A series of free online presentations live via Zoom Webinar
Thursday, June 16, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - Ernest D. Banting's Life in Weston
Ernest D. “Doc” Banting (1892-1973), a distant cousin to Dr. Frederick Banting, discoverer of Insulin, was a leading citizen of the Town of Weston in the mid-1900’s. As a salesman and politician in a career that spanned more than five decades from the 1920s to the 1970s, “Doc” was a shameless self-promoter but a constant home-town booster … and a bit of a rogue. Join EHS Historian Richard Jordan as he follows “Doc” around the town while exploring topics like small town sports, municipal politics, the Orange Order, the effects of the Depression, the birth of Canada’s unemployment system, the role of service clubs like the Lions and, last but not least, temperance. Vividly recreating a community from a vanished era, Richard will draw on research from his newly-published book, Ernest D. Banting and Life in Weston 1921-1973.
Ernest D. “Doc” Banting (1892-1973), a distant cousin to Dr. Frederick Banting, discoverer of Insulin, was a leading citizen of the Town of Weston in the mid-1900’s. As a salesman and politician in a career that spanned more than five decades from the 1920s to the 1970s, “Doc” was a shameless self-promoter but a constant home-town booster … and a bit of a rogue. Join EHS Historian Richard Jordan as he follows “Doc” around the town while exploring topics like small town sports, municipal politics, the Orange Order, the effects of the Depression, the birth of Canada’s unemployment system, the role of service clubs like the Lions and, last but not least, temperance. Vividly recreating a community from a vanished era, Richard will draw on research from his newly-published book, Ernest D. Banting and Life in Weston 1921-1973.
Thursday, July 21, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - The Kingsway
One of Canada’s premier neighbourhoods, The Kingsway was the vision of one man, Robert Home Smith. A lawyer by training but a natural-born town planner, Home Smith took 3,100 acres of ordinary Etobicoke farmland and turned it into an elegant series of subdivisions that were deemed “A bit of England far from England”. Centered around the Old Mill, they offered not only a new vision of town planning but of upper middle class life in Toronto. So “jump on the bus” with EHS Historian Richard Jordan for an enjoyable virtual journey through this picturesque and historic neighbourhood.
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One of Canada’s premier neighbourhoods, The Kingsway was the vision of one man, Robert Home Smith. A lawyer by training but a natural-born town planner, Home Smith took 3,100 acres of ordinary Etobicoke farmland and turned it into an elegant series of subdivisions that were deemed “A bit of England far from England”. Centered around the Old Mill, they offered not only a new vision of town planning but of upper middle class life in Toronto. So “jump on the bus” with EHS Historian Richard Jordan for an enjoyable virtual journey through this picturesque and historic neighbourhood.
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - Etobicoke's Historic Lakeshore
Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch share many things, including the streetcars of Lakeshore Boulevard West and the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, but they have very different histories. Mimico is an older town, once the home of palatial estates. New Toronto had its start as a gritty industrial suburb. And Long Branch began as a gated, upper class cottage community and resort in Victorian times. Join EHS Historian Richard Jordan as he travels back in time on this virtual historic tour of Etobicoke’s three lakeshore communities.
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Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch share many things, including the streetcars of Lakeshore Boulevard West and the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, but they have very different histories. Mimico is an older town, once the home of palatial estates. New Toronto had its start as a gritty industrial suburb. And Long Branch began as a gated, upper class cottage community and resort in Victorian times. Join EHS Historian Richard Jordan as he travels back in time on this virtual historic tour of Etobicoke’s three lakeshore communities.
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Our Speaker: EHS Historian Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan is an EHS Board Member and Historian, having previously served as a Director from 1980 to 1996, including a two-year term as President. He also served two terms as a citizen member of the Etobicoke Historical Board in the 1980s.
Richard studied Geography and Environmental Studies at York University and later contributed a local heritage column in the Toronto Star from 1984 to 1991 as well as feature articles in a number of genealogy and history magazines. Richard’s family genealogy book, Beyond the Great Pine Ridge was published in 2004 and a new book, Ernest D. Banting and Life in Weston 1921-1973 was published this year. Richard is well known for his speaking engagements with historical societies and seniors groups.
Richard Jordan is an EHS Board Member and Historian, having previously served as a Director from 1980 to 1996, including a two-year term as President. He also served two terms as a citizen member of the Etobicoke Historical Board in the 1980s.
Richard studied Geography and Environmental Studies at York University and later contributed a local heritage column in the Toronto Star from 1984 to 1991 as well as feature articles in a number of genealogy and history magazines. Richard’s family genealogy book, Beyond the Great Pine Ridge was published in 2004 and a new book, Ernest D. Banting and Life in Weston 1921-1973 was published this year. Richard is well known for his speaking engagements with historical societies and seniors groups.
Become a Member of the Etobicoke Historical Society
The Etobicoke Historical Society has been part of the community since 1958! We’d love to have you join us and have the opportunity to:
Simply click the button below to go to our online membership form on CanadaHelps:
The Etobicoke Historical Society has been part of the community since 1958! We’d love to have you join us and have the opportunity to:
- Learn more about the history of our community and keep in touch with changes taking place.
- Hear fascinating guest speakers both online and at our meetings, held seven times per year at historic Montgomery’s Inn Museum.
- Receive our dynamic, informative newsletter, The Aldernews, which outlines upcoming meetings and covers many different historical topics (seven issues/year.)
- Get involved, if you wish, in projects preserving Etobicoke’s heritage for the future.
- Gain a little balance and perspective in your hectic modern-day life!
Simply click the button below to go to our online membership form on CanadaHelps: