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TORONTO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION February 2008 NEWSLETTER # 3 The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, C.C., C.C.C., C.D., and Mr. John Ralston Saul, C.C. THA’s WEBSITE is up as of Feb. 4, 2008 and well again. A rank amateur, Peggy Kurtin, is the Webmaster. She will need help! www:torontohistoricalassociation.org Please email her at
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if you have any suggestions, additions etc. The newsletters will be placed on the WEB within a few days of this mailout. NEWS FROM THE GRAPEVINE The Community History Project has finally found a home. Jane Beecroft reports that her telephone will be up and operating on Thursday, February 7. It will be the same number as before the move, 416-515-7546. Jane will report in the next newsletter the address and other details. National Flag Day for Canada, Feb. 15th, marks the day in 1965 when our Red and White Maple Leaf Flag was first raised over Parliament Hill. UPCOMING EVENTS Wed. Feb. 6th at 7:30.- The Weston Historical Society is having Terry Murray to speak on “Faces on Places” at the Westminister United Church Hall, 69 Williams Street, Weston. This will assist you in delving into the fascinating world of Gargoyles! Monday Feb. 11th at 7pm at St. Lawrence Hall. 3rd floor - As part of the Toronto Public Library “One Book” reading series, a panel discussion will be based on Michael Redhill’s award winning book, “Consolation”. The panel will include exMayor Barbara Hall; developer Brad Lamb; Spacing Magazine Editor Matthew Blackett; Toronto Star critic Christopher Hume, and moderated by Matt Gallaway. The event is free and open to the public. Sat. Feb. 16 & Sun. Feb. 17 - 1 to 3pm, Mackenzie House, 82 Bond St. is having a walking tour called “In the Footsteps of the Black Victorian”. Discover Black History in Toronto by walking through parts of Old York where African-Canadians carved a community through struggle and triumph. This tour starts and ends at Mackenzie House. Please RSVP in case of inclement weather. Regular admission applies For info and reservation 416-392-6915 Sunday, Feb. 17th, 1 to 4:30 - A St. Valentines’s Day Tea at Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. West. Enjoy a cup of tea and sumptuous Valentine treat by the fireside. Call 416-394-8113 for menu and prices. Wed. Feb 20 at 8pm – The Toronto Branch of the UEL is having Dorothy Duncan speak on “Loyalists at Table – Food, Fellowship and Folklore”, at 40 Scollard Ave. Suite 300, between Yonge and Bay, 2 blocks north of Bloor. For info 416-489-1783. Thursday, Feb. 28th from 9 to 5pm, at the Toronto City Hall Rotunda. THA and 16 of their member organizations will be holding the Annual heritage Showcase. Come and see the displays of our members. For info 416-967-6432 Wednesday, March 5, 7:30 – The Gov, Simcoe Branch of the UEL will be having Lisette Mallet speak on “Le Sentier Partage – The Shared Path: A Historical Path Project Along the Humber River”. At St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. at the Danforth. Info www.uelgovsimcoe.org Wed. March 18 at 8pm - The Toronto Branch of the UEL is having Gayle Dzis, challenging you to “Write Your History, Everybody Can”, at 40 Scollard Ave. Suite 300, between Yonge and Bay, 2 blocks north of Bloor. For info 416-489-1783. Thursday, May 8th at 7pm - THA’s AGM at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity Street. Dorothy Duncan will speak on the State of Heritage in the past, present and future. If you have something you would like in THA’s newsletter or a special event, please get it to the editor before the 12th of the previous month of the event. FAX 416-967-9728, or
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or give me a call at 416-967-6432 P.O. Box 67, Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide Street East, Toronto M5A 1N1 Working together, bringing Toronto’s past into the future
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