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History of Toronto
The Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Historical Society, held June 2, 1914 in Ottawa, Canada. The Ontario Historical Society, originally called the Pioneer and Historical Association of Ontario, [2] was established on September 4, 1888 largely through the efforts of Reverend Henry Scadding. It initially operated as a federation of local ...
History of Ontario
The Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) is a not-for-profit educational institution and archives located in Toronto, Canada. Established in 1976, the Multicultural History Society of Ontario collects, preserves, and makes available records of histories of migration and ethnicity. [1]
The York Pioneer and Historical Society ( YPHS) is Ontario 's oldest historical society, and the second-oldest historical society in Canada. It is located in Toronto and operates Scadding Cabin during the Canadian National Exhibition, publishes the York Pioneer journal, and participates in Toronto historical preservation projects.
1807 – First settlement, Ebytown, on the site of present-day Kitchener. 1809 – The first documented appearance of steam navigation on the Great Lakes is at Prescott, when the steamship Dalhousie was launched for service on the Saint Lawrence River. [25] 1812–1814 – The War of 1812 with the United States.
Royal Ontario Museum
The Ontario Jewish Archives (OJA) is a community archives and the central repository for records related to Ontario's Jewish community. Located in Toronto, Ontario, what is today known as the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, was founded in 1973. [1] The OJA maintains records dating back to the 1850s, including ...