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Come out and see our President Don Thorpe break the world record by eating 84 hot-dogs in 10 minutes!(Hmm – ok I guess April Fool’s Day is over…) Eating at Easterbrook’s Hot Dog Stand has been a long-standing tradition to Burlington. We are fortunate to have Ray Easterbrook come out to talk to us about […]

Hot diggity dog, this month’s gazette is a good read!

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 inlndigenous history. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt […]

The Burlington Historical Society (BHS) is a registered charity, founded in 1899 and has been serving the community for over 50 years as an affiliated member of the Ontario Historical Society.

Here is a promotional video we made in 2005 for our Brant Inn DVD.