Toronto History
People who write about and share the history of the city (some more exclusively than others!)
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@adambunch.bsky.social
@aaronbinder.com
Director betterwayalliance.ca | Canada's progressive business group 2X Business Owner | Serial cyclist Toronto | Hamilton | Indonesia | Canada Highly professional human desiring bad boy status.
@dcb-dbc.bsky.social
www.biographi.ca 📖 A bilingual scholarly research & publishing project, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography gives free online access to more than 9,000 biographies, with many more to come. En francais: @dbc-dcb.bsky.social
@ekvery.bsky.social
I like local history, cycling, coffee, quiet streets, and making connections—between people, places, and ideas. Working on the waterfront.
@lilianradovac.bsky.social
Writer. Arts + memory worker. Sometimes organizer. Post-academic. Disabled/dystonic. Toronto; prev. MTL, NYC. she/they/Dr.
@amreformatory.bsky.social
Criminalized Women & Girl’s Ancestral Research. Supporting descendants whose ancestors were either incarcerated or born at the institution & #adopted. #PrisonAdoptees #PrisonBorn #PunishedInUtero #Genealogy https://andrewmercerreformatory.org/
@marlawd.bsky.social
Toronto.🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp Former federal policy wonk with a fondness for rational arguments. #CanadaSky #Canada #politics #cdnpoli #genealogy 🌳 #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #BlueJays ⚾️ #history #heritage #libraries 📚 #archives #music #cities #transit 🚇
@saintsgambit.bsky.social
Head of the Beer Certificate at Toronto's George Brown College. Author x5, Editor Emeritus of The Growler Ontario, Contributor of Odds and Sods to various publications.
@yorkpioneers.bsky.social
Ontario's oldest historical society and operator of the Scadding Cabin Museum. Publisher of the York Pioneer Journal. https://www.yorkpioneers.com/
@muddyyork.bsky.social
Toronto's #1 History Podcast. Our latest episode looks at the 1895 Toronto city budget. We'll be reviewing how the government used to raise and spend money.
@bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social
Torontophile, writer, historian. Toronto history. Writings in York Pioneer & Spacing Magazine. Loves libraries&archives, parks & cultural heritage. (he/him/his) www.scenesto.com
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Local tosser Books author (New: Stroll!) Toronto Star column writer Spacing Magazine co-founder U of T instructor Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place. Links to books, etc: https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼
@jessmace.bsky.social
Art | Architecture | Heritage | Asst. Prof. Teaching Stream, Art History, University of Toronto | Editor, Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada | Chercheur associé, CRC en patrimoine urbain, UQAM (she/her)
@archhistory.bsky.social
Architectural historian. Passionate pedestrian & former cyclist, so road safety! City & provincial politics. Lifelong renter in Toronto.
@jocelynsquires.bsky.social
Toronto-centric voice for architecture and urbanism. Transit nerd. Recovering American. Research, writing, bikes, architect-adjacent. (EN/FR, she/her/elle)
@dalebarbour.bsky.social
History Instructor at U of M/U of W. Post U of W Riley post-doc (2021) Wpg/TO history of rivers and urban spaces. Books on Winnipeg Beach and Toronto's waterfront/recreation. Discussion points? History. Winnipeg. Toronto.
@johnlorinc.bsky.social
Toronto journalist & editor. Contributor to Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Corporate Knights, Walrus, Spacing. Co-editor: Messy Cities (Coach House, 2025). Author: No Jews Live Here, A Memoir. https://chbooks.com/Books/N/No-Jews-Live-Here.
@alexbozikovic.bsky.social
Architecture critic @theglobeandmail.com. Also author, University of Toronto Daniels Faculty instructor, husband, father of two city kids. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/alex-bozikovic/
@spacing.bsky.social
Spacing.ca / Toronto urbanism uncovered in award-winning mag/web/books/podcasts. Spacing Radio podcasts: spacingradio.bsky.social Spacing Vancouver: spacingvancouver.bsky.social Spacing Store: spacingstore.bsky.social
@nhenrydixon.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of African Canadian History, York University | PI for "One Too Many: Black People Enslaved in Upper Canada
@torontohistoric.bsky.social
Daily OTD historic images of Toronto from a range of archives, books, and photographers
@alharris.bsky.social
Torontonian. Interested in the stories we tell about place. Also nature, environment, art. I like democracy.
@natehendley.bsky.social
Toronto-based writer and author of several true-crime and history books. My latest book, Atrocity on the Atlantic, recounts the torpedoing of a Canadian hospital ship in WW1. Books: https://tinyurl.com/4rvtkp7d My website: www.natehendley.ca
@jeremyhopkin.bsky.social
Toronto History Aficionado, Artist & Graphic Designer, Ambassador of Motorista Studio, Proud Husband & Father
@torontoarchives.bsky.social
This is not yet an official account. We maintain & make accessible records of enduring value that give evidence of decisions, policies & activities of the City of Toronto.
@onegalstoronto.bsky.social
One gal’s attempt to unearth the stories of Toronto’s forgotten people and places. Author of Toronto: City of Commerce 1800 - 1960
@jbcurio.bsky.social
Writer/researcher/historian for hire, specializing in Toronto/Ontario history (frequently for Toronto Today and TVO). Former Sunday Star quizmaster. Crafts award-winning stories. Walks and cooks a bit. Has adventures with stuffed porcupines.
@adambunch.bsky.social
Exploring the history of Toronto/Canada. Author: The Toronto Book of the Dead & Toronto Book of Love. Host of Canadiana. Prof at George Brown. Creator: Toronto Time Traveller newsletter, The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History & The Toronto Dreams Project