Heritage Bytes

Ask a Historian: Erindale, Credit Woodlands and the Ridgetown

On today's episode of Ask A Historian, Mississauga Historian Matthew Wilkinson answers three questions from you! We will explore the story behind the name "Erindale", document when the Credit Woodlands subdivision was built, and recount the colourful career of the Great Lakes bulk freighter Ridgetown which forms the breakwater at Port Credit.

Sauga 50-for-50: Hazel's Milestones

Join us this week on Sauga 50-for-50 as we remember former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion. February 14th marks what would have been her 103rd birthday, and a year since we all said our goodbyes to Hurricane Hazel. It is at this time of year that we remember her memory and fiery spirit.

This week, we dug through our vaults to share with you a special presentation of Hazel McCallion's Milestone Lecture at the 2003 Mary Fix Memorial Lecture. The theme of the highly anticipated lecture was the celebration of civic heritage and spirit during which Hazel McCallion provided a self assessment of her 25 years as Mayor, as of November 2003, and reflected on her many years of service in public office. Please enjoy the inspiring words of our former (and longest serving) Mayor, Hazel McCallion, this time on Sauga 50-for-50.

 

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: Love is in the Air!

Around this time of year, more than ever, love is in the air! Join Collections and Resource Lead Justine Lyn, as she traces the origins of Valentine's Day from ancient origins to Mississauga connections. Have you ever wondered why the heart symbolizes love, why we give flowers on Valentine's Day, or who St. Valentine was and why this holiday was named in his honour? Join us this week on Sauga 50-for-50 to learn all the romantic details! 

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: A Remembered Black History

This week on Sauga 50-for-50, Justine Lyn and Melissa Toste begin Black History Month with a discussion of early Black settlers in historic Mississauga and why their stories were nearly forgotten if not for the diligent efforts of past researchers. Now remembered, no longer forgotten, we hope you will join us as we explore our city's early Black history.

 

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

 

 

Ask a Historian: Join the History Hunt!

Join historian Matthew Wilkinson and Lisa Abbott, Manager of City Programs as they discuss the city-wide History Hunt app. To celebrate the City of Mississauga’s 50th anniversary, the Museums of Mississauga has hidden 50 artifacts across the city, each with their own unique story. Join the scavenger hunt and discover Mississauga’s hidden stories, one artifact at a time.

 

For more information on the History Hunt App, visit: https://mississauga.ca/anniversary/mi... https://heritagemississauga.stqry.app... Vanity URL: mississauga.ca/museum50

For more information on 50th Anniversary events and celebrations in the City of Mississauga, please visit: https://www.mississauga.ca/anniversary/mississauga-turns-50/events/

Sauga 50-for-50: A City Emerges

In this episode of Sauga 50-for-50, we explore how amalgamation united the city of Mississauga 50 years ago in 1974.

Settlers began arriving in the early 1800s, and Toronto Township, now known as Mississauga is often referred to as the city of villages. While most cities expand outward from a central settlement, Mississauga is unique in that it’s made up of crossroad of hamlets and villages, each with their own distinctive history, that were joined together in amalgamation to form the city. Join us in this week's installment of Sauga 50-for-50 to learn more.

 

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.

 

Production: Heritage Mississauga and Sanborg Productions

Narrators (in order of appearance): Matthew Wilkinson, Justine Lyn, Alan Skeoch, Ava Gisondi, Eden Gisondi, Michael Spaziani, Dave Cook, Richard Collins, Greg Carraro, June Callwood, Elaine Eigl, Megan Mackintosh, Hazel McCallion, Winnie Fung

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

 

 

Sauga 50-for-50: How Mississauga Got its Name

Welcome to another installment of Sauga 50-for-50. As we begin to explore connections to the City of Mississauga’s 50^th anniversary, we go back in time to 1968 when the Township of Toronto became the Town of Mississauga. Why this name? And what's in our name? The process of choosing a name was not a straightforward one. In the end, the town fought to be Mississaugans! Historian Matthew Wilkinson explores the sorted tale alongside local historian and interpreter Richard Collins, this time on Sauga 50-for-50.

 

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: Starting From Square One

2024 marks the 50th Anniversary of the City of Mississauga. Today, and for much of that 50-year period, City Centre has been centered around Square One. But, did you know that that's not always how it was? Cooksville used to be our Civic Centre. So why the switch? Well, that has a lot to do with the Carr family farm...or rather the lack thereof. Join Heritage Mississauga's Justine Lyn and Melissa Toste as they delve into the fascinating story on this episode of #Sauga50for50 on Heritage Bytes.

 

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

Indigenous Conversations: Going with the Flow- Ancestral Relationships with Water

This talk will focus on relationships to water and Anishinaabe traditional practices. Explore an indigenous perspective on the importance of water with Ancestral Knowledge keeper and Anishinaabe Traditional Grandmother Kim Wheatley. Kim is Turtle clan and a band member of Shawanaga First Nation Reserve. She is a multi-award winning public speaker who has presented locally, nationally and internationally for three decades. As a long-time Water Walker Grandmother, Kim has coauthored four books focused on water, wetlands and the creatures that inhabit those spaces. She is a ceremonialist, artist, event organizer, singer, drummer and cultural consultant.

 

Thank you to our sponsors the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Rotary Club of Mississauga for their support.

Ask a Historian: ”Legend of the Raid” Comic Book

Join historian Matthew Wilkinson and Collections and Resource Lead Justine Lyn as they explore the newest installment of The Grange comic book series, "Legend of the Raid", and the fascinating real-life connections between the Dieppe Raid and Mississauga resident Rear-Admiral Romauld Nalecz-Tyminski, who saved 85 Canadians during the Raid. Experience the bravery and sacrifice like never before, brought to life in beautiful colours by artist Daniel Wong.

 

YOU ARE INVITED to the "Legend of the Raid" Comic Book Launch:

Sunday, November 12, 2023 from 2-5PM

Wawel Villla Seniors Residence

880 Clarkson Rd. South, Mississauga, ON