- 2026-10-08The last French post built in present-day Southern Ontario, Fort Rouillé, more commonly known as Fort Toronto, was erected on…
- 2026-10-08At this point the 49th parallel of latitude north of the equator crosses the highway. This line forms the southern…
- 2026-10-08Before the completion of the canals between here and Montreal in 1847, Prescott was the eastern terminus of Great Lakes…
- 2026-10-08Captain William Gilkison (1777-1833) was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and emigrated to North America in 1796. He served with the…
- 2026-10-08In 1849, this building opened as Ward Street School, Toronto’s first free school. Enoch Turner, a wealthy local brewer, financed…
- 2026-10-08Opposite here is the gap between Amherst Island and the eastern tip of Prince Edward County. On November 9, 1812,…
- 2026-10-08One of the most significant developments in the history of postal service in Canada, free rural mail delivery was established…
- 2026-10-08Following the War of 1812, expeditions traversed the wilderness between Lakes Simcoe and Muskoka and the Ottawa River, seeking a…
- 2026-10-08This is one of few eighteenth-century Loyalist residences remaining in Ontario. William and Abigail Fairfield were among the first Loyalists…
- 2026-10-08The first Pastor of the Assumption Church, Potier was born in Blandain, in present day Belgium. In 1721 he entered…