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Sarah J. McCabe
@sarahjmccabe.bsky.social
Toronto, London, librarianship, history, maple syrup.
Here's some #Toronto history I'd never heard before. "Patty vs. Patty" tells the story of the city's bizarre 1985 “patty wars,” when Jamaican-Canadian bakers went head-to-head with the federal government over the name of their beloved beef patty. #CBCShortDocs #PattyvsPatty youtu.be/-PxtCIMeRMY
Waging war on the Jamaican patty: Canada’s bizarre beef with the delicious snack | Patty vs Patty
YouTube video by CBC Docs
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December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"When people ask if the #museum is haunted..." Years later, I still adore this spooky reel from Thunder Bay Museum (Ontario, Canada). Enjoy. 👻 #tbaymuseum #tbay #nwo #halloween #spookyseason #ghost #ghostphotoshoot

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thunderbaymuseum on Instagram: "Happy Spooky Season! 🎃 #tbaymuseum #tbay #nwo #halloween #spookyseason #ghost #ghostphotoshootView all 11 comments"
Happy Spooky Season! 🎃 #tbaymuseum #tbay #nwo #halloween #spookyseason #ghost #ghostphotoshoot
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October 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Applications now open for StreetARToronto’s “Monumental Program” for murals of monumental size on tall buildings. Details at tinyurl.com/4rmpjxsr
August 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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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
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There's a whole mile of tunnels beneath Chancery Lane tube station -- a former spy base and telephone exchange. We had a look around ->
London Tunnels: The Secret World Beneath the Streets of Holborn
You've heard of High Holborn. Let's explore Low Holborn.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Some of those locations are in my video on this topic!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L6C...
Toronto's Strange Public Washrooms
YouTube video by notsmoothsteve
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April 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
New! Toronto #PublicToilets history: Heritage Toronto's interactive "Lost Lavatories" map "Uncover(s) the hidden history of civic debates, architectural ambition, and changing attitudes toward public space told by Toronto’s lost network of public lavatories."

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bd85...
Lost Lavatories
The Decline and Fall of Toronto's Public Restrooms
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April 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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It’s nearly time. ‘Secrets of the Thames’ will be opening at the London Museum on 4th April 2025 - 1 March 2026. This is the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking. Please come and explore the hidden world of the mudlarks. Link to more info here 👉🏼 www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/sec...
February 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Tweedy's #London Pub Map show all the pubs he's covered for his YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@TweedyPubs). Looks like a great resource. youtu.be/aiqXCDnZjKc
Tweedy's London Pub Map
YouTube video by Tweedy Pubs
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February 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What lies beneath Toronto? From Indigenous burial sites to Deep Lake Water Cooling... this is fascinating (and new! 2024). youtu.be/hicZmecc31M
What Lies Beneath Toronto?
YouTube video by ReYOUniverse
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February 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Join us for our February Teatime Talk with "Putting Indigenous People "on the map" in Canada" by Chris Brackley

Date: 20 February 2025
Time: 6:45 PM London

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February 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM