Kingston Symphony creates digital performance for Remembrance Day

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Alex Colville, Dean Burry, digital performance, digital premiere, Kingston Symphony, Remembrance Day, second movement, Second World War, Sinfonia Rotterdam, Tracing Colville

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, and in honour of Remembrance Day, the Kingston Symphony has

Events History News

Cataraqui Cemetery improves access to the Cross of Sacrifice

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments active military burial section, Cataraqui Cemetery, Cross of Sacrifice, Field of Honour, improved accessibility, maintenance project, military section, new walkway

Near the center of Cataraqui Cemetery lies the Field of Honour. The uniform rows of military monuments, with the Cross

Community History News

Graeme Watson recognized with Volunteer Service Award of Excellence

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Awards of Excellence, Graeme Watson, Murney Tower Museum, OMA annual conference, Ontario Museum Association (OMA), virtual conference, volunteer, Volunteer Service Award of Excellence

The Ontario Museum Association (OMA) presented the OMA Awards of Excellence 2020 at the OMA’s first virtual Conference, on Thursday,

History Military News

Intimate ceremony marks 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Battle of Britain, Canadian history, intimate ceremony, Kingston City Park, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Second World War, World War II, wreath laying ceremony

Members and veterans of the Royal Canadian Air Force marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain on Sunday,

History News

Hotel Dieu Hospital marks 175 years with ‘visible and virtual’ events

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 175 anniversary, catholic hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), online memory book, outpatient care, Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, virtual event

The Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) site of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is marking 175 years serving the Kingston community.

Community Culture History News

Kingston Pen Tours opens for fifth season

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Correctional Service Canada (CSC), guided tours, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary tours, penitentiary tours, St. Lawrence Parks Commission

Kingston Pen Tours will be officially reopening for its fifth season of guided tours on Thursday, Jul. 23, 2020, St.

Art Community Family History News

Weekend activities to make YGK smile

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments caring, check in on neighbours, community, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dentistry at Kingston, family activities, front-line healthcare workers, historic walking tours, Kids Art Contest, kindness, Kingston, Kingston Rocks, local business, local delivery, neighbourhood clean-up, painting rocks, pandemic, physical distancing, sharing, sidewalk chalk, social distancing, stay at home, weekend activities, YGK

It’s been over a month since the City of Kingston declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic,

History News

Loyalist Township acquires three historic properties in Bath

December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 Tori Stafford 5 Comments Amherstivew, Bath, Bath Town Hall, Bath Town Museum, Fairfield House, Fairfield-Gutzeit Society, historic property, Kingston, Layer Cake Hall, Loyalist Township, Ontario Heritage Act, United Empire Loyalists, Village of Bath

Loyalist Township will now take the charge of preserving three historic properties in Bath, Ontario, as well as the historic

Community Culture History Military News

Veterans’ stories: The sailor who couldn’t swim

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments air force veterans, Bernie Heasler, Canadian Armed Forces, Cold War, Kingston, Korean War, marine veterans, military veterans, Navy, Remembrance Day, Royale Place Retirement Residence, Veterans Stories, Veterans Week

There is no better way to mark Veterans’ Week than to share the stories of the men and women who

Art Culture Events History Military News

Kingston Frameworks presents ‘We Remember: 100 Years of Kingston’

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 100 Years of Kingston, 1919, 2019, aerial photography, Billy Bishop, BMO, Colin Morris, historic photographs, history, Kingston, Kingston Frameworks, Kingston Military Family Resource Centre (KMFRC), Lesley Lehman, local history, military history, Military Veterans Program (MVP+), Queen's Archives, unveiling, We Remember: 100 Years of Kingston, William Barker, WWI

There are many ways to define Kingston – A university town, a tourism hub in eastern Ontario, a city rich

Community Culture History News

Project to bring together religious archives at the Church of the Good Thief

October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments archives, Church of the Good Thief, Heathfield, Hotel Dieu, Kingston, Kingston Penitentiary, Motherhouse, Portsmouth Village, Providence Village, Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, Roman Catholic Archidocese of Kingston, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Veronica Stienburg

The beautiful limestone church on King Street West has stood empty for quite some time, but a joint effort from

Community Culture Editorial History

Quirky Kingston

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Chris Morris 3 Comments Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Cricket Field, Fort Frontenac, Fort Henry, forts, Kingston, Kingston Mills Road, Martello Towers, military buildings, oddities, quirky Kingston, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), street names, The Hub, The Hub Group, third crossing, traffic circle

With the exception of a couple of years in college (and not even that far away — I was in

← Previous

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
« January 2021 »
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

History