October 26:
The Toronto Scottish Regiment will be receiving a new Battle Honour in recognition of the Reserve Unit’s contribution to the Afghan Conflict, on October 26, 2015 in the presence of HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Select THA members will be attending and will duly report on the event in a subsequent newsletter.
October 27:
The Riverdale Historical Society is presenting guest Jennifer Bonnell on “Reclaiming the Don”. Dr. Jennifer Bonnell teaches Canadian and environmental history at York University. Her book on the Don has been awarded both the Clio prize from the Canadian Historical Association and the Fred Landon prize from the Ontario Historical Society. The Lower Don River was considered a dangerous and problematic place by nineteenth-century Torontonians, and various schemes were devised by civic politicians and engineers to deal with what was commonly understood as “the Don problem” including flooding and pollution. The talk will start at 6 p.m. at the St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview Avenue at Langley.
Admission $5/free to RHS members.
Website: www.riverdalehistoricalsociety.com
October 31:
YIMBY will be taking place again this year on Saturday, October 31, 2015 –this year at Ryerson University [55 Dundas Street]. The Toronto Historical Association will have a table and welcomes brochures, pamphlets, notices and other promotional printed material from THA member groups which can be handed out to the attendees. Contact Paul Federico at the3rdeastkent@hotmail.com to arrange picking up/transferring the handouts.
November 1:
La Societe d’histoire du Toronto is hosting a heritage event in the city. Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Historic Campbell House,160 Queen Street at University Avenue. Limited to 40 people and at a modest cost of $20 per SHT members and $ 25 for others, one can indulge in the exquisite taste of chocolate from Nouvelle France prepared by Chantal Véchambre, culinary historian and author of “French Taste of Atlantic Canada, 1604-1758, A Gastronomic History”. More details at info@sht.ca.
November 7:
The Community History Project is hosting an evening of fiddle musical on Saturday November 7, between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at in the Tollkeeper’s Cottage Museum at the corner of Bathurst and Davenport. Seating is limited. More details at: www.tollkeeperscottage.ca
December 5:
The Community History Project is hosting an evening of fiddle musical on Saturday December 5, between4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at in the Tollkeeper’s Cottage Museum at the corner of Bathurst and Davenport. Seating is limited. More details at: www.tollkeeperscottage.ca
December 12:
The Community History Project is hosting our Annual Cookie Day in December event on Saturday December 12, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at in the Tollkeeper’s Cottage Museum at the corner of Bathurst and Davenport. Tours of the Museum are given during this event. Admittance to the tour is by donation.CHP holds this event every year on a Saturday in December prior to closing the Museum for the holiday season. The Museum will reopen on January 9. More details at: www.tollkeeperscottage.ca
Afterwards, we will have our Annual End-of Year Party for members and volunteers, starting at 4 p.m.; this
is a Pot Luck Event.
Please forward your activity or event to: editor@torontohistory.net.
HOLIDAY READINGS
We are reaching that plateau in our fame that people are reaching out to us with opportunities and other activities to move history
along, to offer our members and the public chances to listen to history and be a part of the discussion. Three authors have come forward with the chance to have them attend THA groups or offer their services for a literary gathering. They would be happy to present their works and discuss their research in exchange for the usual chance to flog their books to all and sundry!
Caitlin Press is offering the THA, author Bonnie Reilly Schmidt who has written; Silenced: The Untold Story of the Fight of Equality in the RCMP. The contact is Andrea Routley: 604 885 9194 or andrea@caitlin-press.com
The second book is The Burying Ground, set in 1851 Toronto, and is the fourth book in the Thaddeus Lewis Mystery Series. The others in the series are “On The Head of a Pin, Sowing Poison” and “47 Sorrows”, published by Dundurn Press. Author Janet Kellough is open to speaking and presenting to THA member groups. She can be contacted at janetkellough@gmail.com
Our third author is Sandra Joyce, who has written Trees and Rocks, Rocks and Trees, part of a series on the British Home Children, the 120,000 or so young people shipped to Canada from 1879 to 1939. She can be contacted at www.sandrajoyce.com or www.britishhomechildgroupinternational.com
Google’s Street View Mapping system has moved to explore beyond the roads and laneways. It was announced that interior views of a number of places were being developed. The CN Tower revolving restaurant, the Hockey Hall of Fame, The Orillia Opera House and the entire campus of the University of Waterloo have been covered. Isn’t it time that some of our THA sites be covered? Toronto’s 1st Post Office, the Toll Keeper’s Cottage, Scadding Cabin – all could benefit from the Street View treatment and, I’m sure, many more structures and locations could be covered. Let’s see what we can do to bring our THA member efforts to more prominence in this.
To post your activity or event in our newsletter please forward your activity or event to: editor@torontohistory.net.