Category: Brian Roulston
The Bank of Hamilton: A Journey Through Time
By Brian Roulston Let’s take a trip down memory lane to a time before the advent of online...
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Canadian Oil Company
By Brian Roulston Near the foot of present-day Wentworth Street, there was a waterway known as...
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They’re Off! The Queen’s Plate
By Brian Roulston The Queen’s Plate, Canada’s oldest and most prestigious Grade 1 thoroughbred...
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The Hollywood Villain from Hamilton: The Life and Career of Douglass Dumbrille
While exploring Hamilton, you might come across a film or commercial production being set up and,...
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The Hotel That Floated
By Brian Roulston When Hamiltonians gaze up at the clear blue sky on a lovely summer day, we...
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The Hamilton & Gore Mechanic’s Institute
by Brian Roulston In today’s world, the term ‘technician’ has come to imply something very...
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Hamilton’s Coney Island
Submitted by Brian Roulston For many years from the early 1890s, Simon James Driving Park...
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The Roaring Game
Submitted by Brian Roulston As Wiarton Willie and his cousins across the land make their...
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Memories of The Barton Street Arena
Submitted by Brian Roulston Another January is upon us, and Hamilton is in the midst of another...
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Traditions that make our Christmas Special
Submitted by Brian Roulston It may be difficult to believe now, but there was a time in England...
Read MoreRemembrance Day: Animals in War
Submitted by Brian Roulston For as long as there have been wars, animals have aided military personnel with transportation, communications, and companionship. They too deserve to be recognized and remembered for their heroic...
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An Exhibition, a Prince, and a Crystal Palace
By Brian Roulston Let’s go back in time to one of Hamilton’s greatest accomplishments,...
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