Skip to content
Toronto Island History Toronto Island History

Menu

  • Blog
  • Subject Index
  • Collections
    • Ward’s Island Weekly 1919-1935
    • News From The Archives (Albert Fulton)
      The many years newsletter from the Algonquin Island Archives published by Albert Fulton.
    • Island Public School Class Photos
    • Picture Postcards
    • Historical Maps of the Island
    • Island Houses circa 2003
    • Sketches by A. Dickson Patterson
    • Robertson’s Landmarks of Toronto
    • Toronto Island Archives collection
  • Contact Us
  • Colophon

From The Blog, Page 2

Lol Solman’s Christmas Box

Lol Solman’s Christmas Box

Lol Solman’s Christmas Box, from the Lakeside Home for Little Children Created by: The Toronto Evening Telegram By-Line: none Date: 1909-12-29 Provenance: From the archives of …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 25 March 2021 11 February 2024 Filed under Bios-Obits, Newspaper No Comments
Please Walk on the People

Please Walk on the People

Created by: Ron Haggart Printed by: Toronto Life Magazine Date: 1974-03-01 Digitized by: Ted English Provenance: From the archives of Ted English. Document provided …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 24 December 2020 11 February 2024 Filed under Document, Newspaper No Comments
203 years ago, Toronto lighthouse-keeper disappeared

203 years ago, Toronto lighthouse-keeper disappeared

203 years ago, a Toronto lighthouse-keeper disappeared. Today the mystery endures Provenance: From the collection of Ted English Digitized by: Ted English Document: Newscast. …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 15 December 2020 11 October 2023 Filed under Bios-Obits, Newspaper, Video No Comments
Metro parks policy shifts – but heat still on Islanders

Metro parks policy shifts – but heat still on Islanders

Metro parks policy shifts – but heat still on Islanders Created by: Globe and Mail By-line: none Date: 1966-11-14 Provenance: From an original issue …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 8 December 2020 23 May 2023 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Toronto Harbour-The Passing Years

Toronto Harbour-The Passing Years

Toronto Harbour – The Passing Years, A Sesquicentennial Project Created by: Toronto Harbour Commission Date: 1985 Provenance: Scanned by Ted English; PDF by Eric Zhelka Notes: Includes …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Toronto Island History Project On 31 August 2020 11 February 2024 Filed under Document No Comments
Breaking Point -Toronto Island erosion

Breaking Point -Toronto Island erosion

Breaking Point – Toronto Island Erosion By-Line: Enzo DiMatteo Published by: NOW Magazine Date: 09-14-2017 Provenance: Assembled by Ted English from NOW website;  TRCA documents via …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 22 July 2020 12 February 2024 Filed under Document, Newspaper No Comments
Island’s Last Businessman-Ken Sinclair

Island’s Last Businessman-Ken Sinclair

Island’s Last Businessman – Ken Sinclair Provenance: From the collection of Ted English Digitized by: Ted English Document: Trade Newspaper from an original issue …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 12 May 2020 23 May 2023 Filed under Bios-Obits, Boats, Newspaper No Comments
English’s Boathouse, Centre Island, Heritage Toronto Unveiling of Historic Plaque

English’s Boathouse, Centre Island, Heritage Toronto Unveiling of Historic Plaque

  Created by: Heritage Toronto – https://www.heritagetoronto.org/ Date: 2016 Provenance: Video sourced from Ted English Notes:  https://torontoist.com/2016/11/now-and-then-how-plaques-are-made/

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Eric Zhelka On 1 March 2020 26 June 2022 Filed under Video No Comments
The Last Tent Dwellers on Toronto Islands

The Last Tent Dwellers on Toronto Islands

The Last Tent Dwellers on Toronto Islands By-Line: Kathleen McDonnell Created by: the “Torontoist” website Date: 2017-08-22 Provenance: Assembled by Ted English Notes: Chris Gay, Fifth …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 22 February 2020 11 February 2024 Filed under Bios-Obits, Newspaper No Comments
Bliss (well, almost) is an Island off Toronto

Bliss (well, almost) is an Island off Toronto

By-line: Betty Lee Created by: The Globe and Mail, Globe Magazine Date: 1968-09-28 Provenance: From the collection of Ted English Notes: 1901 on the …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Eric Zhelka On 16 February 2020 13 February 2024 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Barnacle Bill Durnan

Barnacle Bill Durnan

Title: Barnacle Bill Durnan Created by: “News ‘n Views”, Vol XII No I, May 1973, a City of Toronto Employee Union publication Date: 1973-05-01 …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Toronto Island History Project On 31 December 2019 29 August 2023 Filed under Bios-Obits, Newspaper 1 Comment
Save Island Homes Booklet

Save Island Homes Booklet

Created by: Freya Godard On behalf of: Toronto Island Residents Association (TIRA) Designed & Printed by: The Coach House Press, Toronto Date: 1974-04-01 Digitized …

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Edward English On 27 December 2019 10 February 2024 Filed under Document 1 Comment
  • ← Newer Posts
  • Older Posts →

© 2025 Toronto Island History  /  Privacy Policy

Built with Enlightenment Theme and WordPress