Let’s all mark tomorrow, September 30, by wearing orange in honour of Orange Shirt Day. Coinciding with the day and aligning with the Federal government’s adoption of September 30 as a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the City of Mississauga also chose to honour the day by closing City facilities for a day of…
Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for this episode of Ask A Historian. This week, Matthew answers the most frequent questions we receive from the community about the stories of the Mississaugas and the history of Residential Schools, the Credit Mission, and the infamous Jones Brothers. Matthew also provides some in-depth resources to support you in your…
Almost 208 years ago, and within site from the shoreline of historic Mississauga, a naval engagement took place on Lake Ontario which could have shaped the fortunes of the War of 1812 and the story of Canada. The engagement became known as the “Burlington Races”, and the name, sounding somewhat like a pleasurable yachting excursion,…
Join Matthew this week on Ask A Historian as he answers questions about prior landfills that we now play in, old houses and the stories they tell, and if Malton has always been a part of Mississauga. Know everything about Mississauga? If not, send in your questions and we may include them in an upcoming…
Continuing our theme on the era of the steamships, another well-known passenger steamer that brought summer visitors from Toronto to Port Credit, Lorne Park, Oakville, and all recreational and amusement points from Niagara and back was the Southern Belle. But like many, the Belle had begun life in another vocation and under another name. The…
On September 12, 2021 George “Strombo” Stroumboulopoulos joined the echelon of talented Mississauga inductees into the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame. George Stroumboulopoulos has been a part of our culture for many years as a a television and radio broadcaster, actor, media producer, and humanitarian. He is respected internationally for his authentic, engaging, and well-researched…
The “Sixties Scoop” refers to the large-scale removal or “scooping” of more than 20,000 Indigenous children that were removed from their homes, communities, and families of birth through the 1960s that was supported by the Canadian Government. Indigenous children were adopted into predominantly non-Indigenous, middle-class families across the United States and Canada. This displacement left…
Chanie Wenjack was only 12 years old when he ran away from a residential school near Kenora. Due to the harsh weather and environment, Chanie died from hunger and exposure on October 23, 1966. His death in 1966 sparked national attention and the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools….
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous battle of the Second World War. Just hours after Britain formally declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939, the battle for the Atlantic began. A German U-30 submarine torpedoed the SS Athenia just off the coast of Ireland. The passenger ship was en route to…
On September 10, 1939 Canada was launched into the global spotlight as the peaceful nation declared war on Germany and entered the Second World War. This was a pivotal and defining moment in history for Canada as our country became a critical ally in the war against levels of injustice and fascism the world had…