SEPTEMBER
Dance and Dance-ability – Annual Event
Fri. Sept. 22 7:30 p.m.
If you like to dance and enjoy the social history of the early 19th century, you will find a unique opportunity to explore these interests at this 11th annual English Country Dance workshop. Participants will be guided through delightfully fun and easy dances from real 1812-era dance manuals. If you can walk to the beat of a lively tune, you’ll enjoy this insight into life in the early days of Upper Canada. Beginners welcome. No partners required. Pre-registration Required. $10.
OCTOBER
Ghosts of the Garrison – Annual Event
Fri. Oct. 20, Sat. Oct 21, Fri. Oct. 27, Sat. Oct 28
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Family event with lantern tours and ghost stories from the past. Pre-registration Required. $10, Children $5.
NOVEMBER
Fort York Clean-up Day, Sat. Nov. 4 10:00 a.m.
Volunteers will meet in the parking lot at the west gate. Please dress appropriately and bring work gloves if possible (coffee will be provided). After the clean-up, all volunteers are invited to attend the illustrated talk by Bruce Cane.
From Fort York to the Fields of France: A Toronto Soldier’s Experience During The Great War
Sat. Nov. 4 2:00 p.m.
An illustrated talk by Bruce Cane, author of It Made You Think of Home: The Haunting Journal of Deward Barnes, CEF 1916-1919. Cane chronicles Barnes’ travels from his enlistment and training at Fort York in 1916, to his unenviable duty as a rifleman in a firing squad that ended the life of a Canadian deserter. Cane provides valuable insight into the Canadian Great War experience by offering insightful interpretation of Barnes’ daily journal entries. Free with regular paid admission.
Remembrance Day
Sat. Nov. 11, 10:45 a.m., Strachan Avenue Cemetery
Annual ceremony presented by the Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE and the Culture Division, City of Toronto. Tours of the fort following the ceremony. Free Admission until 12:00 p.m.
Old House Seminar & Forum
A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Maintaining a Century Home
Sun. Nov. 12 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fort York, Toronto Culture and Edifice Old Home Magazine present a full day seminar of old house maintenance and restoration. Uncover ways to maintain, restore and rehabilitate an old house. Hear about practices and historically-accurate ways of restoring, many pioneered by speaker Edith George. Fourteen different sessions will explore a variety of topics include: heritage roofing, masonry and siding, wood windows, paint, caulking 101, wood trim, plaster, insulating, damp problems and solutions, and much more. $80 pre-person. Pre-registration required; to register call 519-752-9801. $15 from every ticket will be donated to the purchase of an authentic reconstruction of a British Engineer Officer’s uniform for the fort’s exhibit ‘The Soldiers’ Trade: 1793-1970.’ For more information visit – www.infotodesign.ca
DECEMBER
Fort York is closed from Sat. Dec. 16 to thu Mon. Jan. 1 ’07. Inquiries regarding rental of the facilities over the holidays should be directed to Marna Ward at 416-338-0030.
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