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Now online!  OHS Bulletin October 2011 (Issue 180)


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[January 2012] Harriet Tubman: Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader
HARRIET TUBMAN
Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader A Quest Biography
by Rosemary Sadlier 978-1-459701502
192 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, index
$19.99 paperback
Available January 2012 from Dundurn PressBorn in the Un...More

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[November 2011] City of Toronto - Heritage Town Hall Meeting
Official Plan ReviewThe City is reviewing its Oficial Plan. As part of this review we are doing a full examination and updating of the Official Plan's Heritage policies with the assistance of a team of consultants and a ...More

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[October 2011] Caledon Heritage Foundation's Annual General Meeting
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011
of the
Caledon Heritage FoundationPlease join us for an evening with our
special guest, renowned genealogist

J. Brian Gilchrist,
Referencel Archivist at the Region of Peel Archives“The Import...More

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[October 2011] Canadian Cricket Pioneer's Nomination to Canadian Hall of Fame Gains Momentum
Editor's Note: This article is a follow-up to the post "Frederick James Heather's Lifelong Contribution to Cricket" (Summer 2010). It is being reprinted with permissions from The CricketerBy: C. Redford
redford@hotmail....More

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[October 2011] Dorothy's House Museum Celebrates 30th Year
On Sunday, August 28, 2011, the Port Hope and District Historical Society (PHDHS) celebrated the 30th year that Dorothy's House Museum has been open to the public. The Garden Hill "mid-1840s workman's cottage" was offic...More

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[October 2011] Ontario Heritage Trust Scholarship Updates
Black Heritage and Culture Scholarship Available - Ontario Heritage Trust Do you know an exceptional young person who has made an outstanding contribution to their community in the area of Black heritage and culture? If...More

[September 2011] British Home Child Day - September 28
British Home Child Day - Wednesday September 28, 2011 Bill 185, a Private Members' Bill which received Royal Assent on June 1, 2011, designated September 28th of each year as “British Home Child Day” in Ontario. From th...More

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[Summer 2011] Seventh Town Historical Society Receives Victoria Cross Library
Photo: Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, Terry MacDonald of Calgary and Daryl Kramp, M.P. (Prince Edward Hastings) were on hand to unveil the Victoria Cross Library Transfer to OHS Affiliate the Seventh To...More

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[Summer 2011] Call for Speakers - OGS Toronto Branch
CALL FOR SPEAKERS Finding Your Great War Ancestors
March 31, 2012
North York Memorial Hall/North York Central Library Auditorium
5110 & 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society...More

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[Summer 2011] Doors Open Events in Ontario Cemeteries
Continued from OHS Bulletin No. 179 "Cemetery News" page 6...Ontario Cemeteries to Visit this Fall - Doors Open Ontario27 August | Christ Church Cemetery, Roches Point, Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery, north of Unionville, Lo...More

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[Summer 2011] A Northern Nativity, a world of crèches is coming to Toronto
For the first time, there is to be a convention in Canada devoted to the study of the crèche and its importance not only as a symbol of faith, but as an iconic art form closely aligned to the history of the world, and wi...More

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[Summer 2011] Doors Open Newmarket 2011
Doors Open Newmarket, 2011 Newmarket will again participate in Doors Open Ontario, a programme of the Ontario Heritage Trust that celebrates the historic, cultural and architectural heritage of the province. Saturday, S...More

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[March 2011] Archives Association of Ontario Launches New Website
On October 23, 2010, the Archives Association of Ontario launched its new website at http://aao-archivists.ca. Features on the website include Ontario’s union catalogue, ARCHEION as well as links to articles about conse...More

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[March 2011] Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference
Association of Canadian Archivist's 36th Annual Conference
Toronto 2011 The Association of Canadian Archivists' (ACA) 2011 conference will be held in Toronto at the Delta Chelsea hotel, between June 2 and June 4, 201...More

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[March 2011] Archives of Ontario Extends Hours of Operation
The Archives of Ontario has extended its hours of operation. As of Tuesday, February 8, 2011, hours of service will be extended on Tuesdays and Thursdays to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services avail...More

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[March 2011] Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society - Call for Papers
CALL FOR PAPERS Finding Ontario Ancestors Workshop
6 August 2011
North York Central Library Auditorium
5120 Yonge Street, Toronto The Ontario Genealo...More

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[March 2011] Great Lakes History Mysteries Project
By Tom Leonard
Arts Across the Waters/Great Lakes Young Writers
www.greatlakesyoungwriters.net The Great Lakes History Mysteries initiative is a project currently under development by representatives of University of Wes...More

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[December 2010] OHS Achieves New Landmark for Incorporating Historical Organizations!
by Rob Leverty,
Executive Director The OHS is very pleased to report that on Saturday, November 27th, 2010, the OHS Board of Directors incorporated 3 more historical organizations in 2010 as not-for-profit corp...More

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[October 2010] OHS Museums Committee Seeking Input
The OHS Museums Committee Needs Your Input!

Many of the museums in the province have roots in Historical Societies. Today, many historical societies continue to operate a museum as a part of their mandate.

To better ...More

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[Summer 2010] Rebellion-era Prison Boxes
Pickering Museum Village Foundation
pat.dunnill@sympatico.ca From Dad with Love The simple handmade wooden memento box, lovingly carved and inscribed by a father to his daughter, 172 years ago has returned to Pickeri...More

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1837 Rebellion Prisoners' Boxes
Chris Raible
chrisraible1@gmail.comEditor's Note: This article originally appeared in the December 2008 OHS Bulletin and is a natural follow-up to the article printed in the Summer 2010 Bulletin regarding Ashael Scott'...More

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From Hands Now Striving to Be Free
From Hands Now Striving to Be Free: Boxes Crafted by 1837 Rebellion Prisoners. Written by Chris Raible with John C. Carter and Darryl Withrow, this 75 page softbound publication is available for $15.00 from the York P...More

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[Summer 2010] Frederick James Heather's Lifelong Contribution to Cricket
C. Redford
redford@hotmail.ca Frederick James Heather Fred Heather’s introduction to cricket started in England. He was born in Godalming, England on January 27, 1890. As a boy, he put up score tins for the Broadwate...More

[April 2010] Are You the Descendant of a Home Child?
Linda Thompson, Guest Writer
lthompson40@cogeco.ca The Government has designated 2010 ‘Year of the Home Child’ and this October Canada Post is issuing a stamp honouring these children.Home Children are the Forgotte...More

[March 2010] OHS Welcomes New Minister of Tourism and Culture
Thee Ontario Historical Society (OHS) would like to offer a warm welcome to Ontario’s new Minister of Tourism and Culture, The Honourable Michael Chan, MPP (Markham–Unionville). Mr. Chan was first elected to the Legislat...More