The number of Toronto schools in our For King and Country project has grown to 121, with the addition of one of the city’s oldest secondary schools, Harbord Collegiate Institute. Some 1,400 names from Harbord are now in our war memorials database, which has almost reached the 50,000 mark! Affectionately known as “the big old school”, Harbord bears the name of the street it’s on, south of Bloor between Spadina and Bathurst. It opened […]
Projects
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Toronto Branch is pleased to announce the launch of a new online project—3rd York Militia Veterans! It was 208 years ago, on March 23, 1813, that the 3rd York Militia was presented with its “colours”, stitched together by the Patriotic Young Ladies of York. Our newest Branch project will showcase the men who volunteered for the 3rd York Militia in the War of 1812—with profiles of the volunteers, information about their service records, and a […]
Our next Toronto Branch meeting will be on Monday, May 25, starting at 7:30 pm. Once again, this meeting will be entirely online due to COVID-19 restrictions, and open to all. This month, journalist Katie Daubs will share with us how she researched the mysterious disappearance of a Toronto theatre mogul a century ago for her recently-published book The Missing Millionaire. Join us for Finding the Ambrose Small story — a cold case tale […]
As family historians, we often mark Remembrance Day by discovering and sharing pictures and stories of men and women who went to war—whether they are our own relatives or other individuals who have touched us in some way. And there are some wonderful tools available to help us research and commemorate those who served. Key free Canadian research sources include the Canadian Virtual War Memorial and the Canadian Great War Project. Many commercial databases […]