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“Jus’ thinkin'” post from Graeme Decarie, who taught at Malcolm Campbell High School in the early 1960s
/3 Comments/in Jane's Walk, MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillClick here for previous posts from or about Graeme Decarie > I am pleased to share with you the following post from Graeme Decarie: * * * * * * * * * * Jus’ thinkin’ My thoughts went back to the days when we and the world were young. I just caught a glimpse […]
New Board of Directors at Small Arms Society features skills in archival research, event planning, cultural planning, marketing, and project management
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve discussed the Small Arms Society at a recent post, and will talk about the society in more detail later in the current post. Click here to access the Facebook Page of the Small Arms Society > On a related topic, I’ve recently had the occasion to think about leadership succession and other key ingredients for […]
A mouse came to visit me at my home office. The next day I drove it to Marie Curtis Park.
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI saw a mouse at my home office on May 5, 2015. I saw it several times that evening. I was wondering why it didn’t run off as soon as it saw me. On the morning of May 6, 2015, at 6:30 am, I saw the mouse again. When I saw it one more time […]
Jim Carr helped us to identify the Henderson motorcycle in 1927 Etobicoke Creek photo
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillJim Carr, who passed away suddenly on June 3, 2014, some time back helped us to identify the make of the motorcycle – a Henderson – in a 1927 photo taken by the radial railway bridge at Etobicoke Creek. We’re assuming it was taken in 1927 because, as Mike James of Brampton has pointed out, […]
David Webster, who grew up in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey), has a great recollection of local history dating back to the 1940s
/18 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: Colleen O’Marra – see Comments at the end of this post – has added details about Police Chief Smythe that I read with much interest. For additional comments about Toronto-area postwar emergency housing, click here > [End] I had the good fortune to spend a couple of hours on the morning of Dec. […]
Do you have a photo of Robin’s Nest, built by Alfred Bray who moved to Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) in 1910?
/4 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillSandy Bray has a question that you may be able to answer “I’ve been enjoying your site very much,” Sandy Bray writes, “and have been thinking alot of memories and questions, etc. etc.” Sandy has recently sent a question to her dad, Jim Bray, asking if he remembered the address of the house called “Robins Nest” […]