Sally Gibson

Sally Gibson is an author, archivist and heritage consultant who resides in Toronto and has written three books about the city and its heritage. She has a Master of Urban Studies from Yale University, and a Master of Library Science and a Ph.D. in Urban Geography from the University of Toronto. Gibson grew up in New Jersey, went to Vassar College, and moved to Toronto in 1969. Her first book, More than an Island: A History of the Toronto Island was described by urban thinker Jane Jacobs as "city history at its very best". Her second book, Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s to 1920s, was a finalist for the City of Toronto Book Award and won a Heritage Toronto Book Award of Excellence in 2007. Her third book, Toronto’s Distillery District: History by the Lake, evolved from her work as the Distillery District's site historian and won a Heritage Toronto Book Award of Merit in 2009.

Publications

Toronto's Distillery District: History by the Lake. Toronto: Distillery Historic District, 2008. Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s to 1920s. Toronto: Cormorant Books, 2006 , More Than an Island: A History of the Toronto Island. Toronto: Irwin, 1984 ,

Awards

Heritage Toronto Award of Merit 2009, for Toronto's Distillery District: History by the Lake Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals, Communications Award 2009, for Distillery District Tenant Handouts Project Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence 2008, for Distillery District Heritage Website at www.distilleryheritage.com Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals, Communications Award 2008, for Distillery District Heritage Website at www.distilleryheritage.com Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence 2007, for Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s-1920s City of Toronto Book Award finalist 2007, for Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s-1920s Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Communications Award 2007, for Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s-1920s