{"id":1884,"date":"2024-01-05T18:44:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/communityhistory\/?page_id=1884"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:33:07","slug":"hidden-histories-of-southwestern-ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/communityhistory\/hidden-histories-of-southwestern-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Histories of Southwestern Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"

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History is all around us and its meaning changes and evolves with time and experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some histories are well known because they tell us something about our large communities, usually those with governments, such as nation-states, provinces, and municipalities. Scholars interested in how we interact with the past, though, point out that it is often more local and personal histories that resonate with us.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hidden Histories project seeks to make these lesser known histories more visible, bringing them into conversation with broader historical trends, present-day issues, and our hopes for the future. At the heart of this project are Hidden History sites, and heritage plaques, submitted by people like you.<\/span><\/p>\n

The map above shows places that represent people or events in southwestern Ontario that someone felt are important for understanding this region. Click on it to be taken to an interactive version.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can submit a Hidden History by completing the form here<\/a>. The map also includes museums and archives that help interpret southwestern Ontario’s history. You can turn on this layer of the map up in the right hand corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, to promote the Hidden Histories of southwestern Ontario, project director Thomas Peace has been meeting with the host of CBC’s Afternoon Drive<\/em><\/a> (Colin Butler and Matt Allen) each week to share some of the interesting histories found on the map. Click on each icon below to listen to a segment of this series (only available for the most recent 12 months).<\/span><\/p>\n

Jump to 2025<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Middle Island Bootleggers – January 13 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Alcohol – January 5 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Polar Bear Dips – Dec 30 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Department Stores – Dec 23 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hannukah – Dec 16 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Food Banks – Dec 9 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Christmas Lights – Dec 2 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Grand Trunk Railway – Nov 25, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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London Psychiatric Hospital – Nov 18, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ambassador Bridge – Nov 11, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Malcolm’s Mills – Nov 4, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Orlo Miller – Oct 28, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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T.B. Irving – Oct 21, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hurricane Hazel – Oct 14, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ongoing Histories of Hate – Oct 7, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mohawk Institute – Sept 30, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Western’s Indigenous Alumni – Sept 23, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Prohibition – Sept 16, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fall Fairs – Sept 9, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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First Day of School – Sept 2, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Traffic Lights – Aug 26, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Stop Signs – Aug 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lake St. Clair – Aug 12, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Windsor Pride – Aug 5, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Emancipation Day & Jackson Park – July 29, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lewis Chambers – July 22 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Brass Bands – July 15 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Longwoods Treaty – July 8 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Heat Waves – June 24 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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1946 Windsor Tornado – June 17 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Deadly Swindle – June 10 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Harold Adams Innis – June 3 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Picnics – May 27 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Steamships – May 20 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Great Lakes Fisheries – May 13 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lighthouse Keepers – May 6 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fleck Strike – April 29 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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London Entomological Society – April 22 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mildred Peel – April 15 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Cornelius Burley – April 8 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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April Fools – April 1 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dodge Brothers – March 25 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Galt – March 18 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Gray-Dort – March 11 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Early Automobile Histories – March 4 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hour-A-Day Study Club – Feb 25 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Freeman Cemetery – Feb 18 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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John Brown visits Ingersoll – Feb 11 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Shelton Brooks – Feb 4 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wong’s Cafe – Jan 28, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Pierpoint Queen’s Bush – Jan 21 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Canada Company – Jan 14 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Moraviantown – Jan 7 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Guy Lombardo – Dec 31 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Crokinole – Dec 24 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Pere Marquette Railway – Dec 17 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Doidge Park – Dec 10 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Uncle Joe – Dec 3 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Belle River 150th – Nov 26 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Salt Mining – Nov 19 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Canadian Officers Training Corps – Nov 12 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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White Hurricane – Nov 5 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Baldoon Mystery – Oct 29 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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WWI Muslim Internment – Oct 22 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Jack Warner – Oct 15, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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David Bailey – Oct 8 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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260 Colborne Street – Synagogue and Friendship Centre – Oct 1 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Skunk’s Misery – Sept 24 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Name Huron – Sept 17, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monarch Butterflies – Sept 10 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Nine Hour Movement – Sept 3, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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St. Joseph Canal – Aug 27 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Griffon – Aug 20 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Eugenia Falls – August 13 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable – Aug 6 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Desmarest Rescue – July 30 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Shared Histories of Western and Algoma Universities – July 23 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lake Horn – July 16 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Egerton Double Sewer – July 9 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Canada Day – June 25 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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London and Port Stanley Railway – June 18 2024 – [Click here to watch A Trip on the London & Port Stanley Railway c. 1956<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Early Archaeology – June 11 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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First Recorded Baseball Game – June 4 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Noble and Wolf v Alley – May 28 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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McKee Treaty – May 21 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Guthrie House – May 14 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Baseball in Southwestern Ontario – May 7 2024 [Click here for Bryce’s Baseball Guide (1876)<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tolpuddle Martyrs – April 30 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ronald Fire Engine Company – April 23 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Early Islam – April 9 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Romney Drain – April 2 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mammoth Cheese – March 26 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Cigar Industry – March 19 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ontario White Sulphur and Mineral Springs – March 12 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Marie Prevost – March 5 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fighting Island – Feb 27 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Same-Sex Rights – Feb 20 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Earl Plunkett – February 13 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ingersoll’s Black Histories with Heather Rennalls – February 7 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tony Small – January 30 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Munsee-Delaware – January 23 2024 [Click Here for Munsee-Delaware Place Name Map<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Port Talbot – January 16 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wilberforce Settlement – January 9 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Maxwell Commune – January 2 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Eatons – December 19 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dawn of Tomorrow – December 12 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Imperial Oil – December 5 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Edison and Disney – November 29 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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