Decisions made in almost every historic survey that I have referenced in Mississauga can still be seen in some fashion on our landscape today – in some cases over 200 years later.

The Maggie Hunter was not a large ship, even judged by the standards of her time, but she was a big vessel for Port Credit, and much larger than the other stonehookers.

The area around Britannia began to draw colonial-era settlers as early as 1819, shortly after the signing of Treaty 19 between the Indigenous Mississaugas and The Crown in 1818.

There are multiple name references to Shawnee chief and warrior Tecumseh (1768-1813) on our landscape, with some differences to how they appear (and how they are spelled.)

The common thread between the three friendship agreements is to continue to foster a spirit of friendship and cooperation between Mississauga residents and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

With the support of her community, Nahnee was eventually called on by the Rama First Nation band council to petition Queen Victoria in England and to advocate for the rights of First Nations peoples.

Part of the Sheridan Homelands subdivision today is located on a former 200-acre farm property, previously belonging to Charles Cameron.

Mississauga Remembers the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands.

Mary Louise had A.R. Clarke Memorial Hall built in Port Credit and dedicated to the memory of her late husband.

The story of Ben Madill, a much beloved and passionate advocate of the preservation and our stories, local history, and of his home community of Britannia.

Like many fascinating stories from our history, the events of 1837 were not the end of Mackenzie’s story.