Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, October 1999These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Schooling for Everyone

At a public meeting held in the village in 1847, a decision was made to purchase two acres of land on present- day Main Street South at a cost of £300 for the erection of a Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, September 1999These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, Summer 1999These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

The Early Days

Following settlement in the Waterdown area, there were no schools for the majority of the population, as education for “the masses” was as yet unknown. Every able-bodied young person was needed to assist with providing food Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, April 1999These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, March 1999These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Post office to tea room, The History of 31 Main Street South

Throughout most of its commercial history, the building at 31 Main Street South has been known as the Old Waterdown Post Office. When the postal service was Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, February 1999These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, January 1999These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more