Toronto Branch presented the thirteenth annual Toronto History Lecture via Zoom on Tuesday August 6, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. EDT. This year’s speaker was acclaimed novelist and non-fiction writer Kristen den Hartog. Her newest book, The Roosting Box: Rebuilding the Body After the First World War, is now longlisted for the 2024 Toronto Book Awards, 50th Anniversary Edition. And it’s available for purchase in the Toronto Branch eShop too! In the 2024 Lecture, we […]
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Toronto Branch was pleased to present the twelfth annual Toronto History Lecture via Zoom on Tuesday August 8. This year’s speaker was urban planner and ardent Toronto admirer Eric Sehr, who shares stories about the people, places, and plans that have left an indelible mark on the city through his blog, “Toronto Shaped.” In the 2023 Lecture, we learned about one of the most ambitious undertakings of the early 1900s, the construction of the […]
Toronto Branch was delighted to present the eleventh annual Toronto History Lecture via Zoom on Wednesday August 3rd, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. This year’s speaker was award-winning author and storyteller Adam Bunch, known for bringing the history of Toronto and Canada to life. In the 2022 Lecture, Adam recounted the tale of the strangest riot ever to take place on Toronto streets. A brawl at a brothel, pitting a group of circus clowns against […]
The Toronto History Lecture is back! Toronto Branch is delighted to present the tenth annual Toronto History Lecture on Tuesday August 3rd, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Due to current restrictions, the 2021 Lecture will be entirely online. As always, it is open to everyone and free to attend. This year’s Lecture will explore the life and work of architect Eden Smith, who helped to introduce the British Arts and Crafts Movement to urban Canada […]