Scarborough Historical Society

The Great Toronto Fire: April 19, 1904
2020-04-28 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
Presented by John Downs, Collections Mgr.
Toronto Fire Historical Society
Starting in the early evening the exact cause of the fire was never determined. It levelled nearly 20 acres of land, approximately 100 buildings and caused the temporary loss of over 5000 jobs Over 250 firefighters and equipment from many other communities helped fight the fire which lasted less than 9 hours.
The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday
of each month from January to April and from September to November. All
programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library, 1515
Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 and are free and open to the
public.

CANCELLED Canadian Women at War On the Home Front
2020-03-24 19:30 - 20:30
Presented by Douglas Phillips, photographer
The Town of Ajax was literally born out of the Second World War because of what it accomplished by making a tremendous impact to the war effort in supplying the much-needed bullets and bombs. This mostly due to the women of Canada who played a key role doing dangerous work at the munitions plant.
The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday
of each month from January to April and from September to November. All
programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library, 1515
Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 and are free and open to the
public.

The Ward Uncovered: Archaeological Investigations of One of Toronto’s First Arrival Communities
2020-02-25 19:30 - 20:30
Holly Martelle, Principal Archaeologist and Planner at Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Inc. An archaeological dig uncovers the secret history of Toronto’s long-forgotten first immigrant neighbourhood.
The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday
of each month from January to April and from September to November. All
programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library, 1515
Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 and are free and open to the
public.

The Phonograph: How Edison’s Invention Changed the World
2020-01-28 19:30 - 20:30
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 September to November. All
programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library, 1515
Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 and are free and open to the
public.

The History of Masaryktown
2019-11-26 19:30 - 20:30
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 also on-site that is open to the public.
Bendale Library, 1515 Danforth Rd
Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 + Google Map

Dambusters
2019-10-22 19:30 - 20:30
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 the Ruhr River inside Germany to release specialized bombs against the hydroelectric dams.
The raiders breached two dams and damaged a third which devastated enemy power plants, factories and infrastructure one hundred miles downstream.
Of the nineteen outbound bombers eight did not return at a loss of fifty-three airmen including fourteen Canadians.
Bendale Library, 1515 Danforth Rd
Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 + Google Map

The Whisky King
2019-09-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Bendale Library, 1515 Danforth Rd, Scarborough, ON, M1J 1H5
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 of the 20th century Rocco Perri rose from the life of a petty
criminal on the streets of Toronto to running the most prominent
bootlegging operation of the Prohibition era. Perri was feared by his
enemies and loved by the press. He caught the interest of one man in
particular, Frank Zaneth. Zaneth joined the RCMP and became its first
undercover investigator.
The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday
of each month from January to April and from September to November. All
programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library, 1515
Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 and are free and open to the
public.
