Garrison Creek, which was so important in first siting Fort York and defining the “founding landscape” of the town
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Sydney, Australia, and Toronto, settled five years apart, share some early connections. Their founders, Governors Arthur Phillip and John
Construction of the new Visitor Centre has attracted much public attention in the last two years but another major
In the New Year’s Day edition of the Globe and Mail, 2010, architecture critic Lisa Rochon said of the
Commemorating history has no purpose for dead people. They don’t care anymore. It is not intended for the sake
The site of the new Visitor Centre is a layered story, both physically and historically—a place en route and,
From outside the visitor centres at many historical and natural sites seem to have little in common. While most
Fort York’s interpretive emphasis has traditionally focused on the period starting with John Graves Simcoe’s arrival in 1793 to
The following is a severe compression of a longer article, entitled “Why the White House Was Burned: An Investigation
John Boyd (1865-1941) was an amateur photographer who had the good fortune to work at a job that allowed
My first glimpse of Fort York was a decidedly underwhelming one. To my young eyes, it seemed a worn-down,
David Spittal will hang up his hard hat at the end of June 2014. The Fort York Visitor Centre
The preparation of this article and appearance of Crimea in the headlines the last few weeks was an unplanned
On 1 January 1814 Napoleon received a note from his brother Joseph Bonaparte expressing the hope “that the year
In April 2014 The Friends will look back on twenty years’ involvement with Fort York. When we were organized
Thanks to the generous support of The Friends of Fort York, a new exhibit is now on display in
Although the British Army has frequently (and with reason) been described as a collection of sovereign regiments whose quirky
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Within a week of cholera having arrived in York, it had appeared in Hamilton, Brantford, and elsewhere in Upper
Earlier this year, the Montreal-based CSL Group completed Tecumseh—a 228.5-metre, 71,405-tonne Trillium-class self-unloader. The cargo ship, among the most
Sites that are important to our history quickly become magnets for the royal family and their representatives. We steer
For anyone interested in the naval aspects of the War of 1812 on the lakes, the work of Canadian
In collaboration The interests of The Friends of Fort York go far beyond the ramparted fort and open area
More than 1000 enthusiasts, including Laureen Harper, the Prime Minister’s wife, and Rob Nicholson, the Minister of Justice, set
Though Stephen Harper spent up to $24 million helping us commemorate the War of 1812, little was spent in
A chronology of the construction of Fort York is one of the largely unexplored aspects of the site’s history.
After four years of conservation treatment the Third Regiment of York Militia Colours have finally returned to the City
One of the most distinctive details of the British soldier’s uniform in the Georgian era was his regimental cap.
This special number of The Fife and Drum newsletter of The Friends of Fort York is published on the
The War of 1812 is an event highly regarded by Canadians, barely acknowledged by Americans, forgotten by the British,
