Heritage
Behind the Scenes at Museum of Dufferin
Nov 20, 2018 |What makes your old family heirlooms or bric-a-brac museum-worthy? It’s all in the story they tell.
Dufferin County’s Jail
Nov 20, 2018 | | Historic HillsWith the notable exception of inmates charged with vagrancy (more on this later), the vast majority of time served at Dufferin County Jail was measured in days, weeks or a few months.
Hurricane Hazel’s Place in Headwaters’ History
Sep 18, 2018 | | Historic HillsWhen Hurricane Hazel finally blew itself out in October 1954, the damage and casualties left behind made it Ontario’s biggest weather event of the century. The flood control plans that followed were even bigger.
I am shot!
Jun 19, 2018 | | Historic HillsOn the platform of a local railway car, 23-year-old David Hunter was an innocent victim in a deadly chain of events that turned deadly one evening in 1872.
An 1870 Media Battle over “Fake News”
Mar 26, 2018 | | Historic HillsThe tweets and accusations of fake news in today’s media seem almost dainty compared to the Orangeville Sun’s lambasting of its rival weekly, the Orangeville Advertiser.
Yellow Briar
Nov 22, 2017 | | Historic HillsWhen The Yellow Briar was published in 1933 it hit all the right notes for a readership mired in the Great Depression.
Shelburne: A Town in Transition
Sep 16, 2017 | | CommunityAccording to Statistics Canada, Shelburne is Ontario’s fastest-growing town – and for residents old and new, that’s mostly a good thing.
Symbols of Service for Remembrance Day
Sep 16, 2017 |Each November, military medals get a crisp autumn airing in the hills and across the country. Behind each is a story. Here are four of them.
A Community Mourns
Sep 16, 2017 | | Historic HillsIn the winter of 1946 the people of Bolton were drawn together by an incident that began with all the ingredients of a grand farce, but ended in tragedy.
Take a Walking Tour of Orangeville, Inglewood or Hillsburgh
Jun 21, 2017 |Soak up some fascinating local history and stroll the sidewalks of our towns and villages.
Once a Village
Jun 21, 2017 |The 19th century saw tiny villages spring up all over these hills, bearing sturdy names like Lockton and Elder, unusual names like Biggles and Shrigley, and pretty names like Camilla and Silver Creek. They faded away, but left a legacy that helped create the hills we know today.
July 1, 1867
Jun 21, 2017 | | Historic HillsHow the birth of the Dominion was celebrated in the hills.