This month’s virtual meeting hosted by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is about Finding the Ambrose Small story — a cold case tale that is stranger than fiction — presented by journalist Katie Daubs, on Monday, May 25, at 7:00 p.m.
Ms. Daubs will share how she researched the mysterious disappearance of a Toronto theatre mogul a century ago for her recently published book, The Missing Millionaire.
In December 1919, Ambrose Small, the mercurial owner of the Grand Opera House in Toronto, closed a deal to sell his network of Ontario theatres, deposited a million-dollar cheque in his bank account, and was never seen again. As weeks turned to years, the disappearance became the most “extraordinary unsolved mystery” of its time. Everything about the sensational case would be called into question in the decades to come, including the motivations of his inner circle, his enemies, and the police who followed the trail across the continent, looking for answers in asylums, theatres, and the Pacific Northwest.
Michael Nettleton will also deliver a short presentation, What will you find at the House of Industry?
Register in advance to watch the presentations. Open to all.
