- 2026-10-08The largest Loyalist Corps in the Northern Department during the American Revolution, the King's Royal Regiment of New York was…
- 2026-10-08The first optical astronomical observatory in the province, the Kingston Observatory was established in 1855 after a solar eclipse aroused…
- 2026-10-08The Larder Lake gold rush of 1906 was accompanied by discoveries of gold at Swastika and, in 1911, the first…
- 2026-10-08"The Junction Shul" was founded early in the 20th century in a building at the corner of Maria Street and…
- 2026-10-08In 1827, some 135 destitute settlers arrived at Guelph. They formed part of a group sent in 1825 to La…
- 2026-10-08This lighthouse, one of the earliest on the Great Lakes, was completed in 1808 as an hexagonal tower 52 feet…
- 2026-10-08John A. Macdonald (1815-1891), who became Canada's first prime minister at Confederation, began the study of law in 1830 under…
- 2026-10-08John Backhouse emigrated from Yorkshire to the United States in 1791 but shortly thereafter, moved to Upper Canada. He served…
- 2026-10-08On May 10, 1858, American abolitionist John Brown held the last in a series of clandestine meetings here at First…
- 2026-10-08Guelph was founded on April 23, 1827, by the Scottish author and colonizer, John Galt, first superintendent of the Canada…