GCHP Exhibit chronicled by the East York Mirror
The GCHP is delighted to announce that the exhibit, “Memory and Migration,” appearing at Broadview Espresso, was chronicled today by the East York Mirror .
Yearly Archives: 2015
Photo exhibit to run for month of August at East York community gem Broadview Espresso
The GCHP has been invited to display a segment of its Toronto Telegram exhibit from August 1 – 31 at Broadview Espresso – 817 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON (Broadview Avenue just north of Danforth). The GCHP was invited by Mike Cullen, owner of the community café, and Laura Heaney, curator, …
Congratulations to the PCHP on exhibit in Strathroy-Caradoc
The GCHP would like to congratulate our sister initiative, the Portuguese Canadian History Project (PCHP) on a successful unveiling of their traveling exhibit, “The Portuguese in Toronto, 1953 – 2013”. For more details, please see the PCHP blog. The exhibit will be on display at the Museum Strathroy-Caradoc until October, …
A night to remember Manos Loizos 1981 concert in Toronto
On Sunday, June 7, 2015 George Papadatos, who is visiting Toronto after his significant donation to the GCHP in December 2014, put on a wonderful event commemorating the 1981 North American tour of composer, Manos Loizos. A presentation given by Mr. Papadatos used slides (housed at the Clara Thomas Archives …
Attending Heritage Toronto walk by PCHP
On June 6, 2015, we attended the Heritage Toronto walk put on by the Portuguese Canadian History Project (PCHP). The walk navigated the streets of Kensington Market and Portugal Village. Along the way, Historians Gilberto Fernandes, Raphael Costa, and Susana Miranda stopped to explain significant sights related to the Portuguese …
First Annual Greek Heritage Month Festival
The Greek Canadian History Project has been invited to the First Annual Greek Heritage Month Festival celebrated by the Toronto District School Board. The event will take place at East York Collegiate Institute on Saturday, March 28, 2015, 11:00am – 3:00pm. Christopher Grafos, Co-Director of the GCHP, will be giving …
Thank you from the GCHP!
In December, the Greek Canadian History Project was quite active! We have several people to thank with respect to our visit to Greece (Athens and Thessaloniki), and with the important donation of Mr. George Papadatos. The GCHP would like to sincerely thank Dr. Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou, Dr. Tatiani Rapatzikou, Helen Bahtsavanopoulou-Kotsaki, …
Announcement of New Donation
The Greek Canadian History Project (GCHP) recently acquired a new collection of materials donated by Mr. George Papadatos. While Mr. Papadatos currently lives in Athens, he lived in Toronto for approximately fifteen years. During his tenure in the city, Mr. Papadatos was involved in various cultural, political, social work, and …