On November 20, 2025, Rona Arato and I gave talks to students at the Ottawa Jewish Community School. Rona spoke about her award-winning book, The Last Train, and I spoke about researching and writing biographies. We both enjoyed telling the students about our work and answering their many thoughtful questions. Thank you to the Ontario Arts Council for the Writers-in-the-Schools program, which sponsored our readings.
On June 1, 2024, I attended the unveiling of the plaque for the Sunnyside Stadium Softball by Heritage Toronto. It’s here where girls and women played softball from 1924 to 1956. The stands were often packed with 5,000 spectators; the cost of admission was ten cents. These young women were truly in a “league of their own”!
I was delighted that the organizers included a display about Bobbie Rosenfeld, Canada’s female athlete of the half-century, and that Bobbie is mentioned on the plaque!
The Boulevard Club is now on the site of the Sunnyside Stadium, but a lot of people still have fond memories of their family members playing there, or of even playing there themselves.
To watch the YouTube video of the event, go to:
TBC Sunnyside Plaque Unveiling (youtube.com)
And here’s a photo of the plaque: 
What a treat it was to go to Barrie and see the play Bobbie, presented by Theatre by the Bay! Trudee Romanek did a superb job writing the play–clear, passionate, well-researched. The actors were skillful and expressive, and Kathy Kacer’s consultant work was detailed and accurate. It brought me great joy to see Bobbie’s achievements (and challenges) come to life! I do hope you’ll have a chance to see the play. It runs until Sunday Sept. 10, 2023. Here’s TBTB’s website for more information: https://theatrebythebay.com/2023
I was delighted to give a presentation about Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything (Second Story Press) on May 17, 2023 in Markdale, Ontario to the Friends of the South Grey Museum. Although this award-winning biography about Canada’s outstanding female athlete was published in 2004, people are still interested in Bobbie’s life and accomplishments. A new play, written by Trudee Romanek, will be presented August 30 to September 10 in Barrie, Ontario. On September 2, after the matinee performance, I’ll be part of a panel discussion including Trudee, Bruce Kidd, and Rochelle Thompson, Bobbie Rosenfeld’s niece. For more information, here’s the link to the Theatre on the Bay: https://theatrebythebay.com/2023
Thanks to Dave Sweiger of the Friends of the South Grey Museum for this photo, and for Lacy Sciamanna for the lovely display about Bobbie!
I was delighted to be interviewed last week by Rob Pizzo, CBC sports journalist. He’s telling unknown stories about some of Canada’s greatest athletes, like Donovan Bailey (sprinter) and Victor Davis (swimmer). It was wonderful to recall the work I did on my book, Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything. Here’s the link to the program about Bobbie and The Matchless Six: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2051098691600
