The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common was held virtually at
Topic: Victoria Square
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St. John the Evangelist Church was for many years an important spiritual and military establishment in Toronto. First established
From 1794 until 1863 today’s Victoria Memorial Square, just east of Fort York, was the cemetery for the garrison.
This article is an abbreviated version of the original, published in 2005 on the website of the Wellington Place
Her Majesty’s Army and Navy Veterans’ Association (sometimes Society), formed in Toronto in August 1887, and incorporated in 1888,
Good civil servants often go unheralded but Toronto is blessed with more than a few, and one of them
The preparation of this article and appearance of Crimea in the headlines the last few weeks was an unplanned
![Image from Cholera Epidemics in York [Toronto] in 1832 and 1834, p. 3 of December 2013 (Vol 17, No 4).](https://friendsoffortyork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/fofy-december-2013-vol17-no4-p03-img1.jpeg)
In the early 19th century, cholera evolved into one of the world’s first globalized infectious diseases. Endemic along the
In collaboration The interests of The Friends of Fort York go far beyond the ramparted fort and open area
This special number of The Fife and Drum newsletter of The Friends of Fort York is published on the
As 1912 opened, only sketchy plans existed at Toronto’s city hall and Queen’s Park to mark the Centennial of
Since 1987, the ongoing restoration program at Fort York has included extensive archaeological investigations in every part of the
The restoration of Victoria Memorial Square, conceived in 2001, is at last complete. It was in the February 2004
In October Henry D’Auchapt was invited to join the board. Under our bylaws the directors are empowered to appoint
The Friends of Fort York and site staff have formed a committee on History & Archaeology to support fort-related
Originally Wellington Street between Spadina and Portland was called Wellington Place. Today the name describes the neighbourhood bounded by
David O’Hara Appointed Administrator for Fort York Rita Davies (Executive Director, Toronto Culture Division), Karen Black (Manager, Museums and
