2013  RHS Program Line-up: further information posted on homepage

Jan. 29 - R.C. Harris and public works in Riverdale: Wayne Reeves, Chief Curator, City of Toronto Museum Services

Feb. 26 - Remembering Toronto: Gary Miedema, Chief Historian at Heritage Toronto

March 26 – History of W. Harris & Co in Riverdale: James Harris, family descendant

April 30 -  Riverdale Heritage Conservation District: Ryerson Dept of Urban & Regional Planning

May 28 – AGM followed by A Celebration of Lawn Bowling: Alan Dean, Ontario Lawn Bowling Association

June 1 – Annual Garage Sale at St. Matthew’s Lawn Bowling Club House

More to TBA for 2013 ….

2012 RHS Program Archive:

Jan. 24 – Starting Research on Genealogy: Kevin Bowers

Feb. 28 – Gooderham and Worts – the Family, the Business, and the Community: Douglas Worts

Mar.27 – Canada Cycle & Motor: The CCM Story: John McKenty [at Royal Canadian Curling Club]

April 24 – Don Jail Film & Excavation Talk

May 29 – AGM- Treason and Passion: Riverdale during the War of 1812 -  Guest Speaker Guylaine Pétrin.

Sept. 25 - The Streets of Riverdale: Gerald Whyte, book launch

Oct. 30 – Lost Rivers of Ashbridge’s Bay: Uncovering the deep history of landscape in Riverdale: Helen Mills

Nov. 27 - Vimy Ridge Memorial 95th Anniversary: Two Riverdale High School students

2011 RHS Program Archive:

Jan. 25 – Food Scarcity in Riverdale, Then and Now

Feb. 22 – Fauna by Alissa York – talk and book signing

March 29 – Fort York: Lessons We’ve Learned. Presenter: Stephen Otto

April 26- A History of Marriage by Elizabeth Abbott – talk and book signing

May 25 – AGM with guest speaker David Miller, former City of Toronto Mayor [limited seating, further information to follow].

June 4 -  Street Sale ~ RHS Annual Fundraising Sale

Sept. 27 – The Preservation, Restoration, and Renovation 0f the St. Matthew’s Lawn bowling Club Clubhouse.

Oct. 25 – Riverdale a History of Community Activism:  Dennis Raphael

Nov. 29 - The Street Arab – the story of a British Home Child: Sandra Joyce

2010 RHS Program Archive:

Jan. 26 – Film: Queen of Empire Av.  and presentation by Cory Lemos

Feb. 23 – Howard Shrier speaks on A Life of Crime – reading, book sale/signing

March 30 – Brian Smith, President & CEO of WoodGreen & Suzanne Duncan, historian, will speak on: WoodGreen – Changing the face of Riverdale over 70 years

April 10 – History of Matilda Street & coffee educational session at the Merchants of Green Coffee

April 27 – Rollo Myers speaks on community efforts to commemorate Upper Canada’s First Parliament site .

May 25 – AGM with guest speaker – John Sewell, former City of Toronto Mayor [limited seating, further information to follow]

June 5 -  Street Sale ~ RHS Annual Fundraising Sale

Sept. 28 – Valerie Mah speaks on The History of the Gerrard Street Chinatown

Oct. 2 – Gerald Whyte, RHS President, and Barbara Myrvold lead a walking tour of Riverdale followed by a reception at Riverdale Library.

Oct. 26 – Barbara Myrvold speaks on The History of the Riverdale Branch Library as part of library branch 100th Birthday

Nov. 13 – Karolyn Smardz Frost, recipient of the Govenor General Book Award for her book: “I’ve Got A Home In Glory Land” will speak on: Black Life in Toronto from 1793- 1900.

Nov. 30 – Three Greek Sisters Around A Greek Table – Sisters share their stories of growing up on the Danforth and ‘greek cooking secrets’.  Book sale/signing.[Venue: St. Barnabus Anglican Church].

2009 RHS Program Archive [partial list only]:

Aug. 18 – 90th Anniversary of Allen’s Danforth Theatre featuring “Dollars and Sense” a Madge Kennedy silent film direct from the Library of Congress.

Sept. 19 – Corey Keeble, Royal Ontario Museum Curator, speaks on Stained Glass windows of St. Matthew’s.

Oct. 17 – Scott Smith & Gerald Whyte – stories of Haunted Riverdale

Nov. 24 – Elizabeth Driver speaks on how the 19th century kitchen can come alive in the 20th century.