This too shall pass. As we are all challenged today by the COVID-19 virus, we 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. Please help up capture to story of how COVID-19…
First and foremost, we wish everyone well during these challenging times. COVID-19 has certainly changed our daily lives and routines, affecting many of the services and resources that we rely on and take for granted. But this too shall pass. We will rally, a new-normal will emerge, and we will recall this moment, even generations…
Today’s topic is about the history of 3 remarkable women who called historic Mississauga home. Sreetsville’s Helen Beaty (nee Ker), 1792-1868, took over the operation and management of the family’s grist and flour mill after her husband, John, passed away in 1842. “Hetty” was known as a formidable and dominant business woman at a time…
A recreational trail in Ward 5 carries the name of Jan’s Trail. The trail was named in recognition of Janusz (Jan) Zurakowski. Jan was born in Ryzawka, Russia (now in Poland), on September 12, 1914, and is best known for his association with A.V. Roe Canada and of being the chief test pilot for the…
For those who have read the book, or watched the recent movie Twelve Years a Slave, the name Solomon Northup may be known to you. Solomon was free-born circa 1807 in Hebron, New York. Solomon and his wife, Anne Hampton, had three children: Elizabeth, Margaret and Alonzo. Solomon worked as a farmer and raftsman. After moving…
Stavebank Road is an old route of travel in our city. One of the earliest actually. The road is a Given Road – that is a route of transportation that does not conform to the survey. The route, in its original form, connected Port Credit to Dundas Street (Dundas was surveyed in 1796 and is…
Pattinson Crescent in the Clarkson area is named for Gordon Pattinson (1885-1973). The former Pattinson House, located at 972 Clarkson Road South, was built in 1915. Today the house serves as an office. Gordon built this house on property he had purchased from the Orr family. Gordon actively farmed his property, raising a variety of…
Have you seen the historic one-room historic schoolhouse that stands in the heart of the City of Mississauga? Have you ever wondered about its history? The late Benson (Ben) Madill (1915-2013) left behind a treasure trove of memories and recollections about life and time in historic Mississauga (particularly focused on the rural community of Britannia)…
Timothy Street, Streetsville’s namesake, was born in Spencertown, New York in 1777. In 1800 he married Abigail Smith, who was born in 1783 in Hillsdale, New York. The couple relocated to Canada in 1801. Timothy lived and worked in St. David’s, near Niagara, for over 20 years before coming to the Credit River area. They…
Staff Sergeant David Yakichuk Park is located in the Cooksville area, at 3111 Confederation Avenue, near the intersection of Confederation Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue. David Yakichuk was born in Canora, Saskatchewan in 1929, and eventually moved east in search of work. He worked on farms in the Oshawa area, for Massey Harris in Toronto working…