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FORT YORK COMMUNITY CLEANUP DAY Sat. April 20, 10 am to 12 noon Help us with spring cleaning of the Garrison Common on Mayor Rob Fords Community Cleanup Day. All equipment will be provided. Meet at the west Fort York gates. Contact David Juliusson @ 416-392-6907 ext. 233 A Free Family Pass to the site will be offered to all volunteers. PARLER FORT: THE BATTLE OF YORK: MYTH, REALITY, AND THE EXPLOSION OF THE GRAND MAGAZINE Sun. April 14, 7:30 pm. Join celebrated British author, historian, and archaeologist Andy Robertshaw, a featured expert in the film Explosion 1812. Robertshaw is best known for his television work with the BBC in Two Men in a Trench and The Trench as well as the popular shows Time Team and Battlefield Detectives. FREE MEN OF COLOUR: AFRICAN CANADIANS AND THE DEFENCE OF UPPER CANADA, 1812-1815 Sun. February 24, 1:00 pm For African Canadians, the American invasions of Upper Canada during the War of 1812 posed a dangerous threat to their lives and freedoms. In response, African Canadians, despite representing a small minority of the population, played an active part in the defence of the province. African Canadians contributed to the defence of the province in a variety of roles throughout the war. This presentation will seek to place their service in its military and historical contexts, and explore the roles of African Canadians in some of the key events of the War of 1812 in Upper Canada. Gareth Newfield is a former historian and researcher with Parks Canada and the Canadian War Museum. A specialist in colonial era Canadian military history, he has written a number of articles and publications on the War of 1812. One of his particular focuses has been the Coloured Corps, the only segregated unit of African Canadians to serve in the defence of Upper Canada during the war. FREE with regular admission to Fort York Fort York War of 1812 March Break Mon. to Fri. March 11 to 15, 10 am to 3 pm Bring the kids down to the fort during March Break for some fun-filled activities. Families can learn about Fort York and the War of 1812 through colourful exhibits, costumed education staff, tours, and 1812-related activities. Children can dress up, try cooking in the kitchen, practice musket and sword drills like an 1812 soldier, or learn about music from the War of 1812. Timed and ongoing activities offer education and entertainment for the whole family. Guides and audio tours are available in our Museum Store, which also carries a wide selection of souvenirs and books for all ages. This event is recommended for ages 3-12. Regular admission. No registration required.
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A Living History Experience Fort York offers unique hands-on, living history experiences which engage students first-hand in the social and military history of the fort, Toronto and Canada. JK to Gr. 3 Curriculum Connections: Pioneer Life Pioneers at York (1.5 hrs) Discover the daily life and routines of the soldier, his family, and officers See their living quarters Visit a working 1826 kitchen Play military music from the War of 1812 Gr. 4 to 8 Curriculum Connections: British North America The Birthplace of Toronto (1.5 hrs) Explore the life of an early garrison community during the War of 1812 See the living quarters of officers and soldiers Visit the historic 1826 kitchen Hear period music on the fife and drum See and examine a flintlock musket Additional themes that can be explored Fort York and the Great War (WW1) Canada/U.S. relations
Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in Himeji, in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-ji (White Egret Castle) or Shirasagi-ji (White Heron Castle) because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.
Dress up as Japanese armor, and walk around Himeji Castle Respond with pose to tourist asking for photos You can enjoy the atmosphere of Japanese armor. Ninja Class Dress up as Ninja, and walking around Himeji Castle Respond with pose to tourist asking for photos You can enjoy the atmosphere of Japanese Ninja. Experience a gate guard(foot soldier) during the period of civil war Dress up as a gate guard(foot soldier) during the period of civil war, and walking around Himeji Castle Respond with pose to tourist asking for photos You can enjoy the atmosphere of Japanese gatekeeper.
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STONEHENGE
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds Summer Solstice English Heritage are again expected to provide Managed Open Access for around 20,000 people to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice. Read more at http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/stone henge/2013/#JGSIRFxIEOeyEUZy.99
THE PLACE | Rievaulx was one of the first Cistercian abbeys to be founded in England. Surrounded by a massive agricultural and industrial estate, staffed by lay brothers, it was intended as the focus of a substantial family of daughter houses throughout northern Britain. Suppressed in 1538, the existing monastic ironworks was developed by new owners, the earls of Rutland. Incorporated into the parkland of Duncombe Park, the shattered abbey ruins became a popular subject for Romantic artists in the 18th and 19th centuries.
OTHER EVENTS | THE ART OF STAINED GLASS - BEGINNERS WORKSHOP Date: Sat 8 Jun Property: Rievaulx Abbey Time: 9.30am - 4pm MEDIEVAL MUSIC AND MINSTRELS Date: Sun 9 Jun 2013 Property: Rievaulx Abbey Time: 11am-4.30pm Enjoy the sweet sounds and songs of medieval England in a series of performances amongst the ruins of the magnificent Rievaulx Abbey. Each Sunday costumed minstrels will promenade and perform a selection of gentle music and song and stories. Sit, listen and discover or stroll around the monument and enjoy the atmosphere. This Sunday Trouvere performs Reynard the Fox. Taking the role of medieval jongleurs, the trio mix music and drama with slapstick and masterly musicianship to deliver the story of the Fox. A delight for young and old alike. Plus Peter Bull serenades visitors. ABBEY QUEST Sat 20 Jul - Sun 1 Sep 2013 (bank holiday) A fun family quest amongst the ruins of the magnificent Rievaulx Abbey. Seek out the monks within the ruins of the abbey church, cloisters, and chapter house as they depict the daily life of the medieval abbey. With a prize certificate for every child.
If peace and tranquillity is what you seek from a family day out in Yorkshire, then Rievaulx Abbey is the perfect choice. Set in a remote valley in the North York Moors National Park, Rievaulx is one of the most complete, and atmospheric, of Englands abbey ruins. Its no wonder its one of the most popular visitor attractions in the North. Learn about the monks in medieval times how they devoted their lives to spiritual matters and at the same time established a thriving business to become one of the wealthiest monasteries in Britain.