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

The Chisholm Family and the War of 1812

Fighting on the battlefield during the War of 1812 was brutally violent and consisted of the armies, easily identified by the red uniforms worn by the British and blue uniforms worn Read more

The Chisholm Family and the War of 1812, Part 4

The youngest son of George Chisholm Sr., George Chisholm Jr., like his brothers grew up in East Flamborough Township when much of the land was still virgin forest. Among Read more

The Chisholm Family and the War of 1812, Part 3

John Chisholm, the eldest son of George Chisholm Sr. and Barbara Mackenzie, was born on May 24, 1784 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. In 1791, John’s father moved the family, Read more

The Chisholm Family and the War of 1812, Part 2

William Chisholm, born 1788, was the second son of George Chisholm Sr. On enlistment in the 2nd York Regiment, he was assigned the rank of Ensign and would, when Read more