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The history of Black people in Upper Canada goes well back to the 1700’s. Many of them were slaves brought to Canada by Loyalists fleeing the United States. 

1834 saw both the abolishment of slavery in Canada and the Town of York renamed the City of Toronto. It was in this period between 1834 and through the end of the American Civil War the Black community in Toronto first grew. Many of them brought an entrepreneurial spirit like Thornton and Lucy Blackburn who started a livery service and owned a number of properties. Wilson Ruffan Abbott ultimately owned more than 50 properties. 

Many of the properties these Black entrepreneurs owned would now be considered absolute prime real estate in Toronto – but the 1950’s and 1960’s saw many of them forced out. 

There was also a strong migration of Blacks from the Caribbean starting at the end of the Second World War.

Take a trip back in time through this episode and get an appreciation for Toronto that is seldom taught in schools.

Guest: Kathy Grant, Toronto Historian  

See the Pure Silver Coin Commemorating Black History: No.2 Construction Battalion

• Thornton and Lucy Blackburn - 2:12, 9:55, 10:59
• Wilson Ruffin Abbott - 2:19, 6:08, 9:42
• Anderson Ruffin Abbot - 9:42
• William Peyton Hubbard - 2:52, 11:28
• Frederick Hubbard - 3:39
• Albert Jackson - 8:57
• Judge George Carter - 13:50
• Alvin Duncan - 15:47
• Sam Bestwick - 16:22
• Donald Moore - 16:52, 20:26
• Bernice Carnegie - 17:41
• Herb Carnegie - 18:38
• Harry Gary - 19:51
• Stanley Grizzle - 21:16
• Daniel Hill Sr - 22:21
• Danny Braithwaite - 26:24

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During Season Four, you learned about some of our Pilates history, how best to heal from a hip replacement, the emergence of new authors and even advice and tips on how to run a successful studio. As 2022 comes to a close, I’d like to acknowledge all of my podcast guests and to say thank you very much for sharing a little about yourself…

Today’s podcast appearance:
Jonathan Grubb
Alison Jones
Roberta Gratz
Jennifer DeLuca
Nancy Chin
John Vignola
Anna Shaffer
Mary Bowen
Christina Gadar
Pat Guyton
Rael Isacowitz
Eva Rinke
Gwen Miller
Mair Culbreth
Elizabeth Larkam
Gordon Firemark
George Tingo
Carla Harris

For more information about Darien Gold: https://www.dariengold.com
Theme music: Soul Blues Piano Shuffle by Boom Zoom

Second Generation Pilates instructors, like myself are referred to as such because we’ve had the privilege of learning the Method from one of Joseph Pilates’ disciples. But there are a handful of us who have had the opportunity to work with more than one disciple and and one of those instructor’s is my guest today. Her name is Pat Guyton. Though Pat wouldn’t begin her Pilates journey until 1984, she actually met Bruce King 1976, the first of 3 Joe Pilates disciples that she would eventually, work with. Then in 1992, she met and began learning Pilates with the second disciple, Kathy Grant and then Ron Fletcher in 1995 - these 3 First Generation teachers, among others who studied with Joe, are known to us as the Pilates Elders. Of the three teachers, Ron Fletcher had the biggest impact on Pat. She spent thirteen years working for and along side him. She completed over 90 workshops from 1995 - 2006. So impressed Ron was in Pat’s diligence and hard work, she became a senior teacher, then he named her master teacher as well as an assistant for his Ron Fletcher method. She was also awarded a Certificate of Merit by Ron in 1997 and 2006.
Pat is a published author, a Level Three Franklin Method educator, an alumni board member of the PMA and spent a decade as a registered physical medicine assistant at Boulder Osteopathic Center.
For more information about Pat Guyton: https://patguytonpilates.com
Theme music: Soul Blues Piano Shuffle by Boom Zoom
For more information about Darien Gold: https://www.dariengold.com

You know, maybe there is something to this idea of six degrees of separation. My guest today, Roberta Kirschenbaum and I and Joe Pilates walked the same streets in New York City and actually, climbed the same stairs in the now famed building, 939 8th Avenue. Without being aware of each other, Roberta and I both took dance classes on the second floor at Clark Center not knowing that on the same floor Joe Pilates once had his first and only Contrology gym.

It was during a ballet class in 1984, when Roberta first heard about Carola Trier, one of Joe Pilates disciples. Roberta had injured her back and the studio manager suggested she go see Carola. At that time, Roberta couldn’t afford Pilates classes and was able to heal herself, but the buzz around the Pilates method intrigued her and eventually she began studying with Carola. Roberta’s story gets much more interesting! In 2005 she returned to 939 8th Avenue not as a dancer but as a Pilates studio owner, and incredibly for the last sixteen years has taught the Contrology system in Joe’s original space. I’m very excited to have Roberta here to put a cap on Season Three and to hear how she’s helping to keep Joe’s method alive. 


For more information about Roberta Kirschenbaum: https://rolates.com/studio

Music credit: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter 

The lovely Maria Earle joins me on the podcast today. As a Second Generation Pilates teacher who studied extensively with Kathy Grant,  she shares her experiences as a student and a teacher, reflects on her teacher training, and gives some great advice for Pilates teachers. 

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Show Notes:

Maria is a Second Generation teacher with 20+ years of international teaching experience. She completed the  Advanced Teacher Training Program at The Pilates Center (Colorado, USA) in 1997 and moved to New York City to teach and dance professionally. She co-founded Pilates East in Manhattan in 2001. She is currently living and teaching in Barcelona.

You can follow her on Instagram @maria_earle and find her on the web here. Her Advanced Mover Series is back the week of February 16th, so be sure to save your spot!

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