North Toronto Historical Society Monthly Meetings
  September to November 2014


Recollections of the Huron-Sussex Neighbourhood

Nancy Williams and Marie Scott-Baron invited their neighbours to write about life in Huron-Sussex, next to the University of Toronto which survived development threats in the 1960s.
Designer Anne Vellone took 150 photos of the area's architectural heritage for Recollections of a Neighbourhood: Huron Sussex from UTS to Stop Spadina.  She and publisher John Parry will talk about how the volume emerged and read excerpts from its recollections of the "community that almost wasn't".


                                        Read All About It! - Toronto's Newspaper Heritage

Toronto has long enjoyed a competitive field for journalism, hosting no fewer than three major dailies since the 1870s.  Discover the colourful characters and editorial viewpoints which rolled off the city's presses and shaped our history in this illustrated talk presented by Jamie Bradburn, an award winning freelance writer specializing in historical writing and research. He is currently a staff writer with Torontoist. One of his articles was nominated in the Short Publication Category at the 2014 Heritage Toronto Awards.

Corn Flower Pattern Glass: A Truly Canadian Business Success Story

Betsy McDonald discovered something surprising about her Toronto house and in the process learned first hand about the family who created this beloved design.  She will include a video and samples of Corn Flower glass in her presentation.


FREE ADMISSION. EVERYONE WELCOME. PROGRAMS ARE COSPONSORED BY NORTHERN DISTRICT LIBRARY AND THE NORTH TORONTO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

MEETINGS BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M. (REFRESHMENTS FROM 7:10 P.M.) AND ARE HELD ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH IN THE SECOND FLOOR MEETING ROOM AT NORTHERN DISTRICT LIBRARY, 40 ORCHARD VIEW BLVD.