Opening of the Cottage July 1 2008
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from 12am to 5pm.
EVENTS AT THE COTTAGE
(newsletter)
Our mending service is a huge success.
Keep cherished garments off the landfill. Menders also teach you to repair clothes.
Drop your item at the Cottage:
Sat 11:00–4:00 or Sun Oct 5 1:00–4:00.
Collect when repairs are complete.
For repair lessons, email:
tollkeeperscottage@gmail.com
DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION:
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1:00-4:00 pm EVENT IN TOLLKEEPER'S PARK (BEHIND THE TOLLKEEPER'S COTTAGE) ORGANIZED BY THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' SOLIDARITY GROUP IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT
September 27th, Cottage open noon to 5:00, as usual. Every Child Matters Gathering & Ceremony, Upper Tollkeeper’s Park, 1 to 4 p.m. Elder Catherine will share some of her mother's story at the Spanish River Residential School and what it means to her to be an intergenerational survivor.
Honour Songs will be sung for Residential School victims and survivors; for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; 2 Spirit and trans people; for children and families fractured by “child welfare” policies.
There will be drumming and dancing.
The Ceremony will end with an All Nations Round Dance.
After the ceremony, snacks and drinks will be available free of charge at the Tollkeeper's Cottage. Hello Walkers.
On Friday the 19th at 2 pm, join us for a walk through the north end of the Garrison Ravine.
For those of you who have done the Christie Pits walk, this walk is not the same! These is a little overlap, but the emphasis here is the geologic basis for all the ravines in Toronto, and how this ravine has changed Torontonians and been changed by them. We will see the sharp contrast between the two parks. We finish with the magnificent and significant Indigenous murals in Bickford Park.
The forecast is pleasant! The walk is not quite as handicapped accessible as our other walks: fine for those with canes or walkers, but probably not so good for wheelchairs! There is a leaflet for sale, and we hope for a donation to our museum. When 4 participants have committed to join us, I will send details!
Hope to see you Friday Marilyn
NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND RENEWALS -
- Thank you to the
people who renewed their memberships.
There are many more of you out
there and we'd like to see you
continue your support.
And those of you who are not
members yet--no time like the present
to start! It's
only $20. for an individual
and $35. for a family, and
it's tax deductible! Cash,
cheque (to the Community
History Project) or e-transfer.
Here are some of the other tours we do:
Seaton Village
– including its Black history
the West Annex
– with Jane Jacob’s house
the Christie Pits area
– Koreatown, unusual houses, the Riot
Tarragon Village
– with Baldwin and George Brown
Wychwood Park
– with or without turtles
Casa Loma – with very grand stables
If you would care to join us for
a guided walk through Seaton Village,
the West Annex, or many other
interesting areas nearby,
send us a message at
tollkeeperscottage@gmail.com to be
added to the list of those we
contact when a walk or two are imminent!
Our walks are for anyone interested.
As we conduct these walks
as part of our efforts to
support the operation of
the Tollkeeper's Cottage,
we suggest a donation of $10.
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COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-25
Thank you to our members for an
interactive Annual General Meeting,
where we passed the new Constitution
and celebrated our Ontario Trillium Grant.
We wish our hard-working
board another successful year!
COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT
ACTIVITIES ...
WE HOPE TO BE WALKING WITH YOU SOON!
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There is a sign cottage open ,
on the lawn when the cottage is open..
Take a tour of the cottage..
Jane Beecroft our founder, passed
away Oct 10 2021.
We have some slide shows on
the site!. Please check them out here.
We also added two little buttons
next to this scroller so you can go
back if this scroller is too fast for you!
Send us an Email to
tollkeeperscottage@gmail.com .
Thanks for your support..
The Community History Project that
manages the Tollkeeper's Cottage
Heritage site has various collections
of materials in its archives focusing
on local history, places and
people. We have restored and
run the cottage museum for 16+ years
and our not-for-profit; charitable
organization.
We can still use help of our
supporters in the heritage community
in locating a more permanent,
more economical space of 500
to 1000 sq feet to house our
collections or your help with increased
donations to help pay for the
temporary storage.
Educational class tours (in English
or French) or Educational adult tours
can be arranged. (teachers and
administrators may wish to print out the
brochures referenced)
The Tollkeeper's Cottage
The oldest structure
of its kind in Canada - now
a museum about tolls, roads,
and nineteenth century life
owned, restored and operated
by the
Community History Project
(now a charitable organization).
Located at the corner of
Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd.
(Toronto, ON)
in The Tollkeeper's Park.
Community groups can use the space for
meetings also
Look for the Blue Canoe near
our commemorative birch trees.
Thanks to the wonderful
people at City of Toronto
Parks Department, the
David Suzuki Foundation,
and the Mississaugas of the
Credit for making this possible.
There are gift-type items for sale
at the museum such as: books
on local history, hand-made pure
soap, knitted wear, walking tour
guides, recipe collections.
We have Tollkeeper's Cottage
Tee shirts for sale
We are selling
hand-made dolls' clothes suitable
for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls.
See a virtual tour of the Cottage
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