Toronto Reference Library

Most of the day I spent at TRL.  I got a visitor library card which allowed me to order books from Stacks, have them delivered to the 5th floor viewing room, and use the computers.

 I had about 10 books including The Snedden Saga, This Green and Pleasant Land ( Cavan and Millbrook), 1938-42 city directories for Windsor, A walking tour of Millbrook. 

I was allowed to take photos of the pages as long as the flash didn’t go off.    

I didn’t find anything too exciting but took lots of photos for further investigation.  I’ll go back tomorrow for one more photo Millbrook main street from the late 1890’s.  Taken the same era when my grandpa may have walked down the street.

I’ll just point out one more friendly tidbit about TO.  I stopped at Starbucks for a PSL.  The staff there were more engaging than I’ve ever experienced.  They weren’t that busy so maybe they just had more time. They didn’t just say ‘hi how are you’ and not expect a reply they said ‘do anything exciting today so far?’ Then listened and commented.  It was a pleasure and set a nice time for my day.  

My Nephew Ryan and his lovely wife Monica and I enjoyed some good food and conversation at Trattoria Mercatto this evening.  Sorry I forgot to get a photo. 

All in all a good day.