Historic sites are universally challenged with the task of preparing large numbers of people for the visitor experience and
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“Why, single men in barricks don’t grow into plaster saints;” Rudyard Kipling, “Tommy” Religion at Fort York is an
As part of Nuit Blanche 2016 the Toronto Lighting Collaborative created and organized CITYLights–two installations in Victoria Memorial Square
It’s too soon to say whether Toronto will end with a whimper, but we know for sure it began
This article is an abbreviated version of the original, published in 2005 on the website of the Wellington Place
There are two parts to the bridge on Bathurst Street between Front Street and Fort York Boulevard: the historic
The Battle of York is among the most storied and beststudied episodes in Toronto’s early history. Two centuries on,
On the south side of Niagara Street between Tecumseth St. and Wellington St. W., backing on the former but
Rail Deck Park should make us (even more) grateful for Garrison Common. Twenty-eight hectares of new parkland in the
The first issue of Fife and Drum appeared on 24 May 1996 following a merger between The Friends of
Archaeology at Fort York dates back sixty years to at least 1956 when staff undertook exploration of the fort’s
Soon after moving from America to Toronto, fifty years ago, I discovered the Fort York neighbourhood. It then possessed
Between 1905 and 1909 it wasn’t a foreign invasion but an internal attack that threatened the very existence of
Between 1802 and 1837 Gustavus Nicolls of the Royal Engineers served twenty-seven years over three tours of duty in
The declaration of war in early August 1914 was not a surprise to Torontonians. The newspapers had warned of
The murder of John Paul Radelmüller is one of Toronto’s oldest mysteries and the city’s most enduring ghost story.
As part of the City’s Museums and Heritage Services’ ongoing commitment to make our important historical collection accessible to
The lighthouse at Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, the second oldest such structure in Canada after Halifax’s Sambro Light,
Nearly two kilometres of the Gardiner Expressway extending west of Bathurst Street is elevated on columns or structural ‘bents.’
Eight hundred years ago, in 1215, King John reluctantly placed his royal seal on the Magna Carta (the Great
As part of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Fort York National Historic Site will have the privilege of playing host to
The first Toronto Athletic Games were held, beginning on 11 September 1839, under the sponsorship of prominent Toronto citizens
Any field trip can be amazing whether you sleep over or just visit for the day. Last winter, for
The first time around, York and Fort York were hit hard by the War of 1812. Happily they have
As readers will know, the original Fort York was built by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe, who correctly foresaw the
Intensive redevelopment of the largely underutilized or derelict lands surrounding Fort York and the Garrison Common continues to change
I met Brigadier John McGinnis for the first time in the 1960s when I was the Curator at Black
Truth is, I don’t remember the first time I went to Fort York. I don’t recall learning of its
One hundred and seventy years ago, in May 1845, Captain Sir John Franklin led a Royal Navy expedition of
“A giant causeway, edged with huge square blocks and an immense railing leads up to a massive building with
