In October 1811, Major General Isaac Brock was appointed head of the military and civil establishments of Upper Canada. The Lt. Governor, Francis Gore, returned to England, allowing the civil and military authorities to Read more
Colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors (known as Field Officers), captains, lieutenants, ensigns and adjutants (known as Regimental Officers) of the militia were commissioned by the Crown “to hold and exercise the responsibilities of their respect Read more
Soon after the first land grants were awarded in Upper Canada, the establishment of a military organization became one of the immediate concerns of the Provincial Legislature. Lt. Governor John Graves Simcoe viewed American Read more
Dundas Street (the Governor’s Road), running between London and York, was originally conceived as a vital transportation route in the event the area faced invasion from the United States. The first section was completed Read more
When Upper Canada was created in 1791, eight years after the American Revolutionary War ended, it was viewed as a barrier to American expansion rather than the creation of a new country. And while Read more
Sadly, the old church being built of stone was extremely uncomfortable for much of the year. The first men to Read more
The news of the opening and dedication of the recently completed stone church, now named St. Thomas, was announced in Read more
By the late 1830s, several Catholic pioneers from Scotland had settled in the township and by the early 1840s, they 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
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
