Sundays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;and during the School March Break:Wednesday, March 18th & Thursday, March 19th.Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Westfield Heritage Village, not far from St. George - just north of the village of Rockton, is a picturesque place in the country where our past greets our present; and March is an exciting time of the...
180 years ago, Hiram Capron founded the Town of Paris. Ruth Lefler has done a full page profile on Mr. Capron in the January 31st, 2009 issue of the Brantford Expositor. (You can view this article online for free at the Expositor website until February 6th -http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1413639). If you want to know more about Mr. Capron and the town...
Honouring Ontario's Premiers (from the Ontario Heritage Trust website: http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/) In 2007, the Ontario Minister of Culture announced funding for the Premiers' Gravesites Program. Because of its experience with the Provincial Plaque Program, the Ontario Heritage Trust was chosen to design and implement this exciting new program. It is only fitting that the Trust manage...
Fred Bemrose, of Paris, will receive a Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement this month. Brant County Council will recognize these lifetime contributions at its February 17th meeting.Also that night, Hank Hedges, Enid Horning and Marion Sheridan will receive Ontario Heritage Trust recognition certificates and achievement pins for their heritage work.If you can attend to show...
GORDON ROSEBRUGH HOLDER (1921 - 1945) February is a good time to pause and remember the life of Gordon Rosebrugh Holder - a young St. George man who served his country and was killed in Second World War. His story is told as part of the McMaster University Alumni Honour Roll Project. This project...
This year the birthday of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless will be celebrated on Friday, February 27th, 2009! Please join the good people of the Hoodless Homestead for an afternoon historic house tours, fellowship and birthday cake!The Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead, is a National Historic Site recognizing the birthplace and childhood home of one of Canada's most eminent citizens!Adelaide was...
Welcome -The words "Historical Society" and "Blog" may not seem to go together very well. A blog, however, can be a great way to make the news and activities of a historical society accessible.The South Dumfries Historical Society was formed in February of 2003.The Township of South Dumfries was blended into the new County of Brant in 1999...
1904 Machine phone invented by three Lorimer brothers born here - direct dialing
- forerunner of the dial system
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