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TORONTO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION February 2008 NEWSLETTER # 4 The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, C.C., C.C.C., C.D., and Mr. John Ralston Saul, C.C. THA’s new WEBSITE address is www.torontohistoricalassociation.org Visit it and let us know if you have suggestions or additions. Remember, come and visit THA’s Heritage Showcase on Thursday, February 28th in the City Hall Rotunda from 9 to 5. Members that have booked tables are, The Gov. Simcoe UEL, The Guild Renaissance Group, Riverdale Historical Society, Community History Project,, La Societe d’Histoire de Toronto, The Toronto Branch of the Ont. Archeology Society, Toronto Military History Association, Royal regiment of Canada, Heritage York/Humber, The Toronto Scottish Veterans, Weston Historical Association, York Pioneers, and The Toronto’s First Post Office. Please invite your councilors and others to attend. NEWS FROM THE GRAPEVINE Notice of Postponement – The Riverdale Historical Society announces that the unveiling of a Heritage Toronto Plaque on the Music Hall, scheduled for February 23rd has been postponed for a year. We regret any convenience. Community Heritage project has a new home, thanks to the Bank of Nova Scotia in donating the use of the second floor of their bank at the southwest corner of Queen and Church. It was a last-minute rescue which came into being two weeks after CHP had been moving its files and books into temporary storage space arranged by a member of the Gooderham family. It will take until the end of April at least to get everything together and organized in the new quarters. Battles with Rogers resulted in CHP going back to Ma Bell, and the telephone promised with its original number – will be hooked up on the 19th February. Jane Beecroft The Banting homestead is finally safe! The Town of New Tecumseh passed the designating bylaw which was upheld by the CRB after a hearing. The Town proceeded to raise funds to buy the entire estate and purchased it from the OHS for $600,000 ( $40,000 less than their original offer!) The local MP is campaigning for National Historic Site designation – en route to World Heritage Site designation (which tourists and the general public have already assigned it.) The Town will convert the property to a museum with the help of the Banting family. Jane Beecroft UPCOMING EVENTS Tuesday, Feb. 19th from 3 to 7pm. The Ontario Historical Society invites you to attend their Annual Heritage Day celebration at the John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave, Willowdale. Enjoy refreshments, music, seeing old friends, and making new ones. Free street parking, 2 blocks north and one block east of the North York Centre Subway Stop. RSVOP to 416-226-9011 or
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. Wed. Feb. 20 at 8pm. – The Toronto branch of the UEL are having Dorothy Duncan speaking on the topic of “Loyalists at Table – Food, Fellowship and Forklore”. Dorothy is a well known author and lecturer noted especially for her knowledge od Canada’s heritage foods and customs. The meeting will be held at Suite 300, 40 Scollard Avenue (between Yonge and bay, 2 blocks north of Bloor.) Phone 416-489-1783 for info. Monday, Feb. 25 at 7pm – The Cabbagetown Preservation Association is hosting a meeting at The Stone Grill, 51 Winchester at the corner of Parliament. Take an illustrated tour of great main streets in our city and elsewhere with urban planner Rick Merill of the Planning Partnership. Taking off from George Rust d”Eye’s November talk on the heritage potential of Parliament Street, this presentation will explore the elements that make a successful main street that could be applied to Cabbagetown’s own main street. If you wish to have dinner at the Stone Grill, they are having a prix fixe dinner at $30at 6pm Stone Grill”s number 416-967-6565. 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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