The Scarborough Historical Society’s own Scott Woodland did a wonderful job at our September 22nd, Bendale programme, filling in for our scheduled speaker who was taken ill at the last minute. Scott’s programme told the story of his great grandfather’s time in the military during the great war. The interesting talk was accompanied by photos from the woodland family album and several WWI artifacts.

Our next programme, “The Girls Behind the Guns” will take place October 27th, 2015 at 7:30 pm. Hope to see you there!

One of the tours offered by Heritage Toronto this year is being led by Scott Woodland of the Scarborough Historical Society. Details are shown below.

The Thomson Settlement: First Nations Village to Suburban Neighbourhood

September 20 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Explore 800 years of settlement in Scarborough – from a long-lost Iroquoian village, through the community established by the Thomson family to the suburban explosion after the Second World War.

LEADER: Scott Woodland, Scarborough Historical Society
START POINT: Scarborough Museum, Thomson Memorial Park, 1007 Brimley Rd, N of Lawrence Ave E
FINISH POINT: Same as start point
LENGTH: Approx. 1 ½ to 2 hours
FOCUS: Historical, architectural, natural
DIFFICULTY: Long walk on pavement and road, some slopes and rough ground.

For more information about tours offered by Heritage Toronto visit their website.
https://www.heritagetoronto.org/what-we-do/tours

On April 7^th   the 2015 Ontario Volunteer Services Awards were presented in a ceremony at the Brighton Convention and Event Centre on McNicoll Ave., Scarborough, Ontario.  Six of our society members each received a pin and a certificate denoting the number of years they have served as volunteers. They have accumulated a total of 85 volunteer years among them.

The society members who received the awards are shown in the picture.

(from the left) Scott Woodland, Jan Howe, Don Allen, Lynda Wills, Gary Strutt, John Barton

We applaud them for their dedication and commitment.