On 1 January 1814 Napoleon received a note from his brother Joseph Bonaparte expressing the hope “that the year
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Soldiers had fewer recreational options. Drinking was a key activity– in barracks and canteens within the garrisons, and at
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The preparation of this article and appearance of Crimea in the headlines the last few weeks was an unplanned
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In April 2014 The Friends will look back on twenty years’ involvement with Fort York. When we were organized
John R. Grodzinski. Defender of Canada: Sir George Prevost and 1812. Foreword by the War of Donald E. Graves.
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For more than forty years George Waters made history at Fort York, first as a uniformed interpreter, for some
To illustrate, a recent opportunity to acquire an important oil portrait of Frances Battersby at a Toronto auction house
The focus of the TD Bank Group’s donation will be on the west end of the Common and in
Generosity Comes in Threes Near the end of 2013 the Fort York Foundation received three particularly meaningful gifts towards
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The City’s Economic Development and Culture Division recently announced a new organization structure to better reflect its strategic directions
