Many of the very early settlers who came to Canada to make a new life for themselves and their descendants left virtually no written evidence of their life in a strange Read more
The last Heritage Paper in this series on the old Waterdown Public and High School that was located in Sealey Park is written after spending an afternoon reminiscing with Mrs. Hazel Haugh Read more
The last years of the famous Waterdown School were sad and full of controversy. This school, which in 1873 was awarded the honour of being the first site chosen for written entrance Read more
When Waterdown was first settled, there were no schools for the majority of the population, as education for “the masses” was still unknown. In this new land, every able-bodied young person was Read more
Many of the early pioneering families who came to Upper Canada had to overcome great hardship and sadness before they became established in their new homeland. Many of them lost touch with Read more
During the winter a collection of personal correspondence, papers, photographs, cards, diary, etc. were donated to the Archives by a Hamilton resident. The material related mainly to the Thomas Bain and John Read more
This Heritage Paper is another collection of Obituary Notices from the middle decades of the last century. These notices concern residents of the Flamborough area who died 1858-1872.
Inserted in Church Newspapers, Read more
This Heritage Paper is a collection of Obituary Notices from the middle decades of the last century. These notices concern members of the Methodist Episcopal Church1 who resided in the Flamborough area Read more
Located at 173 Main Street North in the Village of Waterdown, the Wallace House is one of the earliest constructed houses to be found in the village. Lying just outside the proposed Read more
Last Heritage Paper consisted of a letter, one of a series written in 1894, and printed in the Hamilton Evening Times that outlined some of the early history of the village of Read more
