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…
Welcome to our 38th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for a very special episode of “Ask A Historian” on Thursday February 25, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. This week Matthew welcomes guests Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Linden King, Chair of the Mayor’s Black Caucus, and Natasha Henry, President of…
February 23, 2021 is Canada’s Agriculture Day. In recognition of #CDNAGDAY we would like to explore the farmers who broke ground and had a historical impact on the heritage and landscape of Mississauga. On our last episode of “Ask A Historian”, Carter inquired about the first Non-Indigenous farmer in Mississauga and the answer was a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Welcome to our 34th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of “Ask a Historian” on Thursday January 28th, at 4:00 p.m. for the second installment of “Shipwrecks of Mississauga” where we explore the historic ships that lie beneath the cold waters of Lake Ontario….
Welcome to our 33rd installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of “Ask a Historian” on Thursday January 21st, at 4:00 p.m. In this weeks episode, Matthew introduces the first installment of “Shipwrecks of Mississauga” and explores some of the historic ships that met their…
Welcome to our 32nd installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of “Ask a Historian” on Thursday January 14th at 4:00 p.m. In this weeks episode, Matthew takes a stroll along some of the historic streets of Mississauga and examines the families that made their…