A famous author once remarked: “Search for history: you’ll never find a greater reward.” This may be true, but there are moments in any search when you find nothing but dead ends, and the elusive “reward” becomes more of a frustration, at least in historical terms. It is almost as if the sands of time…
In recognition of St. Patrick’s Day we will be exploring some of the historic Irish pubs that are a part of Mississauga’s history and landscape. Minerva’s Bower / Cuchulainn’s Irish Pub 158 Queen Street South, Streetsville United Empire Loyalist John Barnhart built this house around 1832 as a wedding gift for his daughter, Minerva, and…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day , or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a global celebration of Irish culture and is also a cultural and religious celebration in remembrance of Saint Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland. In recognition of this celebratory day, Heritage Mississauga will be exploring the Irish influences on Mississauga from…
At 9:00 a.m. on September 2, 1945 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed between representatives of the Japanese Empire and the Allied forces, formally bringing to an end the hostilities of the Second World War (although, in terms of international diplomacy, a State of War continued between…
Welcome to our 40th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for our next episode of “Ask A Historian” on Thursday March 11, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. This week Matthew welcomes renowned architect Michael Spaziani, Principal at MSAi (Michael Spaziani Architect Inc.), as they explore the last 40 years…
Our story has a bit of a mystery: a wonderful obituary, a surname with multiple spellings, and children baptized in two different faiths at the same time. Certainly there is a story to be explored. Catherine Dinan was born in County Clare, Ireland, on February 16, 1844. At the age of 3, in 1847 and…
Join us on Saturday March 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. on our YouTube channel for our presentation of “Mills of Mississauga” presented on May 1, 2002 by Bill Tolton. This presentation was pulled from our vault for inclusion in our Manufacturing Mississauga program during which we will explore some of the historic industries that helped…
Welcome to our 39th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for our next episode of “Ask A Historian” on Thursday March 4, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. This week Matthew welcomes local Historian and Author Dave Cook as they explore the fascinating stories behind the names of some of…
March 3, 2021 is World Wildlife Day and the theme this year is “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”, as a way to highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally, and particularly of Indigenous and local communities with historic…
Formerly known as First Line East, Cawthra Road was officially named for the famed Cawthra family in 1958. Seems simple enough. Patriarch Joseph Cawthra obtained a Crown Grant for Lot 10, Concession 2, SDS, here in historic Mississauga in 1808. Part of the property remained in the Cawthra family until 1974. The Cawthra family was…