The establishment of Erindale, like many other settlement era villages, can be linked to three main factors: the influx of people, the presence of major routes of transportation, and an available source of natural waterpower.

The History of the Name Behind Mississauga’s Rattray Marsh.

Although Sergeant Joe Selley’s name does not appear on any known Mississauga memorials or historic honour rolls, the Selley family had connections to both Brampton and to Lakeview here in historic Mississauga.

Some of our earliest settlers were veterans – or the children of veterans – of the American Revolution (1775-83) who settled here as Loyalists and refugees.

Exploring Streetsville Public Cemetery in Mississauga.

Just west of Erin Mills Parkway lies the intersection of Dundas Street West and Fifth Line West. Ponder that for a moment. How do two “west” roads intersect?

he roots of this road, and the residential lots along its route, trace back to 1924. But what (or who) is Wilcox Road named after?

Down that road again in Mississauga - More History on Hurontario Street.

1812 Hidden in Plain Sight in Mississauga.