Heritage News

Selected articles on what’s happening in the world of heritage and local history, from the pages of our newsletter.

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Meet us at the Head of Lake Ontario 2013

by Ruth Nicholson UE

We met in early July and again in September to settle on a few more plans for our upcoming Dominion Conference. We discussed a title for the conference and wanted to include “head of the lake” as that is the historical name for our location. Gloria Howard came up with …

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Sir John A. Macdonald Day Celebration – 2015

Big 200th Bash Planned for John A

Adapted from the Spectator, Jan. 9, 2012

Hamilton annually celebrates Sir John A Macdonald Day on the first Sunday of January. Hamilton has a beautiful monument in Gore Park that is the image of our first prime minister.

We along with many heritage groups usually lay a wreath …

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Nathan Tidridge and his class, with the Hon. David Onley

Waterdown’s History Teacher Honoured

by Ruth Nicholson UE

Monday November 28 2011 was a great day for Waterdown and a great day for Waterdown High’s history teacher, Nathan Tidridge and his students. Not every Canadian author gets a viceregal launch of a new book. The Honourable David C. Onley Lieutenant Governor of Ontario officially launched Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy by …

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