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      Georgetown Memorial Arena was built in 1922 and the famous hockey players of Halton Hills

      08/12/202209/12/2022
      Georgetown Memorial Arena is gone now but did you know that it was built in 1922 to replace to replace the natural skating rink – ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Historical Publications about Georgetown and Halton Hills

      08/12/202209/12/2022
      Glen Williams An Oasis in the Credit Valley, John Mark Benbow Rowe History of Glen Williams, Ontario from its founding to 2014. Over 80 B&W ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Boston Presbyterian Church. More than 200 years of history

      17/11/202223/11/2022
      It was 1781 when when the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation. In 1819 the government began offering free land grants and ...
    • Halton Hills History, People

      Writer Lucy Maud Montgomery lived in Norval for 9 years and loved the place

      14/10/202216/10/2022
      Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at the local church. (1926-1936) She was ...
    • Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

      Rockwood limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes

      09/10/202214/10/2022
      Towering limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the world’s largest, are a few of the natural wonders at Rockwood. You can view ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Ghost of Jimmy still protects the Acton Town Hall

      01/10/202217/10/2022
      The Acton Town Hall is a two–storey Italianate building constructed in 1883. The Town Hall for the former Town of Acton was the centre of ...
    • Halton Hills History

      St. Elias The Prophet church. Ukrainian architectural wooden jewel

      01/08/202216/10/2022
      Two years and 7 million dollars later St. Elias The Profit Church on Heritage Road is up and as beautiful as before. On April 5, ...
    • Halton Hills History, People

      Scotsdale Farm, Bennetts and their legendary breeds

      12/07/202214/07/2022
      Scotsdale Farm is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque places in Halton Hills. These 531 acres of meadows, ancient wetlands, and rolling streams are a ...
    • Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

      Georgetown’s Barber Mill Dynamo. The first long-distance transmission of hydro power in North America

      26/06/202214/07/2022
      Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America use for long distance transmission ...
    • Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

      The original name of the Credit river was as Missinnihe, the trusting creek

      28/04/202214/07/2022
      Have you ever thought about where did Credit River get its name? The name comes from the time when the Mississauga First Nations people that ...
    • Halton Hills History

      History of Georgetown begins in 1781

      15/01/202220/07/2022
      In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation and in 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and ...
    • Halton Hills History

      War Memorials and Remembrance Parks in Halton Hills

      12/01/202217/10/2022
      War Memorial, Georgetown, Halton Hills The original memorial was erected in 1920, in memory of the local men who died in the Great War. It ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Georgetown’s Old Armoury. Historic significance and cultural importance.

      27/12/202120/07/2022
      The Old Armoury is a wood frame post and beam structure of approximately 5,000 square feet which was built by the village of Georgetown in ...
    • Halton Hills History, People

      Dorothy Stone – woman who designed the Halton Hills Coat of Arms

      21/11/202114/07/2022
      Dorothy Stone’s life and death is a bit of a mystery. Some say she was eccentric, an “oddball” who lived in the house she built ...
    • Arts / Culture, Halton Hills History

      Glen Williams. One of the most picturesque villages in Ontario

      12/11/202120/07/2022
      Glen Williams is one the most beautiful villages in Ontario. The Williams Mill is home to many visual artist and is a major draw to ...
    • Arts / Culture, Halton Hills History

      100th Anniversary of WW1 at The Old Armoury in Georgetown

      24/09/202117/10/2022
      One hundred and forty eight years ago, under the threat of an attack on their homes and their freedom, the people of Georgetown joined together ...

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