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Willow Creek Depot

During the War of 1812, the Nine Mile Portage from Kempenfel(d)t Bay to Willow Creek formed part of the vital route, via Yonge Street, Lake Simcoe, the Nottawasaga River and Georgian Bay which...

During the War of 1812, the Nine Mile Portage from Kempenfel(d)t Bay to Willow Creek formed part of the vital route, via Yonge Street, Lake Simcoe, the Nottawasaga River and Georgian Bay...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William McGillivray 1764-1825

Born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, McGillivray joined the North West Company in 1784, became a partner in 1790 and its principal director in 1804. Fort Kaministiquia, the Company's wilderness...

Born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, McGillivray joined the North West Company in 1784, became a partner in 1790 and its principal director in 1804. Fort Kaministiquia, the Company's...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Hamilton Merritt 1793-1862

A pioneer in the field of transportation, Merritt was born in Bedford, New York, and settled at Twelve Mile Creek (St. Catharines) with his Loyalist family in 1796. He served with the provincial...

A pioneer in the field of transportation, Merritt was born in Bedford, New York, and settled at Twelve Mile Creek (St. Catharines) with his Loyalist family in 1796. He served with the provincial...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost

This nursing station, one of the first in a network built by the Canadian Red Cross following the Great War, illustrates the contribution made by countless outpost nurses in the settlement of...

This nursing station, one of the first in a network built by the Canadian Red Cross following the Great War, illustrates the contribution made by countless outpost nurses in the settlement...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Wilberforce Settlement 1830

In 1829 a group of fugitive Negro slaves in Cincinnati decided to seek a more secure refuge in Canada. In 1830, with the help of Quakers in Oberlin, Ohio, they purchased 325 ha of land in this...

In 1829 a group of fugitive Negro slaves in Cincinnati decided to seek a more secure refuge in Canada. In 1830, with the help of Quakers in Oberlin, Ohio, they purchased 325 ha of land in this...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Wicklow Church 1824

The Baptists of Haldimand and Cramahe townships united in 1798 to form a church. The War of 1812 seriously interrupted its growth but, in March 1817, the members from Haldimand felt strong enough...

The Baptists of Haldimand and Cramahe townships united in 1798 to form a church. The War of 1812 seriously interrupted its growth but, in March 1817, the members from Haldimand felt strong enough...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Wilfred Campbell 1858-1918

An Anglican clergyman who left the ministry in 1891 to work for most of the rest of his life as a civil servant in Ottawa, Campbell is known as a minor member of the "Sixties Group" which produced...

An Anglican clergyman who left the ministry in 1891 to work for most of the rest of his life as a civil servant in Ottawa, Campbell is known as a minor member of the "Sixties Group" which...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Wilkins Expedition 1763

On November 7, 1763 a fleet of small boats carrying nearly 700 officers and men of the 60th and 80th Regiments under Major John Wilkins, was forced ashore by a violent storm about 5 km east of...

On November 7, 1763 a fleet of small boats carrying nearly 700 officers and men of the 60th and 80th Regiments under Major John Wilkins, was forced ashore by a violent storm about 5 km east of...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950

Canada's tenth prime minister was born in Berlin (Kitchener) on December 17, 1874. A grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, he joined the Canadian civil service in 1900 as a specialist in labour...

Canada's tenth prime minister was born in Berlin (Kitchener) on December 17, 1874. A grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, he joined the Canadian civil service in 1900 as a specialist in...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

World Championship Wheat 1954

At the 1954 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, William E. Breckon of Burlington won the World Wheat Championship with grain grown on his Nelson Township farm about 3 km northeast of here....

At the 1954 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, William E. Breckon of Burlington won the World Wheat Championship with grain grown on his Nelson Township farm about 3 km northeast of...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Avery Bishop, V.C., 1894-1956

Born in Owen Sound, "Billy" Bishop was attending the Royal Military College when war was declared in 1914. He first joined a cavalry unit, but in 1915 transferred to the Royal Flying Corps....

Born in Owen Sound, "Billy" Bishop was attending the Royal Military College when war was declared in 1914. He first joined a cavalry unit, but in 1915 transferred to the Royal Flying...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Waterloo County

Waterloo County held its first council meeting on January 24, 1853, on this site, at the newly-built county courthouse in Berlin (now Kitchener). Council's 12 members came from five townships...

Waterloo County held its first council meeting on January 24, 1853, on this site, at the newly-built county courthouse in Berlin (now Kitchener). Council's 12 members came from five...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William and Susannah Steward House

William, an African American teamster, and Susannah Steward (also spelled Stewart) lived in Niagara from 1834 to 1847. The Steward home was part of Niagara's "coloured village", a vibrant...

William, an African American teamster, and Susannah Steward (also spelled Stewart) lived in Niagara from 1834 to 1847. The Steward home was part of Niagara's "coloured village", a...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Wilfrid Laurier University

Founded in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, and situated on land donated by the Board of Trade of Waterloo, this institution was originally established to train homegrown...

Founded in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, and situated on land donated by the Board of Trade of Waterloo, this institution was originally established to train homegrown...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Weller 1788-1863

This resident of Cobourg was the province's leading stage-coach proprietor from about 1830 to 1856. His Royal Mail Line ran from Hamilton to Montreal, with links to other centres. In February,...

This resident of Cobourg was the province's leading stage-coach proprietor from about 1830 to 1856. His Royal Mail Line ran from Hamilton to Montreal, with links to other centres. In February,...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Samuel Champlain

THIS MONUMENT WAS DEDICATED ON JULY 6, 1912TO THE MEMORY OF  SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN FIRST EUROPEAN TO BEHOLD OUR GREAT FORESTS AND LOFTY MOUNTAINS, AND FIRST TO TRAVERSE THIS INLAND WATERWAY, WHICH...

THIS MONUMENT WAS DEDICATED ON JULY 6, 1912TO THE MEMORY OF  SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN FIRST EUROPEAN TO BEHOLD OUR GREAT FORESTS AND LOFTY MOUNTAINS, AND FIRST TO TRAVERSE THIS INLAND WATERWAY,...

  • new york
  • champlain
  • new france
  • plattsburgh

Woodside

William Lyon Mackenzie King, tenth Prime Minister of Canada, spend his adolescent years at Woodside, where he lived from 1886-1893. The country setting he enjoyed during this formative period...

William Lyon Mackenzie King, tenth Prime Minister of Canada, spend his adolescent years at Woodside, where he lived from 1886-1893. The country setting he enjoyed during this formative period...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Wolford Chapel

This family chapel on the former estate of Upper Canada's first Lieutenant-Governor, John Graves Simcoe, was given to the people of Ontario by Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth. At a ceremony held on...

This family chapel on the former estate of Upper Canada's first Lieutenant-Governor, John Graves Simcoe, was given to the people of Ontario by Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth. At a ceremony held...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Lyon Mackenzie King 1874-1950

Mackenzie King, grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, was born in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario. As a public servant he organized the Department of Labour, and was recognized as an authority on...

Mackenzie King, grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, was born in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario. As a public servant he organized the Department of Labour, and was recognized as an authority on...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Avery "Billy" Bishop 1894-1956

Billy Bishop won renown as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during World War I by shooting down at least 72 enemy aircraft and leading other daring missions against the...

Billy Bishop won renown as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during World War I by shooting down at least 72 enemy aircraft and leading other daring missions against the...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown