Each issue of Heritage Matters provides a snapshot of Ontario's unique heritage – with stories about conservation efforts and partnerships, as well as articles about our shared past and exquisite artifacts. There is something here for everyone!

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• Heritage Matters, Volume 8, Issue 2, May 2010 – Finding our place in Ontario’s history (Feature story: Heritage starts here: A brief history of identification) • Maintaining a national treasure • What’s under the veil • Tracking Olmsted in Ontario • Self-identifying • What a difference a day makes • Cataloguing a community • Leading by example • Designations in bulk • What’s on the shelf • What’s on the web • In the coming months
• Heritage Matters, Volume 8, Issue 1, February 2010 – Feature story: Exploring Ontario’s southern peninsula • Board appointments • The history of Chatham-Kent • Bkejwanong: Sustaining a 6,000-year-old conservation legacy • Seeing better days • The archaeology of southwestern Ontario • Walkerville: The heritage of a company town • What's on the shelf • In the coming months
• Heritage Matters: Special Edition, September 2009 – Celebrating Ontario's places of worship (Feature story – Ontario's rich religious heritage • Launching the Places of Worship inventory • Christ Church and the Queen Anne Silver • Churches of "New Ontario" • Religious freedom in the promised land • Toronto's synagogues: Keeping collective memories alive • A legacy of support: Faith-based community outreach in Ontario • Places of worship in Ontario's rural cultural landscapes • Enduring stewardship preserves a treasured heritage church • The changing face of worship • Form and function: The impact of liturgy, symbolism and use on design • Art in the church and the church in art: Work of the Group of Seven • The music of worship • Gothic traditions in Ontario churches • Ontario's postwar places of worship: Modernist designs evoke traditional styles • The challenges of ownership • The challenge of change in the Catholic Diocese of Pembroke • Adventures in light and colour • Sacred landscapes in Ontario's communities • From Hamilton, a municipal perspective • Adapting today's places of worship • Places of Worship resources)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 7, Issue 2, May/June 2009 – Feature story: Subsidizing demolition • Communities leading conservation • Working for change • The sustainability of place • Heritage in harmony: The integration of natural and cultural landscapes • Subsidizing demolition • Rebirth of the Wychwood Barns • Discarding the past • 100-mile conservation • What's on the shelf • In the coming months
• Heritage Matters, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2009 – Feature story: Ontario's eastern treasures • Honouring Ontario's premiers • Protecting Ottawa's Carp Hills • Heritage off the 401 • The Rockwood story • From mill to museum • The new St. Brigid's • Building on the past • What's on the shelf • In the coming months
• Heritage Matters, Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2008 – Adapt/Reuse (Feature story – The heritage of faith: Ontario's places of worship) • Understanding adaptive reuse • Alma College remembered • Kingston: Time and again • Celebrating Ontario's trails • Second chances for Peterborough's priceless heritage • The character of adaptive reuse • What's on the shelf • In the coming months
• Heritage Matters, Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2008 – Looking north (Feature story – A renaissance of northern heritage • Along the Arctic watershed • The Cobalt historic mining district – A community resource • Northern icons • Opening doors to the north • A season of unveilings • Ontario Heritage Trust celebrates Heritage Week 2008 • From the Mather-Walls collection • Our francophone heritage • Adventurous workers wanted for remote locations – housing provided • Routes through the wilderness: The development of a transportation network in northern Ontario • What's on the shelf • What's on at the museum • Guest columnist – Northern Ontario: An authentic heritage)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2008 – Engaging citizens in community conservation (Feature story – The past empowered • Making a difference • Friends of the Trust • Counting our blessings • An evening with Stephen Lewis • Ontario's black heritage network • Opening doors of opportunity • Province welcomes new Culture Minister • Enoch Turner Schoolhouse – a citizen's legacy • Oil on canvas • Have you seen this building? • Raising the curtain: How the Winter Garden Theatre was rediscovered • Grassroots conservation • What's on the shelf • Guest columnist – Community conservation: Ingredients for success)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 5, Issue 3, November 2007 – Fact or fiction: Demystifying the myths around going green (Feature story – Fact of fiction: Demystifying the myths around going green – Moving toward a more sustainable architecture • Discovering the City Beautiful • Evergreen Brick Works: Rethinking space • Inside Sheppard's Bush • Gala evening launches Lincoln M. Alexander Legacy Fund • Exploring the Beaver River Wetland • Why nature counts • Heritage Matters goes online! • Conference and Reception Centres refreshed • Sustaining species at risk • The guiding principles of sustainable architecture • Building assets • In praise of older windows • What's on the shelf • What's on the web • Guest columnist – Sustainability for old buildings: A developer's perspective)
• Heritage Matters: Special Edition, August 2007 – From slavery to freedom: Commemorating the 200^th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade (Feature story - Slavery in Ontario • Timeline to freedom • Featured organizations • Ontario's Black heritage network • Researching Ontario's Black heritage • Chloe Cooley and the limitation of slavery in Ontario • Black heritage in blue and gold • Black heritage resources)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 5, Issue 2, May 2007 - Building vibrant communities (Feature story – The R's of conservation • The story of Barnum House • Honours and accolades • Building on our successes • Opening the doors to Ontario's past • New Board appointment • Provincial plaque unveilings in 2007 • Welcome to Trails Open Ontario! • Species at risk: The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) • Leading the way in municipal heritage planning • Doors Open 101 • Tools through time: Protecting the past for the future • What's on the shelf • What's on at the museum • Guest columnist – Battlefield House Museum and Park – A pioneer in the history of preservation)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2007 - Celebrating 40 years of conservation (Celebrating 40 years of conservation: The future of heritage • Celebrating our first Lieutenant-Governor • Along the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail • Exploring Country Heritage Park • Making the grade • New Board appointments • Doors Open Ontario continues to grow • Join Ontario's annual Heritage Week celebration • Honouring a heritage ambassador • Underground discoveries • Heritage by numbers • Heritage conservation at our front door • Carving out a place in our history • What's on the shelf • Guest columnist – In the beginning: The first provincial plaque)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2006 - Your history, our heritage (Feature story: The biography of a house • Literary giants • From person to plaque • Rush and remembrance • Protecting our natural heritage • New Board appointment • "I'll use my freedom well" • The past unveiled • Our porcelain past • Digging in the archives • Keeping a paper trail • Uncovering family history • What's on the shelf • What's on at the gallery • Guest columnist – Saving the Spencerville Mill)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 4, Issue 2, May/June 2006 - The green issue (Feature story: It's not easy staying green • Giant meteorite slams Algonquin Park • Working together to save our natural heritage • Giving back to nature • Minister of Culture announcement • New Board appointment • It's plaque season! • The Trust gets a new look • Heritage Week highlights • The wedding run • Our provincial tree: The eastern white pine • The anatomy of an easement • Gardening for biodiversity • Making tracks • What's on the shelf • Guest columnist – Remarkable trees: Heritage tree preservation in Ontario)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2006 - Our cultural heritage places (Feature story: Our cultural heritage places • Historic scenery makes second debut • ICOMOS Canada 2005 • Winning the battle • A chat with TVOntario • Behind the scenes: Nearly 20 years with volunteers • Protecting natural spaces in Southern Ontario • Doors Open: Ontario's living heritage exhibition • Appointment to the Board • Working with the Historic Places Initiative • Digging up yesterday • Breaking news: Saving our First Parliament • Small-town museums key to small-town success • Historic wallpaper: Finding what's beneath • Snapshots of the past • What's on the shelf • What's on at the gallery • Guest columnist: The birth of Black History Month)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2005 - The new Ontario Heritage Act : The evolution of heritage conservation (Feature story: The evolution of heritage conservation: The new Ontario Heritage Act • Celebrating Emancipation Day: The greatest freedom show on earth • Steward House commemorated • Preserving our industrial past • Getting the royal treatment • Honouring those who preserve • Young heritage champions • New natural heritage easement properties • The healthy roof: Staying on top of heritage preservation • Unearthing the past: Discoveries at Macdonell-Williamson House • What's on the shelf • What's on at the gallery • Guest columnist: Moving forward with heritage conservation)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 3, Issue 2, May 2005 - The changing face of heritage (Feature story: The changing face of heritage – The International Style: Toronto's Toronto-Dominion Centre • Visiting the Cheltenham Badlands • Interns help heritage happen • Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site has new owners • Doors Open Ontario: A million visits and counting • Foundation awarded for public archaeology program at Spadina House • Grants help preserve heritage along The Bruce Trail • Upcoming plaques: A season of unveilings • Leidra Lodge: A new conservation easement • Donor testimonial: Clay Benson • Working with super structures: The framework for Ontario's heritage buildings • The Homewood collection •What's on the shelf • What's on at the museum • Guest columnist: Trent University under the modernist microscope)
• Heritage Matters, Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2005 - Inside Uncle Tom's Cabin (Feature story: Inside Uncle Tom's Cabin • Hurricane Hazel: 50 years later • New Foundation Board members • Olmsted gardens celebrated • It's plaque season! • Adventures in archaeology • Doors Open Ontario: A cultural phenomenon • Starting from the ground up: Foundations and building systems • Gifts of nature: Donations preserve our natural heritage • What's on the shelf • What's on the silver screen • What's on the web • Guest columnist: The Sharon Temple and the heritage of faith)