Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for one of our most popular presentations: “Mississauga’s ABCD’s: Accidents, Blazes, Calamities & Disasters” this weekend on our Saturday Matinee. This presentation recalls some of the darker chapters of our formative years, from early train accidents and plane crashes, through devastating fires, epidemics, and major storms that wreaked havoc on our…
Welcome to our eighth 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,…
This too shall pass. As we are all challenged today by the COVID-19 virus, the Way Back Wednesday series will look back at past epidemics and health challenges, with a particular focus on those individuals who sought to aid the sick, and on how our landscape remembers those past times. Apart but together, please help…
This June we celebrate Pride Month, Seniors Month, National Indigenous History Month, Filipino Heritage Month, Portuguese Heritage Month, and Italian Heritage Month. During our weekly Tuesday Facebook “Live” video Meghan Mackintosh talked about Filipino Heritage, Portuguese Heritage and Italian Heritage. Here are the links to the resources mentioned in the video: Seafood City The Kalayaan…
It is with tremendous sadness that we share the news of the passing of Eric Gibson on June 4, 2020. Eric spent much of the last 40 years giving back to his community – first here in Mississauga, and then in Paris, Ontario. Eric was in his 86th year. Eric Gibson was born in South…
June 6 marks the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 1944 during the Second World War. Canadian troops were assigned the June Beach objective as part of Operation Overlord – the allied invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe. The Canadian troops stormed ashore at Juno Beach in the face of fierce opposition from German troops. Soldiers…
Welcome to our seventh 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,…
This too shall pass. As we are all challenged today by the COVID-19 virus, the Way Back Wednesday series will look back at past epidemics and health challenges, with a particular focus on those individuals who sought to aid the sick, and on how our landscape remembers those past times. Apart but together, please help…
Welcome to our sixth 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,…
This too shall pass. As we are all challenged today by the COVID-19 virus, the Way Back Wednesday series will look back at past epidemics and health challenges, with a particular focus on those individuals who sought to aid the sick, and on how our landscape remembers those past times. Apart but together, please help…