The Ward Uncovered Preview
[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget]The Ward Uncovered - Preview With the June 27th launch fast approaching, those wanting an early look at The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life should check out excerpts by Karolyn Smardz Frost and Arlene Chan published in the Toronto Star this past weekend. Uncovering the politics of minstrel shows and examining an early Chinatown pharmacy, the excerpts use the material culture recovered from the Ward as the point of departure for exploring less well known social and cultural narratives from Toronto’s past. With artifacts sown throughout the book, similarly giving rise to diverse narratives, The Ward Uncovered, marries historical and archaeological research into informative vignettes situated in a common space but capturing the breadth of a city’s early history. TMHC is proud of our role in communicating…