Events
The East York Historical Society meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 features an illustrated presentation by Derek Boles on Toronto's Railway History. Meeting at S. Walter Stewart Library auditorium at 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant Avenue at 7:30 pm with refreshments available from 7:10 pm. www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html .
On June 13, 2010, Toronto Island Grannies in Spirit will host a tour of distinctive homes and community buildings on Toronto Island, each with its own story to tell. The tour will feature a selection of historic, renovated, original and new homes. Ticket holders will have the opportunity to meet Island residents and view historic photographs and memorabilia. Tickets: www.torontoislandhousetour.eventbrite.com or call 416-203-0942
The Toronto Island community started as a “tent city” in the early 1900s. It is now a unique, year-round — and car-free — neighbourhood, with more than 650 residents living in 262 homes. There are no stores, banks, or ATMs. Some of the houses were purchased out of the Simpson’s catalogue in the 1930s. Others were floated from Hanlan’s Point when the Island Airport was built. And still others have been renovated or designed by architects to make optimal use of small spaces. The community is part of the urban landscape, yet magically removed from the city by a fifteen minute ferry ride.
In the 1960s, Spadina Road was to be transformed into the southern end of an expressway and subway line. The project was halted through community-led efforts and the intervention of the Government of Ontario.
Following the ceremony, please join us for a reception at Alliance Francaise De Toronto at 24 Spadina Road (Spadina Road, north of Bloor Street near Lowther Avenue).
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Prior to the Heritage Toronto Walk - The Township of York - there will be a visual presentation by Carl Mills about the Aviation Meet of 1910 and Jacques De Lesseps flight between 11:30 and 12:30 at the York Centennial Centre.
To commemorate the De Lesseps Flight - the first major one over Toronto - the 99s, a group of Women Flyers, are going to retrace the original flight at 1:00pm.
In addition the York Museum, now only accessible by appointment, will be open to the public prior to the Walk.
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Tuesday, August 24, 7:00 pm - The Life and Times of John Scadding
If these cabin walls could talk...."Who was John Scadding? And who eere his neighbours? Who visited the cabin? And how did a log cabin build in 1794 come to Exhibition Place?
Tuesday, August 24, 7:00pm - The Life and Times of John Scadding
If these cabin walls could talk ...Who was John Scadding? And who were his neighbours? who visited the cabin? And how did a log cabin built in 1794 come to Exhibition Place?
Thursday, August 26, 7:00 pm 18th and 19th century Music
Before the ipod and satellite radio, what were the tunes that moved the town of York? Hear, in their own words, how men and women found comfort in song and dance. Listen to period music performed by James McKie on fiddle, Dan Mock on bass, and Matt Elwood on banjo.
Thursday, August 31, 7:00 pm - Town of York/City of Toronto 1834
What were the environmental, health and social challages for the first arrivals in the Town of York? How had things improved when the City was incorporated as Toronto in 1834.
Thursday, September 2, 7:00 pm - The clothing of the day
Curious about the fashions of the time for women when the Scadding Cabin was built? What did pioneer women wear day-to-day and for social events? Come and see our lived model demonstrate the trials and tribulations of the clothing worn.
Thursday, September 2, 7:00 pm - The clothing of the Day
Curious about the fashions of the time for women when the Scadding Cabin was built? What did pioneer women wear day-to-day and for social events? Come and see our live model demonstrate the trials and tribulations of the clothing worn.
The parade will feature the Queen's York Rangers, plus the Regimental Pipes, the Flute and Drum Corps, the Old Guard (who parade in the unit's Revolutionary War uniforms), and two Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps affiliated with the Regiment. There will also be military displays from the present day Rangers, as well as a period show by the Regiment's Old Guard. The Patron of the Parade is the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
The parade takes place at Old Fort York between 4pm-6:15pm, September 11th, 2010.
Thank you. If you need further information, please contact Honorary Colonel Darrell Bricker, PhD 416-324-2001
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Unveiling Ceremony
Memorial Wall Plaques Dedicated to Patient Labourers Past
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the oldest part of the patient-built boundary wall, constructed in 1860, which stands on the south side of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) at 1001 Queen Street West. These patient-built walls, along with the 1888-89 walls on the east and west sides, are a testament to the abilities of people whose unpaid labour was central to the operation of asylums in the Province of Ontario during the 19th & 20th centuries.
Join us as we unveil a series of nine memorial plaques in remembrance.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street.
A tour of the wall and all nine plaques will follow the dedication ceremony.
Sponsored by Psychiatric Survivor Archives, Toronto (PSAT), CAMH,
and the generous support of many community donors.
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"Intercultural Dialogue in Tourism: 2020 Vision" - October 5 and 6, 2010
Venues:
October 5th: Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre (941 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, ON)
October 6th: Evergreen Brick Works (550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON)
This year's theme is dedicated to and in collaboration with UNESCO's International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures and International Year of Biodiversity
It is in this spirit that Centennial College's Culture and Heritage Institute's fourth annual symposium will explore how our knowledge, events, institutions and industries in culture, heritage and tourism can be more effective in facilitating and developing platforms for intercultural dialogue in Canada. Our goal is to explore the challenges and synergies for all three sectors - culture, heritage and tourism - as we engage each topic: China ADS, Panam 2015, Geotourism, Dialogue in Intercultural Dialogue, and Progressive Museology to name a few.
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"Intercultural Dialogue in Tourism: 2020 Vision" - October 5 and 6, 2010
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October 5th: Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre (941 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, ON)
October 6th: Evergreen Brick Works (550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON)
This year's theme is dedicated to and in collaboration with UNESCO's International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures and International Year of Biodiversity
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You are invited to a harvest celebration at Toronto's oldest schoolhouse. Experience first hand an authentic lesson in the Victorian era classroom. Savour seasonal local foods and brews. Acclaimed vocalist Shannon Butcher creates a perfect harmony of jazz, pop and rock and the students of the Dixon Hall Music School display their talents.
Each $55 ticket includes a drink, food, entertainment with the proceeds going to support the Schoolhouse and it education programs. We welcome donations which enable the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation to carry out its mission to recognize and value the roots of free education. Tax receipts will be issued for the maximum allowable amount.
Information and reservations: www.enochturnerschoolhouse.ca or 416-863-0010.
106 Trinity Street, east of King and Parliaments Streets. TTC and wheelchair accessible.
The Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation is a registered charity 11927 2862 RR0001
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Sunidhi chauhan live in concert show for diwali festival celebration 2010 in Toronto. Black Diamond Entertainments presents Indian & bollywood biggest concert in Toronto with sunidhi chauhan . Radisson Plaza Mississauga and Grand Victorian Convention Centre organizing the concert which will be held on Oct 31st, 2010 at Sony Centre, 1 Front St, Toronto at 7:30pm. The event will be organized on the celebratory occasion of Diwali.
Grand Victorian Convention Centre and Radisson Plaza Hotel Mississauga
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"Light Up Toronto" -- Come Celebrate Diwali with Sunidhi Chauhan
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Silent Sundays at the Revue Cinema returns on November 7 with Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL!
Featuring live piano accompaniment by William O'Meara!
Orson Welles called the 1926 film the greatest comedy, the greatest Civil War film and possibly the greatest movie ever made. Make no mistake, though, The General is no army hero. It’s a locomotive, and, along with fiancée Annabelle Lee, is one of two great loves for Keaton’s character. The General really existed. It’s now safely housed in a Civil War museum. And the train chase that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat actually happened.
The feature will be preceded by a series of shorts and newsreels.
The Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. Show starts at 4pm. Admission $11 non-members/$8 members/$6 children and seniors
More info at Silent Toronto.
David Miller wrote a book this year, his last year in office as Mayor of Toronto. Strangely for a politician, most of the book is about other people. The inspiring stories he tells in 19 chapters are about people he has met during his 19 years as Councillor and Mayor: they're stories of personal courage, of loss, hardship and recovery, of discovering one's own power, and taking action for the greater good.
Joining Mayor Miller will be many of the 18 Torontonians featured in his book, four of whom will participate in a panel Q & A:
Anne Johnson: former City Councillor
Liz Briggs: on staff at Native Child & Family Services,
William Boyd: former bank manager who found himself homeless after personal crises, eventually benefited from the services of Homeward and has lived in safe, subsidized housing for the past 5 years
Stephen Diamond: lawyer, developer
Doors open at 7pm, the event begins at 7:30.
Admission: $10
Complimentary refreshments
Reservations: fortyork@toronto.ca
For more information: 416-392-6907, x221
FORT YORK National Historic Site
250 Fort York Blvd.
Toronto
Join us at the Tollkeeper's Cottage (Bathurst and Davenport) for the launch of Dorothy Duncan's book, Feasting and Fasting: Canada's Heritage Celebrations. The author will be on hand to autograph books.
Junction historian Gib Goodfellow will describe the streetscape from Runnymede to Humberside Avenue in the early 20th century. Learn about the evolution of a city inspired by transportation along Dundas Street. Part of the monthly Roots & Routes Lecture Series at historic Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas Street.
For more information: http://www.lambtonhouse.org/Lecture%20Series.pdf
The East York Historical Society invites you to our first afternoon Show and Tell meeting at 2 pm on Wednesday, February 16th at the S. Walter Stewart Library at 170 Memorial Park Avenue at the corner of Durant. The topic will be our earliest roads and their communities. Melanie Milanich will discuss her research on Dawes Road, the Chapman family and their brickyards. We may also discuss Don Mills Road (now Broadview Avenue). Bring your stories, photos, maps etc. and join in the discussion.
Further afternoon meetings will be held on March 23 and April 20.
Information at www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html or eyhs@eastyork.org .
Warren Park resident and local historian, Michael Freeman will facilitate an open forum on the history of the Warren Park community in this bygone era. Included will be rarely seen video and photographs from the period. Any residents are encouraged to submit photographs, video, memories or any other materials from the period.
Part of the monthly Roots & Routes Lecture Series at historic Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas Street.
For more information: http://www.lambtonhouse.org/Lecture%20Series.pdf
Join members of the East York Historical Society for a Show and Tell discussion about East York's former politicians. We will have guests who knew and worked with Agnes Macphail, True Davidson and R.H. McGregor. Bring any photos, memorabilia, questions or stories you would like to share with the group. We will meet in the John Ridout Auditorium of the S. Walter Stewart Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant Avenue.
The event is sponsored by the East York Historical Society and the Toronto Public Library, S. Walter Stewart Branch. Free admission.
Dr. Rae Fleming is a biographer, historian and raconteur who believes that history begins at home. His latest book is a biography of Peter Gzowski that reveals a darker side of the man that he kept well hidden from his adoring fans. Fleming argues that this darkness contributed to Gzowski's knowledge of people and to his laser-sharp ability to get to the essence of any issue or person.
Refreshments are served before the meeting from 7 pm.
The meeting takes place at the S. Walter Stewart Library at 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant Avenue and is sponsored by The East York Historical Society and The Toronto Public Library, S. Walter Stewart Branch.
Samuel Lount & Peter Matthews—Patriots of the Rebellion of 1837
Historical Walk Saturday April 9 2:00 pm
Downtown Toronto – 2 hours
Featuring historian and tour guide extraordinaire Bruce Bell
Tickets: $15 or FREE to supporters of
Citizens for a Canadian Republic. Email for tickets: news6850@gmail.com
Sam Lount and Peter Matthews fought to institute democratic government, resorting to revolution when diplomacy failed. After being captured, and despite a petition to spare their lives containing 5,000 names, the royal governor had Lount & Matthews publicly executed on April 12, 1838, in Toronto. Come walk the streets these men trod as you discover stories of the Rebellion, how it ushered democracy, redrew the map of America, and weakened the colonial crown—leaving Canada’s independence from overseas monarchy to a future generation.
CCR offers free and paid support levels: www.canadian-republic.ca/support_donate.html
"Samuel Lount" stars R.H. Thomson as Sam Lount.
Tuesday April 12 7:00 PM
Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. West
Committee Room 3 (second floor)
With an introduction by author and Constitutional scholar Randall White.
Samuel Lount is the Blacksmith of Holland Landing, U.C., in the rural America of the 1830s. A devoted family man and good neighbor, Lount is also a prominent member of the Children of Peace, who are dedicated to pacifism and a life of ascetic spiritual community. But they are an island of calm in a colony that is deeply troubled. While helping a friend who is being persecuted by the corrupt and twisted colonial administration, Lount is gradually drawn into the world of radical politics and befriended by its leader, the fiery William Lyon Mackenzie. Lount is tempted from his religious isolation to run for Parliament, but when political solutions fail, the only recourse is revolution, and Lount is faced with the decision of his life—to let his dreams of a free Canada die, or betray his religion and become the blacksmith who beat his ploughshares into swords.
-Internet Movie Database
Randall Reid, program director at Montgomerys Inn and local historian, will describe the streetscape from the Lambton to Islington Avenue in the early 20th century.
For more information: http://www.lambtonhouse.org/Lecture%20Series.pdf
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!
(Formerly entitled Your City, Your House, Your Family)
Number of Sessions: 6
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
May 3, 2011 - June 7, 2011
St. George Campus
Flat fee $199 + HST
For more information: learn.utoronto.ca
Course Reference: SCS 2034: Toronto's Past: Your City, Your House, Your Family
Registration
Register at learn.utoronto.ca or call 416-978-2400
