March 21 marked World Poetry Day. UNESCO first adopted World Poetry Day in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression. World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, and to foster the convergence between poetry 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…
Continuing our theme of late in looking at early industries brings us to Barbertown Road, south of Streetsville. Barbertown Road is an early mill-access route and Credit River crossing point. A trip down Barbertown Road today will bring you to the ADM Milling Company, formerly the Toronto Woollen Mills and operated by the Barber brothers…
This might prove challenging to follow the story thread here, and I will readily admit that connecting the dots here is a bit of a stretch. But … Yesterday, while watching the inauguration of new American President Joseph Biden #potus, the reference to his middle name of “Robinette” caused me to pause and wonder. Could…
Just to the north of the railroad tracks, where Mississauga Road becomes Queen Street at the south end of Streetsville, you will find Reid Drive, and you will also see one of the most visible landmarks in Streetsville – the large silos adjacent to the railway. Reid Drive takes its name from Duncan Wallace Reid…
There is a street towards the north end of Streetsville called Ontario Street. To many, it is the extension on Church Street as it connects back to Queen Street. Ontario Street itself is one of the only remaining connections on the landscape to the historic enterprises of prominent Hyde family of Streetsville. Heman and Mary…
The property was initially acquired by John Graydon in 1885 from John Barnhart. John Graydon, the noted builder, constructed the building in 1887 for Howard W. Eaton for a Confectionary. Eaton sold the building later that same year to David Whaley. In 1892 the property passed to John Miller, a retired auctioneer from Brampton. In…
Christmas – that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of gathering, but always it will be a day of remembrance – a day in which we think of everything…
For many years I have been fascinated by stories of historic rivalries. They are often catalysts for change on the landscape. Sometimes they led to famous (and infamous) moments in our history. For many people, the story of the Donnelly family from Lucan, Ontario is a fascinating study, and those violent times were born, in…
Welcome to our 27th 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,…