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Sauga 50-for-50: The MYSTERY of the Streetsville Ghouls...

A sinister crime has rocked the community of Streetsville, Ontario. The year is 1937 and the body of young Hayden Pope has been stolen right from his freshly dug grave. The grave robber (or robbers) goes by the pseudonym "The Streetsville Ghouls". Anyone in the sleepy town of Streetsville could be the culprit. It's up to you to solve the mystery.

Join us on October 25, 2024 (6:30-9pm) at the Streetsville Public Cemetery for a spine-tingling journey into the mystery of the Streetsville Ghouls. Tours start at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 5440 Durie Road Mississauga, ON L5M 2J5

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/haunted-mississauga-2024-heritage-tour-tickets-1007883626057?aff=oddtdtcreator

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

All the Quakers are Shoulder Shakers Medley Fox Trot by All Star Trio

Sauga 50-for-50: Meet the SPIRITS of Dixie Union Cemetery

Take a walk through Mississauga's Dixie Union Cemetery (c.1809) where you will meet 13 spirits to learn about their lives, and possibly demise, set between 1840 to 1846. Can you figure out who was the Worthy Settler is?

Email your answer to: resource@heritagemississauga.org

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Councillor Stephen Dasko

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome City of Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: The Bomb Girls of Small Arms during the Second World War

During the Second World War the demand for labour by wartime industries was high. Since many men in the labour force were enlisted in the armed forces, Small Arms Ltd. offered jobs to single women, married women without children, as well as young men who weren’t old enough to serve. These are the stories of six people who worked there during that time, including (in order of appearance): Rose Cutmore Daikens, Linda Wigley, Hilda Insley, John Kelly, Dorothy Browne, & Len McNeice.

Today, Building 12, also known as the Small Arms Inspection Building, is a historic reminder of our past. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, it has become an exciting creative hub for a wide range of arts and cultural programs. This unique venue showcases dynamic exhibitions, events and interactive experiences and provides a space that fosters collaboration and community-building.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Councillor Brad Butt

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews with past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome City of Mississauga Ward 11 Councillor Brad Butt.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: RARE recording of Dr. Martin L. Dobkin Community Park Opening (1992)

Dr. Martin L. Dobkin was elected on October 1, 1973, as the first Mayor of the new City of Mississauga, and served as Mayor from 1973 to 1976. He was the inaugural mayor of the newly amalgamated City of Mississauga, which had combined the former Towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville.

He was originally trained as a medical doctor and he continued his practice during the time he was mayor. His first council was prolific, creative, and productive in its achievements. They created a new and comprehensive official plan for the new city, which provided the blueprint for the future development of the city. His council also supported the purchase of numerous green space and parklands for the new city, including Rattray Marsh, Jack Darling Park, Morning Dew Park, and more.

In honour of his service to the city the Dr. Martin L. Dobkin Community Park, a large 30 acre park in central Mississauga with multiple facilities, was officially opened on June 14, 1992. Listen to the opening ceremony like never before, courtesy of Dr. Martin L. Dobkin.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Local Historian Richard Collins

Join Heritage Mississauga summer student Eden Tesfaye as she interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome local historian Richard Collins.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: Explore Mississauga's LOST Credit Mission Village with Faith Rivers

Today on Sauga 50-for-50, we welcome onto the program Faith Rivers, a member of the Mississauga of the Credit First Nation, to remember the Mississauga's village on the banks of the Credit River, known as the Credit Mission, or the Credit Indian Village.

It was located on the site of what is today the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club on Mississauga Road. A government-built village was constructed in 1826 under the direction of Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby), a Chief of the Mississaugas, and Colonel James Givens, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Government. The village was located on the high grounds overlooking the Credit River. In the flat valley lands were used for cultivating corn, wheat and rice. The village included some 25 cabins, a school and chapel, a store, blacksmith, and a large sawmill. With the relocation of the Mississaugas in 1846-47, some of the small cabins were used by early settlers.

There is little visible evidence of the village today. However, the memory of the Mississaugas and the Credit Mission reminds us all of the history of the land where we live, work and play today. We are reminded to step lightly on the land with love, compassion and gratitude. 

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

 

Sauga 50-for-50: A RARE Look Back at Mississauga's Inauguration of the FIRST City Council (1974)

The City of Mississauga was incorporated on January 1st, 1974 with the amalgamation of the Towns of Port Credit, Streetsville and the Town of Mississauga. The first City of Mississauga election was held on October 1st, 1973 and the ceremonial inauguration of the newly formed City of Mississauga council took place on January 16th, 1974 at Glenforest Secondary School. This time on Sauga 50-for-50, take a RARE listen to the inauguration of council courtesy of Dr. Martin Dobkin, the first mayor of the City of Mississauga.

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Councillor Martin Reid

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome City of Mississauga Ward 9 Councillor Martin Reid.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974