CNE Sources

Books

Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900s-1970s by Jane Nicholas 

Ghosts of the Canadian National Exhibition by Richard Palmisano 

Once Upon a Century: 100 Year History of The Ex by John Robinson 

The Ex: A Picture History of the Canadian National Exhibition by James Lorimer 

 

Online

https://nowtoronto.com/news/hidden-toronto-cne-coliseum

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/cne-history-140-years

https://www.torontojourney416.com/cne-canadian-national-exhibition/

http://www.cneheritage.com/

http://www.cneheritage.com/about-our-heritage

https://www.explace.on.ca/about/history/facts-figures/

https://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=969&main_category_id=60

https://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=1154&main_category_id=46

http://fortyorkmaps.blogspot.com/2013/02/1961-anon-map-of-canadian-national.html

https://nicelocal.ca/toronto/cultural_places/heritage_court/

https://www.acotoronto.ca/building.php?ID=3348

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/new-coca-cola-and-mlse-partnership-expands-commitment-to-the-community-through-coca-cola-coliseum-687890611.html

https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Navigation/Community/Arcadia-and-THP-Blog/August-2018/American-Traditions-A-Short-History-of-Agricultur#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20agricultural%20fairs,of%20only%20sheep%20shearing%20demonstrations.

https://queenelizabeththeatre.ca/#info

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/agriculture/strength.aspx#:~:text=In%20November%201922%2C%20Toronto%20held,agricultural%2C%20horticultural%20and%20equestrian%20fair.

https://ontarioagsocieties.com/about-us/history-of-agricultural-fairs

http://activehistory.ca/2012/09/canadas-farming-roots-agricultural-fairs-and-education/#:~:text=The%20earliest%20documented%20fair%20in,common%20occurrence%20across%20the%20county.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-national-exhibition

https://www.bmofield.com/venue-information/history

https://www.explace.on.ca/venue/beanfield-centre/

https://www.explace.on.ca/venue/bandshell-park/

https://www.explace.on.ca/about/history/

https://www.explace.on.ca/about/history/architecture-spotlight/

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/307354

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Great-Exhibition-of-1851/

https://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=1008&main_category_id=59

https://torontoist.com/2008/08/historicist_an_exhibition_in_crysta/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/toronto-feature-the-crystal-palace

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/718005

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/393225

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/307354#Press_Building

https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/05/outline-16th-century-french-fort-toronto/

http://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=1039&main_category_id=72

https://www.acotoronto.ca/building.php?ID=2681

http://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=832&main_category_id=71

https://www.torontojourney416.com/cne-food/

http://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=522&main_category_id=41

https://www.coca-colacoliseum.com/venue-info/history

https://www.explace.on.ca/venue/enercare-centre/

http://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=820&main_category_id=71

https://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=286&main_category_id=61

https://www.royalfair.org/about/

https://www.blogto.com/city/2016/08/10_quirky_things_you_might_not_know_about_the_cne/

https://www.yorkpioneers.com/scadding-cabin/

https://www.toronto.com/news/black-in-toronto-scadding-cabin-at-the-cne-connected-to-city-s-black-history-first/article_735137f4-624f-591f-bf3c-23b2c5fdfc9d.html

https://globalnews.ca/news/6601355/thornton-lucie-blackburn-toronto/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-national-exhibition-opens-in-toronto-amid-labour-dispute-1.4057123

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/the-cne-opens-in-toronto-for-the-first-time-since-before-the-covid-19-pandemic-1.6033636

https://www.blogto.com/city/2012/08/5_long-gone_acts_from_the_cne_of_old/

http://www.cneheritage.com/gallery-details-page?image_id=948&main_category_id=60

https://labour150.ca/toronto-roots-of-labour-day/

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/08/17/thousands-of-kids-used-to-get-lost-at-the-cne-every-year-it-was-an-adventure-this-barrie-man-will-never-forget.html

https://canadianlabour.ca/uncategorized/twlh-apr-3/#:~:text=On%20April%2018%2C%201872%2C%20the,to%20associate%20in%20trade%20unions.