TORONTO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
May 2009 NEWSLETTER # 6
PATRONS
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, C.C., C.C.C., C.D., and Mr. John Ralston Saul, C.C.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting, is being held Saturday, May 30th at 1:30, at the Tollkeeper’s Cottage, corner of Bathurst & Davenport. There will be a short AGM, an afternoon Tea, and then interesting speakers. Jane Beecroft will speak on the Davenport Road and Rolande Smith, Societe d’histoire de Toronto, will speak on The French in Toronto and Carolyn King on the Mississaugians.
To get to the Tollkeepers Cottage by TTC, Take the Bloor Subway to the Bathurst Station. Then take the bus north and get off at Davenport.
Coming from the north, take the University Line, get off at St. Clair and then take the Bathurst bus south and get off at the Davenport corner.
If you are driving, drive up or down on Bathurst to Davenport. The Cottage is on the North-west corner. Parking is along Davenport, west of the Cottage.
CAUTION- Take care walking from sidewalk to the Cottage.
Important THA information- THA’s insurance that so many of you have bought into, have added more events to be covered. From now on, car and walking tours
hosted by our insured members are covered.
Also THA has bought a 10’ by 30’ party tent with removable sides. We are contemplating making it available to members for a small rent. See it at the AGM !
A Heritage Matter
Heritage buildings, parklands, and streets across the entire city are increasingly defaced by advertising - most glaringly so by large billboards. In some cases, the billboards are on property not owned by either the advertiser or company producing the billboard. There is a great deal of information about this matter on the City’s Website. Individuals and societies are urged to make their views known to their local Councillor,to depute on June 2 to the City’s Executive Committee or on June 4 to the City’s Planning and Growth Management Committee, urging the adoption of a strong billboard billboard bylaw. As well, the City should be urged to enforce its own sign bylaw and put the postering people out of business for making poles and hoardings as well as buildings repositories of visual garbage. The City has information on how to remove graffiti but doesn’t prosecute anyone making graffiti. Imagine how Toronto would look without any graffiti, posters or billboards.
MEMBER’S UPCOMING EVENTS
The York Pioneer & Historical Society – Tuesday May 19 at 6pm – The YPHS will have their Annual Dinner at the Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm Street. Award winning author Karolyn Smardz-Frost will speak about her research for “I’ve Got a Home in Glory Land”. This book won the 2008 Governor-General’s award for non-fiction. A great dinner, wine, entertaining speaker, silent auction and a beautiful venue. Cost $59 for members, guests $65. Please send your cheque to YPHS, P.O.. Box 45026, 2482 Yonge St. M4P 3E3, or phone Diane Reid 416-483-0907
Toronto Chapter Ontario Archaeological Society-Wednesday May 20 at 7:30pm will have as their speaker John Steckley, who will tell “How I spent my summer vacation: Finding the St. Lawrence Iroquoians and Ben Kingsley.” The talk will be at Room 246, 19 Russell Street, University of Toronto.
Tollkeeper’s Cottage – Sundays May 17-24-31 at 2pm- A walking tour of the neighbourhood will be held at $5. Each person.
10th Annual Doors Open – May 23-24- Many events throughout Toronto - The Tollkeeper’s Cottage, Scadding Cabin, Don Jail, Fort York, Colbourne Lodge, Todmorden Mills, will be some of them. The Tollkeepers Cottage will be holding a limerick contest on the subjects of roads and tolls, Judged by Prof. David Lantham www.doorsopen.ca
Riverdale Historical Society’s Annual General Meeting – Tuesday May 26th at 6pm at the Riverdale Public Library, large meeting room, 370 Broadview Avenue at Gerard. An illustrated lecture will be given by feature speaker Mark Osboldeston, author of “ Unbuilt Toronto: The City That Might Have Been”. Admission is free to members, $5 to non-members.
The Etobicoke Historical Society – Thursday May 28th, 7:30pm – Will be having their AGM followed by guest speaker Dave Cook who will talk on a variety of topics from the four books he has written on history in Etobicoke and Mississauga. The meeting will be held at Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas. St. W. at Islington Ave. Free admission and parking.
The North York Historical Society- Sunday, June 7th at 2:00 (outing) COME RIDE THE RAILS AT THE Halton County Radial Railway at Ontario’s only operating Streetcar museum at Milton, Guided tour – Cost $8:50 each www.hcry.org Registration & car pool information: Geoff Geduld 416-222-3485.
Claremont Archaeological Festival – Saturday June 6 & Sunday, June 7 – 10am to 5pm. Location, Claremount Field Centre, Pickering – Claremount is located on the west side of Westney Road, about 2 kilometres north of Highway 7 and 15 kilometre north of Highway 401. Come and witness archaeology excavation and experimental archaeology activities. Other activities are the 19century Graham House site, hikes through the Duffins forest an valleyland to learn about the native plants used for food, medicines ETC. Visit –www.trca.on.ca/events or call 416-661-6600 ext 6280 to register.
The Cabbagetown Preservation Association- Sunday, June 7 from 10AM to 3PM – The Hidden Gardens and Private Spaces tour of the exquisite backyard valhallas you never get to see. ED LAWRENCE, Garden Expert from the CBC will be at one of the gardens to answer questions and sign his latest book. Tickets per person $10. Per person, available at Mi Casa, 238 Carlton St. 416-929-1913, Sheridan Nurseries, North Toronto store only, 2827 Yonge St. 416-481-6429, Bill’s Garden Center, 903 Pape St. 416-466-8283, Fairway Variety, 520 Parliament St. at Winchester, 416-921-0624.
Friends of Fort York Annual Georgian Mess Dinner – Thursday, June 11. The dinner is a fundraising event of the Friends in support of the Fort York Fort York and Garrison Common and is being held in the Blue Barracks in Fort York. Dress for the occasion is Period Costumes, Military uniforms, Masquerade Costumes (as worn in 1813!) Black Tie (miniatures and decorations may be worn). The cost for the event is $175 per person, A tax receipt for the maximum allowed will be issued.
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New Toronto Historical Society – Tuesday, June 23 at 7PM -9PM - presents Major General James Murray, First Governor of Quebec as portrayed by John Rutherford. The meeting is held at L.A.M.P, - 185Fifth Street, New Toronto.
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