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From Flickr: “Scarborough School Section No. 7, Old Kingston Road, north side, west of Highland Creek” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

Back to school time is here. This was taken in 1908, at Scarborough School Section No. 7. The school stood on the north side of Old Kingston Road, west of Highland Creek. Creator: Blakey, Joseph Adamson, 1870-1937 Date: 1908 Identifier: N 1-437 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Read More →

From Flickr: “Original plan of the Toronto Purchase from the Indians, 1787-1805.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

This weekend in history: This map shows the original area covered by the Toronto Purchase (September 23, 1787). In 1911, when this map was made, Toronto covered only 10,477 of the 250,808 acres the government purchased from First Nations people for $9,500. The original belongs to the J. Ross Robertson Read More →