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This podcast is a series of interviews of senior Etobicoke residents in the 1980’s. They are a valuable and unique view into the history of Etobicoke in the early part of the 20th century, a...
Harry lived in the New Toronto area and describes how he founded several service clubs, including the Lions (1931). It’s aim was to aid peop...
Pat lived in a brick cottage near the lakeshore. Her father worked for marine supply companies in the area. She attended John English school...
Norman Irwin immigrated from Belfast in the 1920’s to be an architect for Robert Home-Smith, the creator of the Kingsway. He describes what...
Jack Phillips gives us a very detailed description of the family general store on Dundas St. in the Lambton area. He also describes his expe...
Larry continues to discuss life in the Humber Bay area. He worked as a welfare officer during the depression, and his stories of how people...
Larry Donovan was born in Humber Bay in 1906. He talks about what the area used to look like with motels, a gambling club, houses and other...
This is the second part of the interview with Rennie Haslett who grew up in Mimico. Here she describes meeting her husband and the type of s...
This is the first part of an interview with Rennie Haslett who was born in the village of Mimico and spent most of her life there. She talks...
Gordon Silverthorn grew up on a farm near the village of Summerville, across the road from the Eaton farm. He was a Councillor in Etobicoke...
Florence’s family, the Hills, farmed 117 acres around Montgomery’s Inn and lived in the building itself. They sold their produce in Toronto....
Stanley grew up on a 100 acre farm near Martingrove and Albiion Rd., near Smithfield village. He went to a one room school. He talks about g...
Bessie Marshall was a teacher in the old Islington School around 1919. She taught the primary children as well as home economics to the olde...
This is a continuation of an earlier interview with Wilbert Gardhouse. Wilbert talks about his life in municipal politics as treasurer of th...
Nellie lived on Dundas St. near Montgomery Inn. She recalls life growing up in the area, going to a one room school and various social activ...
Wilbert grew up in the Highfield area and talks about: experiences fighting in France during WWI acting as and councillor and reeve in the 1...
Bill Codlin grew up on a farm in the Claireville area of old Etobicoke. He talks about: what life was like on the farm, and selling produce...
Albert Pearson's great grandparents moved to the Richview area in 1839. His grandfather ran the farm until he was killed by runaway horses,...
Ann was born in 1898 and raised on a 100 acre farm in the HIghfield area. She talks about life on the farm and school at a the room HIghfiel...
Madge Mitchele was the daughter of Reverend Canon R.W.E. Greene, a minister in the Church of England. In 1918 her family moved to a house on...
In a continuation of last month’s episode, the sisters talk about what life was like on the road, playing in various venues and being wooed...
Geraldine and Madeline O’Connor of the famous singing family, The O’Connor Sisters, talk about their family history, the early families of A...
As a teen, John’s family moved from downtown Toronto to Poplar St. in Islington in 1921. John talks about about the differences of moving fr...
Richard Baxter was born in 1914 and at the age of 15 he left high school to work in the municipal office of New Toronto. He eventually becam...
Herbert Ewart grew up on a market garden farm. He describes the farm and activities when he was a boy, and his school years. He trained at a...
This is Etobicoke Historical Society’s Monthly Oral History Podcast, one of a series of interviews of senior Etobicoke residents in the 1980...