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, September 27, 2018 - Speaker's Night: A Royal Presentation...Curating the Dress Collection at Kensington Palace.
NOTE: The Annual General Meeting for the Etobicoke Historical Society will take place before the presentation.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to dress like a King or Queen?
Alexandra Kim can tell us quite a few things about how to dress "royally" through her past experience (2008-2012) as Curator at England's historic Kensington Palace, home of The Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection. The collection contains 10,000 items of historic dress from the 16th century to the present day, providing information about the history of fashion, life at court, British ceremonial traditions, and the lives of key historical figures. Highlights of the collection are items of clothing worn by royalty including George III, Queen Victoria, Princess Margaret, Diana, Princess of Wales and The Queen.
In this presentation Alexandra will talk about her experiences working with the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, enchanting a palace and preparing for the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Alexandra Kim is a curator with the City of Toronto, working at Gibson House and Montgomery’s Inn. Before moving to Canada Alexandra worked for 11 years in UK museums as a curator in a range of institutions including the Ashmolean Museum, Chertsey Museum, Buckinghamshire County Museum and Kensington Palace, home to the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection. She is the co-author of The Dress Detective, a practical guide to object-based research in fashion. Other writing includes a chapter about North American markets for British designers in London Couture 1923-1975. She is a co-editor of Costume, the journal of the UK Costume Society, and Secretary of the ICOM Costume Committee.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
NOTE: The Annual General Meeting for the Etobicoke Historical Society will take place before the presentation.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to dress like a King or Queen?
Alexandra Kim can tell us quite a few things about how to dress "royally" through her past experience (2008-2012) as Curator at England's historic Kensington Palace, home of The Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection. The collection contains 10,000 items of historic dress from the 16th century to the present day, providing information about the history of fashion, life at court, British ceremonial traditions, and the lives of key historical figures. Highlights of the collection are items of clothing worn by royalty including George III, Queen Victoria, Princess Margaret, Diana, Princess of Wales and The Queen.
In this presentation Alexandra will talk about her experiences working with the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, enchanting a palace and preparing for the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Alexandra Kim is a curator with the City of Toronto, working at Gibson House and Montgomery’s Inn. Before moving to Canada Alexandra worked for 11 years in UK museums as a curator in a range of institutions including the Ashmolean Museum, Chertsey Museum, Buckinghamshire County Museum and Kensington Palace, home to the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection. She is the co-author of The Dress Detective, a practical guide to object-based research in fashion. Other writing includes a chapter about North American markets for British designers in London Couture 1923-1975. She is a co-editor of Costume, the journal of the UK Costume Society, and Secretary of the ICOM Costume Committee.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
Thursday, October 18, 2018 - Speaker's Night: Toronto's 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic.
2018 marks the 100th Anniversary of the worldwide pandemic that was kno wn as the Spanish Flu which reached Toronto in October 1918. It infected 500 million people around the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million (three to five percent of the world's population), making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history.
Jamie Bradburn will reveal how the City of Toronto was impacted by and waged war against this viral enemy at a time when the country had already suffered huge loss of life and casualties from four years of World War 1.
Jamie is an award-winning freelance writer, researcher, and historical consultant specializing in Toronto's history. As a popular historian, contributor and columnist, his work has been published by Spacing, The Grid, Toronto Life, Torontoist, and TVO, and has received several honours, including (with Kevin Plummer and David Wencer) a 2014 National Magazine Award for work on Torontoist's "Historicist" column. His speaking credits include Heritage Toronto, North Toronto Historical Society, Acting Up Stage Company, the Arts & Letters Club, Jane’s Walks, and Doors Open.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
2018 marks the 100th Anniversary of the worldwide pandemic that was kno wn as the Spanish Flu which reached Toronto in October 1918. It infected 500 million people around the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million (three to five percent of the world's population), making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history.
Jamie Bradburn will reveal how the City of Toronto was impacted by and waged war against this viral enemy at a time when the country had already suffered huge loss of life and casualties from four years of World War 1.
Jamie is an award-winning freelance writer, researcher, and historical consultant specializing in Toronto's history. As a popular historian, contributor and columnist, his work has been published by Spacing, The Grid, Toronto Life, Torontoist, and TVO, and has received several honours, including (with Kevin Plummer and David Wencer) a 2014 National Magazine Award for work on Torontoist's "Historicist" column. His speaking credits include Heritage Toronto, North Toronto Historical Society, Acting Up Stage Company, the Arts & Letters Club, Jane’s Walks, and Doors Open.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - Speaker's Night: Samuel de Champlain and the Origins of the Original Fur Trade in Ontario
The founder of Quebec City and one of the most charismatic figures in Canadian history, Samuel de Champlain opened up the St Lawrence River and extended French influence throughout the Great Lakes basin. Jamie Hunter will discuss how Champlain and French explorers moved inland between 1603 and 1650 to associate and trade with the Huron/Wendat peoples of Huronia/Wendake (modern-day Simcoe and Grey Counties in Ontario) and established the foundations for a fur trade that would continue for over 200 years.
Jamie Hunter has worked in Ontario archeology for over 50 years and is responsible for major efforts of archaeological and historical site preservation. He is currently President of the Huronia Chapter of the Ontario Archeological Society. He was Director/Curator of the Huronia Musuem in Midland, Ontario from 1987 till 2013, after previously having been Curator at Huronia Historical Parks, Sainte-Marie Among The Hurons for four years.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
The founder of Quebec City and one of the most charismatic figures in Canadian history, Samuel de Champlain opened up the St Lawrence River and extended French influence throughout the Great Lakes basin. Jamie Hunter will discuss how Champlain and French explorers moved inland between 1603 and 1650 to associate and trade with the Huron/Wendat peoples of Huronia/Wendake (modern-day Simcoe and Grey Counties in Ontario) and established the foundations for a fur trade that would continue for over 200 years.
Jamie Hunter has worked in Ontario archeology for over 50 years and is responsible for major efforts of archaeological and historical site preservation. He is currently President of the Huronia Chapter of the Ontario Archeological Society. He was Director/Curator of the Huronia Musuem in Midland, Ontario from 1987 till 2013, after previously having been Curator at Huronia Historical Parks, Sainte-Marie Among The Hurons for four years.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)