For the buffs out there, several chapters are devoted to the history of the area and the origins of the names of local streets, something that continues to fascinate me.

Scott Kennedy witnessed the farms surrounding his North York childhood home being planted with a new cash crop of buildings. He joined the Toronto Musicians’ Association in 1969, but never lost his passion for history. He traces the evolution of a Toronto neighbourhood in his book Willowdale. Scott lives in a Historical Conservation District he helped create in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood.

Jeanne Hopkins spent most of her life in the historic Henry Farm community of North York. She realized her passion for local history in the Canadiana department of the North York Public Library, where she worked for 27 years. She is the author of many articles and five books of local history. She lives in Toronto.

• Letter to the People of St. John’s from Bishop Patrick Yu
• Letter from the Reverend Drew MacDonald
• A Note from the Editor
• A Letter of Congratulations from the Governor General
• Part One: From 1966 into the Third Century
• Introduction
• The Rectors and Clergy in Charge of of St. John’s York Mills, 1827 to 2016
• Chapter One: Lewis Samuel Garnsworthy, Rector from 1960 to 1968
• Chapter Two: James Francis O’Neil, Rector from 1969 to 1989
• The Wartime Adventures of Able Seaman James Francis O’Neil
• A Boat in the Churchyard
• The Reverend Margery Pezzack: Pioneer
• David Flint and the Aurora Weekends
• Chapter Three: Hollis Hiscock, Rector from 1990 to 2007
• The Old Rectory
• Nora Marsh van Nostrand Wedd
• Drama at St. John’s York Mills
• Chapter Four: Dr. Drew MacDonald, Rector from 2007
• Anne Crosthwait, Associate Priest
• The Right Reverend Harry Robinson
• The Deacons of St. John’s
• Dr. Bruce Williams
• The Reverend Dr. Catherine Keating
• Chapter Five: The Verger, Bill Dennis
• Chapter Six: Music at St. John’s
• Maurice White
• Robin Davis
• Boni Strang
• Monique Ingalls
• Infinitely More
• Patrick Dewell
• Rob Ellis
• Handbells, Chimers, and Ringers
• Joanne Flint
• Carolyn Martin
• In Conclusion
• Chapter Seven: The Women of St. John’s
• Chapter Eight: Walter Seymour Allward
• Chapter Nine: C.W. Jefferys House
• Chapter Ten: The Generosity of Connie Comer
• Chapter Eleven: The Renovation of 2014
• The Story of St. John’s Grand Piano
• Chapter Twelve: Beginning the Third Century
• Part Two: Highlights of History Past
• Introduction
• Chapter 13: Early History of York Mills
• Chapter Fourteen: Early History of the Church of England in York
• Chapter Fifteen: St. John’s York Mills Church 1816
• Chapter Sixteen: The Second St. John’s York Mills
• Chapter Seventeen: The Men and Women of St. John’s
• Chapter Eighteen: The Artists of St. John’s
• C.W. Jeffreys
• Bruce Napier Simpson Jr.
• E.B. Cox
• Chapter Nineteen: Historical Street Names in the St. John’s Neighbourhood
• Chapter Twenty: Early Neighbours
• Seneca Ketchum
• Joseph Shepard
• John Willson
• Thomas Mercer
• Christopher Harrison
• Thomas Humberstone
• Cornelius van Nostrand
• Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan Cameron
• Love and Marriage
• The Vallieres
• The Pennocks
• The Marsh Family
• The McKenzie Family
• The Final Word
• Part Three: Photo Gallery 2016
• Appendix
• Wardens 1960–2016: Churchwardens
• Assistants in Ministry Through the Decades
• Organists and Choirmasters Through the Years
• Some Hymns in the Barrel Organ
• Bibliographies
• Bibliography for Part One
• Bibliography for Part Two
• Photo Credits
• Index
• About the Authors