Occasionally the Abstract Index books for East and West Flamborough Townships note that a will has been registered in connection with the future ownership of property.

This was the case following George Baker’s early death –  for the contents Read more

A search of the first East Flamborough Township Land Registry Abstract Index showed that George Baker’s purchase of Lot 8, Concession 5, East Flamborough Township in 1822 was conducted without the request for a mortgage to cover the cost.

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A search of the first East Flamborough Township Land Registry Abstract Index showed that George Baker’s purchase of Lot 8, Concession 5, East Flamborough Township in 1822 was conducted without the request for a mortgage to cover the cost.

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Turning the pages in the first of the Abstract Index Books for the Township of East Flamborough that document the ownership of Lot 8, Concession 5, it revealed who the first owner of the property had been and it Read more

On the map

Flamborough was the last of the original 13 townships Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe ordered Augustus Jones to survey. Only a small section of what would become East and West Flamborough was surveyed during the first Read more

Over the next few months, ‘From the Vault’ will present a series of articles about tracing the ownership of a piece of property and how a little research can produce a picture of previous owners.

This will not be Read more

The death of General Sir Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights on 13 October 1812 was among the reasons that the northern parts of East and West Flamborough Townships were so late to see the arrival of Read more

Pierre Desjardins was born in 1775 in Nesle, Picary in France before the eve of the French Revolution.

As a Royalist, he fled to England in the spring of 1792 before leaving for Upper Canada in the fall of Read more

When war was declared in the late summer of 1914, many young men from the village and surrounding East Flamborough Township volunteered to serve, several of whom lost their life during the four years of hostilities. In early 1919, Read more

This Waterdown landmark is slated to undergo some important upgrades, so a look at its history seems appropriate as we approach the 100th Anniversary of the start of the First World War.

Located in the centre of the old Read more