Dundurn / Arts / Photography

An Ottawa Album: Glimpses of the Way We Were

by Marion Van de Wetering – Dundurn (October 01, 1997)

Traces the city's development from the days when Bytown was a lumber village to its emergence as Canada's capital.

A Kingston Album: Glimpses of the Way We Were

by Marion Van de Wetering – Dundurn (October 01, 1998)

The history of Kingston from the founding of Fort Frontenac and the French settlement of Cataraqui in 1673 to the present.

A Toronto Album: Glimpses of the City That Was

by Mike Filey – Dundurn (September 01, 2001)

This classic look at old Toronto portrays scenes of public life from 1860 to 1950, illustrating how dramatically the urban fabric and environment have changed.

The Reluctant Twitcher: A Quite Truthful Account of My Big Birding Year

by Richard Pope – Dundurn (September 07, 2009)

In 2007, Richard Pope, a lifelong birder, embarked on his "Big Year," the object being to record at least 300 birds in Ontario within that calendar period. Not just another book on birding, Popes unique approach...

The Orillia Spirit

by Randy Richmond & James A. "Pete" McGarvey – Dundurn (July 08, 2017)

• An updated second edition of Orillia journalist Randy Richmond’s history of Orillia, immortalized by Stephen Leacock in Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
• Illustrated throughout, with rich details about local...

McCully's New Brunswick: Photographs From the Air, 1931-1939

by Dan Soucoup – Dundurn (November 26, 2005)

A collection of aerial photographs that offer rare glimpses of the Maritimes in the Depression era.

More Toronto Sketches: The Way We Were

by Mike Filey – Dundurn (September 01, 1993)

These are collections of Mike Filey's best work from his popular and long-running Toronto Sun column, "The Way We Were."

Northern Algoma: A People's History

by Daniel G.V. Douglas – Dundurn (July 26, 1996)

The pages of Northern Algoma are filled with the voices of many early settlers and adventurers as they look back and remember. More than sixty historic photographs accompany their words.

I'd Rather Live in Buxton

by Karen Shadd-Evelyn – Dundurn (July 25, 1996)

In this memoir, Karen Shadd-Evelyn celebrates the heritage of Buxton, combining prose, poetry, and personal photographs in a shimmering evocation of life in a very special community.

An Edmonton Album: Glimpses of the Way We Were

by Jo-Anne Christensen & Dennis Shappka – Dundurn (September 01, 1999)

A collection of photographs through which moments in Edmonton's past are captured.

Osgoode Hall: An Illustrated History

by John Honsberger – Dundurn (September 01, 2004)

Osgoode Hall is one of Canada's architectural treasures. It has been the seat of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1832 and of several of the Superior Courts of the province for almost as long. It has become...

A Toronto Album 2: More Glimpses of the City That Was

by Mike Filey – Dundurn (September 01, 2002)

A companion edition to A Toronto Album, this is a photographic journey through bustling Toronto from the late 1930s to the early 1970s.

A Waterloo County Album: Glimpses of the Way We Were

by Stephanie Kirkwood Walker – Dundurn (October 01, 2002)

A photographic history of the linked cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, with images from as early as 1880.

A Brief Time in Heaven: Wilderness Adventures in Canoe Country

by Darryl Blazino – Dundurn (February 04, 2013)

Incredible wildlife, harrowing brushes with danger, spectacular scenery, fabulous fishing, and the rigours of camping with small children are highlighted in adventures drawn from more than a dozen years of exploring...