Events
Come to Enoch Turner Schoolhouse on May 12, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of DEATH or CANADA, the Gemini Award-nominated docudrama produced by Canadian and Irish filmmakers.
Set in Ireland and Toronto, DEATH or CANADA tells the story of how Canada gave refuge to 38,000 Irish famine victims in the summer of 1847. The film uses groundbreaking research, interviews with historians and CGI effects to recreate the journey of a single family of Irish immigrants to Toronto.
A reception will be held at 6:30pm for friends and Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation members - all are welcome! Students from the St. Paul's Toronto School of Irish Music will perform.
Tickets for this special event are $8 for adults, $5 for students, seniors and Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation members. For more information or to buy tickets in advance, please visit Enoch Turner Schoolhouse or call 416-327-6997. Tickets will also be available at the door.
This event is supported by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation, celebrating the roots of free education.
Weston historian Mary Louise Ashbourne will describe work along the Humber of Weston’s first mayor and master builder, William Tyrrell.
For more information: http://www.lambtonhouse.org/Lecture%20Series.pdf
We'll visit some awe-inspiring specimens near the Royal Ontario Museum, Philosopher's Walk (on the main campus of the University of Toronto) and Queen's Park, and learn about the incredible biodiversity value they provide as they get older. Philip will share the latest, cutting edge techniques used in the art and science of "Conservation Arboriculture", an approach that prioritizes the preservation of old trees while minimizing risk in the urban environment. Special guest Peter Simon, City of Toronto,will showcase new innovative technologies Toronto has recently implemented that are designed to help newly planted trees reach maturity and become remarkable giants themselves.
Join award-winning essayist and novelist John Ralston Saul, Professor Thabit Abdullah (Professor of Middle Eastern History, York University) and Professor Peter H. Russell (Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Toronto) as they engage each other and the audience in a discussion of the origins and current state of democracy in Canada, the prospects for democratic change in North Africa and the Middle East, and our nation’s role in encouraging democratic movements in other countries.
$10 (8.85 +HST)
Fort York National Historic Site – in the Blue Barracks
250 Fort York Boulevard (west off Bathurst or North off Fleet)
• By TTC: take the 509 streetcar from Union Station, or the 511 streetcar from Bathurst Station
• Free Parking
Chief Historian and Assistant Director of Heritage Toronto, Dr. Gary Miedema will give an illustrated presentation on Remembering Toronto: How we have Marked our Past.
From gravestones to public monuments to commemorative plaques, Torontonians have long tried to remember their past. Their efforts can tell us a great deal about how Torontonians have understood themselves and about how that understanding has changed. An historian of symbolism and identity in public life, Dr. Miedema has also been responsible for the revival of Heritage Toronto's Plaques and Markers Program since 2005.
The meeting takes place at the Toronto Public Library, S. Walter Stewart Branch, 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant on May 31 at 7:30 pm with refreshments available from 7:00 pm.
Free admission. All are welcome.
With the upcoming Canadian River Day, members of the Humber Heritage Committee provide an overview of the Humber River and its role in Canada’s development as a nation.
For more information: http://www.lambtonhouse.org/Lecture%20Series.pdf
Wayne Reeves speaks about our waterfront’s past, present & future prospects with Gene Desfor, Jennefer Laidley, Jennifer Bonnell, Susannah Bunce, Hon Q. Lu & Michael Moir at the launch of their new book, RESHAPING TORONTO'S WATERFRONT.
They will discuss how we got here, what’s been tried or suggested in the past, and will invite a wide-ranging discussion of how understanding the waterfront’s history can help us ask important questions about current plans for a waterfront that could, at last, serve all Torontonians.
Admission: $10, FREE for students compliments of the University of Toronto Press.
Artifacts, whether found in museums, our community, or our homes, offer glimpses into the past. Be they documents, photographs, books, or clothing, as custodians of our history, we're faced with how to maintain these items. Professional conservator Kennis Kim tells us how.
Topics discussed include: creating an accession list; the nature of conservation, restoration, and preservation; deciding on display, storage, or using the artifact; common threats such as light, humidity, insects, and rodents; and when to call in a professional. Here is what is needed to determine what can be done to preserve precious articles for future generations.
There will also be a short presentation by Branch member Marian Press on "Using the databases on the TPL web site".
Please note: There will be a $5.00 charge at the door for non-members of the Ontario Genealogical Society.
On July 3rd, see the Island in a way you've never seen it - an 'insiders' bike tour of the history, geography, flora and fauna, that has made the Toronto Islands so special. The Toronto Island Grannies in Spirit, who raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, will be hosting, in partnership with the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure, a self-guided tour which will share our local knowledge of many lesser-known sites of interest from Hanlans Point to Wards island. This will include two special opportunities : although not normally open to the public, there will be access to the historic - and purportedly haunted - Gibraltar Point Lighthouse , and the delightfully small architectural gem from 1888,the Church of St Andrew-by-the-Lake, with its magnificent stained glass windows.
The tour will be followed by a delicious island-cooked buffet dinner at the Algonquin Island Association clubhouse, where one can relax on the large deck and enjoy a cool drink while viewing the Toronto skyline from this unique vantage point.
Three new interpretive panels detail the history of Davenport Road, from ancient trail to urban street
Toronto’s first mayor William Lyon Mackenzie will be back in the spotlight on Thursday 4 August at the City of Toronto Archives - as the subject of the first annual Toronto History Lecture: “Rebel Remembered: The Legacy of William Lyon Mackenzie, 150 Years After His Death”.
The featured speaker at this inaugural event will be writer and historian Chris Raible, whose primary research interest is Upper Canadian history with a particular focus on the career of the colourful and controversial Mackenzie. He is the author of four books – two on Mackenzie – and has spoken and conducted seminars for many heritage organizations.
Join us for refreshments before the lecture to find out more about the Archives and its spectacular collection of records – including 12 million photographs, more than 3000 maps, and records from the townships, villages and boroughs that form Toronto today.
The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and the Canadiana Department of North York Central Library are pleased to present a one-day workshop at the North York Central Library Auditorium on finding Ontario ancestors. Find out how to get the most from familiar records or discover a new source to expand your understanding of your Ontario ancestors. You'll enjoy this relaxed, information-packed day with speakers who revel in the intricacies and richness of records—and love to share their knowledge.
Program includes:
- Ontario Education Resources on Teachers and Students for Family Historians
- Every Ten Years: Understanding Census Records
- Upper Canada Sundries - An Under-used Genealogical Gold Mine
- The Internet vs the Road Trip
- Fleshing Out the Lives of Your Ontario Ancestors Using Land Petitions
- "Lists"
- The Records of the First and Second Heir and Devisee Commissions
For program details, speaker biographies and registration information, please visit http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org.
Toronto Public Library's 2011 History Matters series focuses on two themes: labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks give the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and to discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University, and we are especially grateful for a generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
Join us for a free Heritage Toronto Walk of Lawrence Park: A Garden Suburb prior to the presentation at 10:30am (meet at Lawrence Park, near SE corner of Lawrence Ave E and St Edmund's Dr, at William McDougall Heritage Plaque)
This course is for experienced genealogists who want to learn the stories behind their Ontario ancestors’ names, places and dates. Whether your ancestors were county farmers or city merchants, you can learn more about their lives using the records and techniques taught in this class - ideal preparation for writing the family history book.
Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15-8:15 PM, September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2011 (a four week course)
Location: Toronto Reference Library, Learning Centre 1.
Instructor: Janice Nickerson
Janice is a professional genealogist based in Toronto. In addition to her private client work, she assists the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee in locating missing heirs, was the “behind the scenes” genealogical researcher and coordinator for the CBC’s genealogical TV program, Who Do You Think You Are? and is the author of the recent OGS/Dundurn publication, Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada: A Researcher’s Guide.
Fee: $66 ($60 for members of the Ontario Genealogical Society)
Lillian H. Smith Branch, 239 College Street, 416-3939-7746.
Toronto Public Library is pleased to host the 2011 History Matters series. These lectures focus on two themes: labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks gives the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and to discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University, and we are especially grateful for a he generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
This fresh air festival on wheels is a way for you, along with your friends and family, to enjoy an at-your-own-pace marshaled bike ride through a variety of areas throughout Ontario's Greenbelt. This year, the Tour will feature Canada's newly announced national park - Rouge Park. Conveniently located close to downtown Toronto, this year's tour will bring the Greenbelt closer to home.
Re-discover the joy of a leisurely bike ride and come explore Ontario's Greenbelt, 1.8 million acres of protected land wrapping around the Golden Horseshoe.
Visit www.tourdegreenbelt.ca for all the details!
The Toronto Beer Quest is an urban adventure where teams of two solve clues, photograph themselves as proof they were at the clue location, and reach the finish line for a chance to win great prizes. It’s a fun, great way to learn about beer's place in Toronto's history. This event is part of Toronto Beer Week.
Choose a partner, register yourselves in advance, and have fun!
Date: September 18th, 2011
Time: 12:00-3:00 (registration opens at 11)
Meeting Spot: The Charlotte Room - 19 Charlotte Street, Toronto
Cost:$40 for a team of two (early bird price $30, until August 25th)
Tickets: http://torontobeerquest2.eventbrite.com/
Must be 19yrs of age or older. Space is limited. Check in starts at 11:00am, and the Quest starts at 12:00pm on Sun Sep 26, 2010. Prizes will be awarded at the finish line.
The expedition assembles at the Queen Street right of way, to depart northwards at 9:30am from the Rousseaux Site and ends at the Governor's 1793 campsite at Eglinton and the Humber River at 2:00pm.
Historical Commentary by Madeleine McDowell.
For more information call 416-767-7633.
Nearly 200 years have passed since the death of Sir Isaac Brock - the "saviour of Upper Canada" (today's Ontario). Brock's legacy lingers in the hundreds of streets and institutions that bear his name across the Province of Ontario - including a newly re-named bridge adjacent to Fort York National Historic Site on Bathurst Street.
As a commander of the British land forces in colonial Canada and civil administrator in the years that led up to the War of 1812, he prepared for war with the United States from his posts across the frontier, including Toronto (York) where he resided at Government House located archaeologically on the grounds of Fort York today.
Historian WESLEY TURNER, author of The Astonishing General: the Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Brock (Dundurn, 2011); TOM TAYLOR, author of the historical novel, Brock’s Agent (Hancock & Dean, 2011); and RICHARD GERRARD, the City of Toronto’s historian for the Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812, explore Brock the man, the general, the hero.
Admission: $10
Free for students, compliments of Dundurn Press.
RSVP to 416-392-6907 ext. 221 or fortyork@toronto.ca
September would have been a busy month for our ancestors as they harvested their crops, stored or preserved the grain, vegetables and fruit from their fields, gardens and orchards. They would have set aside the finest of the harvest for the celebration of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hogmanay and the New Year that were all fast approaching. Dorothy Duncan will bring samples of some of those historic foods for those brave enough to try them.
The meeting takes place at the S. Walter Stewart Memorial Library at 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant Avenue at 7:30 pm, preceded by refreshments from 7 pm. Free admission. All are welcome.
Parkdale Branch, 1303 Queen Street West, 416-393-7686.
Toronto Public Library is pleased to host the 2011 History Matters series. These lectures focus on two themes: labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks gives the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and to discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University, and we are especially grateful for a he generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
Councillor Paula Fletcher and Heritage Toronto invite you to join us for a Heritage Toronto plaque presentation to commemorate the architectural and cultural significance of the Allenby Theatre.
Presented in partnership with ESSO and Tim Hortons.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
11:00am
1213 Danforth Avenue (east of Greenwood Avenue)
Refreshments will be available.
Councillor Josh Matlow and Heritage Toronto invite you to join us for a Heritage Toronto plaque presentation
to commemorate the architectural and cultural significance of Dominion Coal and Wood.
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 5:30pm
Location: The Domain Condo, 319 Merton St. (Between Yonge St. and Mount Pleasant Rd.)
Toronto Public Library 's 2011 History Matters series focuses on two themes: labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks give the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and to discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University, and we are especially grateful for a generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
Tour seven historic homes plus the circa 1911 Masonic Hall. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of the tour. No children under 13 are allowed. Rain or shine, no refunds. Take Afternoon Tea at the Masonic Hall during the tour. Tickets are available at the Weston Farmers' Market, John Street in Weston, Saturdays from 8 to noon; at Squibb's Stationers, 1974 Weston Road; or contact Cherri at bobbackland@ica.net
Weston is one of those original villages that has been swallowed up by Toronto but still keeps its old fashioned charm. Come and stroll along the tree lined streets, and tour the old wonderful homes. All proceeds go to the Weston Historical Society.
This three-week course offered by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will provide an introduction to the land granting process and the main types of Crown Land Department records, and how to use the various finding aids and collections at the Archives of Ontario to document your ancestor's acquisition of (or attempt to acquire) land in Upper Canada. Hands-on practice following several case histories through the records will help you proceed confidently with your own searches. Registrants must have e-mail and Internet access, and will be expected to do some assigned background reading before each class. Spaces are strictly limited. Please reserve early.
Prerequisite: Basic course or equivalent experience.
Schedule: Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM, October 18, 25, and November 1, 2011 (a three week course).
Location: Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, Toronto M7A 2C5 (York University)
Instructor: Jane MacNamara
Fee: $50 ($45 for OGS members)
For details and registration information, visit www.torontofamilyhistory.org
The East York Historical Society holds a Show and Tell Discussion at the S. Walter Stewart Library. Topics will include the history of Bater Avenue, aerial photos of Cabbagetown and history underfoot. Bring your photos, memorabilia, maps and stories and join in the discussion.
http://www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html
Join us for the official unveiling of The First Nations Stories within The Shared Path/Le Sentier Partagé, Toronto's latest Discovery Walk and Historical Park.
On Saturday October 22nd, Representatives of Six Nations of the Grand River, Mississaugas of the New Credit, and Huron-Wendat First Nations will unveil their Shared Path plaques. Afterwards enjoy a river-side bonfire.
Location: Etienne Brule Park, on the east side of the Humber River, north of the Old Mill Bridge
Rain Location: The Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas Street
Time: 1:30pm - 3pm
Access to Etienne Brule Park:
By TTC: From, Old Mill Subway Station, walk north to Old Mill Road and take Old Mill Road over the Humber River to Etienne Brule Park
By Car: Free Public Parking available in Etienne Brule Parking lot
A revolutionary in Ireland and a conservative in the United States, Thomas D’Arcy McGee re-emerged as a voice of moderation and Father of Confederation in Canada. But he was uncompromising in his hostility to the Fenian Brotherhood, as invaders from the United States and as members of secret revolutionary cells in Canada. In 1868, he was assassinated by a Fenian who believed that McGee had betrayed the cause of Irish independence.
To find out more about these tense, interconnected Canadian stories that resonate with issues today, join CHRISTOPHER MOORE, author of 1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal (M & S) in conversation with DAVID A. WILSON, author of the new biography Thomas D’Arcy McGee (McGill-Queen’s University Press, volume 1: 2008, volume 2: 2011) and PETER VRONSKY, author of Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle that Made Canada (Penguin, 2011). A regiment of University of Toronto students, hastily called out from their final exams, suffered the most killed and wounded at Ridgeway.
Admission: $10
Free for students, compliments of Penguin Canada and McGill-Queen's University Press.
RSVP to 416-392-6907 ext. 221 or fortyork@toronto.ca
Toronto Reference Library, Beeton Auditorium, 789 Yonge Street 416-395-5577.
Craig Heron has written numerous books on the history of the labour movement in Canada and in Toronto. This is the fifth lecture in Toronto Public Library's 2011 History Matters series. This year these lectures focus on the themes of labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks give the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University. We are especially grateful for the generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
Northern District Branch, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610.
Joy Parr is the author of the award-winning book, Sensing changes: technologies, environments, and the everyday, 1953-2003. This is the sixth lecture in Toronto Public Library's 2011 History Matters series which this year focuses on labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks give the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University. We are especially grateful for the generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
On Thursday, November 3rd, a dialogue on post-war suburban architecture will be presented by the North York Community Preservation Panel (NYCPP) together with The City Institute at York University (CITY) at the North York Civic Centre.
Time:
Refreshments at 6.30pm
Presentations and Discussion 7-9pm
Location:
North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers, 5100 Yonge Street
Moderator:
Christopher Hume, Toronto Star columnist
Speakers:
Gary Miedema - Heritage Toronto: "How we got there: North York and the post war boom"
Steve Logan, York and Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communications and Culture: "Cultural Heritage of the single family suburbs: The Lenora Drive project"
Douglas Young, City Institute and Urban Studies, York University: "Planning and the Modern Suburbs"
Uncertain Futures, Imperfect Pasts: An Interactive History Salon
Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens
285 Spadina Road
spadina@toronto.ca
416.392.6910
$12 per session or $40 for all four (plus HST)
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2 to 4 pm
Hell Witches and Pansy Boys: Media, Modernity and Queer Identity in Interwar Toronto and Today
Speaker: Steven Maynard of the Department of History, Queens University
Annette Branch, 145 Annette Street 416-393-7692.
This is the seventh lecture in Toronto Public Library's Fall 2011 History Matters series. This year the lectures focus labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks give the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University. We are especially grateful for the generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
Councillor Peter Milczyn, RBC and Heritage Toronto invite you to join us for the launch of Heritage Toronto's latest iTour (audio and visual walking tour) of Islington Village.
Tuesday, November 8th, 3:00pm
Montgomery Inn, Tea Room
4709 Dundas Street West (at Islington)
Special thanks to Event Host: Montgomery's Inn
Refreshments provided by: Montgomery's INNovators
After the presentation, join us for a historic tour of the neighbourhood with Randall Reid
Uncertain Futures, Imperfect Pasts: An Interactive History Salon
Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens
285 Spadina Road
spadina@toronto.ca
416.392.6910
$12 per session or $40 for all four (plus HST)
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7 to 9 pm
Persona: Politics and Private Lives in 20th-Century Canada
Speaker: Author Allan Levine
William Lyon Mackenzie King has often been thought of as Canada's greatest prime minister and its most peculiar. He was insecure, craved flattery, and was prone to fantasy – especially about the Tory conspiracy against him. What would the modern media have made of King's eccentric personality? What kind of balancing act did politicians of the 1920s have to do in contrast to politicians today? Allan Levine is the author of KING: William Lyon Mackenzie King: A Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny, a biography based on 57 years of the personal diaries of Canada's longest serving prime minister. He will lead the discussion on the public versus private life of a politician – how these two faces have changed over the years due to our increasingly invasive media machine and how this balancing act differs for men and women.
Uncertain Futures, Imperfect Pasts: An Interactive History Salon
Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens
285 Spadina Road
spadina@toronto.ca
416.392.6910
$12 per session or $40 for all four (plus HST)
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2 to 4 pm
The Shape of History: Body Image and Diet in the 1920s and Today
Speaker: Jill Andrew, Bite-me Film Festival
In 1918, Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters' Diet and Health with a Key to the Calories was published, introducing the concept of a calorie restriction to the general public. Hunt Peters also drew firm connections between fatness and moral depravity, sin and even treason. Her ideas proved wildly popular in a culture whose perception of the ideal body was changing rapidly. Society saw an explosion in slimming books and treatises and the creation of a diet industry. Jill Andrew, award-winning journalist and founder/director of Bite-me: the Toronto International Body Image Film & Arts Festival, leads a discussion on the 1920s emergence of the diet industry's effects on what we eat and wear today; what we think is beautiful and healthy; and the connotations around being "skinny" or "fat."
In the wake of this summer’s highly successful royal tour by Prince William and his new wife, Catherine – the future King and Queen of Canada – we pause to reflect on what it’s all about. This is an evening for royalty watchers as well as for those who question the relevance of the monarchy to contemporary Canada. Expect a lively discussion!
ARTHUR BOUSFIELD and GARRY TOFFOLI, co-authors of Royal Tours 1786-2010 (Dundurn, 2010) will place this most recent tour in the context of those that preceded it, going back to 1786! NATHAN TIDRIDGE author of Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy (Dundurn, 2011) believes there’s a crisis in our understanding of the role the Crown plays in our government. He will make the case that the monarchy is a rich institution integral to our ideals of democracy and parliamentary government.
Admission: $10
Free for students with valid I.D. Compliments of Dundurn Press
RSVP to 416-392-6907 ext. 221 or fortyork@toronto.ca
Blue Barracks Assembly Room. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Complimentary Refreshments provided by Fort York Volunteer Historic Cooks
Presented in partnership with the Friends of Fort York
Uncertain Futures, Imperfect Pasts: An Interactive History Salon
Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens
285 Spadina Road
spadina@toronto.ca
416.392.6910
$12 per session or $40 for all four (plus HST)
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7 to 9 pm
Prohibition Then and Liquor Control in Ontario Today
Speakers: Mariana Valverde, FRSC, Director, U of T Centre of Criminology and Kathy Klas, a Director with the Alcohol and Gambling Commission of Ontario
How is it that Ontario has a system for liquor sales unique in the world? How has that system affected Torontonians since its introduction in 1927? What are the aims of this unique system in Ontario and what does it say about us? This discussion will be introduced by Dr. Mariana Valverde, author of The Age of Light, Soap and Water: Moral Reform in English Canada, 1885-1925 and Diseases of the Will: Alcohol and the Dilemmas of Freedom and Kathy Klas, a Director with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
Joanne Doucette, the author of Pigs, Flowers and Bricks:A History of Leslieville to 1920 will speak about market gardening in Leslieville and East York. Many Of East York's Market gardeners started in Leslieville and then moved north. Bring your stories, memorabilia, photos and maps and join our discussion about the history of our East York neighbourhoods at the S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant. Free. http://www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html
Pape/Danforth Branch, 701 Pape Ave. 416-393-7727.
The is the concluding lecture in Toronto Public Library's 2011 History Matters series. This year, the lectures focus on labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks give the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.
The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University. We are especially grateful for the generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.
Joanne Doucette, author of "Pigs, Flowers and Bricks: a history of Leslieville to 1920", illuminates the life of the unofficial Squire of Leslieville from his leaving the Highlands in the bitter times of the Clearances to life as market gardener and tree man extraordinaire in Canada.
Riverdale Branch, Toronto Public Library
Riverdale Adult Program Room
370 Broadview Ave., Toronto (Broadview and Gerrard)
416-393-7720
The North York Historical Society, Councillor John Filion and Heritage Toronto invite you to join us for a Heritage Toronto plaque presentation to commemorate the history of:
Willowdale
Thursday, November 17, 2011
9:00am
McKee Public School
35 Church Avenue (east of Yonge Street), North York
Thank you to the Neighbourhood Improvements Unit, Transportation Services, City of Toronto for supporting this plaque project
Scottish Toronto will be the topic of the illustrated presentation by Richard Fiennes-Clinton at the East York Historical Society Meeting at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 29th. Refreshments served from 7 pm. At the S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant.
To commemorate Ground-Breaking in 1911.
Highlights will include :
soil turning
time capsule burial
presentation & student performances
VIP reception
Held at the Presbyterian Church, 11 Cross Street, Weston (one of Weston's oldest churches)
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Entrance is free.
Mayor Rob Ford and Members of Toronto City Council with the City of Toronto Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812 Steering Committee invite you to an announcement of the plans for the Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
10:30 am
Members' Lounge
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Light refreshments and entertainment will be provided. For further information contact Sandra Shaul, 416-392-8231
Recent controversies over long-term transit and waterfront plans have made these questions more than ever. Join author, critic and journalist JOHN BENTLEY MAYS in conversation with MARK OSBALDESTON, author of Unbuilt Toronto and Unbuilt Toronto 2 (Dundurn, 2008 & 2011) and PHIL GOODFELLOW, co-author of A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Toronto (Douglas & McIntyre, 2010).
Admission: $10
Free for students, compliments of Dundurn Press and Douglas & McIntyre.
RSVP to 416-392-6907 ext. 221 or fortyork@toronto.ca
Blue Barracks Assembly Room. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Complimentary Refreshments provided by Fort York Volunteer Historic Cooks
Presented in partnership with the Friends of Fort York
For more information: www.fortyork.ca/events.htm
TODMORDEN MILLS HERITAGE SITE
67 Pottery Road
Bottom of Pottery Road, East of the Bayview Extension, West of Broadview Avenue
416-396-2819
todmorden@toronto.ca
Join us for an afternoon in the scenic Don Valley. Enjoy tours of the historic houses, Papermill Theatre and Wildflower Preserve. There will be take home crafts for the children. Sample tasty treats prepared on our 19th-century open hearth. Everyone is welcome!
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Celebrate the birthday of the famous Scottish Poet with toe-tapping live music, shortbread and haggis!
Adults $5.71, Seniors/Youths $3.81, Children $3.33 (plus tax)
Ontario College of Art & Design University
327 - 100 McCaul St. Toronto ON
HerstoriesCafe Free Event - Talk, January 31st, 2012, 5:45pm.
Adrienne Shadd at the St. Lawrence Hall: A HerstoriesCafe partnership with Heritage Toronto.
Talk entitled: "Searching for Heroines: Black Women and Community in 19th Century Hamilton-Wentworth."
Adrienne Shadd is a researcher, historian and author of several books on the history of Blacks in Canada. Her latest book, The Journey from Tollgate to Parkway: African Canadians in Hamilton was published by Dundurn Press.
St. Lawrence Hall. 157 King Street East. 5:45 pm.
This event is free. Refreshments will be provided
Website: Herstoriescafe.ca
Link to register:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DX2XQDF7Q
Sandra Joyce, author of The Street Arab - The Story of a British Home Child will be the speaker at the East York Historical Society meeting on January 31. 100,000 British children were sent over to countries of the British Empire from around 1860 to the late 1930's. Many of the home children did not tell their stories as they were ashamed of their background and many of their descendants do not know their heritage.
The Street Arab is historical fiction based on the real story of a Home Child who is sent over by the Orphan Homes of Scotland to Canada as an indentured farm hand. It takes place in Scotland, Eastern Ontario and the east end of Toronto between World War I and II. It is a sad story, yet it is an integral part of Canadian history that needs to be told.
The meeting takes place at the S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant at 7:30 pm. Refreshments are served from 7 pm. All are welcome.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
Saturday, February 4th at 6:30pm at Lambton House by the Humber River (4066 Old Dundas Street, York, Toronto).
Proceeds benefit the restoration of historic Lambton House.
Guest Speaker: ROGER DORTON C.M., "The Joys of Heritage Bridge Restoration"
TICKETS: $35.00 per person
For information or tickets: 416-767-5472 or 416-767-7633
7:15pm: Dinner - Traditional Lambton House Roast Beef (Vegetarians can be accommodated)
6:30-9:00pm: Silent Auction
8:15 pm: Guest Speaker
Followed by Dancing
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
The War of 1812 and the Battle of York: An Event to Commemorate the War of 1812 will be presented on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 by Senior College, University of Toronto and Fort York National Historic Site to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
A limited number of tickets are available exclusively from UofT Tix for $35 each: http://www.uofttix.ca/ or (416) 978-8849. This full-day symposium will take place onsite at Fort York's Blue Barracks. For program details and other information: http://www.1812event.ca or (416) 978-7553.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
FORT YORK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
250 Fort York Boulevard
416-392-6907
fortyork@toronto.ca
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
The life of William Still, "The Father of the Underground Railroad," is captured in this riveting documentary that also explores Canada's role as "Freedom's Land." Tour Fort York and learn about the contribution of early Black settlers in the War of 1812.
Saturday, February 11, 2 p.m.
Regular Admission: Adults: $7.62, Seniors: $3.81, Youth (13-18 yrs.): $3.81, Children (6-12yrs): $2.86, Children 5 and under are free.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
Paul Huntley will present the history of the Toronto City Dairy from its creation including the Massey's Dentonia Farm. He will bring some dairy memorabilia and copies of his new publication on the City Dairy. Bring your questions and memorabilia and join the discussion at the S. Walter Stewart Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant at 2 pm. Co-sponsored by the East York Historical Society and the Toronto Public Library.
http://www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html
Conférence en français - Éric Veillette, journaliste, nous fera découvrir l'histoire de nos cinémas à Toronto -
Conference in French - Eric Veillette will present the history of our movies houses in Toronto.
Alliance française - 24 Spadina Road - Toronto
Spadina subway.
contact : info@sht.ca
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
Dorothy Duncan speaks about her third book, Feasting and Fasting: Canada's Heritage Celebrations, an introduction to the food and beverages that were a central part of how our ancestors celebrated important events. It is a sampling of their events and what was on their tables at births, weddings, funerals, religious holidays, garden parties and more! Dorothy will bring samples of some of the historic recipes for those brave enough to try them. In response, Chef Owen Steinberg of George Brown College Chef School explains how these culinary traditions influence the menus he and his students create for special occasions.
Thursday, February 16 at 7 pm
Tickets $12 Members $10
To reserve contact Anne Carty amcarty@enochturnerschoolhouse.ca or call 416-327-6227.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
Cabbagetown currently has four Heritage Conservation Districts, north of Carlton Street between Sherbourne Street and the Don Valley, that contain 1,700 properties. These districts have been designated by City Council over the past decade, the first one in 2002. As the result of research work conducted by community volunteers, the fifth and last residential Cabbagetown HCD proposal is now complete. This covers the area south to Shuter; each of the approximately 750 properties in the area has been extensively documented by members of the Cabbagetown Heritage Advisory Committee.
A neighbourhood meeting has been organized at Central Neighbourhood House, 349 Ontario Street, for Wednesday, February 22, 7-9PM to:
• present the historical research findings of the project
• demistify “Heritage Conservation District”designation
• discuss the benefits of heritage designation to the community
• explore how HCD designation works based on the past 10 years’ experience in other parts of Cabbagetown.
• define the role of the Cabbagetown Heritage Conservation District Advisory Committee.
Discussion about English potter and tile designer William de Morgan within the wider context of whether the Arts and Crafts Movement is a modern or an anti-modern movement and why this question is important to craft and design history.
In addition to examining de Morgan’s practice, she will look at contemporary potters and ceramic artists who carry on the tradition of romanticizing the pastoral Arts and Crafts movement.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MONTGOMERY'S INN
4709 Dundas Street West at Islington Avenue
416-394-8113
montinn@toronto.ca
Finding Freedom: The Joshua Glover Story
Through dramatic first-person storytelling, hear the true story of escaped slave Joshua Glover, who arrived in Etobicoke via the Underground Railroad where he found work at Montgomery's Inn.
$20 plus tax includes refreshments and a tour of the Inn. Pre-registration required.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
MACKENZIE HOUSE
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays & Sundays in February
The Black Victorians
Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!
Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).
Sundays are Pay What You Can.
Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.
This panel brings together three speakers who will offer a unique perspective on the design movements that dominated the interwar period in Canada. The panel will take place in the current home of the Design Exchange, which is the original home of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the renowned Historic Trading Floor.
Speakers:
Deco, Streamline or Moderne: Architecture, Design and Society in Canada
Alan Elder – Curator, Canadian Craft and Design
, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Legitimate Modernism: The Toronto Stock Exchange Murals
Rosemary Donegan – Associate Professor at OCAD University, Independent Curator & Writer
Light, materials and form: Arte Moderne architecture of the Carlu
Scott Weir – Principal, E.R.A Architects Inc.
Pre-talk tour of Historic Trading Floor 5.30pm – 6.00pm
The talks will begin at 6.30pm
Join us on February 28, 2012 at 1:00pm for a tour of The Carlu, with Scott Weir, Principal, E.R.A Architects Inc. and Mark Robert, Managing Partner, The Carlu.
To confirm attendance please contact rsvp@dx.org
Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street
www.dx.org
Come and meet Joanne Doucette, local author of "Pigs, flowers and bricks: a history of Leslieville to 1920". Joanne will be giving a fascinating history of how Gerrard-Ashdale Neighbourhood became a Bungalowland. Don't know where Bungalowland is? Well join us for this informative history talk and find out!
Taking place at:
Gerrard Ashdale Library
1432 Gerrard Street East,
Toronto, ON
M4L 1Z6
416-393-7717
JOIN US THURSDAY MARCH 1ST 2012 @ 7 P.M.!
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Enoch Turner Schoolhouse will host a screening of KANATA: An Irish Story on March 16, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Filmed across Canada by director Eleanor McGrath, KANATA: An Irish Story explores the history of the Irish in Canada, from Newfoundland to the Northwest Territories. Interviews with Irish immigrants highlight political, religious, cultural and social issues faced by Canada’s Irish community.
Tickets for this special event are $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation members and free for children 13 and under. For more information or to buy tickets in advance, please visit Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, call 416-327-6997 or email enochturner@heritagetrust.on.ca. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is open daily for guided tours and visitors, with admission by donation. Pre-booked group tours are available any time. The Schoolhouse is owned and operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust.
This course will explore the important Canadian manuscript collection—over 275 metres of letters, diaries, maps, plans, account books and other unpublished documents—housed in the Baldwin Room at the Toronto Reference Library. Each session will begin with a classroom tutorial about locating, searching, and using manuscripts for genealogical and historical research, followed by detailed hands-on examination and analysis of several manuscript fonds. Participants will work in small groups to understand assigned fonds, find complementary published and unpublished material, and describe the fonds in written form. While the course will concentrate, in particular, on the Baldwin Room collection and its finding aids and indexes, participants will gain an appreciation and understanding of any manuscript collection.
Note: This is an advanced level course, with limited enrollment [12 students]. Registrants must commit to attending both sessions, and a small amount of research and reading before and after sessions.
Schedule: March 20 & 27, 2012, 5:15 pm to 8:15 pm.
Join us for a discussion with some of our old-timers to learn what life was like in East York when they were growing up. Bring any photos, memorabilia, questions or stories you would like to share with the group. Meeting at the Woodgreen/Community Care, 840 Coxwell Avenue at Mortimer Avenue. Location changed due to library strike. http://www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html
Join Master Kimchi maker Bong Ja Lee to learn the traditional Korean approach to preserving vegetables: Kimchi. Gibson House staff will compare this approach with Mrs Gibson's pantry pickles. Explore the science and flavours of two traditions of preserving. Materials supplied. $25 per participant plus tax. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Call 416-395-7432.
RICHARD FELTOE, author of "Redcoated Ploughboys: The Volunteer Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada 1813-1815" (Dundurn, 2012) and SANDY ANTAL, author of "A Wampum Denied: Proctor's War of 1812" (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2nd edition 2011) as they discuss the roles played by volunteer Upper Canadians, First Nations allies, and the regular British army in defending Toronto and Upper Canada in the War of 1812. A discussion with audience members will follow. R.S.V.P. to 416-392-6907 ext. 221 or fortyork@toronto.ca Blue Barracks. Event starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7. Complimentary Refreshments provided by Fort York Volunteer Historic Cooks Presented in partnership with The Friends of Fort York, www.fortyork.ca For more info: fortyork@toronto.ca ∙ www.toronto.ca/fortyork ∙ Twitter @fortyork ∙ Facebook.com/fortyork Parler Fort is a series of themed discussions that examines the impacts of past events on our lives today. Featuring novelists, historians, artists and city planners among others, each session explores a topic in a way that sparks dialogue and provides insight into issues that matter today.
Norman Dyson will show a documentary film on the History of East York Collegiate and some of its illustrious faculty. Meeting at 7:30 pm with refreshments served from 7 pm at the S. Walter Stewart Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue at Durant Avenue. The meeting will be re-located due to the library strike. Please check the events page of our website for updated information. http://www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html .
Thursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m., Doors open at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 1, Matinee at 2 p.m. (Doors Open at 1:40 p.m.) Join us in the authentic environment of Zion Schoolhouse as schoolmistress Hattie Dickson reflects on a lifetime in the classroom. Share her triumphs, her failures, and the secrets she kept hidden as she says goodbye to teaching. Secret Life stars Adrianna Prosser, creator of the sold-out "Pratties and Point" and "Rebellious Women" plays at Gibson House and Maggie Newell, who plays the role of a 1910-schoolmistress for education programs at the Schoolhouse. Don't miss this powerful theatre-in-situ performance based on real accounts of life in the early 20th century. Pre-registration required. $22 (includes tax).
Thursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m., Doors open at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 1, Matinee at 2 p.m. (Doors Open at 1:40 p.m.) Join us in the authentic environment of Zion Schoolhouse as schoolmistress Hattie Dickson reflects on a lifetime in the classroom. Share her triumphs, her failures, and the secrets she kept hidden as she says goodbye to teaching. Secret Life stars Adrianna Prosser, creator of the sold-out "Pratties and Point" and "Rebellious Women" plays at Gibson House and Maggie Newell, who plays the role of a 1910-schoolmistress for education programs at the Schoolhouse. Don't miss this powerful theatre-in-situ performance based on real accounts of life in the early 20th century. Pre-registration required. $22 (includes tax).
Canada's first airplane flight took place on February 23, 1909. On that day, J.A.D. McCurdy, Canada's first pilot and first person to fly an airplane in the British Empire, took off from the frozen surface of Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia. His grandson, Honourary Colonel Gerald Haddon, will discuss how and where the first tantalizing steps were taken in the history of Canadian aviation.
Long Branch Library is at 3500 Lake Shore Blvd. West.
http://preservedstories.com/volunteer-work/long-branch-historical-societ...
Thursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m., Doors open at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 1, Matinee at 2 p.m. (Doors Open at 1:40 p.m.) Join us in the authentic environment of Zion Schoolhouse as schoolmistress Hattie Dickson reflects on a lifetime in the classroom. Share her triumphs, her failures, and the secrets she kept hidden as she says goodbye to teaching. Secret Life stars Adrianna Prosser, creator of the sold-out "Pratties and Point" and "Rebellious Women" plays at Gibson House and Maggie Newell, who plays the role of a 1910-schoolmistress for education programs at the Schoolhouse. Don't miss this powerful theatre-in-situ performance based on real accounts of life in the early 20th century. Pre-registration required. $22 (includes tax).
The Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society is co-hosting a one-day workshop in March 2012 with the Canadiana Department of the North York Central Library on Finding Your Great War Ancestors.
Don't miss what may be the most authoritative Great War workshop during your genealogical lifetime! Choose one of three concurrent lecture streams - British Research, Canadian Research and "Case Studies and Curios" - or mix and match the topics that interest you the most. Learn from some of the world's leading Great War experts, including Simon Fowler, one of Britain's top family history teachers, writers and researchers. Discover new resources and practical research strategies, find out about intriguing projects now underway, experience poignant and sometimes shocking stories, and gain new perspectives on the "war to end war".
Where: North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto (at North York Centre subway station)
When: Saturday 31 March 2012
From tales about Tecumseh to little known lore of York, storytellers Lorne Brown and Pat Bisset present stories and ballads from the war of 1812. Hear the earliest folk ballad that mentions Toronto (York) and a Toronto school inspector's story – these captivating tales weave together to form a folkloric fabric of the War of 1812 all in the Market Gallery’s exhibit "Finding the Fallen: The Battle of York Remembered" (exhibit on display from March 3 until September). Stroytellers: Lorne Brown and Pat Bisset Audience: General Market Gallery 95 Front St. E., Second Floor, South St. Lawrence Market Free. Please RSVP as seating is limited. For more information: 416-392-7604 marketgallery@toronto.ca
In early 20th century Toronto, party conversation was a battleground for passionate individuals with divergent views on art, media and nation building. Explore 1930s Spadina through the eyes of Hector Charlesworth, art critic and first chair of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, and Kathleen Munn, Toronto's first abstract painter. Event includes a performance of early 20th century music by Canadian and American composers. Storytellers: Ann McDougall & Doug Fyfe Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens 285 Spadina (next door to Casa Loma) Audience: General Admission: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors/Youth; $10 Children, plus tax. Pre-registration is required. Light refreshments included. For more information: 416-392-6910 spadina@toronto.ca
Thursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m., Doors open at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 1, Matinee at 2 p.m. (Doors Open at 1:40 p.m.) Join us in the authentic environment of Zion Schoolhouse as schoolmistress Hattie Dickson reflects on a lifetime in the classroom. Share her triumphs, her failures, and the secrets she kept hidden as she says goodbye to teaching. Secret Life stars Adrianna Prosser, creator of the sold-out "Pratties and Point" and "Rebellious Women" plays at Gibson House and Maggie Newell, who plays the role of a 1910-schoolmistress for education programs at the Schoolhouse. Don't miss this powerful theatre-in-situ performance based on real accounts of life in the early 20th century. Pre-registration required. $22 (includes tax).
Where's Joshua Glover? The body of the ex-slave who died in June of 1888 at the "Poor House" in Newmarket was never to be found – likely sold to the Trinity Medical School in Toronto for anatomy lessons. A sad end for a man who mobilized hundreds to literally break down his prison walls and allow his escape from prison in Wisconsin. From there he followed the Underground Railroad and ended up in Canada, in Etobicoke, working for Thomas Montgomery here at Montgomery's Inn. Storyteller: Dienye Waboso Audience: Adult Montgomery's Inn 4709 Dundas St. W. (s.e. corner of Dundas St. West and Islington Ave.) Admission: $15 plus tax. Pre-registration is required. Light refreshments included. For more information: 416-394-8113 montinn@toronto.ca
At the same time as the Mississauga Nation was losing control of their lands on Lake Ontario they chose to fight alongside the British troops to defend Fort York against the invading Americans. Poet and storyteller Stacey LaForme of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation brings to life stories of these complex and troubled times. The evening includes a historical tour of the Fort. Storyteller: Stacey LaForme Audience: General Fort York National Historic Site 250 Fort York Blvd. (off Bathurst St. or off Lakeshore Blvd.) Admission: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors/Youth; $10 Children, plus tax. Pre-registration is required. Light refreshments included. For more information: 416-392-6907 fortyork@toronto.ca
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is once again offering Settling in the City, a series of guided walking tours that explores the homes, factories, places of worship, businesses and sites that made Corktown the centre of life for many 19th century immigrants. Tours start at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse and wind through Corktown, visiting Little Trinity Anglican Church, the former Freyseng Cork Company, the Alumnae Theatre, the former W. Reid Lumber Company, the Parliament interpretive centre and the Distillery District. Tours run rain or shine; participants are encouraged to come prepared for all weather conditions. The first tour of this fascinating corner of the city will take place Saturday, April 7 at 11 a.m. – just in time for spring. Subsequent tours are offered on the first Saturday of every month, with the last tour scheduled for October 6. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students, seniors and Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation members. Space is limited – visit Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, call 416-327-6997 or email enochturner@heritagetrust.on.ca to reserve your spot!
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Martyrs of the Rebellion, Lount and Matthews were hanged the morning of April 12, 1838, for fighting to bring democratic government to Upper Canada. Observe this 174th anniversary with a vigil and remarks by noted historian Randall White and republican activist Ashok Charles. Attendees receive a commemorative t-shirt.
Gather at 7:30 AM at Toronto and Court Streets (north of the King Edward Hotel), site of the hangings. Event will begin at 7:45.
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Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Join us at Mackenzie House and learn about the women behind the man – the wife and daughters of William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto's first mayor. Isabel talks about her life being married to the politician, journalist and leader of the Rebellion of 1837. Daughter Janet describes her married life in the bustling new city Toronto and Barbara shares her troubled existence that ended in the Queen Street mental asylum. Audience: General Mackenzie House 82 Bond Street (two blocks east of Yonge, south of Dundas) Admission: Adults $12; Seniors $10; Children $8; all prices, plus tax. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required. Light refreshments included. For more information: 416-392-6915 machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Discover the PATH in French, learn to find your way, appreciate its use and history and stay warm and dry. La Société d'histoire de Toronto vous invite à découvri le Path We meet in Union Station by the clock on the main level at 2 p.m. We end by a subway station. contact info@sht.ca 416-924-7631
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
The French Canadians were present everywhere in the region during the conflict 1812-1814, à Fort Mackinac, Détroit, Queenston Heights. They were Jean-Baptiste Baby, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Sir George Prévôt, Frédéric Rolette, etc. contact info@sht.ca ou 416-939-5744
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Is it even possible for cities to be both natural and successful? Spacing magazine’s Matt Blackett will moderate an urgent but hopeful discussion with contributors to "The Natural City" (University of Toronto Press, 2012, edited by Stephen Bede Scharper and Ingrid Leman Stefanovic) including leading figures in philosophy, architecture, ecology and urban planning as they invite us to explore how to heal the urban/nature divide.
Pre-registration encouraged: 416-392-6907 x 221.
Admission $8.85 + tax, Students admitted free
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster Legacy Plaque
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12 to 5 p.m.
While living in their home on Bond Street, the Mackenzie family employed Catherine Byrns, as a "maid of all work". This position has been described as one of the worst-paid, most thankless jobs in the Victorian era, and it was also one of the most common.
Downton Abbey follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. Fans of the show will recognize the stark contrast between the employer's life "upstairs" and the employee's life "downstairs" during April House Servant Tours at Mackenzie House.
Visit Mackenzie House on weekends in April and learn about what Catherine's life as a servant may have been like. Included with regular admission.
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Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
416-392-6915
machouse@toronto.ca
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
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 8, 2012 - June 12, 2012
St. George Campus
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
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
Opening reception: Saturday, April 28, 2-5pm
In Between is a photo and video-based reflection on human and ecological movement and motion. By capturing and deconstructing aspects of movement, new physical and psychological exigencies come into play. From still and contemplative to dynamic and electrifying, the works metaphorically probe control, desire, freedom and the moments that happen in between.
Joan Kaufman is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is based in photography, sculpture, video and sound composition. She produces photographic, filmic, and video constructs that probe the human condition and natural order by examining provocative coping strategies for uncertainty, complexity and change inherent to contemporary life.
Kaufman has exhibited nationally and internationally; is the recipient of Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council grants; and has works in both public and private collections. www.joankaufman.com
For more information, please contact:
Donia Almassi, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St West, Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416.504.5654
