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
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
In 1910, George Allison, Secretary of the Waterdown School Board wrote the following description about the joint Public and High School in Sealey Park, Main Street South, for a report on the establishment of Read more
At a public meeting held in the village in 1847, a decision was made to purchase two acres of land on present- day Main Street South at a cost of £300 for the erection of a Read more
Following settlement in the Waterdown area, there were no schools for the majority of the population, as education for “the masses” was as yet unknown. Every able-bodied young person was needed to assist with providing food Read more
