History of Toronto is an independent information website about the history of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It gathers overviews of the city’s past, pages on historic buildings and churches, and a section of biographical sketches taken from the 1885 book “History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario”.
What the site covers
The pages deal with the history of Toronto from early settlement to the present city, with attention to buildings, churches, names, and the people recorded in nineteenth-century sources. A links page points to outside organizations and archives, and a genealogy links page lists resources for family research.
What the site does not claim
The site is not an official source and is not connected to any government body, archive, museum, or library unless a page says so. The people who write it are interested readers of history and do not present themselves as professional historians. The site cannot research individual families and holds no records beyond what is printed on its pages.
Editorial approach
Pages are written from published sources such as archives, libraries, government publications, and scholarly references, and each page lists the sources it relies on. Where sources disagree, the page aims to say so. Older pages are being reviewed and rewritten, and some may still contain errors. Readers who find a mistake can report it through the contact form. Reproduced historical text, such as the biographical sketches, keeps the wording of the original and may not match current knowledge.
Advertising and third parties
The site may display advertising and uses third-party services. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
Last verified: October 2026
Responsibility for the pages is explained on the editors page.
Related reading
- An overview of Toronto’s history
- Historic buildings of Toronto
- Historic churches of Toronto
- Genealogy links for Toronto research
Cite this page
APA: History of Toronto. (2026, October 23). About History of Toronto. http://localhost:8210/about
MLA: “About History of Toronto.” History of Toronto, 23 Oct. 2026, http://localhost:8210/about. Accessed .
Chicago: History of Toronto. “About History of Toronto.” Last modified October 23, 2026. http://localhost:8210/about.
The pages have no named author, so the site is given as the author. Add the date you read the page if your style asks for it.