Ken Purvis

5 articles by Ken Purvis in The Fife and Drum

December 30, 2009 by Ken Purvis

Whatever the Game: Sport and the Military in Early Toronto

It has been often observed that the life of a soldier is characterized by long periods of boredom interrupted

April 26, 2007 by Ken Purvis, Senior Program Officer

Last year a collector of militaria approached us, seeking our expertise in evaluating a Napoleonic rope-tensioned military side-drum alleged

February 23, 2006 by Ken Purvis, Senior Program Officer

In 1812, the United States declared war and invaded Canada. On the 27th of April 1813, the U.S. Army

September 20, 2004 by Ken Purvis

Part of the iconography of military historic sites, along with blockhouses, muskets and red-coats, is the heavy guns that

September 14, 2003 by Ken Purvis

The Fort York Guard has done it again! For the third year in a row the Fort York Guard,

Fort York is owned and operated by the City of Toronto through Toronto History Museums