An interesting item has just been added to Fort York’s collections, thanks to the sharp eye of David Juliusson,
In October Henry D’Auchapt was invited to join the board. Under our bylaws the directors are empowered to appoint
It was April of 1969 and the Officers’ Quarters at Fort York was scheduled to open to the public
Much is made today of the death of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Solemn ceremonies are held with flag draped
Compliments of the Season The Board of Directors wishes all members of the Friends and supporters of Fort York
A significant amount of work is underway with the organization of our large collection of photographs, documents, maps and
The archaeological test trenching under the Bathurst bridge funded by the TTC and reported elsewhere will be coordinated with
When George Ramsay, the ninth Earl of Dalhousie and Governor-in-Chief of Canada, made a grand tour through Upper Canada
Fall Clean-up A fall clean-up of the fort is planned for Saturday November 4. Volunteers will meet in the
Garrison Creek got its name because, when Toronto was young, it entered Lake Ontario at Fort York, the military
SEPTEMBER Dance and Dance-ability – Annual Event Fri. Sept. 22 7:30 p.m. If you like to dance and enjoy
In 1812, the United States declared war and invaded Canada. On the 27th of April 1813, the U.S. Army
This recipe was served at Fort York’s Queen Charlotte’s Birthday Ball in January. It comes from a fascimile of
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and will pass it on to members of your family and to friends.
We thought it would be of interest to review a few of the projects that the Board of Directors
Be it known to all Loyal Citizens that the Ninth Annual Mess Dinner of His Majesty’s Garrison at York
In the last Fife & Drum we reported that City Council’s Economic Development and Parks Committee (EDPC) had approved
Plazacorp, the developer of West Harbour City on the lands under the Molsons building on Fleet Street in the
The 45 acres bounded by Dufferin, King, Strachan and the CN mainline linking Toronto and Hamilton, known as Liberty
by Richard Haynes Anyone looking for the Officers’ Kitchen Garden at Fort York will notice a distinct absence of
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of former Fort York staffer Tom Arnold. Tom was
Thanks to the efforts of JoAnn Pynn and the co-operation of Wittington Properties Ltd. and Marshall, Macklin, Monaghan Ltd.,
The squad of the Fort York Guard completed another wonderful summer. Led by Lieutenant Keiko Twist and Sergeant Mike
The full name of our organization is The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common, and while looking out
