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November 29, 2025
Ontario’s first gold rush happened in 1866 on a farm north of Madoc. August 15 was the fateful day when Marcus Herbert Powell discovered gold while prospecting for copper on the farm of John Richardson. Richardson had given up on farming and was looking for one last opportunity to make money from his property. He had hired Powell because of his ski...
Nov. 1, 2025
Danville Park is one of Mississauga’s newest parks having just opened in 2017. It is a 26 hectare linear park that is sandwiched between an industrial area and the 403 in the Kennedy Road and Courtney Park section of the city. The park is mostly open grasslands with few trees. The topography is rolling hills and valleys. This has been shaped by the movi...
October 18, 2025
I recently visited Welland to see a new client and while passing through town I noticed an abandoned swing bridge. Naturally, this provided an opportunity to get some pictures and learn a little about the local history. The bridge is known as Bridge 15 on the Welland Canal and was built in 1910 to replace an earlier wooden bridge at this location. T...
Sep. 27, 2025
One of the purposes of this blog over the years has been to photograph historic sites in case they are destroyed and lost forever. In the 11 plus years that we have been active we have photographed hundreds of historic buildings and properties. Unfortunately, we are already seeing several of these places being lost forever. This post highlights several...
As you drive between Shelburne and Markdale on Highway 10 you may notice several pioneer cemeteries that appear to be in the middle of nowhere. In fact, they were located in small communities with houses, stores, hotels, schools and churches. For different reasons the communities faded from prominence and disappeared. The buildings were lost to fire, neglect and demolition. S...
