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Screenshot of television interview with Morgan Cameron Ross. Man is being interviewed outside, wearing a beige brimmed hat, glasses and a navy suit jacket. A watermark logo in the bottom left corner is of the CBC logo and reads "CBC NEWS". Grey text box on the far right of the image reads "Morgan Cameron Ross / Old Toronto Series"

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Old Toronto Series

Screenshot of television interview with Morgan Cameron Ross. Man is being interviewed outside, wearing a beige brimmed hat, glasses and a navy suit jacket. A watermark logo in the bottom left corner is of the CBC logo and reads "CBC NEWS". Grey text box on the far right of the image reads "Morgan Cameron Ross / Old Toronto Series"

CBC interview with Morgan Cameron Ross of Old Toronto Series, 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards Public History Nominee. Courtesy of CBC News.

Screenshot of online news article from NOW Magazine. Article title reads "Toronto history accounts on Instagram are about more than nostalgia. Subtext reads "Popular social media feeds devoted to photos from the city's past reveal a lot about the landmarks that exist in the present". Black and white skyscrapers are in the background. An orange brick building is in the midground. The foreground has black and white horse drawn trolley and two people standing on the stair of a small residential building. All images are positioned in a collage.

NOW Magazine article about Old Toronto Series media presence, 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards Public History Nominee.

Project Website: https://www.oldtorontoseries.com/

Date of Project Release: June 8, 2020

Winner: 2021 People’s Choice Award

Created by Morgan Ross, the Old Toronto Series has produced over 40 short “mini docs” about the local history of the city. Special attention has been made to tackle under-told stories and specifically a focus on the new immigrant experiences of Toronto. It is the goal of Old Toronto Series to reach audiences in the city that haven’t previously realized they enjoy learning about history. The series’ objective is inclusion and has engaged followers of all walks of life, ages and orientations. Its goal is simply to make history approachable.

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