William Dickson was born on July 13, 1769 in Dumfries, Scotland to John Dickson and Helen Wight. He married Charlotte Adlam in Newark, Upper Canada on April 12, 1794.

At age 16, he arrived in western Quebec and started Read more

We in Flamborough live in a landscape rich with historical landmarks. Some, however, are more noticeable than others. Today, if you stand at the corner of Hwy. 6 and 10th  Concession in East Flamborough, you see rolling farmland and Read more

Aeneas was born at Tordarroch House in Scotland in 1740, son of Angus Shaw, Chief of Clan Ay and Anne Dallas of Cantray. He immigrated to Staten Island, New York around 1770 soon after the outbreak of the American Read more

John Glasgow was born on Feb. 15, 1821 in Leitholm, Berwickshire, Scotland. He emigrated to Canada with his family in 1832 and settled in Hamilton. After a few months, the family moved to East Flamborough because they were concerned Read more

The death of General Sir Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13, 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

Only a year after the King and Chisholm families settled in East Flamborough Township, Lt. Governor John Graves Simcoe ordered the construction of a small inn, later to be called The King’s Head Inn, at the Stoney Creek end Read more

Titus Geer Simons was born January 20,1765 in Enfield, Connecticut, one of 10 children of Titus Simons (1743-1824), an established military man, and Jerusha Kingsley. On the eve of the American Revolution, his father enlisted and the family was Read more

A Man of many interests

Following Angus MacDonnell’s election to the Assembly at York, the following notice appeared in the York Gazette on July 4, 1801:

“Last Friday at the final close of the Poll for a Member to Read more

The recent intensive development on the two lots west of the Parkside-Centre Road intersection, including the new subdivision and addition to the WDHS, merited a look at the first owner of the property – Angus MacDonnell.

Little is known Read more

The Chisholm Family and the War of 1812, Part 6

Among the earliest settlers in East Flamborough Township were two brothers, William and John Applegarth from the village of Standrop, in the county of Durham, England.

William, born in Read more