Old Photographs of Toronto Corner Stores and Intersections (1900-1982) torontoguardian.com/2018/12/vint... #OntarioHistory
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Good news for researchers: the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario's collection of newspapers is beginning its migration onto the Internet Archive.
This collection has been immensely helpful for my work.
#cdnhistory #ontariohistory
internetarchivecanada.org/2026/03/31/p...
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Distractionary find: back in 1874, it appears you could take a steamship excursion from Windsor to Chatham
Source: Detroit News, June 9, 1874 #ontariohistory
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As for things I've written about Stephen Lewis, here's a piece for TVO @therundowntvo.bsky.social on the 1975 provincial election campaign. #ontariohistory
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Side research find: a cool logo I've never seen before for Windsor's CKLW-TV (now CBET)
Detroit Free Press, March 10, 1957. #ontariohistory
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Ontario Barn Preservation is looking for volunteers for an ongoing digital project! You'll help investigate historic barns - digging into online databases from archives and museums across Ontario. If you're interested, please reach out via email info@ontariobarnpreservation.com #OntarioHistory
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"During the Second World War, 70,000 Ontarians heeded the call to protect their communities." — @klblack.bsky.social
www.tvo.org/article/how-ordinary-ont...
#ontariohistory
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The Curio Emporium returns with a look at the Ontario government's tourist suggestions from 60 years ago. #ontariohistory
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The ruins of the Barber Paper Mill in Georgetown, Ontario lie derelict in the desolate brush on a gloomy day.
The #ruins of the #BarberPaperMill in #Georgetown, #Ontario lie derelict in the #desolate brush on a gloomy day.
#BuyIntoArt #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces #UrbanExploration #HauntingBeauty #OntarioHistory
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A woman war reporter, a spy and a Titanic-era lover: here are the 'human' stories behind Hamilton gravestones #HamiltonOntario #OntarioHistory www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Today the Curio Emporium is handing out Ontario provincial government pamphlets on how to enjoy "breakfast in a hurry." #ontariohistory
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Today's trip to the Curio Emporium has only happy thoughts about a late 19th century Brantford-based stove range. #ontariohistory
jbwarehouse.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
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Harriet Miller, "One of Guelph's most picturesque characters"
For more info, see: guelphpostcards.blogspot.com/2025/12/harr...
@vintageguelph.bsky.social #Guelph #Postcards #OntarioHistory
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The ruins of Fort St. Joseph, an old War of 1812 fort burned by the Americans in 1814, remain at the southern tip of St. Joseph Island in Ontario.
The #ruins of #FortStJoseph, an old #WarOf1812 fort burned by the Americans in 1814, remain at the southern tip of #StJosephIsland in #Ontario.
#BuyIntoArt #History #Historic #Fort #DiscoverON #OntarioHistory
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We are pleased to share that Improving Upper Canada by Ross Fair has been awarded the 2025 Floyd S. Chalmers Award in Ontario History!
Congratulations to the author.
Read the announcement: bit.ly/48KNTQR
#CanadianHistory #OntarioHistory @torontomet.bsky.social
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NEW! For TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social, a look at how the province slashed the number of school boards in Ontario from around 3,700 to around 200 in stages over the course of the 1960s.
Just don't ask school trustees in Baden what their opinion was.
#onpoli #ontariohistory
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Old Home Week, 1927 was 100 years in the making #OntarioHistory #postcards
guelphpostcards.blogspot.com/2025/11/old-...
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From the vaults: a piece I wrote for Cottage Life @cottagelifemag.bsky.social on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
#cdnhistory #ontariohistory
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Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. From the vaults, here's a piece I wrote for Cottage Life @cottagelifemag.bsky.social about the incident...
#ontariohistory #cdnhistory
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1) From the vaults: a piece I wrote for TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social on how Ottawa nearly cancelled trick-or-treating in 1982. #Halloween #ontariohistory
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👰💍 Mary Catherine McPhail ties the knot with John Hardigan in 1887, building a family in St. Andrews, Ontario. Together, they face joys and sorrows, as seen in the detailed records of births, baptisms, and the intricacies of life in the late 19th century. 💒📜 #MarriageRecords #OntarioHistory
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Close-up of antique Thomas Organ & Piano Co. piano in Huntsville, Ontario. Black and white.
Close-up of #antique Thomas Organ & Piano Co. piano in #Huntsville, #Ontario. #BlackAndWhite.
#BuyIntoArt #History #Piano #Broken #AntiquePiano #ThomasOrgan #OntarioHistory #VintageMusic
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🌉 On this day in history, work began on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge — linking nations, industries, & communities since 1962! northernmichiganhistory.com/the-start-of... #History #OnThisDay #SaultSteMarie #InternationalBridge #TwinSoos #MichiganHistory #OntarioHistory #BridgeBuilding 🚗
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Have just read Nick Rogers' new article on Henry Dundas & the Toronto campaign to rename Dundas St. It went straight into my dissertation biblio.
"Toronto's Dundas Imbroglio". The Canadian Historical Review 106(2), 193-214. muse.jhu.edu/article/966499
#TorontoHistory #OntarioHistory #BritishHistory
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#ldnont #londonontario #ldnontario #canadiantheatre #alvegoroottheatre #ldnontevents #ldnonttheatre #519london #forestcity #newplays #ldontevents #forestcityarts #fanshawepioneervillage #ldnonthistory #ontariohistory #strangehistory #mystery #theatrecritic #canadianhistoricalfiction
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The ruins of Fort St. Joseph, an old War of 1812 fort burned by the Americans in 1814, remain at the southern tip of St. Joseph Island in Ontario.
The #ruins of #FortStJoseph, an old #WarOf1812 fort burned by the Americans in 1814, remain at the southern tip of #StJosephIsland in #Ontario.
#BuyIntoArt #History #Historic #Fort #DiscoverON #OntarioHistory
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#ldnont #londonontario #ldnontario #canadiantheatre #alvegoroottheatre #ldnontevents #ldnonttheatre #519london #forestcity #newplays #ldontevents #forestcityarts #fanshawepioneervillage #ldnonthistory #ontariohistory #strangehistory #mystery
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The Newboro Blockhouse is opening to the public after 30+ years — with more to come. Get a sneak peek before Doors Open Ontario this August: www.hometownnews.ca/historians-n...
#NewboroBlockhouse #RideauLakes #OntarioHistory #HeritageTourism
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ICYMI: Jules Octavian investigates Abraham Hawley's utopian colonial ideals in this dive into the archives from 1983: Camp Bethel.
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#utopianism #colonialism #speculativefiction #CanadianHistory #OntarioHistory #utopian #mysticism #ouija #spiritualism #Canada
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