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2026-10-08

In 1837 James W. Little, a militia officer and land speculator of neighbouring Raleigh Township, purchased land here at the…

2026-10-08

By 1851, Lucius McConnell and Kenneth McBain, two of the earliest settlers in the area, had located here in Morris…

2026-10-08

In 1833, shortly after the settlement of this region began, Thomas Need settled here at "Bobcaygeon," the narrows between Sturgeon…

2026-10-08

In 1821 George Bolton, an English immigrant purchased 80 ha of land here on the Humber River. Two years later…

2026-10-08

Near this site on April 5, 1790, was held the earliest known session of a municipal government in what is…

2026-10-08

The congregation was formed in Toronto in 1845 and moved to a new church completed on this site in 1854.…

2026-10-08

Lock number 6 of the original Welland Canal lies in the adjacent watercourse about 700 feet south-west of here. This…

2026-10-08

The world's first Women's Institute was organized at Squire's Hall, Stoney Creek, in 1897. Erland Lee, a founder of the…

2026-10-08

Born in Toronto and educated in Mimico, Hornell enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force on January 8, 1941. He…

2026-10-08

Professional hockey was in its infancy in the autumn of 1909 when the promoters behind the National Hockey Association, forerunner…