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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 …
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 …
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 …