A combination of the rail’s unusual grave and fortuitous recovery almost 150 years later provides us with a rare
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Set at Fort York and using four of Toronto’s oldest buildings as its stage, The Fort at York is
It was a letter we had all been waiting for. On June 12 the Very Reverend Douglas Stoute, Dean
As reported below, at the Friends’ annual meeting on June 21 Joe Gill stepped down as our long-time chair
In 2005 the Friends’ History & Archaeology Committee, chaired by Andrew Stewart, launched a project to identify and contact
Two paintings of interest to Fort York passed through Ritchies Toronto auction rooms in late May. Both were oil
Like thousands of small not-for-profit groups across Canada, the Friends of Fort York got caught up this Spring in
At The Friends’ annual meeting on June 21, attended this year by about 35 people including former chair Don
On April 5, 2007, the Ontario Legislature gave unanimous passage to a resolution to commemorate the bicentennial of the
In 2006, the first phase of improvements to the landscape along the fort’s south ramparts was completed, including walkways,
In mid-June, just in time for the annual meeting of the Friends of Fort York, Fort York: Adding New
Some lovely new little parks have been installed on Liberty Street by the City and the local Business Improvement
On February 16, 2005, City Council approved seven new names for streets in the Fort York neighbourhood. This brought
Almost a year and a half ago the Friends of Fort York made the strategic decision to convene a
At its regular meeting on April 19 The Friends’ board approved the nominations of Patricia Fleming and Heather Inglis
More Graves Identified In response to “Where The Bodies Lie Buried” published in the last issue of Fife &
It was forgetfulness rather than modesty when we failed to report in the last issue of Fife & Drum
Last year a collector of militaria approached us, seeking our expertise in evaluating a Napoleonic rope-tensioned military side-drum alleged
