From pandemic to pandemic, Bluffs Monitor publisher John Smee will be sharing the scoop on 100+ years of newspapers in Scarborough.
Date: March 26, 2024 7:00 p.m. Location: Bendale Library 1515 Danforth Road
Scarborough Historical Society Programs are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at Bendale Library
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 7:00 pm
Scarborough Archives & Historical Collection
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024, 7:00 pm
Presenter: Rick Schofield, Archivist
While the Society’s archives primarily contain paper records, documents and photographs relating to the history of the Scarborough, there are also many three dimensional artifacts that make up part of the “Historical Collection” and add to our knowledge of our community’s heritage. Some are unusual or rare, one-of-a kind objects, and others add to the story behind the paper records, photographs or the documents in our collection. Some objects are large and heavy, some ceramic, wooden, metal, glass or stone. In some cases they reflect on the life of the donor, others had a specific purpose no longer relevant in our modern society.
Since we can’t haul them to the program meeting, pictures will have to do. Please join us for a power-point presentation on the history behind many of the historic objects, their donor, and their relationship to Scarborough’s history.
Location: Bendale Library, 1515 Danforth Road
November 28, 7:00 pm
From Vinyl to MTV: the history of popular music in Scarborough, 1950-1980
Speaker: Brian MacFarlane, SHS Board member and Scarborough Resident
Did you know that in the 60s and 70s Scarborough was the record pressing capital of Canada with many major and minor labels represented? Did you also know that R.H. King, Cedarbrae and Woburn Collegiates were home to a number of well-known popular music groups and performers from the 50s through the 80s? Come enjoy an evening of music and memories.
Location: Bendale Library, 1515 Danforth Road