- 2026-10-08In the 1830s, the Reverend Josiah Henson and other abolitionists sought ways to provide refugees from slavery with the education…
- 2026-10-08In the fall of 1798 some 40 exiled French Royalists under the leadership of Joseph-Genevieve, Comte de Puisaye (1754-1827), emigrated…
- 2026-10-08In March 1686, the Governor of New France, intent on protecting his colony's fur trade interests, sent an expedition from…
- 2026-10-08In pioneer days, waterways provided the essential means of transportation. Dundas, located at the head of navigation on Lake Ontario…
- 2026-10-08On the night of December 29-30, 1837, some 60 volunteers acting on the orders of Col. Allan Napier McNab, and…
- 2026-10-08The largest in a string of islands in the western end of Lake Erie, Pelee Island forms, together with nearby…
- 2026-10-08In 1970, Dianna Boileau (c. 1930s-2014) became the first Canadian to receive gender-affirming surgery. The catalyst for Dianna’s transition was…
- 2026-10-08Popularly known as the Dispro, or Dippy, this small boat was first built on this site in 1916 by the…
- 2026-10-08In one of the most important advances in modern medicine, a team of investigators isolated and purified insulin in a…
- 2026-10-08In 1800, the London District was formed and justices of the peace possessing administrative and judicial powers were appointed for…