On April 30, we celebrate Journey to Freedom Day. This day remembers the massive number of boat people who fled from Vietnam to Canada in the late 1970s. Many of these refugees were ethnic Chinese, some of whom had lived in Vietnam for generations. The Chinese Canadian Archive at Toronto Public Library preserves documents of…
Ontario on Fire: Digital Archive Images
Behold Ontario in flames. Fires can devastate land, property and livelihoods — and some even claim lives. The images in this post capture fires that happened across Ontario during the 20th century. In world history, fires can be so significant that they become their own encyclopedia entries: e.g. Great Fire of Rome (64 AD), Great Fire…
Discover Stratford, Ontario: Digital Archive Photos
Discover one of Ontario's most beautiful towns, Stratford, Ontario located in Perth County, situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek Nation and Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The settlement began with the surveying of the Huron Road by the Canada Company in 1828 by agent William "Tiger" Dunlop. Some of Stratford's historical highlights include: 1832 Thomas Mercer…
The Adventures of Red Riding Hood: An Exhibit at the Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books
A new exhibit at the Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books explores the story of this most famous of fairy tale heroines, and her counterpart, The Wolf, in books, advertisements, toys, games and original illustrations, dating from 1721 to 2017. View pop-ups, miniatures, shaped books, paper dolls, puzzles, household items and more, and don’t forget to take…
Ontario’s Snowy Past
This April arrives not bearing flowers, showers or any indication of warming powers. Blowing winds and snow dance across the sky and tingle our eyes. If this is a dour warning of more coldness to come, we are assured that as Ontarians we have the fortitude and resilience to wait this cold blast out. …
Muskoka’s Earliest Tourists
Muskoka is a region in Ontario bounded by Georgian Bay to the west, Haliburton to the east and Simcoe to the south. Its main lakes are Muskoka, Rousseau and Joseph. It was named for Chippewa chief Mesquas Ukee who negotiated the land claim for the territory with the British in the mid-1800s. It is situated…
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