The North York Historical Society has sponsored two of Adrienne Alison’s realist bronzes: C. W. Jefferys, Canada’s foremost historical artist, is located in the park at Mill Street, east of the Miller Tavern, and Robert Gourlay, a social reformer, is in St. James Park, King Street East, between Church & Jarvis. Others in Toronto are Bishop …
On May 31, 2011 the CBC Radio (99.1) Metro Morning program carried a piece about some mystery ruins in the York Mills & Don Mills area. The North York Historical Society (NYHS) had been asked to provide some information on these ruins, first by Mike Filey, author and columnist, and more recently by John Chipman, …
On May 7, 2011, the North York Historical Society teamed with the Don Watershed Regeneration Council to present an overview of the history of Hogg’s Hollow as part of the Jane’s Walk program. Glenn Bonnetta covered the historical setting from the arrival of settlers to the present, whereas Peter Heinz focused on the environmental scene …
