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Two Little Railways Made North American History

Mar 23, 2008 | Tony Reynolds

The Toronto Grey & Bruce and the Toronto & Nipissing Railways were the first of their kind on the continent.

The Party that Grew: Drummers’ Snack

Mar 23, 2008 | Ken Weber | Historic Hills

“We did not see a drunken man on the grounds,” observed the Advocate (although the paper did wonder who rang the park bell at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning).

Memoirs of a Caledon Pioneer

Nov 15, 2007 | Ken Weber | Historic Hills

After the ox cart driver bid farewell and left us, and I began to clear away the snow where we were to lay our bed.

Iron Ladies: An Obsession with antique power

Jun 21, 2007 | Jeff Rollings | Back Issues

For a lot of members, it’s more than just a hobby. There’s a connection to some memory.

Rocks of Ages Redefined

Jun 21, 2007 | Signe Ball | Back Issues

If there is one elemental resource we can count on in this region, it is rocks. Our practical forebears cleared them laboriously from the land, by hand and with horse…

Learning to Live with Trains

Mar 22, 2007 | Ken Weber | Back Issues | Departments | Historic Hills | In Every Issue | Spring 2007

Railroads brought a giant step in technology to the people of these fair hills, a step that took some getting used to. Although the new technology promised commercial progress and an easier lifestyle, it came at a price.

In canada, Hilda Williams experienced difficult times. The little immigrant passed through four different homes.

Home Child

Sep 15, 2005 | Bernadette Hardaker

Children were expected to work, often in the cruellest of conditions. Destitute, abandoned or orphaned, many children survived by their wits on the street.

In and around our hills, the history of early Black settlement is being rediscovered and preserved. Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Toronto Library

African Shadows

Nov 19, 1998 | Peter Meyler

Black settlers were among the first homesteaders in the hills, but little of their legacy remains.

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