- 2026-10-08Constructed by order of Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe, 1796-99, Fort George served as the headquarters for Major-General Brock in 1812. In May,…
- 2026-10-08An earlier fort was built here on Point Henry during the War of 1812 primarily to defend the nearby naval…
- 2026-10-08Elizabeth Cottage is a charming example of the Gothic Revival style. Reputedly built in the 1840s with a later addition,…
- 2026-10-08Elsie MacGill made remarkable contributions to aeronautical engineering by introducing mass-production techniques for the Hawker Hurricane built here during the…
- 2026-10-08A remarkable leader who once resided here, this First World War military nurse and then Assistant Matron-in-Chief was awarded the…
- 2026-10-08Here at the Forty Mile Creek, on 8th June, 1813, American forces, retreating after the battle of Stoney Creek, were…
- 2026-10-08Graham was instrumental in establishing physiotherapy in Canada. Trained in massage and remedial gymnastics, she rehabilitated soldiers wounded in the…
- 2026-10-08Born in Bertie Township, Cruikshank worked as a journalist and translator before being commissioned in the 44th Welland Battalion in…
- 2026-10-08The British Army began regular meteorological and magnetic observations on this campus in 1840, stimulating colonial society's fascination with science.…
- 2026-10-08Canada's experimental farm system was begun in 1886 by a federal government eager to introduce profitable new methods and products;…