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The awards programme honours individuals and organizations who have contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of Ontario’s heritage. The OHS wants to acknowledge the work of outstanding individuals and organizations, and to raise public awareness of Ontario’s history and the people who work to preserve it. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906ab.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.200906aa.html">TAKE A TRIP THROUGH GHOST TOWN ONTARIO</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/200906aa_small.jpg" width="136" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> When roads were bad and winters hard, small towns and villages had to be self-sufficient and complete. Later many withered as communications and the attractions and economies of larger places sucked out their vitality. But two quite recent books will help you bring them to life again and provide a summer guide to fascinating parts of <strong>Muskoka</strong> and <strong>Elgin</strong> <strong>County</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906aa.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.200906_z.html">COATS OF ARMS BUTTONS OF TORONTO TOWNS AVAILABLE</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/200906_z_small.jpg" width="117" height="110" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> To recognize <strong>Toronto’s 175th anniversary in 2009, Spacing Toronto</strong>, a magazine about Toronto’s public spaces, has created a series of buttons of the coats of arms and official seals of the numerous small towns and villages that now make up Toronto. Like other major metropolitan areas, Toronto has annexed and absorbed former municipalities since its incorporation in 1834. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_z.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.200906_y.html">RECOGNITION FOR TWO ARCHIVE STALWARTS</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/200906_y_small.jpg" width="160" height="76" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Archives Association of Ontario has awarded its most prestigious awards to Ian E. Wilson, recently-retired Librarian and Archivist of Canada, and to Miriam McTiernan, Archivist of Ontario, representing the Archives of Ontario. These two awards are perfectly apt; nevertheless, the nominating committee had some difficulties this year, which are shared by other organizations that seek nominations from members and the public. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_y.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.200906_x.html">OAK RIDGES FOREST IS NCC’S BIRTHDAY GIFT TO CANADA</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/200906_x_small.jpg" width="148" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>The Happy Valley Forest</strong> is a large intact upland deciduous forest remaining on Ontario’s Oak Ridges Moraine. It is the home of one of 10 provincial gifts the <strong>Nature Conservancy of Canada</strong> is presenting to the nation to mark Canada Day. NCC’s eighth annual Gifts to Canadians will ensure the conservation of vital habitat in every province across our land. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_x.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.200906_w.html">NEW SIGHTS AND SOUNDS AT GREY ROOTS HERITAGE VILLAGE</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 "><img src="images/200906_w_small.jpg" width="100" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> New buildings and demonstrations mark the 2009 re-opening of Moreston Heritage Village at Grey Roots Museum & Archives. Opening for the first time is the Bluewater Garage with its antique vehicles and historic tools.  Make this your year to visit while Kitchener’s Open-air museum, Doon Heritage Crossroads is closed for 2009 because of the construction of a new museum. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_v.html">UPPER CANADA VILLAGE MEDIEVAL FAIR BREAKS WITH 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/200906_v_small.jpg" width="148" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> “Surely you joust” read one headline reacting to a protested “medieval fair” that took place at <strong>Morrisburg’s Upper Canada Village </strong>recently. The Village is bleeding money and attendance has dropped more than half over the years. But heritage lovers and laid-off employees complain such unsuitable attempts to increase revenue and reduce costs will change the Village into a theme park. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_u.html">NO MORE BEER FESTIVAL BUT LOTS ELSE AT FORT YORK</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/200906_u_small.jpg" width="153" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><strong>Fort York</strong> in Toronto is going in a different direction from <strong>Upper Canada Village</strong>. After 14 years the profitable but historically anomalous <strong>Beerlicious</strong> <strong>beer festival</strong> is moving out and giving history-loving visitors an extra August weekend. The Fort can concentrate on its historical mandate including activity-packed Canada and Simcoe Days. Free weekend admissions this summer should also attract visitors! <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_u.html">Read more</a>]</span><br /> <div align="center"><b class="red smallfont2 style1">Please note that Fort York will be closed to the public until the Toronto city workers` strike is over.</b></div></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.200906_t.html">HUNT FOR TREASURED TREES IN PETERBOROUGH</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/200906_t_small.jpg" width="85" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The City of Peterborough is on the hunt for Treasured Trees. What are Treasured Trees? Big trees, unusual trees, trees with special memories, wildlife-friendly trees, trees with beautiful shapes, kid-friendly trees, anything that makes your tree a “treasure” to you can be nominated. But you must do it by July 1st. Do you have a story about a tree that you've planted? <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_s.html">BEER FROM HERITAGE BREWERY WINS BIG</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/200906_s_small.jpg" width="127" height="97" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Ontario’s <strong>Neustadt Springs 10W30 brown ale </strong>was awarded one of 10 gold medals handed out at <strong>Mondial de la Bière</strong> in Montreal. This event is the most important International Beer Festival in North America. Heritage lovers will be thrilled to know that Neustadt Springs operates from a very old stone brewery building which has its 150th anniversary this year. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_r.html">LONDON’S GRAND THEATRE GETS FEDERAL MONEY</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/200906_r_small.jpg" width="189" height="98" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />London’s Grand Theatre has received a matching fund grant of $397,850 from the Canadian government. The donation will be managed by the London Community Foundation, which links donors’ contributions to important work that improves the lives of London communities. The grant is part of the Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program, which aims for greater financial stability in arts and heritage organizations. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_q.html">THIRTIETH ANNUAL CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS GRAND RIVER POWWOW</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/200906_q_small.jpg" width="105" height="108" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>Ohsweken Pow-Wow</strong> began 30 years ago and has grown into the largest  pow-wow in Canada. This celebrations of native heritage and takes place on Saturday, July 25 from and on Sunday, July.  The highlight of the event is the Grand Entry of the dancers, a colourful spectacle that takes place twice on Saturday. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_p.html">ONTARIO’S ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS BEING DESTROYED</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/200906_p_small.jpg" width="75" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Archaeological artifacts are crumbling, disappearing and being destroyed because of a system that requires archaeologists to keep what they find until the government can receive them. <strong>Ron Williamson</strong> writes about two terrible disasters in which thousands of precious and irreplaceable remnants of <strong>First Nations</strong> culture have been destroyed and explains how government neglect of our heritage let this happen. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_o.html">FIRST MINDEN DOORS OPEN FOR ITS SESQUICENTENNIAL</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/200906_o_small.gif" width="141" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>Minden</strong> has a proud heritage! In celebration of its 150th Anniversary, Minden is hosting <strong>Doors Open </strong>for the first time on June 20th.<strong> </strong>Visit some of Minden’s finest heritage homes. Meet the ghost at the Dominion Hotel. See what’s new at the restored Beaver Theatre! Minden, the gateway to the County of Haliburton, has been the County Seat from the start. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_n.html">NEW FESTIVAL OF ABORIGINAL CULTURE AT GREY ROOTS</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/200906_n_small.jpg" width="102" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The <strong>Good People Aboriginal Festival</strong> comes to <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Roots in Owen Sound</strong> June 19-21, 2009. It offers visitors an opportunity to gain an appreciation of the culture of the <strong>Anishinabek</strong>, Grey County’s first residents, through a three-day festival of Aboriginal celebrations and teachings. Enjoy the food, canoe Building, dancing and music. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_m.html">OPP’S ARRESTING IMAGES TO TRAVEL ROUND THE PROVINCE</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/200906_m_small.jpg" width="84" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>"Arresting Images: Mug shots from The OPP Museum"</strong> made  its first stop at the <strong>Art Gallery of Peel in Brampton</strong> on May 31st. Dozens of  mug shots dating from 1886 to 1908 make up this one-of-a-kind bilingual travelling exhibit. Plans, not yet completely fixed, are for the exhibit to travel over  two years to  Brampton, Midhurst, Guelph, Whitby, London, Ottawa ending up in  Montreal in 2011. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_l.html">WELLING COUNTY MUSEUM GETS FUNDS TO EXPAND</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/200906_l_small.gif" width="151" height="92" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />A <strong>Canada—Ontario</strong> partnership will provide $3-million for a new addition to the <strong>Wellington County Museum and Archives</strong>. This funding will help preserve local history, while stimulating the local economy. The museum, a former poor house between Elora and Fergus, is a National Historic Site  housing twelve galleries with collections reflecting the region’s history. The expansion should be completed within two years. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_k.html">WARDSVILLE’S KIN DAY HIGHLIGHTS 1837 WESTERN RISING</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/200906_k_small.jpg" width="169" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong><em>The Duncombe Rebellion-1837, A Living History Play,</em></strong> will take place twice at Wardsville’s Kin Day on <strong>June 20th</strong> at 3 and 7 pm. The play features Dr. Charles Duncombe who led the <strong>1837 Western Rising</strong> to help William Lyon McKenzie in his rebellion against the Family Compact, which autocratically ran Upper Canada and kept the wealth for themselves. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_j.html">LAST CHANCE TO SEE ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITS</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/200906_j_small.jpg" width="220" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> On the weekend of June 13th, two small exhibit gem,  part of Toronto’s 175th anniversary, will finish in Toronto. Why don’t you drop in? They are free. At the Market Gallery see <strong>Lit City: Toronto Through the Eyes of Authors and Artists (ends June 13th)</strong>. At Harbourfront take in <strong>Building on History </strong>(closes June 14th), an enquiry into history and architecture today. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_i.html">TORONTO’S SUMMER READING LIST</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/200906_i_small.jpg" width="83" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>Get Reading</strong> with the Market Gallery's list of 57 books, created in conjunction with the exhibit Lit City: Toronto Through the Eyes of Authors and Artists. Take advantage of all the hard work which went into finding books with a sense of Toronto. Get to know the city better and realize what a wealth of talent and exciting reading is available. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_h.html">ARCHAEOLOGY FOR SCUBA DIVERS</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/200906_h_small.jpg" width="72" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Save Ontario Shipwrecks is sponsoring the Nautical Archaeology Society of Portsmouth UK level 1 Certificate Course in Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology this summer and fall in Ontario. SOS has been empowered to deliver this world class maritime archaeology education program. The first course takes place July 3-5, in Hamilton. NAS courses are in high demand by divers in Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_g.html">THEATRE MUSEUM ON STAGE IN MANY WAYS</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 "><img src="images/200906_g_small.jpg" width="200" height="65" hspace="6" vspace="24" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Theatre Museum of Canada is without a permanent home but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. The Museum has prepared a travelling exhibit that will visit three communities. And for the fourth year, the Museum will have a show at the Canadian National Exhibition. Meanwhile it has ongoing exhibits of its artifacts in a dedicated space at Hart House, University of Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_f.html">TWO NEW DOORS OPEN JUNE 13TH</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/200906_f_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Lake of Bays,</strong> in Muskoka’s cottage country, and<strong> Richmond Hill, </strong>just north of Toronto, are both hosting their very first <strong>Doors Open. </strong>One offers a look at cottage, resort and lodge life from the early days – see the 70-year-old Hadwen Cottage – while the other is full of the history of early European settlement – visit the 1833 Vanderburgh House. Treasures await you. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_e.html">SHARON TEMPLE SEASON BEGINS, RESTORATION CONTINUES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200906_e_small.jpg" width="117" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> It is a busy year for the <strong>Sharon Temple</strong>. <strong>Music</strong> <strong>at Sharon 2009</strong> in the acoustically wonderful Temple begins June 7 and runs weekly until July 5. And volunteers and staff are urgently raising money to restore its fine windows and the temple’s Ark. They want to benefit from a <strong>Parks Canada</strong> cost sharing program for community-owned <strong>National Historic Sites</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_d.html">TORONTO HAS NO FRENCH BOOKSTORE</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/200906_d_small.jpg" width="199" height="97" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Toronto’s only French bookstore, Librairie Champlain on Queen St. E., closed at the end of April 2009, after nearly half a century in business. The owner, Marcel Arenault said that once Toronto schools and libraries decided to buy direct from publishers, he could not make money. It was one of only eight French bookstores in the province. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_c.html">RADIAL RAILWAY PART OF BRANTFORD’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ANNUAL MEETING]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200906_c_small.jpg" width="174" height="101" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><strong>The Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre's</strong> Annual Meeting and Heritage Presentation takes place Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 1:30 at the Station Coffee House and Gallery at <strong>Brantford's</strong> VIA train station, 5 Wadsworth St. It will be followed by a special presentation by railway historian <strong>Roger Chrysler</strong> on <strong>Brantford's Radial Railway Heritage</strong>. Learn more about the CIHC’s future plans! <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_b.html">COME OUT TO PLAY WITH CULINARY HISTORIANS</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/200906_b_small.jpg" width="89" height="120" hspace="12" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br />  <br /> Culinary Historians of Ontario and friends come out to play! Vivian Reiss, artist, collector, traveller and food lover, is hosting a “play date” at her home in Toronto’s Yorkville on the evening of June 16th. If you have a soft spot for toy stoves, miniature kitchens, and children’s tea sets, this is a unique opportunity to see Vivian’s remarkable collection. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200906_a.html">LOOKING FOR HOSPITAL HISTORIES</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/200906_a_small.jpg" width="158" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="6" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>David S. Crawford</strong>, Emeritus Librarian, McGill University is working on a database of separately published histories of Canadian hospitals and schools of nursing. He has compiled a list of 247 Ontario histories from 59 separate towns. As well as making the database available to people in the heritage community, he would like very much to hear about any items that he missed. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200906_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.200905_u.html">ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF ONTARIO ONLINE</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 "><br /> <img src="images/200905_u_small.jpg" width="242" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />Perhaps you are not an architect but love beautiful buildings. You may admire all the details you see when you study a façade but are at loss to explain to others what you see. Help is at hand on the Internet. Shannon Kyles has put together a beautiful web site about Ontario architecture (with some trips abroad). <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_t.html">GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO MODERNIZE HISTORY</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/200905_t_small.gif" width="110" height="85" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />Ontario has set up a new <strong>Technology Fund</strong> that will match funds raised by <strong>community museums</strong> for projects that use technology to make local heritage more accessible. The goal is to strengthen the <strong>creative economy</strong>. The government has also announced sponsorship of an opera about <strong>Joseph Brant</strong> and has increased funding for the Toronto area’s world class museums. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_s.html">PORT HOPE TOWN HALL ADDITION NIXED</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/200905_s_small.jpg" width="98" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Heritage lovers have won the <strong>Port Hope Town Hall</strong> battle. Council has abandoned plans for the expansion which would have added a large modern glass structure to the 1850s building. Facing a large public outcry, Council voted to accept a report but to not proceed with its plan. It is now considering a second downtown location for extra space. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_r.html">NEW LOGO EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE CORN</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 "><img src="images/200905_r_small.jpg" width="70" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> In April after 35 years, <strong>Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum</strong> announced its new logo and name. Ska-Nah-Doht, a recreated longhouse village of 1,000 years ago, is located in the Longwoods Road Conservation Area near Delaware 20 minutes west of London. <strong>Ian Bullock</strong>, a Multi-Media Design student hired through a Young Canada Works Grant is the logo’s designer. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_q.html">STIMULUS MONEY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY</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/200905_q_small.gif" width="100" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> All levels of government are working to stimulate the economy and heritage organizations can get a share of this pie, but you must apply! One of these programmes is The Cultural Spaces Canada programme, which has increased its funding temporarily.  Museum collections and heritage projects displays are among those eligible. The goal is to improve physical conditions for and access to cultural properties. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_p.html">SHINE A LIGHT ON YOUR HERITAGE HEROES</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 "><br /> <img src="images/200905_p_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><strong>Ontario Heritage Trust</strong> has called for nominations to its community recognition programs. The Heritage Trust is seeking nominations for its <strong>2009 Young Heritage Leaders, Heritage Community Recognition and Community Leadership</strong> programs. The nomination deadline is <strong>Friday, July 17, 2009</strong>. These annual recognition programs celebrate volunteers and communities for contributions to preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario’s heritage. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_o.html">NATIONAL HISTORIC PLAQUES FOR JEH MACDONALD AND HIS CLUB</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/200905_o_small.gif" width="105" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Group of Seven</strong> artist <strong>JEH MacDonald</strong> and the building where he spent many hours over many years will be honoured together Thursday, May 21st. <strong>National Historic </strong>plaques commemorating both MacDonald and <strong>St. George’s Hall,</strong> home of the <strong>Arts and Letters Club</strong> of Toronto, will be unveiled and dedicated at the Club at 3 in the afternoon. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_n.html">HERITAGE MEETS IPOD AGE IN TORONTO</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/200905_n_small.jpg" width="295" height="110" hspace="4" vspace="24" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Heritage Toronto</strong> has released its first in a series of downloadable tours named <strong>iTours</strong> supported by the <strong>RBC Foundation.</strong> iTours are visual and audio tours that are a convenient way to explore Toronto’s heritage at one’s own pace. The iTours web page also features archival photographs, taking viewers on a photographic journey of the people, places and events that have shaped Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_m.html">VIBRANT STAINED GLASS EXHIBIT ONLINE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[WEB]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200905_m_small.jpg" width="121" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> View some of the most beautiful Canadian stained glass window online. A new web site is a project of the Institute for Stained Glass in Canada a not-for-profit educational society which wants to bring the art and heritage of stained glass to the public eye. The Institute intends to provide an online home for the beautiful stained glass found in Canada. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_l.html">TRAILS ARE OPEN ACROSS ONTARIO</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/200905_l_small.jpg" width="146" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="6" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Trails Open is a province-wide natural heritage tourism program – an initiative of the Ontario Heritage Trust – that promotes trail use and education, natural heritage conservation and stewardship, and physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. Ontario's trails are among the province's greatest treasures. Now is the time to explore Ontario’s trails. Watch out for special trail events June 6th – International Trail Day. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_k.html">BRITISH CLUB HELP OWNERS THROUGH HERITAGE HORRORS</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/200905_k_small.jpg" width="111" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>Daily Telegraph</strong> in England recently featured an article about a club, <strong>The Listed Property Owners Club, </strong>which helps owners of heritage properties navigate heritage regulations, find materials and share ideas. Perhaps this is a good idea for Ontario? Maybe our problems are not so serious, though – it would be hard to believe that window insulation would be forbidden here in the land of winter. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_j.html">WHITEVALE WORKS TO SAVE ITS CHURCH</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/200905_j_small.jpg" width="142" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Whitevale</strong> is a picturesque village and <strong>Heritage Conservation District</strong> in Pickering. After years of decline, its fate was sealed in 1972 by expropriations for an airport that never happened. Without a future, the population decreased as did the <strong>Whitevale United Church</strong> (built 1885) congregation. The church, which has been used for community events for several years, is now up for sale. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_i.html">ARCHIVES AND ARCHIVISTS IN THE NEW AGE</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/200905_i_small.jpg" width="140" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>Archives Association of Ontario</strong> holds its 2009 conference - <strong>New Beginnings: Facilities, Technology and Education</strong> - at York University new home of the <strong>Archives of Ontario</strong> on June 11th and 12th. Members can also participate in the future of the Association at the Annual General Meeting.  This year’s conference is one day long preceded by an introductory evening. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_h.html">MARINE HERITAGE HEROES HONOURED</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/200905_h_small.jpg" width="120" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Save Ontario Shipwrecks </strong>presented its Marine Heritage Award to <strong>Walter Lewis</strong> and <strong>Rick Neilson</strong> at its recent annual meeting in Hamilton. The Directors’ Achievement Award was given to tireless volunteer, Bernie Roy. All three men have contributed immeasurably to the preservation and knowledge of Ontario’s marine heritage.  Lewis and Neilson are the authors of <strong>River Palace</strong> about a wreck Neilson found. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_g.html">CONSERVING CANADA’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE</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/200905_g_small.jpg" width="200" height="84" hspace="6" vspace="24" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Hamilton, Ontario’s most industrial city, will be host to the conference <strong>Industrial Strength: Conserving Canada's Industrial Heritage, 21</strong>-24 October 2009. Appropriately, it will take place at <strong>Liuna Centre,</strong> the National Historic Site and a former railway station which has been restored to be a conference centre.  Hamilton’s industrial buildings and setting will be the destination of several tours. Major sponsors are the City of Hamilton and Parks Canada. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_f.html">CONTACTING ALL HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONNECTIONS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200905_f_small.jpg" width="92" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>The</strong> <strong>University of Waterloo-Architectural  Conservancy of Ontario Heritage Conservation District Initiative has issued a call:</strong>  We are anxious to contact  local, property-owner representatives of all of Ontario's 93 Heritage Conservation Districts, where such people exist, to determine to what extent the HCDs are still active  and locally represented, with the aim of bringing all members of the Heritage Conservation District Movement into contact with one another and with ACO. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_e.html">TIMELY PUBLIC HEALTH EXHIBIT, LECTURE AND BOOK</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/200905_e_small.jpg" width="180" height="108" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> SARS has been engraved in the living memory of Torontonians. But it was one fight in a long line of battles to the current Swine Flu pandemic. <strong>An Infectious Idea: 125 Years of Public Health in Toronto, </strong> an exhibit at the <strong>City of Toronto Archives</strong> to help mark Toronto’s 175th birthday, illustrates with documents and photographs the progress of public health in the city. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_d.html">A PROGRESSIVE TRADITIONALIST - JOHN M. LYLE ARCHITECT</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/200905_d_small.jpg" width="130" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> What do Toronto's Union Station, the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Kingston's Commemorative Arch have in common? All were buildings worked on by noted Canadian architect John M. Lyle. Unfamiliar with the name? A new book by acclaimed architecture writer Glenn McArthur aims to change that. Celebrate the publication May 7th at University of Toronto’s Eric Arthur Gallery. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_c.html">MAY IS MUSEUM MONTH</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 /> This year, the <strong>Ontario Museum Association’s </strong>tenth <strong>May is Museum Month</strong> campaign celebrates the role of museums in creating and sustaining vibrant communities all across Ontario. Beginning with a Museums' Day launch at Queen's Park on May 5th, the annual awareness campaign continues throughout the month with special exhibits and events at museums in every corner of the province. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_c.html">Read more</a>]</span> <p align="center"><img src="images/200805_d_banner.jpg" width="531" height="82" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0"></p></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.200905_b.html">GET OUTSIDE THIS SPRING!</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/200905_b_small.jpg" width="82" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Experience nature across Ontario with the <strong>Nature Conservancy of Canada.</strong> This spring, why not take a trip to one of the NCC's conservation masterpieces? Take a walk through an old-growth forest and see some of the oldest trees in Ontario. Whatever you choose to do this spring, be sure to get outside and enjoy the incredible scenery that Ontario has to offer! <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200905_a.html">300 YEARS SINCE THE IRISH PALATINE MIGRATION</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ANNIVERSARY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200905_a_small.jpg" width="97" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> The year 2009 marks an important anniversary for tens of thousands of people all over the world, and especially in Canada.  These people are the descendants of the Protestant Palatines who left their homes in 1709 in Germany as a result of war and crop failures to go to England and Ireland, but ended up beginning new colonies in England, Ireland and the Americas. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200905_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.200904_v.html">GENEALOGY - TO THE DIGITAL AGE FROM THE PRINTED PAGE</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/200904_v_small.jpg" width="99" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> <strong>To the Digital Age from the Printed Page </strong>is the title of the 2009 Ontario Genealogical Society conference. Ontario's Family History Event of 2009 will be hosted by the OGS Halton-Peel Branch at Sheridan College, Oakville, May 29 -31. A great opportunity for those searching their family histories - both beginners and seasoned researchers will find helpful ideas and methods. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_u.html">FIERY LAST ACT FOR RED BARN THEATRE</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_u_small.jpg" width="180" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Fire has destroyed the historic Red Barn Theatre in Jackson’s Point on Lake Simcoe. It was Canada’s oldest professional summer theatre. Sixty years ago, actor Alfred Mulock first rented the 1883 cattle barn and turned it into a theatre. Since then many of Canada’s acting elite have entertained summer visitors. Management vows to have the show go on for its 60th season somewhere. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_t.html">ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES GET FEDERAL SUPPORT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FIRST NATIONS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_t_small.jpg" width="115" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Since 1998 the  <strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Aboriginal Languages Initiative</strong> has been in place. Sweetgrass First Nations Language Council has been in charge of delivery of this programme, which promotes the use and preservation of Aboriginal languages in Ontario. The Federal Government has provided an extra $104,995 for special research projects and for setting up Aboriginal web sites to serve communities across Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_s.html">FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR MINESING SWAMP UNDERWAY</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/200904_s_small.jpg" width="165" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Thanks to generous support from the Patrick Hodgson Family Foundation and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) recently completed the Minesing Wetlands management plan for 2009 to 2014 to ensure that the biological values of this world-class wetland are preserved. The new funding will support large-scale planning projects. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_r.html">PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT HERITAGE AT RISK</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 /> <strong><img src="images/200904_r_small.jpg" width="201" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/>Willowbank</strong> of Queenston, Ontario is launching of its <strong>Documentation Program for historic places at risk</strong>, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the <strong>Ontario Trillium Foundation</strong>. The program will build up an inventory of critical information about Niagara’s rich historic architectural and landscape heritage. It will target properties that are proposed for demolition, or that are deteriorating through vandalism, neglect or inappropriate use. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_q.html">FIVE-DAY ARCHAELOGY CAMP FOR CHILDREN</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[COURSE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_q_small.jpg" width="157" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> The Ontario Heritage Trust is presenting  <strong><em>Adventures in Archaeology Summer Day Camp at Homewood Museum</em></strong> between Maitland and Prescott from Monday, August 10 to Friday, August 14, 2009. Children aged 10 to 14 will have the opportunity to uncover Homewood's past. Working alongside professionals, they will learn to excavate, analyze and record artifacts. This is not a residential course. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_p.html">23rd ACO CHAPTER INAUGURATED IN ST. THOMAS</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_p_small.jpg" width="164" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> The <strong>St. Thomas-Elgin </strong>chapter of the <strong>Architectural Conservancy of Ontario</strong> held its inaugural meeting on April 14, 2009 at the Canada Southern Station, with 40 people in attendance. Cathy Nasmith, ACO president, and Lloyd Alter, vice-president, spoke of the work of the ACO across the province. This is the 23rd ACO chapter and the fourth new one in 2009. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_o.html">FOUR NEW ACO MEMBERS 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/200806_f_small.jpg" width="197" height="93" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right"/><br /> The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario has been extremely busy in 2009. So far four new branches have started: Chatham-Kent, Simcoe County, Stratford-Perth, and St. Thomas Elgin. Local heritage disasters have been the impetus, such as the destruction of the Erie Street United Church in Ridgetown. The help the ACO has given to local groups with their fights inspired local built heritage activists to join. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_n.html">ELGIN COUNTY'S GREAT WAR 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/200904_n_small.jpg" width="200" height="96" hspace="6" vspace="14" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Digitization is making so much history and heritage available online. Governments are providing funds to help make this happen. Elgin County Archives has taken advantage of these incentives and has also mined the storage boxes of citizens and communities of Elgin to put today an online collection of letters, photographs and other documents from the time of the Great War. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_m.html">DEMOLITION BEGINS ON EYESORE AT GUILDPARK</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_m_small.jpg" width="168" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <strong>The Guild Park in Scarborough</strong> is an estate that contains several old buildings and a sculpture garden overlooking Lake Ontario from the Scarborough Bluffs. It was a home for artists, crafts people and sculptors for many years and the land is now a public park. Unfortunately, the buildings on the property are falling apart. Action is now underway and there appears to be a plan. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_l.html">TORONTO WALK SCHEDULE HAS NEW PATHS</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/200904_l_small.jpg" width="173" height="122" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/>2009 Heritage Toronto Walks Schedule - now online!<br /> <br /> <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Toronto’s Spring (April to June) Walks schedule</strong> is now available. This the 15th year of our free neighbourhood walking tours - what better way to also celebrate the 175th birthday of Toronto! New walks this year include: St. Clair West: Streetcars, Artists' Colonies and More; A Symphony of Clay, Stone, Metal and Glass; Leslieville; Campus and Cosmos: Astronomy in Toronto and Thistletown. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_k.html">OHS ANNUAL MEETING MARKS 100 YEARS FOR THE OPP</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/200904_k_small.jpg" width="107" height="103" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Hear about the <strong>Ontario Provincial Police’s</strong> first hundred years at the <strong>Ontario Historical Society's</strong> AGM 2009 on June 13th, 2009. Special presentations will be given by OPP Museum Curator Jeanie Tummon and OPP Constable Guy Higgott on the OPP Anniversary and the 1,000 km commemorative dog sled and snowshoe patrol. The afternoon will also feature the annual Honours and Awards Ceremony. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_j.html">STARS OF SMALL TOWN ONTARIO ON FILM</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FILM]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_j_small.jpg" width="163" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Between 1947 and 1949, Rev. LeRoy Massecar made films of people in 88 villages and small towns in Ontario. Now they are available on DVD from the Archives of the University of Western Ontario. The movies focus on people rather than buildings, going about their daily business. The films were donated to Western Archives by Roy's wife, Marion Massecar, in 2005. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_i.html">WORKING WITH HISTORIC WINDOWS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[SEMINAR]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_i_small.jpg" width="132" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> The Port Hope Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario is presenting a seminar on Historic Windows, Saturday, June 6th, 10 – 3:30 p.m. at St. Mark's Church Hall, 51 King Street, Port Hope. The seminar will cover the history of windows in Canada, restoration of wood windows, insulation, and managing the work. All are welcome to attend. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_h.html">CELTIC AFTERNOON FOR IRISH HERITAGE HOUSE</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/200904_h_small.jpg" width="167" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> In February, the O’Connor Estate Buildings in North York received Heritage Designation. Its supporters are raising money for its restoration with a Celtic Fun Afternoon. On May 3rd, take part at Toronto’s King Edward Hotel. Enjoy music, dancing, draws, live music "The WestEnders" and special guest from the 2009 Irish Persons of the Year, everyone's forever friend, Hugo Straney. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_g.html">SUN MEDIA MAY NO LONGER MICROFILM ITS NEWSPAPERS</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_g_small.jpg" width="190" height="50" hspace="6" vspace="32" border="0" align="right"/><br /> A potential blow to historians and genealogists is looming. Sun Media, which like many other news organizations is bleeding financially, has temporarily stopped microfilming its newspapers and may make this permanent. Though the stories will be saved electronically, advertisements and many illustrations will be lost to researchers. Sun Media has 29 daily newspapers in Ontario from Cornwall to Timmins to Chatham. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_f.html">MOTHER NATURE’S WRATH OF FIRE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[PERSONAL HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_f_small.jpg" width="145" height="108" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> More than three decades ago in 1974, <strong>Mike Shusterman</strong> was a student working as a forest fire fighter in Northwestern Ontario. The story he tells is an insight into the dangerous and frightening work of fire fighters in the Ontario forests as they try to save people, lumber, towns and property. The fire fighting system he describes has been developed and improved over the years. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_e.html">YORK PIONEERS – ONTARIO’S OLDEST HISTORICAL SOCIETY</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 "><img src="images/200904_e_small.jpg" width="107" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> York Pioneer and History Society turns 140 this year. On April 26th, at Toronto’s John McKenzie House, it will launch both its annual journal and a book containing an inventory of boxes made by prisoners of the 1837 rebellion. On May 19th, its annual dinner takes place followed on the weekend of May 23rd by Doors Open at Scadding Cabin at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_d.html">EXCITING SEASON OF DOORS OPEN AHEAD!</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/doors_open_small.jpg" width="188" height="99" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Doors Open Ontario 2009 kicks off on April 25 with an event in Guelph. This year, visitors will have the chance to explore heritage buildings, architectural showpieces and community landmarks at 48 events across the province. Six of the events in 2009 are new. Lake of Bays, Richmond Hill, Minden, East Elgin, Milton and St. Thomas have all joined the program. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_c.html">2009 HERITAGE TORONTO AWARDS – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS</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/200807_a_logo.jpg" width="174" height="70" hspace="2" vspace="30" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <strong>The Heritage Toronto Awards</strong> celebrate outstanding contributions, by professionals and volunteers, in the promotion and conservation of Toronto’s history and heritage landmarks. Heritage Toronto invites the public to nominate significant 2008 projects they think should be celebrated. Heritage Toronto seeks nomination submissions in four categories. The deadline for nominations is Monday, June 1, 2009. The awards will be presented in October. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_b.html">INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY IN ONTARIO</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/200904_b_small.jpg" width="206" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="10" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Four hundred years after <strong>Galileo</strong> was the first person to turn the newly invented telescope to the heavens, the world is celebrating the U.N. pronounced <strong>International Year of Astronomy</strong>. In Ontario, special events pass on the excitement of astronomy to everyone. Take part in one of them or create your own special event by visiting <strong>Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Reserve</strong> in Muskoka. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200904_a.html">MUSEUM OF INDO-CANADIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE OPEN TO PUBLIC</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/200904_a_small.jpg" width="168" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Have you ever wondered as you travel up the 427 near Finch Avenue in Toronto what the beautiful, exquisitely carved white complex is that you see? It is the <strong>BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Complex</strong>.  The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir complex in Toronto has become the focus of interest and wonder for local citizens and visitors to Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200904_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.200903ac.html">DEMOLITION BY SUSPICIOUS FIRE AT CAMP 30</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/200903ac_small.jpg" width="174" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> One building has been destroyed and another damaged in separate suspicious fires at Camp 30 in Bowmanville, which we featured on March 2nd.  High-ranking German officers were kept prisoner there during World War 2. The town of Clarington was preparing to make it a heritage site so that demolition could be delayed. Fire has done the wrecking ball’s job. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903ac.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.200903ab.html">MATTAWA – HISTORIC CROSSROADS</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 "><br /> <img src="images/200903ab_small.jpg" width="206" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/>Mattawa’s history goes back much farther than its incorporation as a village 125 years ago. For centuries, it was a post on the way west from where the Ottawa and Mattawa rivers met.  Come to the workshop <strong>Mattawa - Historic Crossroads of the Nation :: in celebration of Mattawa's 125th Anniversary –</strong> Saturday May 2nd and learn about this pivot of trade and exploration. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903ab.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.200903aa.html">CONSERVANCY SAVES MORE LAND FOR NATURE</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/200903aa_small.jpg" width="219" height="86" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Unique natural areas have been preserved in the <strong>Rice Lake Plains</strong> and in the <strong>Carden Alvar</strong> near Orillia, thanks to the work of the <strong>Nature Conservancy of Canada</strong> and private land donors. In addition governments have matched funds raised from the public to purchase and maintain land for preservation. Grassland species which have shown significant declines in recent decades will have a refuge. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903aa.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.200903_z.html">OLD CNE GRANDSTAND SHOWS DIGITIZED AND PRESERVED</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/200903_z_small.jpg" width="200" height="89" hspace="6" vspace="12" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Audio tapes of Canadian National Exhibition grandstand shows dating from 1952 to 1968 have been digitized. Visitors will be able to hear samples during the CNE from August 21st to September 6th. Researchers can study them at the CNE Archives. Shows by Robert Goulet, Lorne Greene, Percy Faith, Art Linkletter, Billy Van and many other stars are featured. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_z.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.200903_y.html">2009 AWARDS FOR HEROES OF FRANCO-ONTARIAN HERITAGE</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 (ROPF) has awarded two heritage awards for 2009. The Prix Roger-Bernard for an organization was jointly won by the Old Orignal Prison in Ottawa and by the Historical Society of Saint-Pascal-Baylon and its centenary committee. The Prix Huguette-Parent for an individual was awarded to Denis Pigeon who is also known as Captain Franco. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_y.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.200903_x.html">LIT CITY - TORONTO THROUGH THE EYES OF AUTHORS & ARTISTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBITION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200903_x_small.jpg" width="200" height="114" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> The Toronto Market Gallery presents <strong>Lit City: Toronto Through the Eyes of Authors and Artists </strong>from now until June 13th, 2009. The exhibit marries works of Toronto artists and writers from today and the past in a glorious celebration of Toronto’s 175th birthday. This is one of the highlights of the <strong>Lit City</strong> celebration which culminates in a literary <strong>Doors Open</strong> in May. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_x.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.200903_w.html">HERITAGE IN CREATIVE 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/200902_c_small.jpg" width="200" height="77" hspace="6" vspace="20" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Come to <strong>Peterborough</strong> May 29th to 31st for the <strong>2009 Ontario Heritage Conference</strong>. Book before April 15th to receive early bird discount. Theme of the conference is <strong>Heritage in Creative Communities.</strong> As you are surrounded by Peterborough’s rich heritage, join in discussions, talks and investigations on how heritage and history can feed the “creative city” and make it even more successful. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_v.html">HERITAGE TURMOIL IN PORT HOPE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[OPINION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200903_v_small.jpg" width="120" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <strong>Port Hope</strong> can’t avoid controversy over heritage even though it was one of four Ontario towns to receive the 2008 Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership in the award’s first year. A recent proposal to enlarge the historic town hall has upset many while the <strong>Pier</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is leading opposition against the destruction of the last three industrial buildings on Port Hope’s harbour piers. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_u.html">DISCUSS OTTAWA’S PLANS FOR ITS RURAL VILLAGES</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 "><img src="images/200903_u_small.jpg" width="197" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> The City of Ottawa has developed a <strong>“Draft Guideline for Villages” </strong>and will hold open houses on March 24th, 25th and 30th to discuss it. Ottawa includes 26 rural villages in its official plan and would like to promote development that maintains a distinct countryside and ensures its rural landscapes.  Agricultural lands and environmental features are to be preserved. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_t.html">NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WORKING CLASS HISTORY</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/200903_t_small.jpg" width="92" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <strong>The Centre for Northern Studies at Thunder Bay’s Lakehead University</strong> has just  published <strong><em>Essays in Northwestern Ontario Working Class History: Thunder Bay and Its Environs, </em></strong>an examination of the history of the working class from the late nineteenth century to the firm establishment of unions in Northwestern Ontario, in particular the Thunder Bay region, during the late twentieth century. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_s.html">BOURSE D’ETUDE PATRIMOINE - HERITAGE BURSARY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BURSARY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200903_s_small.jpg" width="150" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> The <strong>Société franco-ontarienne d’histoire et de généalogie (SFOHG)</strong> is offering three bursaries, each worth $1,000, to Ontario high school students in their final year. The awards are for university studies in the French language linked to Franco-Ontarian heritage. The deadline for applications is May 10, 2009. The bursaries are named after Jean-Roch Vachon, who built the foundation for Franco-Ontarian genealogy. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_r.html">TRILLIUM GRANT HELPS OGS PRESERVE DOCUMENTS</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/200902_t_small.gif" width="213" height="111" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <strong>The Ontario Genealogical Society</strong> has received a grant of $179,400 from the <strong>Ontario Trillium Foundation</strong> as starter funds for a project to help Ontario heritage organizations digitize parts of their collections. The funds, granted over two years, will enable OGS to hire a technician, obtain equipment, and travel to the heritage organizations to scan the material. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_q.html">LOOKING FOR PAULINE JOHNSON ARTIFACTS</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/200903_q_small.jpg" width="83" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> <strong>Chiefswood National Historic Site, </strong>the<strong> </strong>birthplace of <strong>Pauline Johnson, </strong>is asking for the loan of artifacts connected with her life and times. The museum will put on an exhibition from August 15 to December 24, 2009 at the Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford. It is interested to hear from anyone who may have items relating to her willing to include them in the exhibit. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_p.html">SLAVERY TO FREEDOM EXHIBITION AND WEB LAUNCH</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/200903_p_small.gif" width="102" height="102" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Join the <strong>Ontario Heritage Trust</strong> at <strong>Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site</strong> in Dresden for a Black heritage showcase featuring Black history sites and organizations from across Ontario on March 26. This special event will also include the launch of <strong>Slavery to Freedom</strong>, a new web resource on the African-Canadian experience, which will bring together 18 Black heritage sites and organizations. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_b.html">LEASIDE BOOK BACK 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/200903_b_small.jpg" width="73" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> <strong>Jane Pitfield’s </strong>book <strong><em>Leaside</em></strong> has been reprinted by Dundurn Press. It has been out of print since 2001. You can get a chance to hear about it when she gives a talk at the North York Historical Society meeting on April 8 at 7:30. Her topic will be Leaside: The jewel of a planned residential and industrial town west of the Don Valley. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_n.html">DIVE INTO THE PAST</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[SYMPOSIUM]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200903_n_small.jpg" width="94" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> People interested in shipwrecks and marine heritage won't want to miss the 15th annual Shipwreck Symposium on April 4 at Welland Centennial Secondary School. The shipwreck symposium is for anyone who has an interest in marine history, not just divers. Speakers will talk about a huge array of subjects, from history, archaeology, technology, photography and even what it is like to be a survivor. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_m.html">NOTE FROM ABROAD – BERMUDA’S 400TH</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/200903_m_small.jpg" width="99" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Bermuda – the “still-vexed Bermoothes” of Shakespeare’s Tempest – celebrates 400 years of continuous habitation in 2009. One of the many celebrations will be a visit by “Tall Ships” June 11-15.  In 1609 the Sea Venture was wrecked off Bermuda and everyone survived. Continuous habitation dates from this time, though the first official settlement with families came in 1612. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_l.html">CABBAGETOWN AS A PROMISED LAND - LECTURE AND FUNDRAISER</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/200903_l_small.jpg" width="112" height="107" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Award-winning author, tenacious archaeologist, and celebrated historian, <strong>Karolyn Smardz Frost,</strong> will be giving a talk, Cabbagetown as the Promised Land? <strong>The Story of Lucie & Thornton Blackburn</strong>, to support the work of the <strong>Cabbagetown-Regent Park Museum</strong> in Toronto. It takes place Saturday, March 28, 3-5 pm at historic Daniel Lamb House, 156 Winchester St., Toronto, in the heart of Cabbagetown. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_k.html">SUDBURY AND KENORA [murmur] 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/200903_k_small.gif" width="300" height="64" hspace="6" vspace="36" border="0" align="left"/><br /> <strong>Kenora</strong> is collecting stories while <strong>Sudbury</strong> already has a pilot running for an oral history <strong>[murmur]</strong> project. [murmur] records stories and memories told about specific geographic locations. When you reach the site, a sign tells you a number to call on your cell phone to hear stories about where you stand. [murmur] was first established in Toronto's Kensington Market in 2003. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_j.html">FOUR TOWNS EARN HERITAGE AWARDS</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/200903_j_small.jpg" width="94" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> Port Hope, Markham, Perth and Kingston received the 2008 Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership from the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on February 20th. This is the first year for the award which recognizes communities for exemplary leadership in heritage conservation and promotion. In addition, the Village of Manotick, Thorold, Aurora and Hamilton received honourable mentions. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_i.html">TRIBUTE TO THE RIDEAU CANAL WORKERS</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/200903_i_small.jpg" width="205" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Join the launch of a new book on the tragedy of the workers, many of them Irish, who worked on the Rideau Canal. They endured disease, vile living conditions and danger to create what is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<strong> Labourers on the Rideau Canal 1826-1832: From Work Site to World Heritage Site </strong>will launch Tuesday, March 24th. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_h.html">HANDS-ON ARCHAEOLOGY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[COURSE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200903_h_small.jpg" width="165" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <strong>The Boyd</strong> <strong>Archaeological Field School</strong> is offering a three-week course in archaeological for high school students this summer and it is now time to apply. The course includes lectures and hands-on work at an archaeological site under the instruction of certified teachers and archaeologists. It takes place over three-weeks from July 26 to August 15 at <strong>Claremont Conservation Field Centre</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_g.html">MUSEUM COOPERATION IN GREY & BRUCE</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/200903_g_small.jpg" width="200" height="88" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left"/><br /> Grey County’s Grey Roots Museum & Archives in Owen Sound and Bruce County Museum & Cultural Museum & Cultural Centre in Southampton have formed a partnership called the Reciprocal Membership Agreement, which expands benefits to both museums' members effective immediately. Members of Grey Roots and Bruce County Museums can now use their membership to visit both museums. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_f.html">TALK TO YOUR MPP – SAVE OLD CEMETERIES</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/200903_f_small.jpg" width="91" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> A private member’s bill to protect <strong>Inactive Cemeteries</strong> has been introduced in the Ontario Legislature by <strong>Jim Brownell, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry</strong>. <strong>The Ontario Genealogical Society</strong> and the <strong>Ontario Historical Society</strong> are urgently asking all those interested in Ontario heritage and history to contact their MPs to support the bill. The vote will be March 12th so please act now. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_e.html">OMB APPROVES CONDO IN HISTORIC PORT DALHOUSIE</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/200903_e_small.jpg" width="141" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> The OMB has allowed a 17-storey tower to be build in the midst of Port Dalhousie’s historic district. PROUD (Port Realizing Our Unique Distinction), the local group opposed to the plan is very disappointed after its  four-year struggle to save the Port's unique 19th Century (and early 20th century) heritage and lakefront village streetscape that all St. Catharine’s and Niagara Region residents treasure. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_d.html">BOWMANVILLE PoW CAMP FACES THE WRECKING BALL</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/200903_d_small.jpg" width="86" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <strong>Bowmanville’s Camp 30</strong>, a prisoner of war camp for German officers, is threatened by development. In order to gain time and prevent immediate demolition, Clarington Council has placed the property on the municipal register of properties of cultural heritage value or interest. But government must now work with the developer to find a good use for the buildings. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_c.html">FREE ENTRY TO TORONTO MUSEUMS FOR 175TH</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 "><img src="images/200903_c_small.jpg" width="123" height="121" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br />  <br /> Toronto’s 10 municipal historical museums and the Market Gallery will offer free admission on March 6th, 7th and 8th to mark Toronto’s 175th birthday. What a great chance to get to all those places you have been meaning to see. But first, take in the party at City Hall on March 6th which lasts from noon until 9 pm. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_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.200903_a.html">OPP TIME CAPSULE NEEDS YOU!</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/200903_a_small.jpg" width="160" height="99" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"/><br /> OPP Commissioner Fantino has called on Ontarians to make submissions to the OPP Museum Time Capsule which is to be opened in 50 years as part of the ongoing celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of the OPP.  The OPP Museum is seeking items such as letters and photos which describe the everyday lives of the people who created them. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200903_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"><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>Friday July 3, 2009<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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