The Ontario Historical Society
34 Parkview Avenue M2N 3Y2 Toronto, ON, Canada

The OHS is very pleased to welcome nominations for the 2020 Honours & Awards Program. With awards for individuals, authors, & groups of all kinds, the OHS Honours & Awards Program recognizes excellence in the field of history across Ontario. Submit a nomination today: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/2020-honours-awards-no/

Great CBC article on the Friends of Grain Elevators receiving the 2019 OHS President's Award: https://www.cbc.ca//thund/grain-elevators-award-1.5898040

The OHS is thrilled to be launching an updated Ontario Heritage Directory & Map. As a heritage tourism tool, this Directory & Map will raise the profile of our groups across the province. It will also serve as a great online tool to expose students to local history sites and heritage organizations. This database is free to use and includes a wide breadth of heritage organizations from across the province. Check it out!... https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/ohs-launches-updated-o/

The 2019 OHS Riddell Award is presented to Gwen Reimer for her article British-Canada’s Land Purchases, 1783-1788: A Strategic Perspective, which appeared in the Society’s journal Ontario History, Spring 2019. Congratulations, Gwen Reimer! Read more: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca//2019-Riddell-Award-Gw

The Cruikshank Medal honours those who perform with distinction on behalf of the OHS. This year, the medal is presented to Dr. Thorold Tronrud, an outstanding supporter of the OHS and the Editor of our journal, Ontario History, since 2005. Read More: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca//2019-OHS-Cruikshank-G

Kate Armstrong's /The Stone Frigate: The Royal Military College’s First Female Cadet Speaks Out/ is the 2019 Alison Prentice Award winner. Help us congratulate Dundurn Press and Author Kate Armstrong! Read More: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca//2019-Alison-Prentice-

Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing is the 2019 winner of the OHS Huguenot Award. Congratulations, Suzanne Methot and ECW Press! Read more: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca//2019-Huguenot-Society

We're pleased to announce the launch of Ontario History journal’s 2020 Autumn special issue on Environmental History! Copies are available for $25 (includes shipping). Please email [email protected] to order. Check out the issue and enjoy six new articles and eight book reviews. The OHS is pleased to provide temporary #free access to @eruditorg through December 2020 in support of COVID-19 research. https://www.erudit.org//onhis/2020-v112-n2-onhistory05560/

The Ontario Historical Society is pleased to share with our members the following announcement from the Archives of Ontario regarding their new online exhibit about the James Bay Treaty (Treaty No. 9), available from the Archives of Ontario in collaboration with Mushkegowuk Council and Queen’s University Archives: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca//o/jamesbaytreaty/index.aspx The exhibit is a key part of a larger mission of de-colonization begun by many institutions within the ...archival profession and across the heritage sector in Ontario and Canada. It replaces an older exhibit created for the centennial of the treaty in 2005 by incorporating Omushkegowuk perspectives on the treaty, integrating recent archival developments, and showcasing the longstanding importance of the original written record to signatory communities and to the documentary heritage of Ontario. The Archives of Ontario is pleased to share this valuable resource to support learning about the treaty’s historical significance for all Ontarians, the different interpretations of the written document and importance of the agreements made, the treaty’s impact on Indigenous communities in an area covering two-thirds of Ontario’s total landmass, and the enduring relevance of the treaty today. The OHS encourages you to visit the exhibit, and to share with others!

Announcing the new OHS online Elibrary! Looking for something to read at home? Browse 100+ scanned educational publications, free to Ontario Historical Society members. Highlights include food and drink, help for heritage organizations and museums, activities for children, Ontario culture and history, and the full run of Women's Canadian Historical Society of Toronto publications (1896-1970). Visit https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/elibrary/ and enjoy!

Tune in this Thursday or Friday at 8:00 pm for a virtual concert presented by OHS Affiliate, Glengarry Fencibles Trust (GFT). The concert will celebrate Celtic music, featuring guests from Glengarry and Cape Breton. GFT has been doing incredible work restoring the Bishop's House at St. Raphael's National Historic Site since taking possession of the building in 2016. All charitable donations will go to restoration work at the Bishop's House. https://bishopshouse.ca//bishops-house-of-glengarry-virtu/

To maintain a 158-year tradition through a global pandemic, the Owen Sound Emancipation Festival produced an incredible video to serve as both a celebration of Black history and a call to action. OHS Executive Director Rob Leverty is featured in the video along with many other OHS members and community leaders. Read this article and watch the video! Congrats, OSEF!... https://www.owensoundsuntimes.com//emancipation-festival-a

Pleased to announce the launch of Ontario History journal’s 2020 Spring issue! Check out the issue and enjoy four new articles and 12 book reviews. The OHS is pleased to provide temporary #free access to @eruditorg in support of COVID-19 research. https://www.erudit.org//onhis/2020-v112-n1-onhistory05260/

Important information for Registered Charities: The Canada Revenue Agency has extended the filing deadline for Registered Charities to submit their T3010 to December 31, 2020. The Charities Directorate has also suspended all operations and services until further notice, including their call centre, registration, and audit activities. For more information, follow the link below.... https://www.canada.ca//covid-19-up/covid-19-charities.html

The OHS is also pleased to provide temporary #free access to Ontario History journal articles on Érudit (2005-Present) in support of COVID-19 research. (Issues from Fall 2005 to 2018 are permanently #openaccess). Whether you're working on a research project that you've been putting off, or taking advantage of all the extra reading time in your life right now, we hope you enjoy complete access to our Ontario History journal archives. Take care and enjoy!... https://erudit.org/en/journals/onhistory/#back-issues

The OHS is thrilled to announce that all back issues of Ontario History from 1916Spring 2005 are now available to OHS Individual and Lifetime members on our website. That's 236 issues containing over 2,000 individual articles and book reviews! Sign up to become an OHS member and get year-round access to this incredible resource on the rich history of our province.... https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/back-issues/

OHS hopes all of our members and affiliated organizations are adjusting as best as possible to the current situation. Our staff will be here to serve your membership needs throughout this crisis. Please follow all public health recommendations applicable to your organization. In addition to following public health protocol to slow the spread of COVID-19, there are other ways our sector can help. ... The Ontario Medical Association is asking all museums and heritage organizations that may have access to personal protective equipment to donate what they have to Ontario's healthcare system. This includes gloves, N95 masks, eye protection, and more. Follow the link below for instructions on how our organizations can contribute. Please pitch in to protect our frontline healthcare providers! https://www.ontario.ca//how-your-organization-can-help-fig

Announcing the launch of the OHS’s new Ebook Store (www.ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/store/)! The store features selected popular titles from the OHS’s publications catalogue for immediate digital download as PDFs. Titles cover the history of Ontario, food and drink, Indigenous history, cemeteries, the Rebellion of 1837, and more. The most recent publication is a new edition of A Few Old Barns by George W.J. Duncan (2019). OHS members receive a 30% discount.

OHS member Edith George has been leading the charge to save this historic oak tree for several years now. The >250-year-old tree is an irreplaceable feature of Toronto's natural heritage. They need your support to complete the purchase of the surrounding property, where a parkette will be established for all residents and tourists to come and marvel at this towering oak. ... To donate, please follow the link below and click on the tab labelled "Where to Give". Help us save this tree, which began growing here more than a century before Confederation. https://tinyurl.com/ttqjg9e

Two weeks left to submit nominations for this year's OHS Awards! Help the OHS recognize exceptional achievements in our sector. There are seven categories for outstanding achievement and seven categories for authors. Submit your nominations here:

OHS Executive Director Rob Leverty and Toby Barrett MPP (Haldimand-Norfolk) and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Agriculture and Food) with the Society’s new publication, A Few Old Barns, at the Ontario Legislative Assembly. OHS salutes Toby’s life-long interest in our province’s history and support for the Society’s work in communities across Ontario.

The OHS Honours & Awards Program is now accepting nominations for 2019! Follow the link below to the nominations page, where you'll find information about all of our award categories and how to submit a nomination. Scroll all the way down to submit a nomination directly through our website, or to download the brochure. Help the OHS recognize excellence across Ontario! Deadline for submissions is January 24, 2020. https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/honours-awards/