- 2026-10-08Leila Maria Koerber, a talented actress and singer known internationally as Marie Dressler, was born in Cobourg. About 1883, she…
- 2026-10-08Born in Laurierville, Quebec, Marie-Rose Turcot moved to Ottawa around the age of 20 to work in the civil service.…
- 2026-10-08In 1821 an Irish immigrant, Charles Hayes, began building here one of the provinces earliest smelters and foundries, which by…
- 2026-10-08This mill was built in 1846 to replace part of a milling complex developed by Malcolm McMartin early in the…
- 2026-10-08African Americans came to Canada in increasing numbers after the United States passed the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. Some…
- 2026-10-08Born in 1893 in a house that stood near this site, Gladys Marie Smith appeared on stage in Toronto at…
- 2026-10-08Following the American Revolution, Marysburgh Township was established for the settlement of Loyalists and discharged soldiers of regular regiments. Surveyed…
- 2026-10-08One of the world's largest manufacturers of heavy farm machinery, Massey-Ferguson has its foundations in a modest family business developed…
- 2026-10-08Trading in furs at this junction of historic canoe routes probably began during the French regime. At intervals during the…
- 2026-10-08An outstanding medical scientist, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton. She graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto…