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Stayner Heritage Society Celebrates the 140th Anniversary of the Township of Stayner
Stayner Heritage Society announces that it will be celebrating the 140th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Stayner. Saturday, July 07, 2012.
The festivities will occur along Main Street throughout the day. Station Park will hold...
Read moreNew Exhibit Opening at Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
On April 16, 2012 a new display “Seeing the Forest through the Trees” opened at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, 50 Pim Street, Sault Ste. Marie. It chronicles the history of describing and measuring Ontario’s forests from 1800 to...
Read moreCall for Proposals - NCPH - The Significance of Audiences in Public History
Call for Proposals
“Knowing your Public(s)—The Significance of Audiences in Public History”
2013 Annual Meeting, National Council on Public History
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 17-20, 2013
In 2013 the National Council on Public History will...
Read moreSociety Sets New Landmark for Affiliation in 2011
Rob Leverty,
Executive Director
Ontario Historical Society
Incorporation with The Ontario Historical Society in 2012 has already begun! On March 3, 2012, incorporated two new historical organizations as not-for-profit corporations,...
Read moreDepartment of Canadian Heritage - Diamond Jubilee Funding
Quoted directly from the website of the Department of Canadian Heritage:
found here: http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1315852578931
For further information, visit http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1315852578931
"In 2012, Canada marks the 60th anniversary of...
Read moreHarriet 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 Press
Born in the United States and enslaved as...
Read moreGovernment of Ontario Launches Grants Ontario
The Government of Ontario is pleased to announce the launch of Grants Ontario an online tool that provides one-window access to information about grants offered by the Ministry of
Tourism, Culture and Sport, and the Ministry of Citizenship...
[October 2011] Caledon Heritage Foundation's Annual General Meeting
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011
of the
Caledon Heritage Foundation
Please join us for an evening with our
special guest, renowned genealogist
J. Brian Gilchrist,
Referencel Archivist at the Region of Peel Archives
"The Importance of Family and...
Read more[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 Cricketer
By: C. Redford
redford@hotmail.com
A campaign to induct a...
[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 officially designated as a...
Read more[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 so, the Ontario Heritage...
Read more[September 2011] British Home Child Day - September 28
British Home Child Day - Wednesday September 28, 2011Bill 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 the 1860s to the 1930s over...
Read more[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 Town Historical Society and...
[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 and the Canadiana Department...
Read more[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 with special emphasis on the...
Read more[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 conservation and preservation...Read more[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 available during these hours...Read more[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 Western Ontario, Loyola...
Read more[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 corporations in the Province of...
Read more[December 2010] November 7th Event a Success!
On November 7th, 2010, the Ontario Historical Society (OHS), in partnership with Dundurn Press, held a special event to celebrate the launch of Dorothy Duncan's newest book, Feasting and Fasting: Canada's Heritage Celebrations and celebrate...
[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 serve our Museum community, we...
[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 Pickering and is the focal point...
Read more1837 Rebellion Prisoners' Boxes
Chris Raible
chrisraible1@gmail.com
Editor'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's box.
In the months...
Read moreFrom 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 Pioneer and Historical...
Read more[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 Broadwater Cricket Club (C.C.). Here...
Read more[April 2010] Are You the Descendant of a Home Child?
Linda Thompson, Guest Writerlthompson40@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 Forgotten Children not only in...Read 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 Legislative Assembly of Ontario on...Read more[October 2010] OHS Welcomes New Affiliate: Soo Pipe Band
Cliff Graham
clifford.graham@ontario.ca
The Soo Pipe Band was incorporated in the Province of Ontario through affiliation with the OHS on June 12, 2010. The band is located in Sault Ste. Marie and has been in existence since 1915, when...
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