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You don‘t have time to read through endless volumes of history books, you want to be a historic know-it-all now! Heritage Bytes explores the history, heritage, and culture, of Canada‘s 6th largest city. Each episode gives you a byte sized slice of the history of Mississauga from the beginnings over 10,000 years ago through milestones in history such as the War of 1812, the World Wars, and the development of a city through the amalgamation of lost villages. We look at the historic people, places, and events, that define our city today, including peering into the Darker Side of our history. Join us as we explore the historic connections to Mississauga and each other.
Episodes
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for Ask A Historian on January 13, 2022!
This week Matthew welcomes Gurth Pretty, Director of HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society, as they explore the fascinating history of the War of 1812, the iconic vessels that fought during the conflict, and the battles that occurred right here on Lake Ontario.
HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society is a registered not-for-profit corporation dedicated to preserving and teaching the heritage and traditional maritime skills of the Great Lakes, prior to Confederation.
The Society offers experiential education to all age groups, including static displays, historic presentations, War of 1812 re-enactments and on-the-water seamanship.
The Society is named in honour of the HMS Psyche. During the War of 1812, there was a naval arms race on Lake Ontario. The British & Americans sought to build the biggest fleet to subdue the other.
One of the vessels the British built was named HMS Psyche.
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.
In today’s case, the destinies of two strangers, born oceans apart, collide in a chance meeting. They walk a shared, crooked path that reaches its violent climax on Christmas night.
In the bleak mid-winter, on a midnight clear, a shotgun blast breaks through the silence of the night.
From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is A Very Merry Mississauga Confidential.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.
“The Bloody Christmas Radioplay” performed by: Greg Carraro, Scott Foster, Bryan Ho, Justine Lyn, Nicole Mair, Ryan Parks, Becky Rusk, Matthew Wilkinson and Joe Zammit.
Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.
Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair, Matthew Wilkinson and John Eigl.
An adaptation of this story by Jenny Walker first appeared in the Heritage News.
Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Mississauga production. Heritage Mississauga is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to researching, recording and celebrating the history of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Your support helps create programming just like this.
For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.
And as always, thank you for listening.
Mississauga Confidential will return for season two in March 2022.
Music Credits:
“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Myuu (www.thedarkpiano.com)
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“Silent Night (Dark Piano Version)” by Myuu (www.thedarkpiano.com)
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Sound Effects:
The following sound effects are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Canadian Horse Carriage (https://freesound.org/people/vero.marengere/sounds/450325/)
Creaking Floorboard (https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/101381/)
Footsteps on Wood (https://freesound.org/people/Fewes/sounds/234263/)
Gun-shot Gun (https://freesound.org/people/Shades/sounds/37237/)
Horse-Drawn Carriage Approach and Stop (https://freesound.org/people/Sirderf/sounds/333680/)
Horse Whinny (https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/419231/)
Lantern Clatter (https://freesound.org/people/Fjordly/sounds/532876/)
Large Knife Drop (https://freesound.org/people/Project_Trident/sounds/140321/)
Shotgun Pumping (https://freesound.org/people/shaana/sounds/222131/)
Winter Winds (https://freesound.org/people/UrsaDaBear/sounds/400992/)
Winter Wind Gusts (https://freesound.org/people/TRP/sounds/577339/)
Additional sound effects are in the public domain and can be found at freesound.org.
Clips from “Suspense” (1940-1962) radio drama are in the public domain and can be found at archive.org.
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for Ask A Historian on December 16, 2021. This week Matthew welcomes Samantha Thompson, Archivist at Peel Art Gallery, Museum & Archives (PAMA), as they explore the fascinating history of the Whitehead brothers who served in the First World War. Samantha discusses the journey she had taken to research the story of these three brothers and their different experiences while serving during the First World War. |
Their incredible story is featured in a Blog written by Samantha and explores the familial ties, controversies, challenges, physical and psychological impacts of war, and ultimately the losses that can devastate a family. Samantha Thompson is an archivist at the Peel Art Gallery, Museum, and Archives where she is particularly interested in revealing the records and lives of ordinary people. She has also worked on collections at McMaster University and the Dundas Museum & Archives. Before training as an archivist, Samantha completed a doctorate in the history of philosophy, and taught in academia. Ask A Historian will continue to air during our usual time every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and we invite you to spend a little downtime over the holidays exploring the history and heritage of our beautiful city. |
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
In today’s case a man climbs the criminal ladder, straight to the top.
Frank Rutledge, scion of a prominent Streetsville family, takes a turn down a dark path.
From small-time robber to notorious Chicago gangster, Rutledge spends his life weaving lies to keep one step ahead of the law. But a man can only run for so long...
And as Frank Rutledge would eventually learn, those at the top have the furthest to fall.
From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.
Mississauga Confidential is written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.
Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.
An adaptation of this story by Andrea Kennedy first appeared in the Heritage News.
Video content produced by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Mississauga production. Heritage Mississauga is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to researching, recording and celebrating the history of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Your support helps create programming just like this.
For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.
Music Credits:
“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
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Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Join us as we welcome Darlene Laforme who will be speaking about her experiences in the Residential School system as well as the multi-generational impact of the schools on the survivors and their families.
Darlene Laforme, Cayuga, turtle clan, has been married for 46 years to an Anishinabwe man from the Mississaugas of the Credit. She is a mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, auntie and friend to many.
Darlene spent four childhood years at the Residential School nick-named by the students as "The Mush Hole" named so due to the sticky porridge that was served to the children. The Mush Hole represented the concerted effort to assimilate First Nations children into European Christian society, with the goal of severing the continuity of culture, language, and history from parent to child.
Darlene works as a Registered Social Worker. She learned her skills in culture, ways of being, and being resourceful. She credits her determination to the drive for a healthy life for her family, but advises that even today, it is still work.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Today’s case is one of crime and punishment, but is it justice served or justice severed?
A young man’s body is found dumped in a deserted ditch. Stephan Swyryda, a Polish immigrant, was immediately fingered for the job, but evidence was scant and circumstantial from the very start. He barely spoke English, if he spoke at all. He couldn’t keep his story straight. The detectives and his own lawyer couldn’t get a grasp on the facts.
Was Swyryda a convenient scapegoat or guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt? You be the judge.
From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.
Mississauga Confidential is written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.
Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.
An adaptation of this story by Deanna Natalizio first appeared in the Heritage News.
Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Mississauga production. Heritage Mississauga is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to researching, recording and celebrating the history of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Your support helps create programming just like this.
For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.
Music Credits:
“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Join us for our Indigenous Conversations with Gimaa (Chief) Stacey Laforme as he discusses Truth & Reconciliation.
R. Stacey Laforme is the elected Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN). Born and raised on MCFN, Chief Laforme has served his community for over twenty years being first elected to council in 1999. Chief Laforme is committed to increasing involvement and communication between Elected Council and both on and off-reserve membership. He is very active throughout MCFN’s traditional territory which encompasses 3.9 million acres of Southern Ontario, not only as a Chief, but as a notable storyteller and poet. Chief Laforme has recently been appointed as honorary senior fellow for Massey College, joining the duke of Edinburgh and the chancellor of oxford as only the third person awarded the highest honor the college can bestow.
Chief R. Stacey Laforme exemplifies significant and continuous service to our community by demonstrating integrity, generosity of spirit, humility, courage, collaboration, “The Good Mind”, and traditional ways of knowing and being.
We would like to acknowledge with thanks, the Ontario Trillium Foundation Resilient Communities Fund for their support for this important webinar series.
Thank you to the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation for their ongoing support and in sharing their knowledge and heritage with us.
A special thank you to Faith Rivers for her continued support, and to Gimaa (Chief) Stacey Laforme for joining us today and sharing his knowledge, truth, wisdom, and incredible poetry to help us to collectively create a pathway to truth and reconciliation.
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Today’s case is a crime of love and money.
An inside job and a romantic rendezvous. Did the bridegroom bandit get away with the bank?
For richer or poorer, these fugitive newlyweds were on the run. Will the honeymoon heisters take a one way trip to Kingston, Jamaica, or Kingston Pen?
From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.
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Mississauga Confidential is written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.
Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.
An adaptation of this story by William Higgins first appeared in The Herald by the Erindale Village Association and was reprinted in the Heritage News.
Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.
Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Mississauga production. Heritage Mississauga is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to researching, recording and celebrating the history of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Your support helps create programming just like this.
For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.
Music Credits:
“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021