Tag Archives: University of Toronto

U of T student project creates online database of Canada’s first newspapers

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Gail Dever

Researchers at the University of Toronto have created an accessible, free database of the nation’s first newspapers — but we’ll have to wait until next year to explore it when the university hopes to launch it. Led by Sébastien Drouin, an … Continue reading →

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Photos and bios of University of Toronto students who fought and died in WWI or WWII

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Gail Dever

If there’s a possibility one of your relatives, who fought and died during the First or Second World Wars, had been a student at the University of Toronto, you may want to check out the University of Toronto History Society’s … Continue reading →

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University of Toronto receives $4-million donation to create Chinese-Canadian archives

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Gail Dever

The University of Toronto will establish a Chinese-Canadian archive to collect, preserve and digitize cultural and personal records and stories from the Chinese diaspora in Canada, including oral histories, video and photographs. The Richard Charles Lee Chinese-Canadian Archive is made … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 7, 2015

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The Johnson Burial Vault by Brenda Dougall-Merriman on Brenda Dougall-Merriman. Falling Stones Unearth Toronto Social History and Report from Canadian Expert Panel on Memory Institutions and the Digital Revolution by John … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 15, 2014

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Remembrance Day — Honour Roll by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Généalogie et archives Saint-Laurent has Moved to the Cornwall (Ontario) Public Library by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 2, 2014

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Are we related? Discover your French-Canadian roots through a family association / Sommes-nous parents? Découvrez vos raciness canadiennes-françaises par l’entremise d’une association de famille on Library and Archives Canada’s blog. Only … Continue reading →

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