Preserve and share Burlington's past for the enjoyment and education of the community, making our history accessible and relevant for today while nurturing interest in future generation
Important moments in Burlington’s historyUntil the late 1950s if Burlingtonians needed to be in the hospital they went (or were taken) to Hamilton. The building of our own hospital was an important event in Burlington.
We hope you come out to the next meeting, where we solve world peace.
Autumn means clocks “fall back”, and you can fall back into your chair and enjoy reading this month’s Gazette.
The BHS has created more videos for your enjoyment, and to pay homage to our history.
Thanks to Nicola Thomson for creating another video, here she talks of the Aland House, and what will happen to it.
Our Nicola Thomson helped to create another video, this one tells of the Fisher family.
Here is a video that our Nicola Thomson created to give a glimpse of the creation of this site.
Here is a video of local resident and history enthusiast, Barbara Porecki, telling us how how things are going so far, and future plans. Thank you to Paul Wright for the video.
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
