This month’s Gazette is a good read, no fooling!
April 2025 Gazette
Local Family Histories
The BHS has created more videos for your enjoyment, and to pay homage to our history.
The Acland House
Thanks to Nicola Thomson for creating another video, here she talks of the Aland House, and what will happen to it.
Heritage Driving Tour: August 6, 2023
The First Heritage Driving Tour scheduled for August 6th. The Tour Route is now available, and can be seen here, for viewing or downloading.
May 8th, 2023 General Meeting
We hope you attend our last meeting before the summer break!
Land Acknowledgements
Burlington as we know it today is rich in history and modern traditions of many FirstNations and the Metis. From the Anishinaabeg to the Haudenosaunee, and the Metis -our lands spanning from Lake Ontario to the Niagara Escarpment are steeped
The Bastedo Family
BHS member Nicola Thomson created this video entitled “The True History of Burlington, Ontario by Untold Stories”
Student participants in Maplehurst School Pageant, 1938
David Craig’s Burlington History Minutes
Longtime Burlington resident David Craig has produced some wonderful short videos using old Burlington photos from the history collection. Check out some of the videos on YouTube.
Refurbished King Edward VII fountain
Thanks to a combined effort by the Burlington Historical Society, Heritage Burlington and the City our historic EdwardVII fountain has been refurbished and returned to Civic Square. Doesn’t it look great? Restored back to its former glory.