Archives of Ontario
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It's #UniqueTalentDay! Check out the strength and agility of these gymnasts at the SISU Finnish Athletics Club in Toronto, circa 1975! What's your unique talent? Gymnasts at the SISU Finnish Athletics Club, Toronto, circa 1975 (I0004996)

It's That 1970s Week! We'll be sharing some of our favourite records from the decade that brought us TVO, CN Tower / La Tour CN, Ontario Place and lots of dancing! The Caribana parade, Toronto, circa 1978 (I0005829)

The Bartle Brothers were professional photographers in eastern Ontario during the turn of the 20th century. Explore 40 of their photos that document local residents and rural scenes on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org//Category:Images_from_Archiv. #GLAMWiki... Young woman playing the violin, Glengarry County between 1895 and 1910 (I0002500)

This #WorldChildrensDay, we're sharing these drawings in our collections created by Spanish children evacuated to "colonias infantiles" during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Learn more: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca//exp/online/spain/index.aspx.

This #TriviaTuesday, can you identify the two jazz legends seated in the front of this circa 1938 photo? Hint: the performer seated left is playing guitar and man on the right is playing clarinet.

Attention #genealogists! 1938 Ontario marriage registrations from our collections can now be found on Ancestry's website: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/tracing/vsmain.aspx. Campbell Wedding, 1936 (I0048690)

This #WomensHistoryMonth, join us in exploring the records, stories and achievements of #women who made their mark on Ontario! Unidentified woman at a Town Hall meeting, Toronto, 1970, by Julien LeBourdais (I0012247)

This week we're featuring records from the 1930s: a decade of economic change, ongoing social issues, and growing conflict in international affairs.

Our archivist Serge is looking forward to helping #genealogists find pre-1869 Ontario/Upper Canada birth, marriage and death records during his Ontario Ancestors webinar tonight at 7:00 pm. Hope you can join him! https://ogs.on.ca/zoom-meetings/webinar-2020-october-2/ Page from Huron District marriage register, RG 80-27-1-0-13

Douglas Carr visited Berlin, Germany during the 1936 Olympics. He was also there during #WWII as a Royal Canadian Air Force member. These photos in our collections document the city before and after the war. Learn more: http://ao.minisisinc.com//DESCRIPTION_DET_REP/SISN%2021299. Photos of Berlin in 1936 (left) and after the war in 1946 (right) (F 4623-4-0-10, B848110)

Filipino women rehearsing for the Salakot dance, circa 1970 (I0004987)

The Alvin D. McCurdy fonds at the Archives of Ontario is a premier resource of Black History in the province. Explore 80+ photos from this collection recently uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org//Category:Images_from_Archiv. #GLAMWiki... Photograph of two barbers in their shop, Essex County, circa 1900 (I0015263)

#DYK Ontario’s Board of Health was first established in 1882? Two years later, the province’s first medical officer of health started his job. Learn more about the history of promoting healthy living in Ontario: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca//online/health_pr/index.aspx.... The sale of "unsanitary" ice cream, circa 1905 (I0005187)

This month we've shared staff picks and other popular items in our collections. Now we want to hear from you: what's your favourite record?

This #OrangeShirtDay, learn about the history of residential schools in James Bay Treaty (Treaty No. 9) territory by exploring our new online exhibit created with Mushkegowuk Council and Queen's University Archives: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca//after_the_treaty_signing.as. #TreatyON #onted A group of children outside of Moose Factory residential school, circa 1910s (I0004230)

Every record in an archives has a story behind it. This #TriviaTuesday, do you know where these panoramas of #NiagaraFalls from 1912 and 1913 were stored before they became part of our collections in 2003? We'll reveal the answer at 4 pm today! Niagara Falls winter panorama (November 1912) and summer panorama (June 1913) Photo credit: Canadian Conservation Institute

Our archivist Carol has a special attachment to our CFPL-TV fonds (F 4396): "Processing this collection meant I had the pleasure of seeing the daily happenings of London and global events." Watch films from the CFPL-TV fonds: http://ow.ly/hqwD50Bqwbo.

David Troster's #Spadina explores the Jewish business community of downtown Toronto, including #KensingtonMarket. This #FilmFriday, watch the 1984 feature-length documentaryit's one of the most popular films on our YouTube channel! http://ow.ly/eeDZ50Bqw2d

Happy #FrancoOntarianDay! #DYK Alfred Évanturel became the first #FrancoOntarian speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1897? Hon. Alfred Évanturel, 1903, by Mildred Peel (AC692923)... Ontario Parliament Education at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

We ask students at Ontario Heritage Fairs - OHFA to pick a primary source they feel is key to understanding Ontario's histories. They often select An Act to Prevent the further Introduction of Slaves (1793) because it shows the importance of knowing the history of slavery in this province. An Act to Prevent the further Introduction of Slaves and to limit the Term of Contracts for Servitude, Statutes of Upper Canada, 33 George III, Cap. 7, 1793

Sometimes we discover our favourite records as they enter our collections. Nana, a senior policy advisor: My co-worker and I were unpacking some records when we came across this Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry poster circa 1960s. It’s just striking. And the fawn! It’s just so cute! Department of Lands and Forests poster concerning the prevention of forest fires, circa 1960s (I0048305)

It's #TriviaTuesday! Can you guess the famous location depicted in this 1960 painting by Moma Markovich, part of the Ontario Government Art Collection? We'll reveal the answer at 4 pm today! Painting by Moma Markovich, 1960 (AC101217)

For our archivist Neale, this circa 1890 photo of a Lake Ontario yacht is a favourite from our collections: "Josiah Bruce’s photographs are simple shots, but they also capture the beauty that surrounds us." Learn more: http://ao.minisisinc.com//ARCH_DESCRIPTIVE/DE/SISN%202524.... Josiah Bruce's photograph of a sailing yacht, circa 1890 (I0001842)

The films of Claire Prieto and Roger McTair have been screened at festivals worldwide, and are some of the most popular on our YouTube channel. Watch "Home to Buxton" (1987), their doc about the Black community of Buxton: http://ow.ly/8Ml750BqpR3. #FilmFriday

#DYK the Archives of Ontario acquires, preserves, and makes accessible historic health-related records? Learn more about medical records in our collections by exploring one of our most viewed online exhibits: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca//o/health_records/index.aspx. Well baby clinic, Hamilton, circa 1930 (I0005274)

Do you swoon over a well-designed bookplate? Archivist Patricia does! I would love to see this bookplate from 1940 in every book of my library! It brings to mind libraries as treasure troves of stories and ideas. In 1940s Hamilton, libraries opened up the world to people. Bookplate for Lyle Collection at the Hamilton Public Library, 1940 (I0021783)

#DYK the cartographer who created this 1814 map of western Canada? The original used to be displayed in our previous public facility, until it was retired to the vaults with our move to York University in 2009. A replica now hangs in our reading room. #TriviaTuesday Map of the North-West Territory of the Province of Canada, 1814 (I0030317)

Elana, one of our archivists, loves this photo from circa 1897: While processing the J.C. Smith fonds (F 4700) a few years back, this image reminded me of my late grandfather, Martin (Moshe) Kulbak. A Holocaust survivor, he came to Canada in 1952 and loved to fish. Young girl standing in garden holding wooden stick with hooked fish attached, circa 1897 (I0054011)

This #FilmFriday watch A Place to Stand (1967), the only Ontario Government film to win an Oscar! #DYK it premiered at the Ontario Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal? http://ow.ly/2HjT50BgdXk.

#DYK "Canadian Posters from the First World War" is our most viewed online exhibit over the past year? Featuring more than fifty iconic #WWI posters, see for yourself why it's popular with educators, students, and other researchers: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca//e/online/posters/index.aspx. Now! Victory Bonds! poster by J.E. Sampson, 1917 (I0016168)

This 1878 photo of Toronto's King Street reminds our archivist Adrienne of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich: I'm intrigued by the lone man in the foreground. Although set in a city rather than wilderness, the contemplative figure evokes a sense of awe. View of King Street, looking east from Yonge Street, Toronto, 1878 (I0021849)

Lisa, one of our archivists, is drawn to this photo (circa 1887) of John Connon's panoramic camera: I've long been interested in early photography technology and I always wonder what sorts of panoramas would have been taken with this camera more than a century ago. Whole circuit panoramic camera invented by John R. Connon, Elora, circa 1887 (I0011657)