Welcome to our 37th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of “Ask a Historian” on Thursday February 18, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. In this week’s episode, Matthew explores a few beginnings in our city with the first community centre and the first farm in…
This week is Heritage Week in Ontario, and there are a number of programs celebrating our local, provincial and national heritage. In 1985, the Province of Ontario identified the third week of February as Heritage Week as a way “to stimulate awareness of heritage resources and heritage-related issues within their communities, and to honour the…
Join us today at 1:00 p.m. on our YouTube channel as we celebrate #Hazel100: A Milestone Celebration of our Heritage Hero, Hurricane Hazel. On February 14, 2021, Hazel McCallion is turning 100 years young and Heritage Mississauga would like to wish Hazel a healthy, happy and celebratory day on this momentous occasion. Today is also…
On behalf of Heritage Mississauga Happy Lunar New Year 2021! May all those celebrating the Year Of The Ox have a happy Tet, Chinese New Year and Seollal filled with health, happiness, good fortune and joy. Here is an excellent website to learn all about the Chinese New Year: https://chinesenewyear.net/ Gung Hay Fat Choy! Chuc…
Welcome to our 36th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of “Ask a Historian” on Thursday February 11, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. for part two of “An Interview on the Life and Times of Hazel McCallion” with guest speaker Dr. Tom Urbaniak. Matthew and…
Happy early birthday to Hazel McCallion! February 14, 2021 is the 100th birthday for our beloved former Mayor. In recent years, we have begun to see Hazel McCallion’s name imprinted on our landscape, in honour of her significant impacts on our city. In 2007, the new library building at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus…
Welcome to our 35th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of “Ask a Historian” on Thursday February 4, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. for the first installment of our two part series “An Interview on the Life and Times of Hazel McCallion” with guest speaker…
This coming Saturday, as part of Black History Month, there is a virtual presentation through the History Symposium featuring Natasha Henry, President of the Ontario Black History Society, and entitled “Hidden in Plain View”: http://www.historysymposium.com/hidden-plain-view The concept of hidden history has long fascinated and frustrated me in equal measure, but even more so in our…
February 2nd is Groundhog Day and Canadians may be happy to hear that our own Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring for 2021. However in the United States, Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter! The Groundhog Day lore holds that the emergence of the groundhog from his burrow will foretell the weather for…
Your #HeritageHealth Matters January 28, 2021 is #BellLetsTalk Day started by Bell Canada in an effort to raise awareness and to combat stigma surrounding mental illness in Canada. Building on ten years of increased awareness and acceptance around mental health, #BellLetsTalk focuses on engaging Canadians to take action to create positive change for mental health….