About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: St. James Cathedral
Toronto #11: St. Lawrence Hall and Market
The grand St. Lawrence Hall is built on the ruins of a burned out farmers market in what is now the historic neighbourhood of … Continue reading
Toronto #9: Epidemics & Discoveries
In 1834 – tragedy strikes. Toronto is invaded by cholera then typhus and has to take drastic measures to save the population. An archaeological … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, artifacts, Charles Best, Cholera, cholera sheds, documentary, Dr. George Grasett, England, Fever sheds, Fred Banting, Genealogy, history, Immigrant hospital, Insulin, Ireland Park, Irish famine, John Rolph, medical school, Medical Sciences, Reese Wharf, Russia, St. James Cathedral, St. James Cemetery, Toronto Hospital, typhus, University of Toronto, Upper Canada, Victoria College
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Toronto 175 – Part 4: Churches and Chestnuts
Religious fervor in the late 1700s when the Simcoes arrived, the challenges of building wooden churches in the early days of York, how Bishop … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, bell ringers, Bishop Strachan, British royals, Canada, cathedral archives, Catholic, Church, Church Little Trinity, Churches, fires, Holy Trintity, John Graves Simcoe, Protestant, regimental colours, religious denominations, St. James Cathedral, Temples Community centres, Toronto, York
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