The above photo is a photo of horse shit. But it’s not just any old horse shit. This horse shit is sitting on Woodbury Common, a beautiful patch of heathland in the English countryside. That land has a long history of being covered in manure. And that stinky past is connected to the founder of our city — John Graves Simcoe — and to the man who once challenged him to a duel over that dung.| torontohistory.substack.com
Welcome to The Toronto Time Traveller! This week marks three years since I first launched The Toronto History Weekly and I thought I’d mark that anniversary by giving the newsletter a fresh name. When I first launched it at the beginning of 2022, I wanted a name that quickly and efficiently described what it was: a weekly round-up of local history news and events. In time, as the newsletter has grown and found its footing — while also giving me a place to share bigger and more ambitious s...| torontohistory.substack.com
From our great Speaker's Nights featuring experts on local and national history to specialty event programming, our goal is to entertain and educate. Here is a sample of some of the events being...| Etobicoke Historical Society