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Welcome to Toronto’s First Post Office! Operated by the Town of York Historical Society, we are a museum, National Historic Site, and an authorized full-service dealer for Canada Post.

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Toronto Letter Writing Social  September 12th, 2021. 1pm-3pm. Free. A monthly drop-in for letter-writers, bullet journallers, and all those who would like DEDICATED WRITING TIME in good company! Find out more.

Mark Bourrie (Fall Author Series) September 23rd, 7pm-8:30pm, Zoom. Mark Bourrie will speak about the research process for his book Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, which tells the extraordinary true story of the 17th-century figure, a man more trading partner than colonizer, a peddler of goods and not worldview— and with it offers a fresh perspective on the world in which he lived. Register Here.

Annual General Meeting September 28th, 7pm-8:30pm, Zoom. The Town of York Historical Society will hold its Annual General Meeting virtually from the Elgin and Winter Garden Theater Centre. Come for the meeting, stay for the insight into the theater centre and its history. Register Here.

REGARDING COVID-19: Toronto’s First Post Office is open regular hours. Please see our COVID-19 page for more details.