Category: Brian Roulston
Hamilton: The Great Western Railway of Canada
Submitted by Brian Roulston In the early 1830s, Canadians still bitter from the War of 1812,...
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Hamilton: Birthplace of the First Locomotive Built in Canada
Daniel Charles Gunn was a visionary, a man ahead of his time. He envisioned Hamilton as the...
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The Man Who Planned Hamilton
Louis Gentilcore, one of Canada’s earliest historical geographers between 1787 and 1795,...
Read MoreIt was once part of Hamilton’s History: The Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Plant
by Brian Roulston Housework is an unavoidable part of everyday life. When we think about cleaning the house, we often envision loading the washer and dryer, emptying the dishwasher, taking out the garbage, and, of course,...
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Highway 6: The Old Plank Road to Port Dover
by Brian Roulston Today, Port Dover is a favorite summer-time destination among Hamiltonians...
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A Mennonite Trail to Highway 8: A Brief History
By Brian Roulston The early Mennonites were the first to use an indigenous trail that stretched...
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A Lot Has Changed Since Then…
by Brian Roulston The village of Hamilton, in the beginning, was shaded by large trees, some of...
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Letters to Santa
By Brian Roulston It’s that time of year again when Santa and all the elves at the North Pole are...
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Steamboats on the Bay and the Great Lakes. Part 1
By Brian Roulston Once hundreds of steamboats navigated the inland seas from the St. Lawrence...
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A Canal and a Harbour, Part 2
By Brian Roulston By the mid-nineteenth century, the Port of Hamilton had grown into the fourth...
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A CANAL AND A HARBOUR
By Brian Roulston The piers of the Burlington Canal, lighthouse and the Beach Strip are popular...
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SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY
By Brian Roulston Everybody loves a picnic, even the ants and our beloved North End is one of the...
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