
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2021


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…
Welcome to our 58th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for our next episode of “Ask A Historian” on July 15, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. on our YouTube channel. This week Matthew welcomes guests Megan Wiles and Heliya Babazadeh as they explore the incredible We Are Resilient program from the City of…
Sometimes it takes a team. In sorting through recent book donations at Heritage Mississauga, we came across the book Medicine Maid: The Life Story of a Canadian Pioneer by E.L. Hoople. I immediately recalled a conversation I had several years ago with Mac Byard of the Streetsville Historical Society about the book and the author….
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…

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