Resources

Links Specific to the Black Creek Community:

The Dalziel Barn showcases a remarkable Pennsylvania barn, built in 1809, visited on the Black Creek Living History bus tour. This barn still stands today outside the north-west municipal border of the city of Toronto in Vaughan.

The Parsons Site is a website that describes the remains of an Iroquoian village found south of York University in the Black Creek community.

The archaeological assessment of the Parsons site. This document sets out stage 1 of the Archaeological Assessment of the York University Secondary Plan Part of Lots 21 to 25, Concession 4 Former Township of York, County of York Now in the City of Toronto.

Jane-Finch.com has compiled a comprehensive collection of historical documents and articles about the Jane and Finch community.

General Links:

ActiveHistory.ca is a website to help connect historians with the public, policy makers and the media.

The Black Creek Community Walk is a four kilometer walk around the upper Black Creek Valley, which features some of the local history, environment and resources in the community.

Historicity Historicity: Toronto Then and Now is a multi-faceted website to historical and current information about Toronto and its neighbourhoods. This heritage resource brings together a digital library of primary and secondary source materials from the Toronto Public Library's collections (city directories, maps, pictures, etc.) or created by Library staff (books, indexes, research advices, virtual exhibits, etc.), as well as links to other Toronto-based, online information resources (e.g., Internet sites).

The Thought Exchange is a series of lectures put on by Toronto Public Library showcasing current research on Toronto's past.