175th Anniversary – Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation

A Vintage Christmas at the Schoolhouse – Annual Founder’s Dinner 2024

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024etsftorontoLeave a comment

Get your tickets HERE!

You are cordially invited to a festive Canadian Christmas dinner, Heritage Champion award, entertainment and Christmas cheer as we celebrate the 175th anniversary of Toronto’s first free school!

Begin the evening with a reception, hors d’oeurves and cash bar. Followed by a mouth-watering, four course, traditional Canadian Christmas dinner with wine catered by award-winning enVille Event Design and Catering.

Sean O’Shea, Canadian broadcast journalist, is Master of Ceremonies for a program of traditional Irish music with the Brian Taheny Band and caroling with singer and actor Catherine McKinnon.

*Tables will be created in groups of 4-6

This event is a fundraiser for the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation (11927 2862 RR0001). Tax receipts will be issued for the maximum allowable amount.

Wheelchair and TTC accessible.

For more information and tickets contact info@enochturnerschoolhouse.ca

Save the Date! Annual Christmas Founder’s Dinner

October 9, 2024etsftorontoLeave a comment

What do we love about the Holiday Season? Is it the songs, the delicious food or simply getting together as we have done for over forty years at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Annual Founder’s Dinner. The dinner has its roots in Victorian times but did you know the highlight, roast turkey, first appeared on festive tables in 16th century England, introduced by King Henry VIII!?

Help keep the tradition alive and join us on Friday, December 6 for an exceptional evening commemorating Enoch Turner’s gift of a free school over 175 years ago. The ticket includes a reception with cash bar, a traditional Canadian Christmas dinner with wine, carols and live entertainment. An official tax receipt for the maximum allowable amount is provided.

Stay tuned for tickets and more information!

Register Now: Enoch Turner on Tap!

August 25, 2024etsftorontoLeave a comment

Tickets available now! REGISTER HERE

Enoch Turner on Tap! returns as a celebratory pub night to toast 175 years of free schooling at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse. Enjoy storytelling, snacks, Victorian games, admission, and even sip on a custom brewed beer good enough to impress Enoch Turner himself!*

We can’t wait to see you there!

*Custom beer available at cash bar. Non-alcoholic beverages are also available.

**This event is 19+.***Tickets must be shown at the door.

Presented by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation and the Ontario Heritage Trust.

Custom beer created and provided by Granite Brewery.

Storyteller, Adam Bunch, presents The Toronto Book of the Dead & The City’s Morbid Past: With grisly tales of war and plague, duels and executions, you can learn a lot about Toronto through stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. This talk about The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into those tales — from the murder of Toronto’s first lighthouse keeper to the séances that grabbed headlines in the wake of the First World War — and how the city’s shifting attitudes toward death have impacted the way Toronto sees its own history.

Adam is the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love, the host of the Canadiana documentary series, and the creator of the Toronto History Weekly newsletter, the Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, and the Toronto Dreams Project. His work popularizing Canadian history was recognized with the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media — the Pierre Berton Award.

Save the Date: Enoch on Tap!

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023etsftorontoLeave a comment

Join us for an evening of food, fun and frivolity. Introducing, Enoch on Tap! on Thursday, October 19th from 6:30pm-9:30pm, a celebratory pub night to toast 175 years of the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse. Listen to traditional music, sample small plates and even sip on a custom brewed beer good enough to impress Enoch Turner himself! We can’t wait to see you there! Presented by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation and the Ontario Heritage Trust.

Stay tuned for more information and to purchase your tickets!

175th Anniversary Events

April 19, 2023August 9, 2023etsftorontoLeave a comment

Dear Friends and Supporters,

We are thrilled to dedicate 2023 to celebrating the 175^th anniversary of the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse and the role it played in the development of a provincially supported free school system.

The Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation and Ontario Heritage Trust are dedicated to preserving the Schoolhouse and are planning 175^th anniversary event you won’t want to miss!

Please see below for a sneak peek at some of the events we hope to see you at this year!

May 7^th – 10AM-11:30AM: Jane’s Walk: Two Centuries of King Street East

Explore the streetscape of one of Canada’s most important streets.

May 28^th – 10AM-5PM: Doors Open Toronto

Drop-in anytime between 10am-5pm to visit the historic Schoolroom and discover the life of students 175 years ago. Free admission.

May 30^th – 6PM-8PM: Annual General Meeting and Special Lecture

Join the Foundation for their Annual General Meeting, followed by Special Lecture, Toronto Workers in the 1850s, presented by Professor Craig Heron.

Fall 2023 – ETS on Tap!

Stay tuned for details to come on a Schoolhouse pub night!

Dec. 1^st – 6PM-10PM: Annual Founder’s Dinner

Party like it’s 1848! A yearly tradition to kick-off the Holiday Season, join us again for the Annual Founder’s Dinner. Expect all the old favourites like award winning music performances, caroling, and presentation of the Heritage Champion Award, along with a few exciting new elements. Registration to be announced.

For more information and event announcements visit http://www.enochturnerschoolhouse.ca

Provincial Recognition

March 30, 2023etsftorontoLeave a comment

It is with great pride that we share our scroll of Provincial recognition on the 175th anniversary of the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse.

Enoch Turner has played a significant role in bringing awareness about the struggle to access publicly funded education and paved the way for universal access in the province.

Thank-you to Kristyn Wong-Tam, MPP, Toronto Centre for her support.

View the scroll HERE.

175th Anniversary Recognition

February 22, 2023etsftorontoLeave a comment

The Foundation is pleased and proud to share with you the scroll which Councilor Chris Moise, Ward 13, presented at Toronto City Council’s meeting on February 15th.

We are grateful for all out friends, supporters, stakeholders and politicians for their ongoing recognition and contributions to the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse.

View the scroll HERE