Toronto Branch has issued a call for proposals for the 2019 Toronto History Lecture, to be held on Wednesday, August 7, at the City of Toronto Archives. The annual THL is free to attend and all are welcome. It was inaugurated in 2011 in memory of well-known local and family historian, and former Branch Chair, Paul McGrath, who had a passion for telling people about Toronto and its past. Previous lecturers include: Chris Raible, […]
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS The annual Toronto History Lecture was inspired by former Toronto Branch Chair Paul McGrath, who died suddenly in 2008. Paul was a well-known local and family historian who relished sharing stories of Toronto in years gone by. This year’s free Lecture will take place on the evening of Wednesday August 3 at the City of Toronto Archives, which has hosted the event since its inception. We are currently inviting proposals from potential speakers for lectures on any […]
It was a lovely summer evening on Wednesday August 6th but more than a hundred people chose to spend it indoors – at the City of Toronto Archives – and they weren’t disappointed! Author, historian and university professor Craig Heron drew a full house for the fourth annual Toronto History Lecture, co-sponsored by the Archives and Toronto Branch, and titled “The Workers’ City: Lives of Toronto’s Working People”. Professor Heron invited his audience to […]
The fourth annual Toronto History Lecture will take place on Wednesday 6 August at the City of Toronto Archives. We’re excited to announce that historian, author and York University professor Craig Heron will be delivering the 2014 Lecture, on the topic of The Workers’ City: Lives of Toronto’s Working People. Generations of working people literally built the city of Toronto and created the goods and services to sustain a large metropolitan population. Yet their […]