• WTJHS ROYAL YORK STAY WINNER!

    As part of the Royal York Hotel’s 90th anniversary celebrations, the Society was awarded a voucher for a one-night stay in a deluxe suite in the hotel. As an incentive for membership renewals during this extraordinary year, we offered this voucher through a draw open to members in good standing. The draw was held today,…

  • MEETING POSTPONED ! Thursday April 2nd, 2020

    Regretfully, we must postpone our April 2nd meeting at the now-closed Annette Library Arlene Chan:  Building a Nation One Spike at a Time: Chinese Labourers and the Construction of the CPR Between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into a nation from sea to sea with the construction of the CPR. Some 15,000 Chinese labourers…

  • Past Event: Thursday March 5th, 2020

    Past Event: Thursday March 5th, 2020

    Kelly Mathews, author of The Road to Marylake: The Road to Marylake is about Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, the owner of Casa Loma, and the story of how he built his country estate in King Township. The property later was developed into an agricultural farm school and then a monastery and retreat.   The WTJHS…

  • Past Event: Thursday February 6th, 2020

    Past Event: Thursday February 6th, 2020

    In Conversation with Sarah Doucette Former Toronto City Councillor The talk will cover her time in city politics, her experience as a woman in politics, a discussion of Bill 25, and an opportunity for people who were her constituents to ask her questions and understand the work she is still doing in the community. The…