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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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