Details of Patrick Hartney’s early life remain somewhat a mystery. He was born in King’s County, Ireland, in 1754
• invited former members of Fort York Management Board to join us after Council stopped appointing advisory boards for
During the next three years the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 will be a matchless opportunity to
In July 1812 Zebulon Montgomery Pike was commissioned a colonel and ordered to command the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment, then
By the end of the 18th century, around the west end of Lake Ontario, horses were commonplace in agriculture,
The 2011 season has been a tremendous success for the Fort York Guard. The Guard expanded to twenty-eight members,
Since 1987, the ongoing restoration program at Fort York has included extensive archaeological investigations in every part of the
4) The Civil War of 1812, by Alan Taylor (Knopf) 5) Capital in Flames: The American Attack on York,
In case you hadn’t noticed, it just got a lot easier to follow what’s going on at Fort York.
This year for the second time since The Honourable David C. Onley became Ontario’s 28th Lieutenant-Governor in 2007, he
American Regulars in their greatcoats prepare for a winter skirmish. (Credit: PBS and WNED, Buffalo/Toronto, and Florentine/Hott Productions with
Jane Jacobs Chairs in Victoria Memorial by Scott James The Friends of Fort York have been following the story
It is a blustery late autumn day at Fort York in 1824; the winds howl and the skies are
REVIEW Jonathon Riley, A Matter of Honour: The Life, Campaigns and Generalship of Isaac Brock. London: Frontline Books /
There has been good news in the Friends of Fort York community recently. On June 7 Shawn Micallef, a
In the last issue of Fife and Drum it was said that Henry Ross was born on his father’s
If you’ve visited the Fort recently, you’ll know how quickly much of the landscape to the south keeps changing.
The much anticipated Fort York pedestrian and cycle bridge has been delayed indefinitely because of concerns about its cost.
The Visitor Centre project which is the centrepiece of Fort York’s bicentennial commemoration of the War of 1812 is
Conscious Food Festival Sat. and Sun. August 14 and 15, 11 am to 7 pm The Conscious Food Festival
