The number who were Black can only be guessed at. Some were freeborn, others had escaped slavery from the
Topic: Town of York
18 articles tagged Town of York
May 12, 2026
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Partington, Tony
his article will outline British and Canadian strategy, developed in the decade following the War of 1812, to T
May 12, 2026
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Alan, Walker
On 17 January 1810 a group of prominent citizens of Toronto Town of York) met to establish the Toronto
May 12, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
Public Trophies, Private Plunder The American Harvest after the Battle at York Eleven lions left York with the Americans
May 11, 2026
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Russell, Stephen Otto, Victor
One hundred and seventy years ago, in May 1845, Captain Sir John Franklin led a Royal Navy expedition of
May 11, 2026
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Gary M, Gibson
In mid-December 1812 Acting Deputy Quartermaster General Captain Andrew Gray wrote Governor General Sir George Prevost asking permission to
May 11, 2026
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Chris, Laverton
Mail: 260 Adelaide St. E., Box 183, Toronto, M5A 1N1 e-mail: info@fortyork.ca Shipbuilding timbers left unburnt at the dockyard
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
The Thomsons: Early Builders at Fort by Stephen Otto Few North American cities can boast, as can Toronto, the
May 11, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
By 1 pm on Tuesday, 27 April 1813, the American force attacking York had victory within its grasp. And
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Gother Mann, 1788, “PLAN of TORENTO HARBOUR with the proposed TOWN and part Library & Archives Canada NMC4435; image
May 11, 2026
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Rick Laprairie
The Niagara River looking north from Queenston Heights was painted by Elizabeth Simcoe in 1793. It’s the view now
May 11, 2026
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Kamran, Khan, Stephen Otto
Within a week of cholera having arrived in York, it had appeared in Hamilton, Brantford, and elsewhere in Upper
May 11, 2026
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Russell, Victor
by Victor Russell It was late, nearly midnight, on 5 September 1865 when Mr. Attorney General John A. Macdonald
May 11, 2026
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Adrienne Shadd
obert Scott was a free Black yeoman living in the town of York R in 1810. He was a
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
DANCE AND DANCE-ABILITY If you like to dance and enjoy 19th century social history, you’ll fit right in at
