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Category Archives: Long Branch Historical Society
A Conservation Heritage District for Long Branch would be highly valuable in protecting our heritage buildings
Councillor Grimes’ office has previously shared information with us about the steps required to get the Heritage Conservation District under way. Such a project has been discussed before. The previous discussion was valuable. I look forward to working with other Long … Continue reading
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Five key things about Long Branch
Each person has their own view about what’s important about Long Branch. Here are five concepts that appeal to me: 1. History and pre-history. Geomorphology. 2. Samuel Smith. Borderlands concept. Changes at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek. Marie Curtis Park. … Continue reading
The British Empire was dismantled after the end of the Second World War
I was in elementary school in Montreal in 1955 when the ‘Richard Riot’ occurred in that city. The event, on March 17, 1955, was named after Maurice Richard, the star player for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. … Continue reading
The first Crusade: Military leadership involves the skilful management of violence
Among the books I’ve been reading with regard to military history is Armies of heaven: The first Crusade and the quest for apocalypse (2011). Jay Rubenstein does a commendable job of citing sources in such a way that the story … Continue reading
We’ve put together a 26-minute online video about Colonel Samuel Smith and his homestead
The story of Colonel Samuel Smith and the efforts to keep his homestead site in public hands are highlighted in these speaking notes for an October 2011 talk about the colonel. This article by Cynthia Reason in The Etobicoke Guardian … Continue reading
Colonel Samuel Smith and his homestead (speaking notes from October 2011 presentation)
A video of based on presentation by Jaan Pill at an October 2011 meeting of the Long Branch Historical Society has been posted on Vimeo. Below are the speaking notes on which the video is based. Jaan Pill October 4, 2011 Long Branch … Continue reading
What was once a major wildlife habitat at the mouth of the Etobicoke Creek was eventually engineered out of existence
A glimpse of Toronto’s history: Opportunities for the commemoration of lost historic sites (2011), published by the City Planning Division, Urban Development Services, City of Toronto (2001), includes an informative account of the history of Etobicoke Creek. Granted, some of the … Continue reading
