New Toronto Historical Society

Member of the Ontario Historical Society

Membership #7580

 

(last update:  Aug 29^th, 2010)

 

NEW: 

***See Upcoming Events – Sep 9th – Montgomery’s Inn Corn Roast & Heritage Fair – we’ll be there!***

***Aug 8^th:  The Goodyear Wingfoot Clan editions for the years 1955-1957, have been added to our Newsletters page***

 

IN-PROGRESS:

 

***The Goodyear Wingfoot Clan – years 1951-1953***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome!

 

Our officers are:

 

President:  Wendy Gamble

Vice-President:  Bob Bingham

Treasurer:  Carol Wickham

Program Development:  Michael Harrison

Secretary:  Laurie Caron

 

 

The aim of the New Toronto Historical Society is to preserve and promote the history of the Town of New Toronto.

 

We are in the process of publishing the history of New Toronto on this website.  Please click on the links to the left, indicating the specific topics. 

If you would care to share your pictures and stories with us, please e-mail our secretary at newtorontohistorical@rogers.com. 

We welcome your comments and suggestions.

 

This website is the property of the New Toronto Historical Society and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without giving credit to the Society and author of the article.

 

 

Please help support our society – become a member by clicking here:  Memberships

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

 

Montgomery’s Inn – Corn Roast & Heritage Fair

Thursday, September 9th

5:00 – 8:00pm

Enjoy the market and roasted corn at Montgomery's Inn.

There will also be a bake sale, and a selection of local produce, and live music.

The day includes live music and displays from west-end heritage sites.

 

 

The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)

present:

 

The Battle of Brandywine Parade and Dinner

Saturday, September 11^th, 2010

In the presence of the Event Patron, The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, The Honourable David C. Onley, O.Ont

Marking the Change of Appointment between

Honorary Colonel Dr. Neville G. Poy, O.C., OStJ, and Honorary Colonel Darrell Bricker, PhD

Historic Fort York, 100 Garrison Road

Dress: Parade dress, suit and tie, cocktail dress

Parade commences: 1600hrs   Dinner service: 1930hrs

Dinner tickets are available at www.qyrang.ca/brandywine2010

 

 

 

 

 

New Toronto Historical Society

 

Tuesday, September 21^st, 2010

L.A.M.P.  – 185 Fifth Street, New Toronto

7:00 – 9:00pm

Speaker: Derek Boles on Toronto's Built Railway Heritage:

The Architecture of the Age of Rail Over 200 images will be used to explore the history of railway architecture in Toronto, from the magnificent Union Station to the lowly crossing shanty that was recently restored at the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre. This fast-paced presentation will also explore suburban passenger stations, express buildings, downtown ticket offices, and both the CNR Spadina and CPR John Street roundhouses. A brief overview will also be provided of the current stage of redevelopment at Union Station and the opening of the TRHC in the summer of 2010.

 

Biography

Derek Boles is one of the founding members of the Toronto Railway Historical Association and has written and lectured extensively on Toronto's railway history. He coordinates the annual Doors Open event at Union Station and leads popular monthly tours of the station. He is on the board of Heritage Toronto and is the chair of the Union Station Revitalization Public Advisory Group. Derek is also the chief historian for the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre and his book, “Toronto’s Railway Heritage” was published by Arcadia Publishing in 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

October 26^th, 2010 – L.A.M.P. at 7:00pm

John Sewell, journalist, former mayor, former city councilor, will be speaking on:

Biography of William Lyon Mackenzie

http://www.johnsewell.com/

 

 

 

Also book your calendars for the following dates – speakers to be confirmed:

 

April 19^th, 2010 - L.A.M.P. at 7:00pm

 

May 17^th, 2010 - L.A.M.P. at 7:00pm

 

 

 

Lambton House

 

October 5^th - A second walk by Madeleine McDowell

October 15^th - Hurricane Hazel Night

Dec - Annual Lambton House Traditional Carol Singing

See www.lambtonhouse.org for more details

 

 

Notices

 

 

We are happy to announce that the New Toronto Historical Society website has won the Award of Excellence in the media category at the 2009 Toronto Heritage Awards

 

We thank the many contributors to the site, without whom this award would not have been possible 

 

Notable mentions are:

Wendy Gamble, president – who inspired the creation of the site back in 2003

Matthew Gamble – who hosts our site and keeps our domain name active each year

Michael Harrison – for nominating the site

The late Dick Baxter – who shared his many stories and pictures that he collected over the years

Theresa McCuaig – who kindly shared her copyrighted profiles of New Toronto streets

Bob Bingham and Carol Wickham – for their long term contributions to the society executive

And countless others who have contributed their stories and pictures

 

Thank you to all

Many regards,

Laurie Caron, secretary-webmaster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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