Emerging Historians

When we invest in the foundations of our community, we invest in our future. Our Emerging Historians program supports and empowers the next generation of heritage advocates, ensuring the resilience of Toronto’s heritage.

For the future of Toronto’s heritage

Emerging Historians are current students, recent graduates, and emerging professionals in the first five years of building their careers. If you self-identify as any of these, we invite you to join our Emerging Historians team!

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We are always adding new opportunities, including paid contracts, training and professional development.

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Learn more about our Emerging Historians program and how you can participate.

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Apply for an Emerging Historian opportunity

Emerging Historians are current students, recent graduates, and emerging professionals in the first five years of building their careers. If you self-identify as any of these, we invite you to join our Emerging Historians team!

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Let’s invest in an inclusive city which honours its past to build its future. Join us in supporting the next generation who will make it a reality.

Take Note

Experience first hand the amazing work of the emerging historians participating in the Equity Heritage Initiative!

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Toronto After Dark: A History of the DIY Scene

Explore the transformation of Toronto’s nightlife: from the iconic arts and music complex We’ave, to Club 56, to the rise of DIY events.

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Japanese Internment: Growing Community in Postwar Toronto

Discover how Japanese-Canadians, the target of race-based internment policies during the Second World War, built a postwar community in Toronto rooted in advocacy, collective memory, and cultural preservation.

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North York Recipes for Healing

Meet East Asian community members who through oral histories and recipes share their culinary heritage while reflecting on recent changes to the North York neighbourhood.