The following lists will give you a sense of the numbers and diversity of those who have supported this project, many of whom continue to do so. There are bound to be some regrettable omissions - please let us know of any you find. This page provides a little additional insight into the nature of some of their conributions.

In addition to those named below, others have supported the project crucially, but indirectly, by supporting the Community History Project (owners, restorers and operators of The Tollkeeper's Cottage - for example), and still others have chosen to remain anonymous.

You can browse the list either by scrolling down or clicking on the following links:


Volunteers in Restoration;
Donors of Funds;
Community Groups Donating;
Donors of Historic Furniture and Furnishings;
Donors of Furnishings/Equipment for Modem Addition;
Donors of Goods and Services;
Fundraising Team;
Main Researchers;
Refreshments Donated by.


Volunteers in Restoration:

Without the work of the following, the restoration project would never even have "gotten off the ground". We're at a loss to express the accolades these folks deserve.

Klaus and Marjut Dunker, Architects
Dorothy Duncan, Heritage Consultant

The following people may have contributed only a few hours of labour or were part of the labour force over a period of years, serving monthly, weekly or even daily in the physical restoration of The Cottage. Volunteers have ranged in age from teenagers to those in their eighties. Some were highly skilled while others were willing to learn or simply serve as "donkey labour".

We owe an immense debt of gratitude to them all:

Javier Aguilar;
Jane Beecroft;
Stuart Beecroft;
Paulo (Ian) Bellontonio;
Andrea Bevan;
Lindsay Bevan;
Robert Bevan;
Veronica Clarke-Hanik;
Tim Connors;
Margaret Crawford;
Griffith Cunningham;
Peter Dais; (sold cottage to us for $1)
Maurice Dussault;
Jeremy Federico;
Paul Federico,
Bruce Ferreira-Wells;
Andrew Fonseca;
Audrey Fox;
Braden Fox;
Leo Fox;
Andrew Furman;
Edith George;
Ann Gilbride;
Nora Gilbride;
Tony Hanik;
David Hanna;
Lisa Harley;
John Hutton;
Ed Janiszewski;
Walter Jaszkowski;
Louis Jones;
Fiona Jones,
Franz de Jong;
Jan de Jong;
Emily Keller;
William Kindree;
Claire Kurti;
Peggy Kurtin,
David Latham;
Lorraine Lowry;
Terry Marescaux;
Douglas E. Matthews;
M.E. Mayo;
Beth McAuley;
Helen McNeill;
Kulli Milles;
Robert Murph;
Diane Murray,;
Brian Narhi;
Roberta O'Brien;
James Orr;
Antony Parr;
Elizabeth Parr;
Andy Paton;
Bill Paton;
Douglas Paton;
Fiona Paton;
Jamie Paton;
Morag Paton;
Lawrence Priestman;
Peter Priestman;
Chris Rawlinson;
Ron Renaud;
Sonya Roberts;
Jane Sacchetti;
Maria Teresa Silva;
Rolande Smith;
Marilyn Spearin;
Tony Stapells;
David Stringer;
Bertram Sturrup;
Mary Taylor;
Noel Taylor;
Robin Hacker Teper;
Gene Threndyle;
Brian Tobin;
Barbara Truax;
Sarah Walker;
Andres Watson;
Catherine Watts;
Graham Watts;
Laura Watts:
Ronald Watts;
Suzi Wickett;
Hamish Wilson;
Brad Young;
Piotr Young;
Shirley Young.


Donors of Funds:

Some donors gave a $20 donation once, while others have donated hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars. Some saved coins and donated their hoardings. One donor gave $361 in pennies picked off the street over a period of years. The regional heritage community and several residents' associations made contributions - some, more than once. The largest donation of $75,000 came from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Needless to say, we'd never have come this far without your support (and that of all the others who contributed in different ways)...

ABC Residents' Association;
Nicola Abraham;
Elaine Abrams;
Tim and Kathleen Adamson;
Charlotte Ambridge;
Carol Anderson;
Annie Antonenko and Brad Smith:
Mary Louise Ashbourne;
Marina Badali;
Mary Jane Ballie;
Andrew and Cornelia Baines;
Louise Beck;
John Bedford;
Bedford Academy;
Jane Beecroft;
Lisa Bernstein;
Gabriel Bettio;
Kenneth Bird,;
Margaret Burnie;
Margaret V. Boddy
Stephen Boddy
Glenn Bonnetta;
Donald Booth;
Steve Booth;
lla Bossons;
Cindy Bowman;
Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association;
Donald Brillinge;
Miriam Brown;
W. Douglas Brown;
Ernest Buchner;
Khalid Bukhari;
Bodil Bunting;
Cabbagetown Preservation Association;
Louise Campbell;
Douglas and Monica Campbell;
Mona Campbell;
Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association;
Thea Caplan;
Linda Chu;
City of Toronto;
Veronica Clarke-Hanik;
Club 48;
Corporate Communications Manulife;
Jean Cochran;
Clifford Collier;
Justin A. Connidis;
Nancy Conn;
Stewart Coxford;
Shirley Crang;
Margaret Crawford;
Pleasance Crawford;
David Crombie;
Jean Cuddy;
H. Daryl Currie;
Peter Dais;
Antony Darling;
Antony and Marjorie Darling:
Marjorie A. Demeter;
Joanna Demone;
Helen Devereux;
Janet Dewan;
Ralph Dombeck;
John E. Donald;
Shirley Duffy;
Dorothy Duncan;
James Dunn;
Diana Dyer;
East York Historical Society;
Gwenyth E. Egan;
George Elia;
Barbara Elliott;
Equity ICI Real Estate Services;
Etobicoke Historical Society;
Exit Realty Prestige;
Mary Faulkner;
Paul and Gillian Federico;
Patricia Fillmore;
Mervin Fisher;
Leo and Audrey Fox;
Florence Foster;
Jennifer Fraser;
Natalie M. Fraser;
Geoff and Edith Geduld;
Mary Gemmill;
Jane Gibson;
Sarah D. Gibson;
Ann Gilbride;
Nora Gilbride;
Barbara Godard;
Sheldon Godfrey;
Errol Golding;
Goldsmith Borgal and Company;
Douglas Grant;
Grassroots Albany;
Bill and Carol Gray;
Greater Yorkville Residents' Association;
Dorothy Gresswell;
Peter Griffin;
Camilla M. Gryski;
H. Donald Guthrie;
H. Donald Gutteridge;
Kathryn Guy;
Leigh Chestnut Halls;
Trevor Hamilton;
David Hanna;
Derrill Hannah;
Barbara Hancock;
Shirley Hartt;
Nona MacDonald Heaslip;
Richard and Kim Hector;
Kate Hemblin;
Hillcrest Community School Council;
Frances Hoffman;
Wayne Hooey;
Vernon Howarth;
Helvi Hunter;
Hunter Keilty Muntz & Beatty Limited;
Phillipa Hunter;
Gail Hutchison;
Toronto Hydro Corporation;
Ritsuko Inouye;
Danielle Iverson;
Nancy Jacobi;
Janssen Law Professional Corporation;
Vernon and Lynne Jeffrey;
Norah Johnson;
Margaret Johnston;
Judith Jones;
Marion Joppe;
Amy Jordan;
Nancy Kallina;
Barbara Kane;
Howard and Karen Kaplan;
V.A. Kay;
Miriam Kaufman;
Ruth L. Keene;
Harold Kent;
William Kindree;
Fred and Carolyn King;
Sheila Kinross;
M. Louise Kirchen;
Jean Kodar;
Jeffrey Kofman;
Stephan and Nerrida Kogitz;
Peggy Kurtin;
Mina Kuttner;
Henry Labatte;
Rita Lambert;
Charlie Chang-Lee;
Peter Ie Forester;
James and Carolyn Lemon;
Stephanie Lever;
Rob Leverty;
Trevor Lloyd;
Don and Jan Lockwood;
Celia Lottridge;
H. Ian MacDonald;
Thomas and Judy MacDonald;
Isobel Mack;
Marcia Mack;
Claire L. MacKay;
Elizabeth E. H. MacMillan;
Martha E. MacVicar;
David and Sylvia Main;
Allen Bruce Maitland;
Marion Mann;
Bert and Georgina Marcolin;
Terry Marescaux;
Molly K. Marrack;
Joanne Mathe;
Douglas e. Matthews;
l Mawle;
M.E. Mayo;
Terence McAuliffe;
Margaret McBurney;
Donald l McCartney;
Amanda McConnell;
Madeleine McDowell;
John and Nancy McFadyen;
Mr. And Mrs. Kenneth McKeown;
Rae McKie;
Carol P. McLaughlin;
Paul S. McLean;
The McLean Foundation;
Helen McNeill;
Alexandra Mercer;
Councillor Joe Mihevc;
Joan Miles;
Helen Mills;
Kulli Milles;
Louise Morin;
Shirley Morriss;
William Morris Society of Canada;
Walter Jaszkowski;
Ruth Munson;
Tim and Joan Murray;
I.T. Nakamura;
Brian Narhi;
Rachel Narhi;
Tim Neeb;
North York Historical Society;
lM. O'Brien;
Roberta O'Brien;
Audrey O'Connor;
Susan O'Connor;
Catherine Oliver;
Ontario Heritage Connection;
Ontario Media Development Corporation;
Ontario Trillium Foundation;
Norm Opperman;
James Orr;
Marion O'Sullivan;
Thomas Pam;
Kathleen Parker;
Lois Parker;
Antony and Elizabeth Parr;
Chantal Parrot;
Anne Pashle;
Douglas and Jean Paton;
Doris Patterson;
Percy Pearson;
Peter Pellier;
Nellie Perret;
William Phillips;
Kevin Plautz;
Playful Minds;
Lawrence Priestman;
Lew Preston;
Ed Ralph;
Rawlinson Community School;
David Raymont;
Hildegarde Reis-Smart;
Tony Ricci;
Murray Rice;
Richmond Hill Historical Society;
John Ridout;
Patricia Robertson;
Elizabeth Roosen-Runge;
Shelagh Rounthwaite;
E. Ann Rowan;
Jane Sacchetti;
Norm Sadler;
John Sanders;
Allison Savaria;
Slate Group Limited;
H. Marie Smibert;
Melleny Melody and Clive Smith;
Lome Smith;
Rolande Smith;
Bernard and Mama Snitman;
South Rosedale Ratepayers' Association;
Marilyn Spearin;
Rosemary Speirs;
Clara Stacey;
Olga Stackaruk;
Tony Stapells;
William Stevenson;
Anne Stewart;
Eleanor Beecroft-Stewart;
MaIjorie Stewart;
John Strimas;
Budd Sugarman;
Budd Sugarman Foundation;
Fraser Sutherland;
Molly Sutherland;
Yoshiko Sunahara;
Taddlewood Heritage Association;
Robert Tait;
Patricia Taylor;
Jim Tedford;
Anna Tharyan;
Mariko Toda;
Toronto Historical Association;
Toronto Military Heritage Association;
Toronto Parks and Recreation Staff South District;
Town of Caledon;
Town of York Historical Society;
L.H.Treutler;
John Tyacke;
Governor Simcoe Branch United Empire Loyalists;
Toronto Branch United Empire Loyalists;
Philo Vallance;
Carolynne Veffer;
Frances Ventresca;
Teresa Ventresca;
Victoria Von Schilling;
Kathleen Walls;
Dorothy Walker;
Mary Walker;
Anne Walsh;
Fran Vallee Walsh;
John and Germaine Warkentin;
Don Watson;
Ronald and Catherine Watts;
Richard and Florence Watts;
Averie Wells;
Mr. And Mrs. John Weir;
Pat Williams-Chung;
Mary Williamson:
Terry Willis;
Lela M. Wilson;
Hamish Wilson;
Irene Wong:
Shirley Young;
York Pioneers and Historical Society.


Community Groups Donating:

Out of their modest resources, these groups have each donated $200.00 or more. To express appreciation for that support, the Community History Project has offered each group an opportunity to hold a meeting at no charge in the Tollkeeper' s Cottage within the first ·six months it is open.

ABC Residents' Association;
Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association;
Cabbagetwon Preservation Association;
Club 48;
East York Historical Society;
Etobicoke Historical Society;
Governor Simcoe Branch United Empire Loyalists;
Grassroots Albany;
Greater Yorkville Residents' Association;
Hillcrest Community School Council;
Lloydtown Rebellion Association;
North York Historical Society;
Toronto Branch Ontario Genealogical Society;
Ontario Heritage Connection Society
Rawlinson Community School
Richmond Hill Historical Society
South Rosedale Ratepayers' Association;
Taddlewood Heritage Association;
Tarragon Village Community Association
Toronto Branch United Empire Loyalists;
Toronto Historical Association;
Toronto Military Heritage Association;
Town of York Historical Society,
William Morris Society o fCanada;
York Pioneer and Historical Society.


Donors of Historic Furniture and Furnishings:

Carol Agnew;
Jane Beecroft;
Allan and Brenda Bousefield;
Douglas and Monica Campbell;
Christine Caroppo and Brian Clarence;
Linda Chu and John Donald;
City of Toronto;
Margaret Crawford;
Antony and Marjorie Darling;
Paul Denter;
Dorothy Duncan;
Elizabeth Dunning;
Audrey Fox;
Irene Haitos;
Barbara Hancock;
Veronica Clarke-Hanik;
Richard and Kimberly Hector;
Walter Jaszkowski;
Barbara Kane;
William
Kindree, Marion Leithead;
Lloydtown Rebellion Association;
Allen Bruce Maitland;
Douglas C.Matthews;
Martha McKinnon;
Brian K.Narhi;
James Orr;
Kathleen Parker;
Douglas and Jean Paton;
Donald C. Rowan;
Nancy Scott;
Hilda Scriver;
Marilyn Spearin,
Eleanor Beecroft-Stewart;
Marjorie Stuart;
Bertram Sturrup;
Ronald and Catherine Watts;
Judith Fletcher Wilson;
Eleanor Winfield;
Shirley Young.


Donors of Furnishings/Equipment for Modem Addition:

Barbara Beecroft;
Jane Beecroft;
Donald Booth;
Christine Caroppo and Brian Clarence;
Clifford Collier;
Community History Project;
Margaret Crawford;
David Crombie;
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dresser;
Dorothy Duncan;
Barbara Hancock;
William Kindree;
Peggy Kurtin;
Allen Bruce Maitland;
Jim Moss;
Brian K Narhi;
Toronto Branch Ontario Genealogical Society;
Douglas and Jean Paton;
Kathleen Parker;
Eleanor Beecroft-Stewart;
Marjorie Stuart;
Bertram Sturrup.


Donors of Goods and Services:

Angie Antoniou;
Allan Bousfield Historic Lumber;
Rainier Bratsch-Blundel;
Ila Bossons;
Town of Caledon;
Dek Electrical Inc. Weston;
Digital Chaos;
Al Dzieciol and Marvin Windows;
Grassroots Albany;
Guild Electric;
Gwyneth Fatemi Illustrations,
Heritage Toronto;
Local 353 of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers;
Rose Ann Jansen;
Howard Joy;
Katie Kurtin;
Fernando Leal;
Isaac MacMillan of Eastern Eavestroughing;
Shrinking Planet Inc.;
Staff of Councillor Mihevc's offices;
Susan O'Connor;
Suzanne Rusywich
Plan Electric;
Dudley Paul;
Lawrence Priestman;
Norm Sadler;
Garth Scheuer;
Lou Tarsitano;
Jim Tedford House Movers;
Toronto Parks and Recreation Staff South District;
Toronto Region Conservation Authority Archaeologists;
Margie Zeidler.
Zeitguys inc (Brochures )
Jessica Scarchilli

Fundraising Team:

Jane Beecroft;
Margaret Crawford;
Dorothy Duncan;
Ann Gilbride;
Nora Gilbride,
Barbara Kane;
June Knudson;
Peggy Kurtin;
Martha McKinnon;
Diane Murray;
Elizabeth Parr;
Jean Paton;
Jane Sacchetti;
Lenore Smith;
Rolande Smith;
Marilyn Spearin,
Catherine Watts;
Suzi Wickett.


Main Researchers:

Jane Beecroft;
Dorothy Duncan;
Klaus and Marjut Dunker;
Norah Johnson;
Brian K. Narhi;
James Orr;
Marilyn Spearin;
Catherine Watts.


Refreshments Donated by:

Whole Foods, Yorkville;
Jean Paton;
Camille Meinelli;
William Kindred;
Peggy Kurtin;
Greater Yorkville Residents' Association;
Edith George;
Anthony Fusco, Commercial Bakeries Corp.;
Gee Chung:
Bloor-Yorkville BIA;
ABC Residents' Association.