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Dawson</strong> on Slavery in the Town of York in February. Ms. Dawson has expanded this talk for the Ontario Heritage Connection to the whole of Upper Canada and it makes fascinating reading. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_d.html">SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_d_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />We are a group of collectors of early 19th century Canadian weights and measures who are hoping for some assistance in finding missing information on this topic. It seems that little attention has been paid to these artifacts even though they played an important role in Canada’s early trade and commerce. Not much written information on the subject has been found in the literature. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_c.html">COMMUNITY HISTORY FURTHERED WITH FEDERAL SENIORS’ GRANT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[COMMUNITY HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_c_small.jpg" width="200" height="66" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><strong>Grey Roots Museum & Archives</strong> in <strong>Owen Sound</strong> has received a $21,650 New Horizons grant from the federal <strong>Community Seniors Outreach Program</strong>. The Grey Roots program will use artefacts from the museum’s teaching collection to enable seniors to share their personal histories and experiences. This sharing will preserve community memories, enhance appreciation of local history and foster greater understanding between seniors and others. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_b.html">PORT HOPE’S BUILT HERITAGE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_b_small.jpg" width="57" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> February 28th is this year’s deadline for applications to benefit from <strong>Port Hope’s</strong> <strong><em>Commercial Heritage Building Restoration Assistance</em></strong> program<strong><em>.</em> </strong>Port Hope has taken the initiative to support the restoration and preservation of its heritage buildings with its Heritage Grant Program, Heritage Tax Incentive Program, Brownfield Heritage Property Tax Incentive Program and the Port Hope ACO Heritage Fund. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_a.html">RESTRUCTURED PERTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS FULL PROGRAM</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE CONNECTION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_a_small.jpg" width="121" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> A historical society has been active in Perth since the late nineteenth century, with only one or two intermissions. In 2007, the Perth Historical Society was re-structured under the guidance of a coordinating committee. A Chair and officer positions were appointed, forming an ‘Executive Committee’ that provides leadership and planning, and organizes the events. There is no formal membership. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_j.html">ONTARIO HERITAGE CONFERENCE 2010 IN CHATHAM-KENT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_j_small.jpg" width="170" height="73" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Plans are well underway for the 2010 Ontario Heritage Conference being held in Chatham-Kent on 11th, 12th and 13th June. The theme “Rural Routes, Rural Roots: Two Centuries of Rural Architecture” will be explored by renowned keynote speakers, site visits and round-table discussions led by experts in their fields. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_i.html">ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2010</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_i_small.jpg" width="134" height="108" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Ontario Genealogical Society's three-day annual conference is the largest gathering of family historians in Canada. Join the OGS for a content-rich event that will be both relentlessly practical and inspiring. The Conference 2010 theme is: “Essentials, Innovations & Delights” and will take place from Friday, May 14 through Sunday, May 16, 2010, in Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_h.html">MUSEUM FOCUSES ON FRANCOPHONE HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_h_small.jpg" width="129" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> A new exhibit at the Welland Historical Museum highlights the contributions, heritage and culture of French people in Ontario and the Rose City. The museum thought the travelling exhibit La Francophonie Ontarienne: d'hier à aujourd'hui was a natural for the city, given its population has the highest concentration of francophones in southern Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_g.html">TIME TO REMEMBER WHO MAKES ARCHIVES FLOURISH</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CALL FOR NOMINATIONS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_j_small.jpg" width="180" height="64" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Once again, it is time to remember who makes Archives the living and thriving community that preserves our documentary heritage and makes it available to an increasingly complex and demanding user constituency. We owe it to ourselves as an association, as a profession, and as a broader archival community to recognize the excellence in our midst. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_f.html">TRIBUTE TO THE PORCELAIN THRONE AT ALLISTON’S MUSEUM ON THE BOYNE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_f_small.jpg" width="73" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Museum exhibit explores the history of toilets. There's nothing privy about Sitting Pretty, the exhibit coming to the Museum on the Boyne this month. Without getting bogged down in the details, Sitting Pretty is an ode to the commode, and its associated sanitary products. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_e.html">ROM EXHIBIT PROVES THAT EVEN CURATORS GET IT WRONG SOMETIMES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_e_small.jpg" width="86" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> While the concept of the exhibit suggests that perhaps the ROM had to clear out some storage space and is subscribing to a gung-ho “if you can’t fix it, feature it” attitude, the exhibition manages to make a case for questioning authenticity. Forty items from the collection came from the ROM itself—clearly, just because something is in a museum, it isn’t necessarily what the plate says it is. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_d.html">JORDAN PETITIONS UN FOR DEAD SEA SCROLLS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_d_small.jpg" width="90" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Jordanian government has escalated its efforts to obtain the Dead Sea Scrolls from Israel. After an attempt to have the Canadian government acquire fragments of the scrolls while on exhibit in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, fell through last week, the Jordanians filed a complaint to UNESCO <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif">  <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_b.html">ORDER OUT OF CHAOS - THE FORT YORK RESOURCE CENTRE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_b_small.jpg" width="79" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Until recently, the Fort York Library was a little known resource tucked away in the back of the 1815 Senior Officers’ Quarters. Like many other administrative offices at the fort, it took up the space of a Senior Officer’s bedroom, a room 15 by 20 feet, with a brick fireplace and two lovely, deeply set and shuttered windows. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_a.html">TWO ONTARIO MILLS FEATURED BY CANADA POST</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_a_small.jpg" width="97" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> On January 10, 2010 Canada Post issued a new set of stamps titled <strong>“Canadian Flags over Historic Mills”</strong>. Two of the mills featured are located in Ontario: The Old Stone Mill National Historic Site is located in Delta, Ontario and Watson’s Mill may be visited in Manotick, Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_q.html">BIG PLANS TO HONOUR TECUMSEH IN THAMESVILLE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_q_small.jpg" width="74" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The bicentennial of the War of 1812 is fast approaching and a Thamesville group is working on creating a lasting legacy to an important figure from this historic war – the great Shawnee Chief Tecumseh. After three months of planning, the Tecumseh Monument Redevelopment Committee presented a vision for transforming the current site during a public meeting in Thamesville on December 10. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_p.html">HOW PRIVATE CITIZENS CAN WORK FOR HERITAGE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENTS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_p_small.jpg" width="171" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The Elora Centre for the Arts, in conjunction with Heritage Centre Wellington, is sponsoring a series of lectures on how private citizens can work to save our heritage. The four-part series starts January 21 and ends on May 13. These interactive lectures will help audiences understand the impact they can have on preserving and conserving historical landmarks and landscapes. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_o.html">ARCHITECTURAL REPURPOSING ON A GRAND SCALE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE ABROAD]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_o_small.jpg" width="172" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The second most important bookshop in the world, according to Britain’s Guardian newspaper, is <strong>Buenos Aires’ El Ateneo Grand Splendid</strong>. The former theatre converted into  a book and music store in  2000, but still feels like the glorious and majestic place it once was. Perhaps the photos shown here will provide the vision to save an old Ontario theatre or church. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_n.html">RECORD NEW AFFILIATIONS FOR OHS IN 2009</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_k_small.jpg" width="107" height="103" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Ontario Historical Society has set a new landmark for new affiliations in 2009.  The Society is very proud to announce that in 2009, nine historical organizations have incorporated through affiliation with the OHS and are now not-for-profit corporations in the Province of Ontario, a new record in the Society’s history! Congratulations and welcome to these nine groups. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_m.html">FREEDOM LANDING FESTIVAL AT BLACK HISTORICAL MUSEUM</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_m_small.jpg" width="102" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>North American Black Historical Museum</strong> in <strong>Amherstburg</strong> is launching a two-day Black culture event January 15th and 16th called <strong>The Freedom Landing Festival</strong> complete with a conference and entertainment. On Friday, the clock will turn back to the 40s when films were made by Black companies for segregated Black audiences. On Saturday, at the conference, seven presenters will educate and inspire. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_l.html">ACO THRILLED WITH MINISTER’S ACTION ON AUSTIN TERRACE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_l_small.jpg" width="116" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> In a rare action, and to great applause from the built heritage community and the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, the Ontario government has issued a stop order to prevent further damage to a heritage home associated with the founder of Maclean’s magazine and designed by John Lyle, the architect of Union Station. The owner had been removing heritage architectural features from the home. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_k.html">ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM – A BEST PRACTICES GUIDE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE RESOURCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_k_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />“A Guide to Best Practices for Archaeological Tourism” is now available for free. The guide outlines practices that allow for proper, sustainable archaeological tourism, giving visitors the opportunity to fully experience ancient sites while minimizing any negative impact. It is sponsored by, <strong>the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Archaeology Magazine, and the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA)</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_j.html">NOMINATE THOSE WHO MAKE ARCHIVES FLOURISH</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARDS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_j_small.jpg" width="180" height="64" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right" /><br /> It is time to remember who makes Archives the living and thriving community that preserves our documentary heritage and makes it available to an increasingly complex and demanding user constituency. Archivists owe it to themselves as members of the <strong>Archives Association of Ontario</strong>, as a profession, and as a broader archival community to recognize the excellence in their midst by submitting an award nomination. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_i.html">ONTARIO VISUAL HISTORY PROJECT’S <em>THE SHIELD</em> COMING TO TVO</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[TV DOCUMENTARY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_i_small.jpg" width="167" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />Beginning on January 9th, TVOntario will premiere <strong><em>The Shield</em></strong>, an eight-part documentary series on the history of <strong>Muskoka, Manitoulin, Sudbury and West Parry Sound,</strong> Ontario’s <strong>Near-North.</strong> The series will air on Saturdays at 4pm and run until February 27th. This dynamic series was shot in HD and is the result of the work and collaboration of professionals and local volunteers. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_h.html">OLD WHITBY CHURCH GUTTED BY SUSPECTED ARSON</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_h_small.jpg" width="69" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Police suspect that a fire that consumed a historic church in <strong>Whitby </strong>northeast of Toronto was set deliberately. It took nearly 40 firefighters to contain the December 14th  fire at <strong>All Saints' Anglican</strong>. The church's pastor told CBC News, "The worship space's roof is completely burned through and open."   Damage has been estimated at between $2 million and $3 million. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_g.html">CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR FRANCO-ONTARIAN AWARDS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HONOURS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200903_y_small.jpg" width="220" height="95" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Le Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine franco-ontarien (ROPFO) has called for nominations for its two annual Franco-Ontarian heritage awards for 2010. Le Prix Roger-Bernard is awarded to an organization with a remarkable contribution to the preservation and development of one or more elements of the heritage of Franco-Ontario. The Prix Huguette Parent is presented to an individual who has similarly made a contribution. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_f.html">YOUNG CANADA WORKS – 2010-2011 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FUNDING]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_f_small.gif" width="132" height="63" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The <strong>Canadian Council of Archives </strong>is one of the Canadian heritage partners delivering the <strong>Young Canada Works program in Heritage Organizations.</strong> The 2010-2011 Campaign has been launched, and archival institutions, libraries and museums can now apply online for both summer projects and internships via the <strong>YCW</strong> web site. The application deadline is February 1, 2010 for summer jobs and internships. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_e.html">NEPEAN HOMESTEAD NOW OPEN FOR TOURS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[MUSEUM]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_e_small.jpg" width="100" height="75" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />The <strong>Bell Family Homestead</strong> in <strong>Nepean, Ottawa</strong>, locally known as <strong>“Fairfield’s”,</strong> is now open for public tours by reservation. The building is the original family home of prominent Nepean pioneers. Originally purchased in the 1820s as 660 acres by <strong>William Bell,</strong> the land was cultivated for farming and later subdivided but the home stayed in the family for nearly 175 years. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_d.html">ONTARIO’S SMALL JEWISH COMMUNITIES, A VIRTUAL EXHIBIT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ONLINE EXHIBITION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_d_small.jpg" width="109" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>The Ontario Jewish Archives</strong> has released its newest and largest ever online display, <strong>Ontario’s Small Jewish Communities.</strong> The exhibit recounts the unique and compelling histories of 11 small Jewish communities situated across Ontario. The historic texts are accompanied by over 700 digitized photographs, documents, artifacts, maps, artwork, as well as audio and video clips of interviews conducted by the OJA with local residents. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_c.html">FORT YORK TO GET $4-MILLION FROM FEDS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_c_small.jpg" width="178" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The federal government has announced funding of $4-million for the <strong>Fort York National Historic Site</strong> at the <strong>Design Open House</strong> for the new <strong>Fort York Visitor Centre</strong>. This money will help to pay for this new $16-million project. The City of Toronto has allocated $5-million. As of yet the province has not announced any special funding. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_b.html">BAD ECONOMY IS GOOD FOR ONTARIO NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FUNDING]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_b_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The federal government has been busy funding heritage infrastructure National Historic Sites across Ontario this year under the <strong>Parks Canada Cost-Sharing Program</strong> and <strong>Canada's Economic Action Plan. </strong>Most recently, it contributed $425,000 to the <strong>Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres</strong> in support of the economy, local tourism and Canadian history. Funding will also be provided for three other projects in Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_a.html">OBHS AND ACCOUNTING FIRM SPONSOR SCHOLARSHIP</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARD]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200907_m_small.gif" width="95" height="100" hspace="0" vspace="16" border="0" align="left" /> <div align="left"><img src="images/200912_a.gif" width="233" height="29" hspace="0" vspace="10" border="0" /></div> The <strong>Ontario Black History Society</strong> and <em><strong>PricewaterhouseCoopers</strong></em> are working together to provide an educational experience for young people. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to black students in their final year of high school, who aspire to a career and who enrol in a program in chartered accountancy at a post-secondary institution. Application deadline is January 8, 2010. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_w.html">FORT YORK DESIGNS ON VIEW – HAVE YOUR SAY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_w_small.jpg" width="156" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Mayor David Miller</strong> and Members of Toronto City Council invite you to view and comment on designs from the finalists of the <strong>Fort York Visitor Centre Design Competition</strong> at an open house at City Hall, December 4 to 6. The Fort York Visitor Centre is scheduled for completion for the <strong>Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812 </strong>in June 2012. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_w.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_v.html">PROVINCIAL SCHOOL HERITAGE FAIRS LOSE SUPPORT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_v_small.jpg" width="108" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Historica Foundation has pulled the plug on its nation-wide Historica Heritage Fairs program as a result of cost-cutting moves subsequent to the  September merger with the Dominion Institute. The Ontario Historica Heritage Fairs Association's Board has met and decided to continue its Regional Fairs program during the 2009-2010 school year. However, the annual provincial fair is dependent on new funding. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_v.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_u.html">WANTED! YOUR RADIO MEMORIES FROM THE THIRTIES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_u_small.jpg" width="90" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Do you have memories of listening to the radio during the 1930s? A York University Project called Remembering Radio would like to interview you. Professor Anne MacLennan is studying Canadian radio in the 1930s by conducting oral interviews with those who lived in Canada at the time. The project is a look at the listening audience of the time. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_u.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_t.html">ONTARIO’S NEW MARINE HERITAGE ADVISOR</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHAEOLOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_t_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Ontario government takes the province’s marine heritage seriously. It recently appointed <strong>Simon Q. Spooner</strong> as <strong>Marine Heritage Advisor</strong> in the Culture Services Unit, Programs and Services Branch of the Ministry of Culture. Dr. Spooner is responsible for advising the Ministry of Culture on all matters of marine archaeology in Ontario from protection, training, planning, and research to running projects. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_t.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_s.html">CENTURIES-OLD CRAFTS TAUGHT AT FORT WILLIAM</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[WORKSHOPS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_s_small.jpg" width="118" height="99" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Join Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay over two weekends this winter (February 27-28 and March 6-7. 2010) for heritage workshops that put the tools in your hands. Become an apprentice cooper, work at the blacksmith's forge, or punch tin like a pro. The Fort is not just for summer visitors but has a full winter program. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_s.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_r.html">NEW ESSAY COMPETITIONS FOR STUDENTS ABOUT FAMILY HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[GENEALOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_r_small.jpg" width="139" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>The Ontario Genealogical Society</strong> has established two new annual essay competitions – one for high school and the other for university and college students. Both require a paper to be written on a topic within family history. Both carry a prize of $500 and will be published in <strong><em>Families</em></strong> the OGS quarterly journal. The submission deadline is February 26th, 2010 by 5 pm. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_r.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_q.html">QUICK ACTION ON DOWNSVIEW HANGARS GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_q_small.jpg" width="93" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Recently developer Paul Oberman, who is known for restoring and preserving historic buildings such as the Flatiron Building in Toronto, noticed that the aircraft hangars at the former Downsview Airport were in the early stages of demolition. He alerted Lloyd Alter, President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. The ACO immediately put out a news release demanding a halt to the destruction. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_p.html">TREASURED HISTORIES OF RURAL COMMUNITIES TO GO ONLINE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_p_small.jpg" width="160" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>Ontario Genealogical Society</strong> and the <strong>Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario</strong> have come to an agreement to digitize and place on line the histories of rural communities created by local WIs, which are known as the <strong>Tweedsmuir Histories.</strong> Since 1920 the Ontario Branches of the Women’s Institute have been gathering local history and preserving it in book form. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_o.html">APPLY TO HOST WORKSHOPS ON CONSERVING HISTORICAL OBJECTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EDUCATION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_o_small.jpg" width="72" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) is pleased to invite eligible institutions and associations to submit an application to host a CCI regional workshop at a subsidized cost of only $500. Sixteen subsidized workshops are available each fiscal year (April 1 through March 31). These are allocated by region. Applications must be received no later than December 11, 2009. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_n.html">FEBRUARY’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH HAS A LONG HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200907_m_small.gif" width="95" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> February is <strong>Black History Month</strong> in Ontario and across Canada. The President of the <strong>Ontario Black History Society, Rosemary Sadlier</strong>, has written a short description of how BHM came to be recognized officially. She invites everyone to join the Society on Sunday, January 24th for a BHM Kick-off Brunch to welcome in the month of special events. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_m.html">YOUTH ADVOCACY HONOURED AT ACO’S AWARDS PRESENTATION</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARDS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200806_f_small.jpg" width="197" height="93" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />For the first time, the <strong>Architectural Conservancy of Ontario</strong> gave awards for Youth Advocacy at its annual Gala. Gabrielle Kirkwood, a Grade 11 student and member of ACO Clarington won for her petition to save Camp 30, the WWII prisoner of war camp in Bowmanville. Ellen Molloy, a 12-year-old member of ACO Simcoe, won for her petition against demolition of a local farmhouse. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_l.html">ARCHIVES AND YOU! THE CONFERENCE FOR NON-SPECIALISTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_l_small.jpg" width="124" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Archives & You! national conference will be held on November 27-28 in Gatineau, Quebec, just across the river from Ottawa. The conference theme is “Everything you wanted to know about archives… but were afraid to ask”. It is sponsored by the Canadian Council of Archives to spread the word about Archives to Genealogists, historians, students, teachers and other archival enthusiasts. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_k.html">“HANGMAN’S GRAVEYARD” TO SCREEN ON HISTORY TELEVISION</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHAEOLOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_k_small.jpg" width="99" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong><em>Hangman’s Graveyard</em></strong> is a dark and haunting tale of rogues, rakes and villains combined with a modern day investigation to uncover and identify the remains of inmates executed at Toronto’s notorious Don Jail. It will be screened on Sunday, December 6 at 8 pm, on History Television. The film follows a team of archaeologists as they unearth 15 skeletons in the jail’s forgotten graveyard. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_j.html">LOOKING FOR STORIES ABOUT O’CONNOR HOUSE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200907_d_small.jpg" width="118" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Mary Kay, Founding Chair of O’Connor Irish Heritage House Inc., wants your stories about your connection with the house, the nearby school, Frank O’Connor or his company, Laura Secord. Assuming the funds can be raised for their rehabilitation, the fight to save the house and two associated building may be over. Now work on turning the buildings into a community resource can move ahead. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_i.html">ONTARIO HERITAGE TRUST PROTECTS LAND IN SIMCOE COUNTY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200910_e_small.gif" width="207" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><strong>The Ontario Heritage Trust</strong> has helped to save natural heritage land in Washago, north of Orillia in Simcoe County. The purchase abuts an established nature reserve. Conserving our natural habitat, just as preserving our built heritage, gives us a sense of continuity with our past and connects us to where we came from and how we became what we are today. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_h.html">ASSAULT ON HCDs CONTINUES AT OMB HEARING</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_h_small.jpg" width="118" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> This week developer <strong>Ken Zuckerman</strong> is at the <strong>Ontario Municipal Board</strong> to get approval for a 33-unit multi-storey building on the location of heritage-designated <strong>St. Basil’s School</strong> in the <strong>Hazelton-Yorkville Heritage Conservation District</strong>. As many feared, permission to build a high-rise in <strong>Port Dalhousie’s HCD</strong> was just part of full-blown assault on the integrity of HCDs in Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_h.html">Read more</a>]</span> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_g.html">BATH’S HAM HOUSE IN DANGER – DELISTING THREATENED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_g_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Ontario is in danger of losing the Ham House, a unique example of early 19th century neoclassical architecture. Located in Bath, Ontario this historic, cultural and architecturally significant piece of built heritage is to be delisted by Loyalist Township Council. Once delisted, it can be demolished. Gus Panageotopoulos has written an impassioned and detailed letter of opposition to the plan. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_f.html">GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES FOR BUILDING REHAB URGED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_f_small.jpg" width="100" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>The Heritage Canada Foundation</strong> took advantage of the chance to speak to the <strong>pre-Budget</strong> hearings before the <strong>House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance</strong> to call for budgetary measures to encourage the rehabilitation and re-use of Canada’s older buildings. It presented the case For <strong>Heritage Building Rehabilitation Incentives</strong> both in the form of tax credits and cost-sharing. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_e.html">TRAILS OPEN ALL WINTER</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_e_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Many of the trails through Ontario’s Natural Heritage will be open for skiing and hiking and just plain walking this winter. Ontario Heritage Trust though its Trails Open program is promoting year-round enjoyment of province's vast trail systems. It provides a central place to find out about events and trails all over the province. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_d.html">NORTH YORK’S MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE IN PRINT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BOOK]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_d_small.jpg" width="178" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The July 1997, <strong><em>North York’s Modernist Architecture, </em></strong>has been republished and expanded with new essays and photographs. It was released on October 27th at a forum on North York Modernist Architecture designed to raise awareness and increase appreciation of this legacy and of the opportunities for and challenges to preserving this legacy. <strong>The North York Community Preservation Panel, ERA Architects, the City of Toronto and Heritage Toronto</strong> were sponsors. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_c.html">$4-MILLION GRANT FOR ONTARIO ARCHAEOLOGY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHAEOLOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_c_small.jpg" width="75" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Archaeological artifacts will have a home at depositaries at the Universities of Western Ontario and McMaster thanks to a $4-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Neal Ferris, UWO Department of Anthropology will lead the project, which will assemble the thousands of archaeological collections created by commercial archaeological activity in Ontario (conducted for housing, highways, etc.). <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_b.html">PIONEER KIDS CLUB AT BLACK CREEK</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EDUCATION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_b_small.jpg" width="205" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Children will be able to immerse themselves in the 19th century with fun activities like baking scones, dipping candles or piercing tin can lanterns. Join Black Creek Pioneer Village's brand new Pioneer Kids Club and discover what it was like to be a Pioneer Kid every Saturday morning (9:30 to 11:30) for six weeks from January 30 to March 6. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_a.html">ARCHIVE OF DIGITAL AGE DOCUMENTS NOW ONLINE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHIVES]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_a_small.jpg" width="104" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> For the first time, official documents that were created and used digitally in the first place are available publically online on the Archives of Ontario web site. The inaugural archives of this kind are the “papers” of the Ipperwash Inquiry which were available online to inquiry participants. Now with a metaphorical slip of the switch they are in public view. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_v.html">INTERACTIVE MAPS TO LINK GENEALOGY, PROPERTY AND HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200908_k_small.jpg" width="112" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Can you imagine choosing a location and period in time on a computer and be presented with a map showing the place as it was at the time. As you move your mouse over the screen, the owners’ names and documents and photos about them appear. The <strong>Promised Land Project</strong>, which is compiling the Black History of Chatham-Kent, will soon unveil this resource. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_v.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_u.html">MAPPING ONTARIO’S HISTORY THROUGH TIME</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_u_small.jpg" width="81" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Ontario – On The Map </strong>is the first exhibit at the Archives of Ontario’s Helen McLung Exhibit Area in its new space at York University. For the first time the Archives is putting on an exhibit of original records from its collection. Starting from the 17th century, the maps represent people's understanding of the physical and cultural landscape changes in Ontario over the centuries. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_u.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_t.html">DESIGN OPEN HOUSE FOR FORT YORK VISITOR’S CENTRE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_t_small.jpg" width="86" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Revitalization of Fort York picks up steam December 4-6 at Toronto City Hall, when designs by the five competing architectural firms for the new Fort York Visitor Centre will be on display at Toronto City Hall each day from noon to 6 pm. As part of the design competition process the public are invited to comment on the designs before a final decision is made. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_t.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_s.html">TREE PRESERVATION AND PLANNING</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200902_i_small.jpg" width="85" height="118" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Trees are the earth’s lungs – purifiers and nourishers of our environment. They work to avert Global Warming and provide beauty and shade for us all. But development, particularly in Southern Ontario is mowing them down. Learn about incorporating tree preservation into the planning process at the <strong>Ontario Urban Forest Council’s</strong> annual conference. It takes place November 10-11 at the <strong>University of Guelph</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_s.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_r.html">GIFT TO FORT YORK STUNS AUDIENCE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_r_small.jpg" width="85" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>Stephen Otto</strong> stunned the crowd at the <strong>Heritage Toronto</strong> awards evening on October 13th during his acceptance speech of the 2009 Special Achievement Award. He announced a personal donation of $250,000 to support the Fort York National Historic Site Revitalization campaign. Fort York will be at the centre of the upcoming War of 1812 thousand days of celebrations and events. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_r.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_q.html">LAKE SUPERIOR ISLANDS PURCHASED FOR CONSERVATION</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200910_q_small.jpg" width="150" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />Co-operation between the <strong>Nature Conservancy of Canada</strong> and its American counterpart <strong>The Nature Conservancy </strong>has saved <strong>Lake Superior’s</strong> 4,700-acre <strong>Wilson Island </strong>group for nature. At $7.4-million, it is the most expensive conservation purchase ever in Ontario. The archipelago is located in the <strong>Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area</strong>, which was established in 2007 – the world’s largest protected freshwater area. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_p.html">LOVERS OF HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE TO GATHER</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_p_small.jpg" width="67" height="100" hspace="12" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The annual <strong>Architectural Conservancy of Ontario</strong> dinner at the historic <strong>Arts and Letters Club</strong> in Toronto on November 6th is now much more than a fundraiser. Several important awards will be bestowed on people and groups that have made outstanding contributions to Ontario’s built heritage. It is a celebration of excellence and a fun party. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_o.html">WEB EXHIBIT OF PAST FIREFIGHTING IN THUNDER BAY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_o_small.jpg" width="141" height="101" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> A new virtual exhibit from <strong>Thunder Bay City Archives</strong> on the history of Fire Services in the city is now available on its website. The exhibit details the history of the Fire Departments of <strong>Port Arthur</strong> and <strong>Fort William</strong> from the 1890s until 1970. The two cities were amalgamated in 1969. While you are looking take a look at the other fascinating exhibits. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_n.html">EASTERN ONTARIO NATURAL TREASURES PROTECTED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200910_n_small.jpg" width="104" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />Four natural heritage conservation easement agreements to protect significant heritage lands in the <strong>United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry</strong> have been announced. The conservation easements will ensure the protection of four properties acquired <strong>by South Nation Conservation</strong> through the Ontario <strong>Heritage Trust's Natural Spaces Land Acquisition and Stewardship Program</strong>. The properties represent a total of 416 hectares (1,035 acres). <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_m.html">TWO NEW WAR OF 1812 BOOKS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BOOKS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_m_small.gif" width="108" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Excitement about the approaching 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 is building. Two recent books about that war’s battles in Niagara are flying off the shelves. <strong><em>Strange Fatality: The Battle of Stoney Creek, 1813</em></strong> by James E. Elliott <strong></strong>and <strong><em>Niagara 1814: The Final Invasion </em></strong>by Jon Latimer are detailed and illustrated chronicles of two successful episodes that saved Canada from the land-hungry Americans. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_l.html">UNIQUE ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCE ABOUT CANADIAN ARCHITECTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_l_small.jpg" width="134" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>Robert Hill</strong> is a Toronto architect who realized that there was very little written about Canadian architects and, indeed, not even a reference book. So about 24 years ago he started a project whose achievement is now available online at no cost. <strong><em>The Biographical Dictionary of Canadian Architects</em></strong> contains entries for about 2,000 architects who operated between 1800 and 1950. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_k.html">ST. THOMAS JOINS IN THE DOORS OPEN FUN</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[DOORS OPEN]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_k_small.jpg" width="82" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> This weekend, October 17-18, St. Thomas will host its first Doors Open. It is also the final weekend for Doors Open in 2009. The other Doors Open this weekend are in Niagara and Kincardine. St. Thomas is known as the "Railway Capital of Canada the town the railway built – in 1914 eight different railways were operating in St. Thomas. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_j.html">OTTAWA THEATRE SAVED FROM THE BRINK THREATENED AGAIN</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_j_small.jpg" width="162" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Built in 1932, the Mayfair Theatre is one of Ottawa’s last two neighborhood cinemas. It has the distinction of never having been owned by, or affiliated with, any of the major cinema chains. Last year it was saved as a viable theatre by four Ottawa cinema enthusiasts, but it is now threatened by a possible new multiplex nearby. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_i.html">HISTORY TEACHER CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON MILITARY HEROES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_i_small.jpg" width="97" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Ontario History and Social Science Teachers’ Association will hold its annual conference November 6-7th in Toronto. “Stand Proud for Canada’s Military Heroes” will feature Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defense as a speaker. Many of this year’s workshops will discuss ways to teach our military history, a very important topic when Canada is at war in Afghanistan. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_h.html">THREE INTRIGUING EXHIBITS OPEN NOW AT GREY ROOTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBITS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_h_small.jpg" width="103" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Art, culture, and history come together in three new exhibits at Grey Roots Museum & Archives. Two of them feature First Nations themes while the third imparts our history through the clothes we wore. The clothing exhibit is accompanied by a series of lectures on the history of fashion using the perspective of purses, hats, “unmentionables” and the ingenuity of wartime fashion. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_g.html">WORLD HERITAGE SITES MOST UNDER THREAT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200910_g_small.jpg" width="168" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />Every two years the <strong>World Monuments Fund</strong> lists the most important cultural sites around the world that are threatened in some way. The <strong>2010 World Monuments Watch</strong> includes 93 sites, including <strong>Machu Picchu,</strong> the ancient Incan ruins in Peru, and an elementary school in New Orleans now closed and damaged by Hurricane Katrina and vandalism. No Canadian sites are on the list. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_f.html">HELPING TO MAKE HERITAGE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[WORKSHOP]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_k_small.jpg" width="107" height="103" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The workshop <strong>Making Ontario’s Heritage Accessible for People with Disabilities </strong>will take place on Saturday, November 7 at the <strong>Simcoe County Museum</strong> in Minesing. Presented by <strong>The Ontario Historical Society </strong>in partnership with <strong>The Simcoe County Historical Association</strong>, the workshop discusses not only the physical aspects of accessibility but also such things as lighting and creating readable documents. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_e.html">OHT CEREMONY TO MARK GRAVES OF FIVE ONTARIO PREMIERS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200910_e_small.gif" width="207" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The Ontario Heritage Trust  will unveil markers commemorating the gravesites of five Ontario Premiers who are buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, on Thursday, October 15th at 2 pm. They are Sir Oliver Mowat, Sir George William Ross, Sir William Howard Hearst, George Howard Ferguson and George Stewart Henry. This is part of Premiers' Gravesites Program which honours Ontario's Premiers. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_d.html">GIRL GUIDES AND SCHOOL KIDS TO WORK FOR HERITAGE TREES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_d_small.jpg" width="83" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Early on September 30, five enthusiastic Girl Guides joined Adrina Ambrosii, Ontario Urban Forest Council Director, and Trees Ontario President, Michael G. Scott, under the canopy of a giant Red Oak to harvest the 2009 crop of the first recognized Ontario Heritage Tree. It is part of a program in which young people can nominate trees and help to propagate them. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_c.html">CHANCE FOR HERITAGE GROUPS TO SCAN THEIR HISTORY FOR FUTURE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200910_c_small.jpg" width="182" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />Thanks to a major initiative by The Ontario Genealogical Society, Ontario heritage organizations now have access to scanning technology for electronic archiving and online posting of valuable and fragile paper historical records. Intended as a permanent service, this critical project has been funded for the first two years. Small and remote organizations whose access to technology might be limited can benefit especially. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_b.html">2009 TORONTO HERITAGE STARS NOMINATED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HONOURS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_b.gif" width="71" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>Heritage Toronto</strong> has announced its <strong>2009 Heritage Toronto Awards Nominees</strong>. The final award winners in <strong>architecture, book, media</strong> and <strong>community heritage</strong> will be named Tuesday, October 13th at the historic Carlu during an event-filled evening specially programmed for Toronto’s 175th Birthday. The Awards celebrate outstanding contributions in promoting and conserving Toronto's history and heritage landmarks. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200910_a.html">MUSEUMS - IMPACTING THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200910_a_small.jpg" width="192" height="86" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Ontario Museum Association’s annual conference October 21 - 23, 2009 in Hamilton will face the issue of how to make museums important to and part of their communities in order to be relevant and to weather the financial and funding storms swirling through the economy. Learn about these issues as you network and attend thought-provoking sessions, stimulating roundtable discussions and an informative tradeshow! <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200910_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat colSpan=0><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <a href="main.php?page=archive.html">MORE ... click here for earlier stories</a></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> </TABLE>  <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"></DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <TABLE class=page cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD align="center"><SPAN class=smallfont>Tuesday February 9, 2010<br>  <br> <b>The Ontario Heritage Connection Society</b><br> <a href="http://www.ontarioheritageconnection.org" target="_top">www.OntarioHeritageConnection.org</a><br>  </SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class=navbg align=center height="24"><STRONG><FONT class=footer><A href="#top">return to top</A></FONT></STRONG></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <img height="800" alt="" src="images/clear.gif">  <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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