Since our founding in 1994, the Friends of Fort York have always made a priority of long term planning
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In March, 2006, construction excavations undertaken as part of the Malibu condominium development at the northwest corner of Bathurst
by Carl Benn, PhD, Chief Curator, City of Toronto Museums and Heritage Services Much of our understanding of Fort
Late last Fall archaeological test excavations were carried out under the direction of David Robertson of Archaeological Services, Inc.
Around 1973-74, Fort York began to offer in-depth school programmes beyond the two-hour tours that had been a part
Much is made today of the death of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Solemn ceremonies are held with flag draped
It was April of 1969 and the Officers’ Quarters at Fort York was scheduled to open to the public
Garrison Creek rose in two small streams north of St. Clair Avenue West. The eastern branch, the Humewood Reach,
The Great East Gate Of Fort York by David Spittal, Archaeologist with the City’s Culture division When George
The 45 acres bounded by Dufferin, King, Strachan and the CN mainline linking Toronto and Hamilton, known as Liberty
Recently the city’s archaeologist David Spittal turned up an old sketch plan of the area northwest of Fort York
Part of the iconography of military historic sites, along with blockhouses, muskets and red-coats, is the heavy guns that
The “Ryerson/ICOMOS Charrette: ‘Find out about Historic Fort York – Visitor Interpretation Center'” will address the site selection and
One of the more remarkable housing developments among the great many that have occurred on the Garrison Common was
by David Spittal Visitors to Fort York usually focus on the surviving military buildin gs, the earthworks and other
Originally Wellington Street between Spadina and Portland was called Wellington Place. Today the name describes the neighbourhood bounded by
The Friends of Fort York recently acquired an interesting mid-Victorian military manual with a good Toronto provenance. This fine
e full name of our organization is e Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common, and while looking out
The Ghosts of Storytelling at By David Juliusson the Garrison Fort York is dark outside and the wind is
A Dance from the Officers’ Mess La Jupon Rouge Thomas Wilson’s A Companion to the Ballroom, (3rd edition) published
The Bathurst Street Bridge celebrates By David its 100th birthday this year! Spittal The present Bathurst Street Bridge crosses
