Last Heritage Paper described East Flamborough as it was remembered by visitors and early settlers during the first two decades of the nineteenth century. The township was virtually a wilderness, with only one small community beginning to develop around Read more

How did people see the township of East Flamborough and the village of Waterdown in the past? Were they impressed? Was there much to see? Just what was there to see? Through the accounts and records of a few Read more

The large and impressive red brick farm house, known as “Avonsyde” at 493 Dundas Street East, in the former Township of East Flamborough, is one of the finest heritage designated properties in the Town of Flamborough. The house and Read more

This Heritage Paper has been written by Society Director, Scott Pearson, a resident of East Flamborough who attends High School in Dundas. The history of the railway in the Waterdown area has been Scott’s hobby for many years. In Read more

The following statement was contained as part of the manuscript, “Diary of a church agent, 1866-1867”, being part of the Personal Papers of James Croil. The author of the manuscript, James Croil, was a journalist and historian. He was Read more

On November 2, 1987, the Town of Flamborough passed Bylaw Number 87-150-H that designated the building and grounds at 315 Dundas Street East, Waterdown, as a property of architectural/historical interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Read more

The next time that you are travelling from Waterdown along Plains Road towards the new Mapleview Shopping Mall, take time to stop at one of the little plazas just east of King Road to investigate what appears to be Read more

Charles King, born 1765 in Morris County, New Jersey, stated when he petitioned for a land grant, that he had been in Upper Canada for six years. The family had come to Canada in 1785, after Charles had served Read more

Settlement in East Flamborough Township dates from the first years following the end of the American Revolutionary War, and began along the north shore of Burlington Bay. The Mississauga Reserve, from the Purchase Line to the Humber River was Read more

The northern part of East Flamborough Township, the Mountsberg area, was slowly settled during the 1840s and 1850s. This area consists of “rolling” countryside with noticeable hills and valleys, and is crossed by two creeks, the Twelve-Mile Creek and Read more