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December 2013 Friends of Fort York newsletter available here in 12-pt Times New Roman
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI enjoyed reading the December 2013 issue of The Fife and Drum – The Newsletter of The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Commons. You can access the PDF version of the document here: fife-and-drum-dec-2013 I found it a challenge to read the printout of the original PDF file, as the print is small. That […]
Narrative helps us understand Germany in the 1930s (Richard J. Evans, 2004)
/1 Comment/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillIn his first work in a trilogy about Nazi Germany, Richard J. Evans discusses the role of narrative in the writing of the history of Germany in the 1930s. Peter Burke, in History and Social Theory, Second Edition (2005), notes that narrative has regained prestige as a way of understanding the world. In the preface to […]
The War of 1812 brought the first Ukrainians to the city – then called York – as mercenary soldiers
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: A Feb. 20, 2014 New Yorker article is entitled:” Will Ukraine break apart?” A Feb. 28, 2014 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “Globe in Kiev: Ukraine’s new government declares Russia has invaded.” A Feb. 28, 2014 Guardian article is entitled: “Ukraine: Night Wolves and unidentified military men seize key Crimea sites.” A Feb. […]
Long Branch was a great place to be an adolescent, Alistair Thomson reports
/6 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAlistair Thomson has posted some great comments regarding Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) at the following post: A Long Branch resident passed along to Barry Kemp this photo of the Eastwood Park Hotel To access his observations, go to the Comments at the end of the above-noted link. In a subsequent email Alistair Thomson […]
M4 Sherman Tank draws crowds at Sept. 28, 2013 Small Arms Doors Open event in Mississauga
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates An update to this post can be found here: Colleen O’Mara found the Small Arms Doors Open very crowded (great turnout!) Some time after the event I learned that the popular children’s author Eric Walters has written several novels related to history – some dealing with the Second World War – of interest to […]
Was good to see the GO shuttle buses on July 9, 2013 from Long Branch to Port Credit
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe past week we’ve been dealing with the effects of water damage in connection with the weather event of July 8, 2013. Our work is moving along well. In my case over the years I’ve collected many bits of paper, some of which are important and much of which is good to get rid of. […]
Highland Creek was a centre of commerce in the early history of Scarborough
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill[Update: Highland Creek was highlighted in a CBC Radio Metro Morning broadcast in the fall of 2013. The CBC link (see previous sentence) introduces Highland Creek as follows: Highland Creek is in the south-east corner of Scarborough bordered … It has roots in the 1800s, and it’s been described as still having that “small village” […]
David Switzer shares further thoughts about the Ed Levy book about Toronto’s transit history
/0 Comments/in Toronto/by Jaan PillDavid Switzer wrote in a recent email: Jaan I read your article about Edward Levy and opened his web book. I attended his presentation at City Ecology which was full to capacity. You and I got our information in different ways… You electronically and I from live presentation. I made notes but I could have […]