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Black Creek Living History Project
Bringing the Past to Life at the York Woods Branch
What is Local History?
� The history of a particular place or community
and the people who lived there.
� The history of the living community.
Why Should I Care?
� Don’t let someone else write your history for
you. Empower yourself and your local
community – become your own historian!
� Challenge the media’s (mis)perceptions of your
community.
� Promote positive messaging about Black
Creek’s community history and its contributions
to the City’s life.
Defining the Black Creek Community
Is This Jane and Finch?
Is This Jane and Finch?
Historical Timeline of Black Creek
Present1990s1980s1970s1960sPost
WW2
Mid
1800s1700 -
1800
1400 -
1600
Iroquoian
village
Pennsylvania
Dutch
immigrants
English &
Scottish
immigrants
Italian &
British
immigrants
York University
built – main
roads paved
Affordable
housing
built
Immigrant
populations from the
Caribbean, South East
Asia, Africa & South
America
The Black Creek Living History Project
� Local seniors and teens will work together to
create a resource that will preserve the unique
history of this diverse and vibrant Toronto
neighbourhood.
� Collected stories and resources will be made
available on a BCLH website.
� The project also includes a series of talks on
local history subjects and a bus tour to historical
sites in the community.
Digitization
The process of turning analog material into digital form.
Benefits of Digitization
Analog photographs arePhotographs can be analog materials.
Before Digital Cameras
Instant Cameras
Our Local History Expert
“History is nothing more then people’s memories
and recollections. That’s all that history is.”
-- Vivienne James