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.

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