PHSC President
Clint Hryhorijiw
Toronto. Summer is here again and your executive will be off for a bit of a rest after our last executive meeting held Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (meeting #49 by ZOOM).
You will notice that the postcard below predates the popularity of colour (though some short lived colour processes were already available). Close examination shows the postcard to be a black and white photograph hand coloured. Its estimated date is around 1900. The station at Allandale was GTR until 1922 when it became CNR as part of the transition of the GTR to Canadian government ownership.
Regretfully, our PHSC newsletter has been put off until the fall session. If you would prefer your own copy, just drop me an email at news@phsc.ca. If you aren’t already on our MailChimp list, I will add your email.
Membership Secretary Lilianne Schneider reminds you to RENEW NOW to ensure you are notified when the next issue of Photographic Canadiana is ready (this month). See the MEMBERSHIP menu above and/or our PayPal button at right. *Note that as of 2022, our membership year ends December 31st*. Also, as of 2024, membership fees are $35/$100 1 yr/3 yr Canadian regardless of the member location (one of the perks of pdf).
There are some program presenters being arranged for this coming fall. The meeting topic, speaker, date, and connection process will be posted here when available.
Plans are underway for the fall fair and the fall auction. Details will be posted here when available. There will be a small admission fee increase this fall for the fair. The anticipated date of the fall auction is a weekend day in November.
Co-editor David Bridge and partner Louise Freyburger plan to issue 50-1 of the PHSC journal late this month (July 2024). They apologize for the delay which is due to other commitments. Our journal is in ‘pdf format only’. Each issue is available for download after the MailChimp notification. Important: if you have UNSUBSCRIBED to our MailChimp list, you will not receive notification nor Photographic Canadiana nor other info. MailChimp does not permit me to reinstate that specific email address. If you change email addresses, please tell us. Members who HAVE NOT seen any notification for the journal since registering/renewing can email me at info@phsc.ca for assistance.
Our social media editor reports some active discussion over her Fred Herzog article.
As a non-profit society, we always need volunteers. If you feel you can help in any capacity, email me at info@phsc.ca and I will advise our president. Meanwhile, as they say, see you in September …
Allandale Ontario Station c1906 or earlier and boating on Kempenfeldt bay (the ‘d’ was dropped mid last century). This is a slight crop of the original by The Valentine & Sons’ Publishing Co. 100942
