J ohn Hammond, Sherry Murphy (both seen above with Trinity-Spadina MPP Han Dong) and Ellen Johnstone, historic cooks in
This small white projectile point was found in 1935 by Jeanne Carter, then a 10-year-old schoolgirl on a class
On a cold Saturday in February, food lovers converged on Fort York to explore how different peoples in times
A well known American series of facsimile reprints has recently joined the stock of our enterprising canteen. Based in
Map: Bob KennedyMap Source: City of Toronto Ordnance Triangle: Five big towers (rental and condo) are expected here, four
This recipe is from Addison Ashburn’s The Family Director: or, Housekeeper’s Assistant, published at Coventry, England, in 1807. The
held ten board meetings at monthly intervals. Individual directors try to attend as many other programmed events at the
Aristotle believed that mimesis was far more than the mere copying of nature or art, but the innate desire
Many of us here at The Friends of Fort York were deeply saddened to learn that Mary Beacock Fryer
Alexander Macdonell (1762-1840), the first Catholic bishop of Upper Canada, spent most of his long life fighting for his
The wait is almost over. You’re invited to the grand opening of The Bentway Skate Trail on Saturday, January
The Bentway Winter Season Opening Weekend Free Admission Sat. and Sun. January 6 and 7 Fort York celebrates the
Otto Fleming (Arena Design) Quance, Chris Henry The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common.
Frost Fair Sat. and Sun. December 9 and 10, 10 am to 5 pm Celebrate the festive season at
Historic Cooking Classes in the 1826 Officers’ Mess Kitchen: Mince Pies Sun. November 26, 10 am to 3:30 pm
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Remembrance Day Commemoration Sat. November 11, 10:45 am Fort York National Historic Site and the Toronto Municipal Chapter IODE
Join us to explore the sweet history of this iconic Canadian treat. Using First World War recipes, participants will
I f you’ve been to the fort recently, you will have seen perimeter fencing, trailers, cement pourers, and other
This historical recipe for small sweet pies was chosen by Volunteer Historic Cook, Mya Sangster, from her cookbook collection
The beehives are buzzing on the grounds of Fort York once more. They’ve been fully restored from the damage
The inquiry that led to the image on the cover of July’s The Fife and Drum began with a
Fife and Drum subscribers may recall reading a January 2005 article (“Garrison Common History: The Robinson Cottages”) observing the
We should begin with the question, what’s an ‘orderly book’? An ‘orderly book,’ more accurately a Regimental Order Book,
