Celebrating #WomenInCulture at Fort York

Event Details

This event finished on 19 May 2019

The prominent women in Fort York’s history are the spotlight for this special weekend celebrating #WomenInCulture (part of #MuseumWeek 2019).

Tours highlight women’s roles at the garrison, and end with a special presentation on Elizabeth Simcoe, celebrated artist, diarist, and wife of John Graves Simcoe (first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada who established the garrison at York in 1793).