Change of plans! Our next Toronto Branch meeting will still take place on Monday, October 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). It will be entirely online via Zoom and open to all. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, our originally scheduled speaker is no longer able to attend. We look forward to hearing Pat Barnett’s presentation on civil rights activist Stanley Grizzle at a future date. We’re delighted that Jane MacNamara has agreed […]
PLEASE NOTE: The originally scheduled presentation has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. See our next post to find out about our updated program. Our next Toronto Branch meeting will take place on Monday, October 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). It will be entirely online via Zoom and open to all. The presentation by speaker Pat Barnett, the President of the East York Historical Society, on Torontonian Stanley George Sinclair Grizzle […]
September 30 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada—a day to recognize the colonial legacy of residential schools, to honour Indigenous survivors, their families and communities, and to commit to taking concrete steps on the path to reconciliation. Toronto Branch encourages family historians to take this opportunity to learn and reflect, to listen to and amplify Indigenous voices, and to consider and acknowledge the historical context and seek out the […]
The first Toronto Branch meeting since our summer break will take place on Monday, September 27, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). It will be entirely online via Zoom and open to all. Our featured speaker Patricia Blackstock has a keen interest in the 1837 Rebellion—sparked by her discovery that one of her direct ancestors was arrested as a rebel while five other family members served in the militia as loyalists. She has […]