THE WARD
While there are many good books published on early Toronto history, we find that the book “The Ward”, published in 2015 is particularly praiseworthy. It is about “the Life and Loss of Toronto’s first immigrant neighbourhood”.
[Our Kudos to John Loring, Michael McClelland, Ellen Scheinberg and Tatum Taylor for assembling and editing this book.]
LANDMARKS OF TORONTO REVISITED
Sometimes we stumble on new bits of Toronto’s history, sometimes it lands in our laps. From out of the blue [well the web] we were contacted and presented with a link to a wonderful site that should be a stopping place for every city history enthusiast . The work of Liam Peppiatt, this site is following the work of Robertson’s Landmarks of Toronto Revisited.
Click here: www.landmarksoftoronto.com
[Our Kudos to Liam for his website – the Webmasters. He may be contacted at liam.peppiatt@alum.utoronto.ca.]
OLD TORONTO MAPS
Should you wish to look up something on an old map of Toronto check out Nathan Ng’s splendid collection of old Toronto maps.
Click here: oldtorontomaps.blogspot.ca
For his work, in 2014, Heritage Toronto awarded Nathan an Award of Merit in the Media category.
[Our Kudos to Nathan for assembling this collection of old maps and making them publically accessable – the Webmasters.]
HARBORD VILLAGE RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
The Harbord Village Residents’ Association has recently completed an Oral History Project which features interviews with more than 100 long time residents of Harbord Village. The interviews are available in both audio and in transcript form.
Click here: harbordvillagehistory.ca/hvhistory_oralhistory_aboutthisproject.html
For their work, in 2014, Heritage Toronto awarded the Harbord Village Residents’ Association a Community Heritage award.
For their work, in 2015, Heritage Toronto awarded the Harbord Village Residents’ Association an Honourable Mention in the Media Category.
[Our Kudos to this organization for the high quality of their presentation of the history of Harbord Village – the Webmasters.]
TORONTOIST/HISTORICIST
The Torontoist publication features a (roughly) bi-weekly article on Toronto history, known under the heading of “Historicist”. These articles are a delight to read.
Click here: torontoist.com/historicist
For their work, in 2014, Heritage Toronto awarded the Torontoist two awards including an award of Merit in the Short Publication category.
For their work, in 2015, Heritage Toronto awarded the Torontoist two awards of Merit in the Short Publication category.
[Our Kudos to this web publication for their support of remembering the history and heritage of Toronto – the Webmasters.]
TORONTO PARK LOT PROJECT
You are invited to visit the Toronto PARK LOT PROJECT‘S Website.
This project is an online interactive mapping project exploring the history of the earliest days of the TOWN OF YORK, founded in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
(The Town of York was incorporated in 1834 as the City of Toronto.)
Click here: wendysmithtoronto.com/parklotproject
For her work, in 2014, Heritage Toronto awarded Wendy an Award of Excellence in the Media category.
[Our Kudos to Wendy for her website showing her love of Toronto History and her creative abilities as a web artist – the Webmasters.]
HERITAGE DIVERSITY STORIES
Heritage Diversity Stories is a project put together by Heritage Toronto, the Minisitry of Tourism and Culture, and a lot of volunteers. The project shares the stories and experiences of some of Toronto’s largest cultural minorities, exploring some of the city’s more recent history and heritage.
Click here: torontoist.com/2012/12/diversifying-torontos-history
[Our Kudos to Heritage Toronto, the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, and all the volunteers – the Webmasters.]