Toronto Reference Library Blog

Two hundred years ago today, U.S. President James Madison sent a war message to Congress.  How did this affect us? To see how it affected British soldier Neal McNeale and the Town of York (now Toronto), check out "Finding the Fallen: The Battle of York Remembered" now on exhibit at the Market Gallery. Then come to the Toronto Reference Library to find out more.

The Toronto Public Library has an extraordinary collection of books and memorabilia on the War of 1812, much of it at the Reference Library. Visit the Humanities and Social Sciences Department on the second floor and see a sampling of what we have in our War of 1812 display. We'll help you look for other treasures to be found here at the library. 

Wayne Reeves, Chief Curator for City of Toronto Museum Services, will tackle these questions almost 200 years to the day that the United States declared war on Great Britain. Come and find out Why the War of 1812 Still Matters.

Wayne Reeves on

Why the War of 1812 Still Matters

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 

1-3 pm.

Beeton Auditorium, Toronto Reference Library

789 Yonge St.

[The image: 'The Death of Captain Neal McNeale at the Battle of York, 27 April 1813' by B.T.A. Griffiths, c. 1930. City of Toronto Museum Services] 

Two hundred years ago today, U.S. President James Madison sent a war message to Congress.  How did this affect us? To see how it affected British soldier Neal McNeale and the Town of York (now Toronto), check out "Finding the Fallen: The Battle of York Remembered" now on exhibit at the Market Gallery. Then come to the Toronto Reference Library to find out more.

The Toronto Public Library has an extraordinary collection of books and memorabilia on the War of 1812, much of it at the Reference Library. Visit the Humanities and Social Sciences Department on the second floor and see a sampling of what we have in our War of 1812 display. We'll help you look for other treasures to be found here at the library. 

Wayne Reeves, Chief Curator for City of Toronto Museum Services, will tackle these questions almost 200 years to the day that the United States declared war on Great Britain. Come and find out Why the War of 1812 Still Matters.

Wayne Reeves on

Why the War of 1812 Still Matters

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 

1-3 pm.

Beeton Auditorium, Toronto Reference Library

789 Yonge St.

[The image: 'The Death of Captain Neal McNeale at the Battle of York, 27 April 1813' by B.T.A. Griffiths, c. 1930. City of Toronto Museum Services]