JUNE Field Trip Sat. and Sun. June 4 and 5 Toronto’s downtown community music and arts festival. http://fieldtriplife.com
Doors Open Toronto Sat. and Sun. May 28 and 29, 10 am to 5 pm Fort York opens its
World Fiddle Day in Toronto Sat. May 21, 10 am to 6 pm Fort York welcomes a day-long celebration
12 The Fife and Drum
Meagan’s Walk Sat. May 7 Since its inception in 2001 Meagan’s Walk has raised more than $4 million for
MAY Little Cakes and Biscuits Sun. May 1, 10 am to 3:30 pm Learn to make delicious Georgian baked
Cooking with Hannah Glasse Sun. April 10, 10 am to 3:30 pm Before Martha Stewart and Julia Child, even
A cold Friday night in November 2015: we went to see Magna Carta, nearing the end of its five-week
The Friends will mark the fourth anniversary of the launch of our current website, www.fortyork.ca, in May 2016. This
Earlier in March, the Project: Under Gardiner launched #ReclaimTheName–a campaign calling for the public to help come up with
Councillor Mike Layton hosted a public meeting on January 26 to consider preliminary development plans put forward by the
REVIEW Sandra Alston and C.M. Blackstock, eds. ‘Another World’: William Ord Mackenzie’s Sojourn in the Canadas, 1839-1843. Toronto: The
Between 1802 and 1837 Gustavus Nicolls of the Royal Engineers served twenty-seven years over three tours of duty in
The Friends of Fort York and Fort York Foundation co-operate closely in their work in the interests of Fort
Between 1905 and 1909 it wasn’t a foreign invasion but an internal attack that threatened the very existence of
Soon after moving from America to Toronto, fifty years ago, I discovered the Fort York neighbourhood. It then possessed
Since its inception in 2001 Meagan’s Walk has raised more than $4 million for groundbreaking research on the care
The lighthouse at Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, the second oldest such structure in Canada after Halifax’s Sambro Light,
If you look north from the Garrison Common you can probably see it: a hulking mass looming over the
As part of the City’s Museums and Heritage Services’ ongoing commitment to make our important historical collection accessible to
On the evening of October 20th, seventy-five members of The Friends of Fort York enjoyed a private viewing of
Waterfront Toronto will lead public engagement and consultation for the project, inviting Torontonians to participate in the design process
What The Friends of Fort York Do: Our Accomplishments for 2015 held ten monthly meetings of our board. Also,
