The Tollkeeper's Cottage

We are looking for volunteers to be docents!

Do you have an interest in history? Do you have some time on Saturdays to volunteer? Come join our wonderful team of docents!

Please email [email protected] to express interest and for more information.

Hello all,

Trivia Night, which was to take place Thursday 11 June, has been POSTPONED. We will let you know when the next Trivia Night will be scheduled. Thank you for your understanding.

Filling up the straw mattress

OUR OPEN SUNDAY IS JUNE 7 from 1-4 pm
Even if you've had a tour before, each docent's tour is different, focusses on different objects, people and events. You may have come up with questions since your last tour, and here is an ideal time to ask and discuss (as long as the docents are not with other visitors). And our spinners are usually here on that day if you want to watch how that craft is carried out.

THURSDAY JUNE 11 - OUR THIRD TORONTO TRIVIA QUIZ ~ 7-8:30 pm
We'd like you to pretend you're at your favourite pub...an evening session, non-alcohol beer and pretzels! Let us know you're coming if you can, so we have enough of everything! You can play solo, pair up with a friend, or choose a group of three. The questions will be about old and current Toronto. (Petite) prizes and lots of honours for the winners! Start thinking about who will help make you a winner or meet someone here who wants to team up! $10. for entry, cash or e-transfer.

MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE TOLLKEEPER'S COTTAGE

QUEEN VICTORIA INVITES YOU TO THIS YEAR'S

VICTORIA DAY TEA

Monday May 18 from 1 - 4 pm
$10 for adults, $5 for children, $3 for a refill ~ cash or e-transfer

Enjoy a cup of Yorkshire Gold tea on a lace tablecloth.
Select from a variety of home-made scones.
Talk with old friends and meet new ones.

VICTORIA DAY TEA
This year it's on Monday May 18 from 1:00-4:00
$10 for adults, $5 for children, $3 for a refill

We've been told that you look forward to our Victoria Day Tea!

It might be the first time you've been able to sit outside, a time when you can say hello to neighbours and friends after the winter. It's special!

It's also a way to help us to fundraise for the needs of the Tollkeeper's Cottage.

TODAY!!!! May 3rd
3 pm RON BEAUPRE Ron will speak about the Adventures of the steamboat/barge VIGILANT, a fisheries patrol vessel built at Polson's in Toronto. She was launched to enforce fisheries regulations between the U.S. and Canada and involved with disputes on Lake Erie and elsewhere (No, there were no tariffs involved!) Refreshments served. $10. cash or e-transfer.

SUNDAY MAY 3 -
WHAT A BUSY DAY AT THE TOLLKEEPER'S COTTAGE!

12 - 3 PM OUR SUNDAY OPENING Meet Nick, Ronnie and our spinners

1 pm JANE'S WALK
If you choose to do a Jane's Walk with Marilyn, she will meet you here about 1 pm. Take a moment to look in and say hello/take a tour another day.

3 pm RON BEAUPRE will speak about the Adventures of the steamboat/barge VIGILANT, a fisheries patrol vessel built at Polson's in Toronto. She was launched to enforce fisheries regulations between the U.S. and Canada and involved with disputes on Lake Erie and elsewhere.

NEXT MONTH: TALK ON MAY 3, TIME TBD
MARINE BOAT ENTHUSIASTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

RON BEAUPRE will talk about a fisheries patrol vessel built at Polson's in Toronto. She was named VIGILANT and was involved with disputes between U.S. fishing vessels on Lake Erie and elsewhere.

SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2-4 PM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
for all Community History Project Members
(memberships available at the door)
SPEAKER: HENRY KNIGHT is a stained glass artist and restorer who has been working to rediscover the lost history of Toronto's Victorian glaziers.
TOPIC: Naming Names: Who Made Toronto's Victorian Stained Glass Windows? Join us to be among the first in a century to know the names behind all the art.

All those who have taken out their a membership since November 1 last year are entitled to attend the AGM, vote and run for the Board of Directors. We have a roster of 11 possible Board Members, with 10 standing for the office. We need one more, especially one interested in marketing and outreach to get our museum known to interested visitors. At this meeting you will find out about our successes and challenges of the last year. Please let us know if you will attend at [email protected]. Hope to see you there!