An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
You can access a recent MRA Community News Update here. It takes a lot of work and community effort to put together and keep in operation a viable residents association. MRA is doing a great job in representing residents of Mimico – in particular those who live west of Park Lawn Road.
The following message, forwarded by David Juliusson, is from Sean Fraser of the Ontario Heritage Trust: Friends and colleagues, You are invited to attend the exciting speakers series event, “War on the Homefront; Women and the War of 1812,” presented by Dr. Jane Errington at Parliament interpretive centre on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Please see […]
The following message is from Colleen O’Marra: In September of 1935( and it really was a dark and stormy night) a small plane crashed onto a field. Two men climbed out and were confronted by a security guard and his dogs. The guard asked the men if they were okay.They were fine but the men […]
Following message of Nov. 13, 2013 is from Michael Harrison regarding Wesley Mimico United Church: Today Toronto City Council adopted the amended recommendation from Etobicoke-York Community to declare its intent to designate Wesley Mimico United Church under the Ontario Heritage Act. The next step is for the city to notify the owner, and issue a […]
You can access the CCFEW overview here.
You can access the Nov. 8, 2013 Globe article here. A Nov. 21, 2013 Globe and Mail article on a related topic is of interest: “The one-room classroom could make a comeback in Hamilton.” The problems that we face can benefit, I believe, from “flexible, creative and student-directed forms of learning.” That said, I do wonder […]
I’m looking forward to this workshop in Mississauga, which I’ve discussed earlier. The map below shows the study area
Cathy Richardson has forwarded a message concerned with military pensions. It’s a topic that I’ve thought about from time to time in the context of military history and the soldiers who do the fighting. I’m also reminded of a Nov. 10, 2013 Globe and Mail article entitled: “Veterans plan silent protests of government policies.” Forwarded […]
This post concerns Frank Miller’s Sin City: The Making of the Movie (2005.) The film is of interest, in my view, particularly in the context of Military History and related topics. It reminds us of the subject matter of warfare and organized violence, in a way that a reading of a high school history or […]
An Oct. 21, 2013 New Yorker article has prompted me to think of how happenstance, chance events, split-second decisions made in extreme circumstances decades and centuries ago, serendipity, and unintended consequences come together to create the present moment. The article is entitled: “Books – Head Count – Fertilizer, fertility, and the clashes over population growth.” […]