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February 10, 2025

20th Century Black History in Mississauga – Part 2

February 10, 2025/ Justine Lyn
 20th Century Black History in Mississauga – Part 2

Today, Mississauga’s Black population is incredibly diverse. Black immigrants in Mississauga trace their roots to a variety of places across the globe.

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February 10, 2025/ Justine Lyn/
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February 05, 2025

20th Century Black History in Mississauga – Part 1

February 05, 2025/ Justine Lyn
20th Century Black History in Mississauga – Part 1

In 2006, Heritage Mississauga undertook an arduous task trying to trace our earliest Black residents on the landscape of what we would now call Mississauga. This initial research and subsequent projects have been able to give us a robust understanding of Black history in historic Mississauga in the 19th century.

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February 05, 2025/ Justine Lyn/
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January 29, 2025

Finding Mississauga Away from Home in London and Windsor, Ontario

January 29, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
 Finding Mississauga Away from Home in London and Windsor, Ontario

It is always fascinating and curious how things from home, over the years, find their way to other places. Oh, the stories they could – and do – tell!

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January 29, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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January 23, 2025

The History of the Portuguese in Mississauga

January 23, 2025/ James Walker
The History of the Portuguese in Mississauga

The Leaver Mushroom farm in the Lakeview area of Mississauga was the first steppingstone for Portuguese immigrants to Mississauga. It provided them with work, steady income, community, and more importantly, room and board.

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January 23, 2025/ James Walker/
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January 16, 2025

The History of Mississauga's 100+ Year Old Skinner and Middlebrook Funeral Home

January 16, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
The History of Mississauga's 100+ Year Old Skinner and Middlebrook Funeral Home

The history of this landmark building in Port Credit that’s currently for sale.

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January 16, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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January 08, 2025

Mississauga Road: What to call it?

January 08, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
Mississauga Road: What to call it?

It all was a bit confusing, as there was an intersection of Mississauga Road with Mississauga Road, where the old road met the new Erin Mills Parkway.

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January 08, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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January 07, 2025

Mississauga Libraries to go Mostly Cashless in 2025

January 07, 2025/ Modern Mississauga
Mississauga Libraries to go Mostly Cashless in 2025

Mississauga Libraries to go Mostly Cashless in 2025.

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January 07, 2025/ Modern Mississauga/
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January 01, 2025

Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Mississauga’s 50th

January 01, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Mississauga’s 50th

Happy 50th Anniversary to our city and all who call it home, and best wishes for the new year and beyond as we begin our next 50 years!

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January 01, 2025/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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December 20, 2024

Remembering Mississauga's Festive Spirit in the 1960s

December 20, 2024/ Karine Soobroydoo
Remembering Mississauga's Festive Spirit in the 1960s

Remembering Mississauga's Festive Spirit in the 1960s.

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December 20, 2024/ Karine Soobroydoo/
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December 18, 2024

The History of Mississauga’s Jack Darling Memorial Park

December 18, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
The History of Mississauga’s Jack Darling Memorial Park

James John “Jack” Darling (1921-1969) was an a very active community resident. Originally from St. Catharines, he was a veteran of the Second World War.

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December 18, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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December 18, 2024

Your 2025 Mississauga Garbage, Recycling and Organics Collection Schedule

December 18, 2024/ Modern Mississauga
Your 2025 Mississauga Garbage, Recycling and Organics Collection Schedule

Your 2025 Mississauga Garbage, Recycling and Organics Collection Schedule.

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December 18, 2024/ Modern Mississauga/
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December 18, 2024

Learn About Mississauga's 2025 Mayor’s New Year’s Levee

December 18, 2024/ Modern Mississauga
Learn About Mississauga's 2025 Mayor’s New Year’s Levee

Learn About Mississauga's 2025 Mayor’s New Year’s Levee.

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December 18, 2024/ Modern Mississauga/
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December 04, 2024

Heritage Conservation in Streetsville, Mississauga

December 04, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
Heritage Conservation in Streetsville, Mississauga

Heritage Conservation in Streetsville, Mississauga.

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December 04, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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December 02, 2024

Where to See Christmas Lights in Mississauga

December 02, 2024/ Modern Mississauga
Where to See Christmas Lights in Mississauga

Lights are one of the brightest parts of Christmas and here, there are plenty of places to see Christmas lights in Mississauga.

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December 02, 2024/ Modern Mississauga/
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November 27, 2024

The History of Erindale’s Missing Mills in Mississauga

November 27, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
 The History of Erindale’s Missing Mills in Mississauga

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.

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November 27, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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November 20, 2024

The History of the Name Behind Mississauga’s Rattray Marsh

November 20, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
The  History of the Name Behind Mississauga’s Rattray Marsh

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

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November 20, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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November 13, 2024

Add one more name from Mississauga

November 13, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
Add one more name from Mississauga

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.

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November 13, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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November 07, 2024

11 Reasons to Experience Streetsville's Christmas in the Village 2024

November 07, 2024/ Modern Mississauga
11 Reasons to Experience Streetsville's Christmas in the Village 2024

This Mississauga Christmas community event will surely heighten the holiday spirit.

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November 07, 2024/ Modern Mississauga/
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November 07, 2024

10 Reasons to Experience Mississauga's 2024 Festival of Trees

November 07, 2024/ Modern Mississauga
10 Reasons to Experience Mississauga's 2024 Festival of Trees

The fourth-annual Mississauga Festival of Trees celebrates the winter season and Modern Mississauga Media is a proud, long-standing official media partner.

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November 07, 2024/ Modern Mississauga/
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November 06, 2024

Mississauga Remembers

November 06, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga
Mississauga Remembers

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.

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November 06, 2024/ Matthew Wilkinson, Historian at Heritage Mississauga/
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