- 2026-10-08The author of "Maria Chapdelaine", Hémon was born at Brest, France. He emigrated to Canada in 1911 and spent about…
- 2026-10-08A prominent Canadian shipbuilder, Shickluna was born in Malta, where he worked before emigrating to North America. By 1835, he…
- 2026-10-08Born on a nearby farm, Louise Crummy taught school in Leeds County and in 1896 married James McKinney. In 1903…
- 2026-10-08Louise Flach was born in Sweden and grew up on the scenic Baltic coast where she developed an interest in…
- 2026-10-08Following the end of the American Revolution in 1783 Frederick Haldimand, Governor of Quebec, approved the resettlement of loyalist refugees…
- 2026-10-08On June 16, 1784, a party of some 250 United Empire Loyalists landed from bateaux near this site and established…
- 2026-10-08In August 1820, a government depot was completed on the site of this community to serve as the centre of…
- 2026-10-08In 1846, Thomas Short, later member of the Parliament of Canada for Peterborough County, erected this stone flour mill here…
- 2026-10-08Here died the victim of the last fatal duel fought in this province, June 13, 1833. Two law students and…
- 2026-10-08Following the introduction of English civil law into this province in 1792, legislation was passed in 1797 authorizing the establishment…