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Catholic in Flamborough, Part 1

The long history of Catholic worship in East Flamborough Township and the story of St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church

By the late 1830s, several Catholic pioneers from Scotland had settled in the township and by the early 1840s, they Read more

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Ebenezer Culver Griffin

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, January 2001These 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
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The Ghost of Summer ’34, Part 2

During the hot, dry summer of 1934, crops were poor and the Depression was at its height. Local conversation, however, centred on numerous sightings of a mysterious figure in white around Waterdown. Media outlets from as far away as Read more

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William Oscar Sealey

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, November 2000These 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
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Frederick William Crooker 1862-1927

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, October 2000These 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
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Dr. John Owen McGregor 1850-1928

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, September 2000These 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
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The Ghost of Summer ’34, Part 1

The summer of 1934 was very hot and dry, crops were poor and the Depression was at its height. However, the weather and drought were not the topic of conversations in Waterdown, but rather the gossip was almost entirely Read more

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Searching for an Elusive Resident: Barnard E. Griffin of Flamborough

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, April 2000These 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
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The Josiah Mount Family of Mountsberg

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, March 2000These 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
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Schooling in Waterdown, Part 4

Goodbye Sealey Park school

William Attridge, Secretary of the East Flamborough Township School Board, upon receipt of the letter containing Inspector Levan’s report, wrote to the Department of Education in hopes of obtaining a more favourable report and informing Read more

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