Upcoming Events
Monthly Swansea Historical Society Meeting
Speaker: Hilary Dawson
Topic: Finding 19th-Century Black History in Toronto
Date & Time: Wednesday, February the 5th, 7:30pm
Place: Swansea Town Hall, Rousseau Room
February is Black History Month, and we have invited Hilary to share her interesting and little-known stories concerning the contributions of Toronto’s Black community in the 1800s. Hilary spoke to the Swansea Historical Society on a related topic more than 20 years ago, and we are delighted that she will be returning in February.
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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Upcoming Swansea Historical Society Events
Looking beyond February, our following speaker will be Lianne Harris Racioppo who will be making a presentation on Life in the Roaring Twenties. The decade of the 1920s was a unique time in human history. It was a time of new inventions, new freedoms, and new trends in music, dance, fashions, etc. It was a time to cut loose and celebrate the ending of World War One – supposedly “The War to End All Wars”. Sadly, the celebrations were cut short by the 1929 Stock Market Crash and the ensuing “Great Depression” of the 1930s, all of which led us to World War Two in 1939. We look forward to an entertaining and informative presentation by Lianne Harris Racioppo, who we anticipate will be appearing in costume!
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 ›
