A field guide to Ontario's forgotten places, weird destinations, folklore, legends, and curious history.
I have heard about the fire in old Toronto. So long ago (before I was born) that I forget the year. But, this postcard says it was 1904, and this is where the fire started. None of those old buildings will still be standing. The others which survived in 1904 are mostly gone too. The don’t make them like that any more, is certainly true.… Read the rest
The following is cut and pasted from information at the UBC site. A little prehistory, as much as we seem to know so far. Funny how the present time is relearning the past.
… Read the rest9000 B.C.
Native peoples are living along the Eramosa River near what is now Guelph, Ontario.5200 B.C.
The Sto:lo people are living alongside the Fraser River near what is now Mission, B.C.
Sorry to see the site only somewhat preserved with the Web Archives Text is there but images are hit and miss. Maybe a lot of the images were from the Toronto Reference Library, or can be found there. John Shragge is deceased so there aren’t going to be updates and it looks like the domain was left to expire.