Scarborough Historical Society

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Scarborough Historical Society

The Whisky King

Bendale Library 1515 Danforth Rd, Scarborough, ON

The guest speaker for our programme on Tuesday, September 24th will be Trevor Cole, author of The Whisky King. It’s a remarkable true story of Canada’s most infamous bootlegger and the undercover Mountie who finally nabbed him. At the dawn … Continue reading

Dambusters

Presented by Ted Barris, author of Dambusters It was a night that changed the Second World War. On May 16, 1943 nineteen Lancaster bombers carrying many Canadian air crews took off on a night sortie flying at tree-top level to … Continue reading

The History of Masaryktown

Rick Schofield, Historian Masary Memorial Institute is a non-profit organization located at 450 Scarborough Golf Club Road serving people of Czech and Slovak origin since 1945 to promote their cultural heritage. The residences were built in 1990. A restaurant is … Continue reading

The Phonograph: How Edison’s Invention Changed the World

Mike Bryan, collector, Canadian Antique Phonograph Society Discover where recorded music began through phonographs, records and record players. Display and demonstrations. The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday of each month from January to April and from … Continue reading