Events
From our great Speaker's Nights featuring experts on local and national history to specialty event programming, our goal is to entertain and educate. Here is a sample of some of the events being held in the coming months. Come join us!
NOTE: OUR SPEAKER's NIGHT SERIES IS AN EXCLUSIVE EVENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ETOBICOKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND AS SUCH, THERE IS LIMITED SEATING. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A MEMBER, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
NOTE: OUR SPEAKER's NIGHT SERIES IS AN EXCLUSIVE EVENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ETOBICOKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND AS SUCH, THERE IS LIMITED SEATING. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A MEMBER, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Thursday, March 22, 2018 - Speaker's Night: Etobicoke...Past and Present in Pictures.
Come and take a photographic history tour through the neighbourhoods of Etobicoke! This illustrated talk will focus on the former Township of Etobicoke as it progressed from forests and farms to the suburbs and industry of today’s urban environment. Old photographs of historic places will each be followed by a picture of the same place taken today. Included will be some of the most recent additions to our photograph collection. See how Etobicoke has changed over the past 150 years!
Denise Harris is a retired human resources development manager and a lifelong resident of Etobicoke. As an enthusiastic amateur historian, she has been researching, writing and leading historical walking tours and giving lectures on local history for over 25 years. Denise has served on the Board of the Etobicoke Historical Society (EHS) for over 13 years, including five years as President and seven as Historian. She does research on Etobicoke history on behalf of the Society, answers questions from our members and the public, and writes articles on Etobicoke history for the EHS newsletter, The Aldernews. Denise also volunteers at Montgomery’s Inn, acting as EHS’s representative on the board of Montgomery’s INNovators and handling requests from the public for access to the Inn’s collection of old photographs.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
Come and take a photographic history tour through the neighbourhoods of Etobicoke! This illustrated talk will focus on the former Township of Etobicoke as it progressed from forests and farms to the suburbs and industry of today’s urban environment. Old photographs of historic places will each be followed by a picture of the same place taken today. Included will be some of the most recent additions to our photograph collection. See how Etobicoke has changed over the past 150 years!
Denise Harris is a retired human resources development manager and a lifelong resident of Etobicoke. As an enthusiastic amateur historian, she has been researching, writing and leading historical walking tours and giving lectures on local history for over 25 years. Denise has served on the Board of the Etobicoke Historical Society (EHS) for over 13 years, including five years as President and seven as Historian. She does research on Etobicoke history on behalf of the Society, answers questions from our members and the public, and writes articles on Etobicoke history for the EHS newsletter, The Aldernews. Denise also volunteers at Montgomery’s Inn, acting as EHS’s representative on the board of Montgomery’s INNovators and handling requests from the public for access to the Inn’s collection of old photographs.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
Thursday, April 26, 2018 - Speaker's Night: Maureen Jennings...Exploring Toronto During WWI.
As is usually the case, researching for my latest book, LET DARKNESS BURY THE DEAD soon became a wonderful adventure. The story takes place in Toronto in November 1917. I wanted to know how the city dealt with what was now happening overseas where Canada had already sent a large contingent of young men, many of whom were killed or dreadfully injured. By now the world itself was war weary but there didn’t seem to be an end in sight. The major battles had already happened, Vimy Ridge; Ypres; Passchendaele
This is a detective William Murdoch story but Murdoch is now in middle age. His only child, Jack, returns from the Western Front, damaged physically and mentally. Murdoch struggles to help his son, at the same time as he is called upon to investigate two violent crimes. There is no escaping the impact of the war. The city is gripped by sorrow and fear and he cannot dally.
Maureen Jennings has three series in the crime fiction genre. The first is set in 1895 Victorian Toronto, featuring detective William Murdoch. The Murdoch Mysteries television series, broadcast by CBC is into its eleventh season. She has written for the show for the past five years and is the creative consultant. Her latest series featuring detective Inspector Tom Tyler, is set in rural England, during WW2. They are SEASON OF DARKNESS; BEWARE THIS BOY; NO KNOWN GRAVE; and DEAD GROUND IN BETWEEN. All are published by Random House Canada under the McClelland & Stewart imprint. These books were the inspiration for BOMB GIRLS, a television series broadcast by Global Television in 2012/2013. They are also produced as AUDIBLE BOOKS.
Before launching into television, she wrote two mystery plays which were produced by Solar Stage. One of them, NO TRAVELLER RETURNS has been remounted two more times. In 2014, another mystery play, DEATH IN A BLACK SUIT was performed by Scarborough Players Guild.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
As is usually the case, researching for my latest book, LET DARKNESS BURY THE DEAD soon became a wonderful adventure. The story takes place in Toronto in November 1917. I wanted to know how the city dealt with what was now happening overseas where Canada had already sent a large contingent of young men, many of whom were killed or dreadfully injured. By now the world itself was war weary but there didn’t seem to be an end in sight. The major battles had already happened, Vimy Ridge; Ypres; Passchendaele
This is a detective William Murdoch story but Murdoch is now in middle age. His only child, Jack, returns from the Western Front, damaged physically and mentally. Murdoch struggles to help his son, at the same time as he is called upon to investigate two violent crimes. There is no escaping the impact of the war. The city is gripped by sorrow and fear and he cannot dally.
Maureen Jennings has three series in the crime fiction genre. The first is set in 1895 Victorian Toronto, featuring detective William Murdoch. The Murdoch Mysteries television series, broadcast by CBC is into its eleventh season. She has written for the show for the past five years and is the creative consultant. Her latest series featuring detective Inspector Tom Tyler, is set in rural England, during WW2. They are SEASON OF DARKNESS; BEWARE THIS BOY; NO KNOWN GRAVE; and DEAD GROUND IN BETWEEN. All are published by Random House Canada under the McClelland & Stewart imprint. These books were the inspiration for BOMB GIRLS, a television series broadcast by Global Television in 2012/2013. They are also produced as AUDIBLE BOOKS.
Before launching into television, she wrote two mystery plays which were produced by Solar Stage. One of them, NO TRAVELLER RETURNS has been remounted two more times. In 2014, another mystery play, DEATH IN A BLACK SUIT was performed by Scarborough Players Guild.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
Thursday, May 24, 2018 - Speaker's Night: Doug Taylor...History of Toronto's Theatres.
As a young boy, Doug Taylor was captivated by history. Choosing teaching as a career, at both the elementary and secondary school levels, Doug shared his fascination with his students. Later becoming a member of the faculty of the Lakeshore Teachers’ College (York University) and the Ontario Teacher Education College, Doug had the opportunity to share his love of history with promising young teachers-to-be. During the 1970s, he conducted walking tours of Toronto’s historic districts for university students, during the days when such tours were rare. The tours included Chinatown, Kensington Market, historic town of York, and the Necropolis Cemetery. Now retired, Doug lives in downtown Toronto, within walking distance of Toronto’s historic neighbourhoods. Since retiring, he has written twelve books, all of them employing the history of his native city as either the subject or for the background of the story. Two of his most recent publications explore Toronto’s old movie theatres, including "Toronto Theatres in the Golden Age of the Silver Screen," and "Toronto's Movie Theatres of Yesteryear," attempt to preserve the memories and history of Toronto's past. His prolific blog (tayloronhistory.com) has the same purpose.
Doug’s presentation will cover the history of Toronto's old movie houses, from the early days of the nickelodeons to the grand movie palaces that followed them. Relive the days of these wonderful theatres with numerous archival photographs and amusing anecdotes about their fascinating histories.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
As a young boy, Doug Taylor was captivated by history. Choosing teaching as a career, at both the elementary and secondary school levels, Doug shared his fascination with his students. Later becoming a member of the faculty of the Lakeshore Teachers’ College (York University) and the Ontario Teacher Education College, Doug had the opportunity to share his love of history with promising young teachers-to-be. During the 1970s, he conducted walking tours of Toronto’s historic districts for university students, during the days when such tours were rare. The tours included Chinatown, Kensington Market, historic town of York, and the Necropolis Cemetery. Now retired, Doug lives in downtown Toronto, within walking distance of Toronto’s historic neighbourhoods. Since retiring, he has written twelve books, all of them employing the history of his native city as either the subject or for the background of the story. Two of his most recent publications explore Toronto’s old movie theatres, including "Toronto Theatres in the Golden Age of the Silver Screen," and "Toronto's Movie Theatres of Yesteryear," attempt to preserve the memories and history of Toronto's past. His prolific blog (tayloronhistory.com) has the same purpose.
Doug’s presentation will cover the history of Toronto's old movie houses, from the early days of the nickelodeons to the grand movie palaces that followed them. Relive the days of these wonderful theatres with numerous archival photographs and amusing anecdotes about their fascinating histories.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)