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      The Rideau Canal is celebrating its 175th year in 2007 and, to recognize the event, the Archives of Ontario presents Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes on the Rideau Canal. Thomas Burrowes worked on the Rideau Canal during its construction and documented his experiences in a series of watercolour paintings. The Archives has …

      In recognition of the 45th Anniversary of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the Archives of Ontario presents The Freedom Seeker: The Life and Times of Daniel G. Hill. This exhibit celebrates the life of Dan Hill, the first Director of the Commission and a prominent writer, public figure and community …

      When television station CFPL in London first went on the air in 1953, it was just the second private broadcaster in Canada. Television was in its infancy and people were just beginning to learn about current events from on-air news reporting. In June of 2002, CFPL generously donated, to the …

      The Archives of Ontario is pleased to present an online exhibit that Remembers Our Sporting Past. We invite you to view images from the collection celebrating Ontario’s athletic heritage, including those leading moments and personalities in Ontario sports history, and the citizenship of those businesses that supported and promoted sports …

      Anne Langton (1804–1896) arrived in Upper Canada in 1837 forty years after Elizabeth Simcoe and her husband John Graves Simcoe had left. This virtual exhibit details her life and explores the full range of her work. It will be a valuable resource for those interested in early Canadian art, social …

      Much of the magic of the festive season swirls around children and toys and there's nothing more heart-warming than seeing a young face light up upon opening a Christmas gift and discovering a longed-for toy inside.

      This exhibit highlights the artwork created by a group of children who, over half a century ago, unwittingly found their lives uprooted by the onset of the Spanish Civil War.

      Archives of Ontario joins Canadians in Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll

      Elizabeth Simcoe, the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, was an accomplished artist. As she travelled throughout Upper and Lower Canada, between 1791 and 1796, she produced a large number of sketches and watercolours depicting Canadian scenes. She was also an avid diarist and …

      The political entity we now know as Ontario was originally created in 1791 when it was called Upper Canada. Since that time, in response to population growth and administrative needs, there have been numerous changes to its boundaries, both external and internal. In addition, townships, villages, towns and cities have …

      For people who grew up in Ontario or in other parts of Canada, many of our Christmas memories have been touched, in one way or another, by Eaton's department store. The Archives of Ontario invites you to step back in time and remember an Eaton's Christmas from half a century …

      The Archives has recently acquired a series of letters written from the battlefront during World War One by brothers, Charlie and Wally Gray. These letters were composed between 1915-1916 by two very ordinary young men. They are touching in their simplicity and reach us in a way that history texts …

      Leap into the pages of old books and travel through Ontario history from the 1750s to World War I!

      Virginia Woolf (Jan. 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was one of the most influential writers of her day and continues to fire the popular imagination.

      George Baxter said of his prints, "while their artistic beauty may procure for them a place in the Royal palaces throughout Europe, the prices at which they are retailed introduces them to the humblest cottages."

      Books exhibited are from the Wesleyana Special Collection of Victoria University.

      This exhibition was mounted to commemorate the centenary of Annesley Hall at Victoria University

      Victoria University Library owns a comprehensive collection of Northrop Frye's books, manuscripts, and personal papers.

      Claire Pratt, artist, poet and editor was born in Toronto in 1921. She was the daughter of Viola Whitney (a writer and editor of the magazine World Friends) and E.J. Pratt (noted poet and educator). At the age of four Claire contracted polio and subsequently developed osteomyelitis, an inflammatory disease …

      An informative and aesthetic exhibit sampling the impressive Canadian Manuscript collections held within the library. From the early nineteenth century missionary, James Evans, to the seminal geologist, A.P. Coleman, to the medical doctor and suffrage worker, Augusta Stowe-Gullen, this selection of the library's treasures makes for an exciting display.