Upcoming Events
Monthly Swansea Historical Society Meeting
Speaker: Jim Adams
Topic: Digging Deep into the History of Runnymede — the ‘In-between Neighbourhood’
Date & Time: Wednesday, April the 2nd, 7:30pm
Place: Swansea Town Hall, Rousseau Room
Jim Adams is a local historian and author who has been researching the history of one of West Toronto’s smallest neighbourhoods — Swansea’s neighbour to the north — “Runnymede”. He has been documenting its geographic, cultural, business, and residential history. Join in a lively quiz, and also learn about Jim’s first graphic little book, featuring local war hero, Fred Topham, VC.
The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format so that participants can attend in-person at the Town Hall or connect on-line using the Zoom tool.
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Passcode: 994844
Upcoming Swansea Historical Society Events
Some exciting news for May! In a break from recent tradition, the May 7, 2025, meeting of the Swansea Historical Society will be held in the former Windermere United Church building on the corner of Windermere Avenue and Mayfield Avenue in Swansea. The meeting will be jointly hosted by the Swansea Historical Society and the congregation of Runnymede United Church, and it is a part of Runnymede’s 100th Anniversary Celebrations. In 2023, Windermere United Church merged with Runnymede United Church, and the building where we will be meeting continues to provide outreach to the local community as the “Windermere Campus” of Runnymede United Church. Plans for the event include a tour of the Windermere building (including the stained-glass memorial windows) and a presentation on its history. We hope you can join us in May for this event.
Past Swansea Historical Society Events Highlight
Our December meeting was great fun as we welcome back Trina & Amy to share with us the history of tap dance as well as some brilliant live performance. They discussed with us how women have played a huge role in ensuring tap dance was able to bridge the gap from the 1970s into today’s era of technology. From producing documentaries to organizing the first tap-dance festivals, women have ensured the art form could thrive by bringing tap dancers from the vaudeville era, with their wealth of experience and history, to the next generation of dancers.
View a partial list of our past speakers ›
View a partial list of our past guided historical walks ›
