October 22, 2023
10:30 AM
Hop on a bus for a day of exploring Toronto and be inspired by the beauty that has been conserved throughout the city. [...]
September 19, 2023
3:00 PM
Hear gravesite tales that feature notable Black community members buried at the Toronto Necropolis (one of the city’s oldest cemeteries) [...]
September 10, 2023
11:00 AM
Follow the post-war development of the Jewish community on Lawrence Avenue West. We’ll visit the area’s many schools, yeshivas and synagogues, including Congregation Habonim Toronto, founded by Holocaust survivors; and the iconic bakeries and kosher restaurants like United Bakers Dairy Restaurant. [...]
September 9, 2023
3:00 PM
Discover the Black history that spans King Street East: from the first Underground Railroad site excavated in Canada, to one of Toronto’s first soul food restaurants. [...]
September 17, 2023
3:00 PM
Learn how nature has inspired Indigenous culture. Led by an Indigenous historian, on this walk we’ll identify native plants and hear about their importance to Indigenous traditions. [...]
September 14, 2023
6:30 PM
Share the spotlight with the characters and locations that helped transform Toronto’s theatre scene from the 1950s to 1980s. Tales include how a show ran amok when Toronto’s morality squad took issue with a play about a pig, and how the Bohemian Embassy hosted Canada’s first and not-so-dignified “happening”. [...]
September 2, 2023
3:00 PM
Discover how public works have shaped Toronto. Using examples from the South Hill area, we’ll explore some of the infrastructure that makes life in the city possible. [...]
August 26, 2023
11:00 AM
Wander through the leafy streets of South Hill, as we learn about the early 20th-century history and architecture of the neighbourhood. [...]
September 24, 2023
11:00 AM
Meet the women who overcame persecution and prejudice in their fight for opportunity and justice in 19th- and 20th-century Toronto. From the former site of the Mercer Reformatory, the first women’s prison in Canada, we’ll explore the area’s long-lost factories, immigration centres and rooming houses to uncover the stories of the women who lived and worked here. [...]
August 19, 2023
3:00 PM
Explore this neighbourhood transformed by generations of immigrants: from postwar Italian and Portuguese migrants, to more recent Ethiopian and Eritrean newcomers. [...]
September 21, 2023
6:30 PM
Discover the stories of Toronto’s 2SLGBTQ+ community — from advocacy fuelled by the Bathhouse Raids and the AIDS epidemic, to the belonging and celebration found at the City Park Apartments, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and St. Charles Tavern. Learn about efforts to strengthen the Church-Wellesley Village today and build the community for the future. [...]
June 3, 2023
11:00 AM
Challenge yourself, friends and family to a treasure hunt of the rich heritage in Little Jamaica and take the chance to win amazing prizes. [...]
September 7, 2022
6:00 PM
Enjoy the neighbourliness of East York, Canada’s only borough before it joined with Toronto. Learn about its working class roots, the hardships from which residents forged a fierce community spirit, and how the area’s landmarks, such as Michael Garron Hospital and Cosburn United Church, are growing their legacies of public service. [...]
July 9, 2022
3:00 PM
Enjoy the neighbourliness of East York, Canada’s only borough before it joined with Toronto. Learn about its working class roots, the hardships from which residents forged a fierce community spirit, and how the area’s landmarks, such as Michael Garron Hospital and Cosburn United Church, are growing their legacies of public service. [...]
August 13, 2022
3:00 PM
Discover Toronto’s history of healthcare, from the ground-breaking development of insulin to the inspiring story of Dr. Alexander Augusta, one of our first Black physicians. Learn how the city battled infectious disease, including the 1847 Typhus outbreak, and about the polio treatment in the 1950s that serves as a precursor to Canada’s epidemic and pandemic response today. [...]
November 22, 2021
6:00 PM
This exclusive donor event gives a behind-the-scenes look at Toronto's Paradise Theatre, first opened in 1937. [...]
October 7, 2021
6:00 PM
Virtually explore the great restaurants of Toronto's Chinatown West neighbourhood and discover a changing community landscape. [...]
September 23, 2021
6:00 PM
Step back in time with Chinatown historian and author, Arlene Chan, to trace the development of the Chinese community in Toronto. [...]
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