The ruins of the Barber Paper Mill in Georgetown, Ontario lie derelict in the desolate brush on a gloomy day.

#BuyIntoArt #BarberPaperMill #Georgetown #desolate #Ontario #ruins #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces #UrbanExploration #HauntingBeauty #OntarioHistory #RuinPhotography #GloomyAesthetic #HistoricRuins

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/ruins-of-the-barber-paper-mill-ontario-2-john-twynam.html

Historic HMS Bee at Discovery Harbour, Penetanguishene, Ontario - experience a nautical journey back in time.

#BuyIntoArt #Penetanguishene #historic #Ontario #HMSBee #DiscoveryHarbour #OntarioHistory #SailingAdventure #MaritimeHeritage #CanadianTravel #NauticalJourney

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/aboard-the-hms-bee-in-ontario-john-twynam.html

A historical sheave tower, a remnant of pioneer days near Kitchener, Ontario, sits abandoned and crumbling but still standing in the woods, in black and white.

#BuyIntoArt #BlackAndWhite #abandoned #Kitchener #Pioneer #Ontario #Architecture #DiscoverON #HistoricalSite #SheaveTower #PioneerHeritage #AbandonedPlaces #BlackAndWhitePhotography #OntarioHistory #RusticLandscape

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/sheave-tower-in-the-woods-kitchener-ontario-bw-john-twynam.html

An old church and its graveyard, seen here under a starry night sky, are all that remains of the ghost town of Altona, Ontario.

#BuyIntoArt #GhostTown #Ontario #starry #Spooky #Graveyard #Halloween #StarryNight #OldChurch #OntarioHistory #NightPhotography #HauntingBeauty

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/spooky-church-graveyard-altona-ontario-2-john-twynam.html

Sudbury.com (Canada): Library releases decades of historic newspapers online. “Local history enthusiasts have a new resource at their fingertips, with the Greater Sudbury Public Library releasing decades of historic newspapers online. During an official launch at the Greater Sudbury Public Library’s main branch on Friday, librarians announced 15 years of The Sudbury Star had been added to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/24/sudbury-com-library-releases-decades-of-historic-newspapers-online/

via Laurel L Russwurm (@laurelrusswurm)

https://mstdn.ca/@laurelrusswurm/112752938317180851

> Attached: John Lennon imagines Doug Ford

#ONpoli #OntarioHistory #JohnAndYoko #OntarioScienceCentre #Prescience [source: Richard Bradley]

edit: fix hashtag for #John&Yoko

John Lennon imagines Doug Ford

#ONpoli #OntarioHistory #John&Yoko #OntarioScienceCentre #Prescience

[source: Richard Bradley]

https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/the-history-symposium-annual-conference/

Thank you to the Ontario Historical Society for featuring our conference in their event calendar!

We really appreciate the support!

@histodon @histodons #ontariohistory #canadianhistory

Gold smuggling - the subject of a new book from the Timmins, Ont. author, Kevin Vincent.

‘City of Thieves’ contains 10 stories about gold smuggling in Northern Ontario and #Quebec.

#GoldSmuggling #Book #CityOfThieves #NorthernQuebec #NorthernQuebecHistory #CanadianHistory #History #OntarioHistory #Ontario #NorthernOntarioHistory #TimminsOnt #Timmins #NorthernOntario #Canada
#KevinVincent #TrueCrime
#OrganizedCrime #Prohibition

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/timmins-gold-smuggling-book-1.7018009

https://www.historysymposium.com/angela-bobier/

Coming up Saturday. Livestream, FREE.

Our last live talk for our spring schedule.

The fascinating story of how much of Southwestern Ontario (Upper Canada) was managed by a single man in the early 19th Century!

#canadianhistory #ontariohistory @histodon @histodons