Toronto Marine Historical Society

A group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the historical record of Great Lakes ships since 1968.

C.C.G.S. Grenville anchored off Main Duck Island in Lake Ontario from the Willis Metcalfe collection.

The March 2010 meeting is a tribute to Willis Metcalfe.

Keewatin at Douglas Michigan August 1, 2007.   This historic vessel was featured at our 2008 dinner meeting.

We are passionate about Great Lakes ships and the role they have played and continue to play in shaping the growth of Canada.

T.M.H.S. produces The Scanner, now in its 41st year.  In its news items and historical articles, The Scanner is widely recognized as the premier publication of its kind. All issues summarize important news happenings about shipping on the lakes and feature an extensive historical account of a Ship of the Month.  

We meet monthly from October to May, generally the first Saturday of the month, for informative and entertaining presentations put on by our members.  Meetings are held  at 2:30 pm at Swansea Town Hall,   95 Lavinia Avenue, Toronto.  The exception is our annual dinner meeting held in May, aboard

 MS Jadran   

Index of all the ships of Scanner as Ship of the Month and in the news.

 Dinner Meeting Photos   

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