The most recent MCHS ’60s Reunion Attendee List (as of Oct. 1) can be accessed here. I’m pleased to say that Soryl (Shulman) Rosenberg, who taught at MCHS and is very close in age to the students that she taught in the early and mid 1960s, will be attending. She will make a brief presentation […]
I am very highly impressed, as a resident of an adjoining community, with the work and the record of achievement in recent years of the Lakeview Ratepayers Association. That being the case, I’m pleased to share the following information (see photo below). For details, click here. That’s an impressive sign. Strong contrast between figure and […]
The Stay Inn is the hotel, close to Sherway Gardens and not far from Cloverdale Mall. where a number MCHS grads and spouses will be staying on the weekend of the Oct. 17, 2015 MCHS ’60s Reunion. I’ve recently been involved in a Facebook discussion concerning which mall would be worth visiting, if you had to […]
The following message has been forwarded to me by Barbara Spyropoulos, on whose mailing list I am following my involvement, which was of a minor nature, with the Étienne Brûlé/Wendat project. Barbara Spyropoulos CPLC 12 Division Toronto Police Service 200 Trethewey Drive Toronto ON M6M 5E6 Tel: (416) 808-1068 Fax: (416) 808-1002 spyro12d@gmail.com The message refers to […]
Please note I’ve lost track of how to copy and paste text messages with embedded links to WordPress. For that reason, I don’t have formatting (bold; plus active links) for this post, which I’ve copied from a formatted email message, and I don’t have time to format the page manually, at this point. Anyway, the […]
A Sept. 28, 2015 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Concussion guide gives families strategies for recovery: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has released a simplified guide explaining concussions, busting myths and offering tips for getting well faster.” The article notes: “The handbook, created by experts at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, was released this week. […]
I am pleased to share the following message from Tara Mazurk, Curator, Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre Hey All, I’m happy to share that Visualizing Absence, originally exhibited at Humber’s L Space Gallery in May, is remounting with Tangled Art + Disability from October 3rd to December 3rd at 401 Richmond in Toronto. See more information below and […]
I’ve been in touch for several years with John Easton, a long-time Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) resident; I’ve shared much information about local history as a result of many great conversations with him: Click here to access previous posts mentioning John Easton > John has recently sent me a message (Sept. 24, 2015), […]
A number of people have mentioned a point, about the organizing of reunions, that is well worth passing along for the organizers of future MCHS reunions – by which, I mean reunions of ’70s and ’80s grads. When organizing a reunion, it would be great to have one person, from each graduation year, take on the […]
The following message is from Ed Janiszewski, who has for many years been active with initiative related to the Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project: Please consider attending this moving exhibit: https://www.facebook.com/events/126243847729788/ Visualizing Absence: Memorializing the histories of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Nuit Blanche, October 3rd to December 3rd, 2015 Opening reception: Saturday, October 3rd, 7-9 pm Visualizing […]