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SUMMARY:Mini Train Weekends
DESCRIPTION:Mini Train season is coming to a close! Join us for two more weekends – October 2 and 3 and October 9 and 10. Sunday\, October 10 will be the last day to catch the Mini Train this year. We were thrilled to see the return of the train to our operations and are already counting down the days until next season.\nEach Miniature Train weekend trip will depart with limited riders to accommodate for physical distancing\, and face masks are mandatory on the platform and aboard the train. Mini Train tickets go on sale at 11:30am on Saturdays and Sundays for the day\, and should be purchased online here.  \nChildren under 14 years must be accompanied by an adult. Passengers must be seated – Sorry\, no babes in arms. \nAbove all\, we’re looking forward to bringing the Miniature Train back for the weekend! We ask for your patience as museum staff navigate these new challenges. \nThe Toronto Railway Museum is delighted to announce it has been awarded the #SafeTravels Stamp by the World Travel & Tourism Council for adopting health and hygiene global standardized protocols. The Safe Travels Stamp is an international symbol designed to allow travelers to recognize governments and companies around the world\, which have adopted health and hygiene\, standardized protocols.
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SUMMARY:Fighting For Freedom: The Railway Weaves Through Black Canadians' History
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 19 for the next online lecture in our 2021 series\, Railway Ties. In celebration of Emancipation Day in Canada\, Kathy Grant stops at railway crossings through time to share some stories of Black Canadians. The stops include trains\, our Black veterans\, the porters\, a couple of the Royal Tours and Emancipation Day on August 1st. \nIn this lecture we will be highlighting seven WWI and WWII Veterans who worked for railways including those who worked on the Royal Trains as Porters\, were involved in famous raids\, invasions\, influential legal change\, became senators and train crashes. These men include Jean Napoleon Maurice\, Percy Corbin\, Robert Strong\, Judge George Carter\, Lester Brown\, Walter Modesty and Calvin Ruck. To learn more about these amazing men and their stories\, join us for our latest lecture in the series! \nTickets available now through Eventbrite. \nVIP Tickets ($25+HST and fees): Includes the lecture and an exclusive Q&A with Kathy Grant and TRM Historians. VIP Attendees will also have the chance to win prizes including: \n1 year subscription to Ancestry.ca \n2 tickets to Montreal courtesy of VIA Rail \n1 prize pack from the Amherstburg Freedom Museum (includes family admission and museum shop gift card)  \n1 prize pack from the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum (includes tour gift certificate and sweatshirt) \nGeneral Admission ($10+HST and fees): Includes YouTube stream link to view the lecture only \nAbout Kathy Grant\nBorn in Montreal to Barbadian immigrants\, Kathy Grant is a public historian and founder of Legacy Voices\, which ensures Black Canadian History is documented and preserved. Kathy has made educational presentations to municipalities\, schools\, and community organizations\, and works to promote an inclusive approach to storytelling and historical documentation. Kathy was invited by the French Embassy in Ottawa to attend the 95th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and subsequently invited by the War Museum in Ottawa to present her No.2 Construction Battalion/Great War exhibit for the 100th Anniversary of the No.2 on Remembrance Day in 2016. Over the past decade Kathy has undertaken extensive research on the contributions of African Canadians in the First World War and assisted Veterans Affairs Canada in the development of the department’s commemorative resources on the military service of Black Canadians. \n  \nKathy is a 2020 recipient of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women award in the category of “History”. Kathy was selected to work with YAP films as lead historian in an upcoming documentary on Black soldiers who served Canada in the Second World War. The documentary airs on the History Channel Remembrance Day 2021. \nAbout the Toronto Railway Museum (TRM)\nThe Toronto Railway Museum (TRM) brings people together by telling stories of Toronto’s railway heritage. The Museum is located in the heart of downtown Toronto and is typically open year-round. TRM presents exhibits\, tours\, educational programs and publications that broaden the understanding and appreciation of Toronto’s rich railway history. TRM is committed to telling the stories of the railways\, and welcoming conversations of its varied experiences through its lecture series\, exhibits and integrated programming with a mission to learn from the past to make the future better.
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