Keeping with the nautical theme from last week, but with some more direct Mississauga connections, there was a time when large lake freighters called Mississauga (well, Port Credit) their home port. We do not often think of Mississauga as being a “Port City”, as our waterfront has become largely recreational, but there was a time…
Ron Page (1925- 2014) was a prominent expert in aviation history who authored five popular aeronautical books. Ron was also a pilot during the Second World War and flew parachute drops as well as Spitfire planes. After obtaining an Aeronautical degree at Loughborough University, graduating in 1952 with first class honours at the top of…
Welcome to our 20th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Every week Heritage Mississauga will be taking questions about the history and heritage of Mississauga which our Historian, Matthew Wilkinson, will answer on Thursday afternoons. #ApartTogether, Heritage Mississauga is the source for inquiries and curiosity about our beautiful city as we continue our mandate to research,…
Heritage Mississauga is saddened by the news that in the evening of September 8, 2020 one of Malton’s historic buildings, Victory Hall, was the target of an arson attack. The damage to the building was quite extensive however there were no injuries reported. Ward 5 Councillor Carolyn Parrish acknowledged the quick response by fire fighters…
Several weeks ago we shared an article on the Ridgetown (formerly S.S. William E. Corey), which is the former Great Lakes freighter that is now the permanent breakwater at Port Credit Harbour. The Corey was launched on June 24, 1905, and in the previous article we mentioned that the Corey/Ridgetown is the fourth-oldest surviving great…
Join us on September 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. on our YouTube channel for “Our Boys: Mississauga Remembers the First World War” as Historian Matthew Wilkinson explores the life and times of soldiers from historic Mississauga who served and fell during the First World War. #ApartTogether we remember our fallen sons. This weeks Matinee is…
Welcome to our 20th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Every week Heritage Mississauga will be taking questions about the history and heritage of Mississauga which our Historian, Matthew Wilkinson, will answer on Thursday afternoons. #ApartTogether, Heritage Mississauga is the source for inquiries and curiosity about our beautiful city as we continue our mandate to research,…
At 9 am on September 2, 1945 – 75 years ago today – 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,…
Join us for our Saturday Matinee on August 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. on our YouTube channel as we continue to visit our archive of fascinating presentations and lectures. This week we will be featuring the Mary Fix Memorial Lecture: “A Milestone Lecture by Hazel McCallion” which originally took place on November 18, 2003 at…
Join us as we travel back to 1812 with the documentary “Weekend Warriors” filmed during Heritage Mississauga’s Engagement at Bradley on October 21-22, 2018 and get to know some of the reenactors that bring history to life. Thompson’s Company, is a group of living history enthusiasts who, through research and living history, recreate the lives…