from past three centuries illustrates how the purpose of early provincial maps changed from tools for settlement and exploitation of resources to tools for understanding the evolving cultural and physical landscape of Ontario. Runs to Feb. 26. Free to public, 9-5, M-F. archives.gov.on.ca Exhibit not open on Saturdays or Sundays. (Event) Toronto: The Age of Industry Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Historian Christopher Andreae presents the remarkable story of how the nineteenth century railway age allowed Toronto to increasingly dominate Ontario and transform itself into Canada’s industrial powerhouse. Covering the development of the city from 1850 to 1900, he captures the spirit of Toronto’s rise from colonial outpost to metropolis. Dr. Andreae is Senior Built Heritage Specialist for Golder Associates Ltd. He is the author of the award-winning Lines of Country: An Atlas of Railway and Waterway History in Canada and a contributor to the popular new book Toronto, An Illustrated History of Its First 12,000 Years. Location: Enoch Turner Schoolhouse 106 Trinity Street near King East and Parliament Tickets: $10 Members $8 To reserve contact Linda McLean 416-863-0012 or Linda.mclean@heritagetrust.on.ca Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation www.enochturnerschoolhouse.ca Celebrating the roots of free education