North Toronto
Historical Society Monthly Meetings
September to November 2013
Home Life During World War II
in Toronto
In 1940 the Williamson family welcomed two English war guests into their North Toronto home. With photos and illustrations, Mary Williamson will draw from the weekly letters to the boys' family written by her mother and published as Just a Larger Family (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2011). Marie's letters detail holiday celebrations, church and school, food shortages and rationing, air raid precautions, and an endless variety of games and sports.
Of Bread Wagons and Street Cars
The experience of childhood in North Toronto has changed since the 1940s and 1950s. Bruce Lumsden will share photos and read some popular pieces about his childhood. Jon Tobin will present his paintings of Toronto street scenes. Copies of the book Toronto, Toronto (Stonegarden Studios, 2012), including both their works, will be available for purchase. www.stonegardenstudios.ca
FREE ADMISSION. EVERYONE WELCOME. PROGRAMS ARE COSPONSORED BY NORTHERN DISTRICT LIBRARY AND THE NORTH TORONTO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.Art Deco Architecture Across Canada
In this illustrated talk, architectural historian and author Tim Morawetz will introduce the Art Deco Style of architecture, then discuss the dynamic and dramatic styling of several dozen Art Deco buildings located from coast to coast in Canada.
MEETINGS BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M. (REFRESHMENTS FROM 7:10 P.M.) AND ARE HELD ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH IN THE SECOND FLOOR MEETING ROOM AT NORTHERN DISTRICT LIBRARY, 40 ORCHARD VIEW BLVD.