William Kilbourn (1926�1995) was a noted author, activist, and Toronto politician. He was a Toronto alderman and the founding chairman of the Humanities Division at York University. His books include Toronto Observed: Its Architecture, Patrons, and History and Toronto Remembered: A Celebration of the City. Ronald Stagg is the chair of the Department of History at Ryerson University in Toronto and is the co-author of The Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837.