Ontario History articles from September 2006

Ontario History archives from September 2006

The art museum and the public library under a single roof: a nineteenth-century ideal pursued at the Toronto Public Library from 1883 to World War I.
September 22, 2006... Abstract When in 1883 James Bain became the first chief librarian of the Toronto Public Library be was a fervent subscriber to the growing international enthusiasm for the integration of public libraries, art galleries and museums under...

Adoption, unwed mothers and the powers of the Children's Aid Society in Ontario, 1921-1969.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Canadian historians have not explored the means by which babies were acquired for adoption placement. The majority of children relinquished for adoption have historically been born to unwed mothers. How did the law frame the unwed...

Politics, patronage and scandal at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, 1848-1857.
September 22, 2006... Abstract In the mid-nineteenth century, Canada West's Provincial Lunatic Asylum sat at the heart of a system of patronage. It was this system of patronage that allowed the politician John Rolph to secure the position of Asylum Medical...

The CMHC in Ajax, Ontario: 1948-1950.(Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
September 22, 2006... Abstract Between 1948 and 1950, the federal crown corporation, Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) sold off most of its extensive holdings in the small Ontario community of Ajax. This process was surprisingly arduous and...

The decline of the artisans on Toronto City Council during the nineteenth century: 1834-1901.
September 22, 2006... Abstract In the mid-nineteenth century a major upheaval occurred in the work places of south-central Ontario. Craftsmen (artisans) were forced out of their small workshops into alienating factories, and lost control of their means of...

Archival sources: treasures from Ontario's archives.(Duncan Lithographing Company)
September 22, 2006... Duncan Lithographing Company In 1856 Hardy Gregory opened a lithography studio in Hamilton. The studio went through several owners until, in 1881, it was acquired by Robert Duncan and became known as the Duncan Lithographing Company. It...

Frederic Baraga's Short History of the North American Indians.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Frederic Baraga's Short History of the North American Indians Edited and translated by Graham Mac-Donald. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2005. xvi +228 pp. $34.95 softcover. ISBN 1-55238-102-1. This is a delightfully fresh,...

Rendezvous at the Straits: Fur Trade and Military Activities at Fort de Buade and Fort Michilimackinac, 1669-1781.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Rendezvous at the Straits: Fur Trade and Military Activities at Fort de Buade and Fort Michilimackinac, 1669-1781 By Timothy J. Kent. Two volumes. Ossineke, Michigan: Silver Fox Enterprises, 2004. Volume I: xvii + 320 pp. Volume II: 331 pp....

Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812. By Robert Malcomson. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2006. lxii + 701 pp. US $125.00 hardcover. ISBN 0-8108-5499-6. The bicentennial of the War of 1812 is rapidly approaching. Indeed, the...

Anatomy of a Seance: A History of Spirit Communication in Central Canada.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Anatomy of a Seance: a History of Spirit Communication in Central Canada By Stan McMullin. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004. xxxiv + 260 pp. $75.00 hardcover. ISBN 0-7735-2665-X. $27.95 softcover. ISBN...

The Lady Lumberjack: An Annotated Collection of Dorothea Mitchell's Writings.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... The Lady Lumberjack: an annotated collection of Dorothea Mitchell's writings Edited by Michel S. Beaulieu and Ronald N. Harpelle. Thunder Bay: Northern and Regional Studies Series, Vol. 12, Centre for Northern Studies, Lakehead University,...

Country Fairs in Canada.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Country Fairs in Canada By Guy Scott. Markham: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2006. xiv + 218 pp. $34.95 softcover. ISBN 1-55041-121-7. Guy Scott enthusiastically synthesizes the rich cultural legacy of country fairs in Canada, from the...

In the Shadow of Detroit: Gordon M. McGregor, Ford of Canada and Motoropolis.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... In the Shadow of Detroit: Gordon M. McGregor, Ford of Canada and Motoropolis By David Roberts. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2006. 326 pages. Illustrations. $US 34.95 hardcover. ISBN 0-8143-3284-6 More than any other single...

Books received.
September 22, 2006... Ball, Norman R. The Canadian Niagara Power Company Story. Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press, 2005. 318 pp. $49.95 hardcover. ISBN 1-55046-462-0. Brison, Jeffrey D. Rockefeller, Carnegie, & Canada: American Philanthropy and the Arts and...