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Jane MacNamara
@wherethestory.bsky.social
Family and local history researcher, teacher, author, Toronto. Trying hard to make planet-friendly decisions. https://wherethestorytakesme.ca
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Nice to see my dad and uncle listed on the Hartman Jones school memorial and the Moorecroft boys on the Leslie Street school memorial. Lots of info provided on the site about the schools in question. The Second World War memorials at many schools were illuminated by A J Casson #remembranceweek
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Tonight at 7:30 pm! There's still time to register for our October branch meeting. Come hear Drew Von Hasselbach tell the story of The Dead from Down the Street, with opening act OISE Library's Special Collections. Register for your Zoom link here:
torontofamilyhistory.org/event/dead-f...
October 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fascinating article about looms produced in Scarborough, Ontario, their role WWII veteran rehabilitation, and impact on hand loom weaving in Canada.
Excited that my article about my dad's loom has been included in the latest Guildwood Village News and Views!

www.guildwood.ca/_files/ugd/ffb3ba_1454552d624444dc824f326ff395bd1e.pdf
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Ontario Land Records Index is now digitized and freely available to the public: archive.org/details/onta....
Thanks to the collaboration with the Archives of Ontario, @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social, OurDigitalWorld and CRKN.
internetarchivecanada.org/2025/09/24/n...
Now Online! Ontario Land Records Index – Internet Archive Canada
internetarchivecanada.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Excellent alt text: dopey windows. More emphasis on the faux boulders, though. A remarkable choice!
Reporting an architectural crime. 3610 W. 26th, Chicago. Built in 1922, Dubin & Eisenberg, architects.
September 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Biidaasige Park!!
The new park everyone is talking about!!

Fantastic team design, construction, TO's P&R, TRCA, led by amazing Waterfront Toronto.
Shannon Baker Project Director does amazing 30 min presentation, from moving Don River, planting thousands of trees...
Watch & share: bit.ly/4mSiIYg
August 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The two Ontario land record courses this fall organized by @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social are filling fast. Both Sept and Nov series are at about 2/3 capacity. Jump in quick if you want a spot!
torontofamilyhistory.org/learn-about-...
August 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Tomorrow, August 14, is the final day to view the recording of the 2025 Toronto History Lecture.
If you missed the 2025 Toronto History Lecture on Tuesday (or just want to see it again) you're in luck. @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social recorded the lecture and it is available to view until August 14: torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...
August 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If you missed the 2025 Toronto History Lecture on Tuesday (or just want to see it again) you're in luck. @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social recorded the lecture and it is available to view until August 14: torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...
August 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Toronto's Changing Street Names" with Wayne Reeves.
This Thursday 7:00 pm at TRL
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?E...
August 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I’ll be at the clubhouse in Riverdale Park until 4pm!
August 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Toronto has a large streetcar network but did you know other cities in North America also have streetcars? Cincinnati has the Connector, a colourful modern electric system that riders can board for free:
www.cincinnati-oh.gov/streetcar/
The Connector
The Cincinnati Bell Connector is an electric mode of transportation operating in its first phase on a 4-mile loop connecting key communities in the city's urban core.
www.cincinnati-oh.gov
July 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Or visit San Francisco and ride on a historic streetcar on their F Line:
www.sftravel.com/article/guid...
Guide to San Francisco's Historic F Line Streetcar
Hop aboard San Francisco's F Line streetcar and you'll be taken to some of the city's best restaurants, hotels, and attractions.
www.sftravel.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Join us on Tuesday August 5 at 7:00 pm to learn more about Toronto's iconic streetcars. Pictured here is the classic PCC streetcar that was retired in 1995. The Toronto History Lecture is free for all but you must pre-register.
torontofamilyhistory.org/event/the-to...
July 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Each summer @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social holds a very special event to remember a friend. The 2025 Toronto History Lecture is Tues Aug 5 at 7:00 on Zoom. @briandoucet.bsky.social & Michael Doucet present Toronto's Streetcars: How the past shapes the present
torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...
July 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Each summer @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social holds a very special event to remember a friend. The 2025 Toronto History Lecture is Tues Aug 5 at 7:00 on Zoom. @briandoucet.bsky.social & Michael Doucet present Toronto's Streetcars: How the past shapes the present
torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...
July 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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On July 9, 1793 the Act to Limit Slavery passed, influenced by the Chloe Cooley incident. Read about it and her life here:
July 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🇨🇦 Wishing everyone a Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦! gifcities.org/gram/35d4bc2... Send a Gifgram to a pal - part of the GifCities project at @archive.org 🎆
July 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In the summer of 1903, Toronto had a party—a four-day blowout over the Dominion Day holiday—July 1 to 4. More than 4,000 former Torontonians were invited to the Toronto Home Comers' Festival. I wrote a thing.
wherethestorytakesme.ca/home-comers-...
June 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Thinking of taking a genealogy research trip? Then you'll want to attend our next in-person only meeting. Join us on June 14 at 1pm at the North York Public Library for Preparing for a Genealogy Holiday. All are welcome but you'll need to register in advance:
torontofamilyhistory.org/event/prepar...
May 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Local robins were pretty happy, too. Worms not so much.
My favourite headline from yesterday's local paper.
May 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Very interesting tour of items tucked away in the undercroft in the 1930s and where they've ended up.
We have been having a rummage through our collections today and have come across this photo of the Undercroft taken in the 1930s.

Apart from the stonking oak posts there are some other interesting items in this room.

Join us for a virtual tour as we find out a bit more!
May 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Tomorrow evening, May 6, there's an online opportunity to learn about researching your Italian ancestors with @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social and a bunch of friendly Canadians. Don't miss it. torontofamilyhistory.org/event/italia...
torontofamilyhistory.org
May 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
NOTE: The deadline for this call for proposals for the 2025 Toronto History Lecture has been extended until May 3. Don't delay!
Each August @tofamilyhistory.bsky.social hosts a free public lecture to celebrate the life of historian and storyteller Paul McGrath. Any subject about Toronto, any era. Do you have new research or a story to tell? Proposals due May 1. More info here: torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...
The Toronto History Lecture – Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society
torontofamilyhistory.org
May 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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I’ll be on Metro Morning at 8:20am tomorrow talking about my Scandalous Tour of Old Toronto.

I’m leading it as part of Jane’s Walk (@janeswalk.bsky.social) and it’s totally free!

Just meet on Saturday at 3pm at the little clock tower in the Distillery! www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/saturday-may...
May 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM