Garrison Creek, which was so important in first siting Fort York and defining the “founding landscape” of the town
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May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Sydney, Australia, and Toronto, settled five years apart, share some early connections. Their founders, Governors Arthur Phillip and John
May 11, 2026
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Edward, Keenan
Truth is, I don’t remember the first time I went to Fort York. I don’t recall learning of its
May 11, 2026
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Kamran, Khan, Stephen Otto
In the early 19th century, cholera evolved into one of the world’s first globalized infectious diseases. Endemic along the
May 11, 2026
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Harris, Stephen
Although the British Army has frequently (and with reason) been described as a collection of sovereign regiments whose quirky
May 11, 2026
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Russell, Victor
It was late, nearly midnight, on 5 September 1865 when Mr. Attorney General John A. Macdonald stood in the
May 11, 2026
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Kevin, Plummer
“Success attend us, and conduce / To make our winter gay, / And may our Club the seeds produce
May 11, 2026
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Chris, Laverton
Details of Patrick Hartney’s early life remain somewhat a mystery. He was born in King’s County, Ireland, in 1754
May 11, 2026
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David, Roberts
By the end of the 18th century, around the west end of Lake Ontario, horses were commonplace in agriculture,
May 11, 2026
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Gary M, Gibson
In July 1812 Zebulon Montgomery Pike was commissioned a colonel and ordered to command the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment, then
May 11, 2026
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Bruce, Cane
In the turbulent years that followed the Mackenzie Rebellion of 1837, many thousands of provincial troops saw service in
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
Allies in arms, Isaac Brock and Tecumseh died in separate battles within a year of each other. Brock, commander
May 11, 2026
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James, Scott
The restoration of Victoria Memorial Square, conceived in 2001, is at last complete. It was in the February 2004
May 11, 2026
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Ken, Purvis
It has been often observed that the life of a soldier is characterized by long periods of boredom interrupted
May 11, 2026
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Mark, Osbaldeston
Fort York isn’t normally associated with victory–having been captured and burned by the Americans during the Battle of York
May 11, 2026
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Baines, Nancy
Until recently, the Fort York Library was a little known resource tucked away in the back of the 1815
May 11, 2026
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Baines, Heather, Nancy; Cirulis
It must be serendipity! The one day a week we volunteer in the library at Fort York is the
May 11, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
“There was a battle here, in this place.” It is a point I make every time I do a
May 11, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
To hear Sir Roger Sheaffe, military and civil commander of Upper Canada, tell the story, his force was vastly
May 11, 2026
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Jo Ann, Pynn
There is strong public support for expanding and improving the network of pedestrian and bicycle paths throughout the City.
May 11, 2026
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Heather Inglis Baron
The new high-density residential community emerging between Fort York and Fleet Street will eventually contain approximately 5,000 residential units.
May 11, 2026
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Stephen Otto
Much is made today of the death of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Solemn ceremonies are held with flag draped
May 11, 2026
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Dorothy Duncan
It was April of 1969 and the Officers’ Quarters at Fort York was scheduled to open to the public
May 11, 2026
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Richard Gerrard
It is not often I have a such a good reason to return to a topic for The Fife
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
The North American Hotel was a big four-storey building on Front Street, at Scott, built in the 1830s by
May 11, 2026
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Audrey Rochette
“We are currently living in the Seventh Fire, a time when, after a long period of colonialism and cultural
May 11, 2026
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Baluk, Ulana
The public opening of the Royal Ontario Museum in March, 1914, was the culmination of almost a century of
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
The “Ryerson/ICOMOS Charrette: ‘Find out about Historic Fort York – Visitor Interpretation Center'” will address the site selection and
May 11, 2026
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Andrew, Eva MacDonald, Stewart
When in Rome, each of us has had the opportunity to look down into the extraordinary area sacra –
May 11, 2026
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David, Roberts
The campaigns to save Fort York present a saga of opposing public interests, political vacillation, commercial encroachment, and contextual
