Haunted Hamilton
Haunted Hamilton

Author: Mark Leslie

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2012-08-04

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1459704029

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2013 Hamilton Arts Council Literary Award — Shortlisted, Nonfiction Hamilton, Ontario, may seem just like any other city, but a haunted past is hidden beneath it. From the Hermitage ruins to Dundurn Castle, from the Customs House to Stoney Creek Battlefield Park, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, is steeped in a rich history and culture. But beneath the surface of the Steel City there dwells a darker heart — from the shadows of yesteryear arise the unexplainable, the bizarre, and the chilling. Lock the doors and turn on all the lights before you settle down with this book, because once you begin to read about the supernatural elements that lurk within this seemingly normal city in Southern Ontario, strange bumps in the night will take on new, more sinister meanings. Prepare to be thrilled and chilled with this collection of tales compiled from historical documents, first-person accounts, and the files of the paranormal group Haunted Hamilton, which has been investigating and celebrating Hamilton’s historic haunted past since 1999.

Mysteries of Ontario
Mysteries of Ontario

Author: John Robert Colombo

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 1999-05

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780888822055

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This book brings together some 500 accounts of strange events and eerie experiences in the province.

Haunted Hamilton
Haunted Hamilton

Author: Mark Leslie

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2012-08-04

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1459704010

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From the Hermitage ruins to Dundurn Castle, from Customs House to Stoney Creek Battlefield Park, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, is steeped in a rich history and culture. This title offers a collection of tales compiled from the files of the paranormal group Haunted Hamilton, which has been investigating Hamilton's historic haunted past since 1999.

Hamilton Street Names
Hamilton Street Names

Author: Margaret Houghton

Publisher: James Lorimer & Company

Published: 2002-10-22

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781550287738

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Beach Boulevard, Mud Street, Sulphur Springs Road, Paradise Road, the Jolley Cut -- street names are a vivid and living embodiment of a city's history, of the dreams, passions and workaday concerns of its citizens. Love, murder, betrayal, political intrigue -- all are present in this engaging new book about Hamilton's past. Most Hamiltonians know that MacNab Street was named after Allan Napier MacNab, a famous native son, but who were the people who gave their names to James, King or Barton streets, Fennell Avenue, or Kitty Murray Lane? Street names offer a unique, meandering path through Hamilton's fascinating past, full of curious biographical culs-de-sac and occasional sweeping historical vistas. Hamilton Street Names includes more than 120 routes in the new city. Each alphabetically organized entry offers fascinating insights into the city's social, political, cultural or military history. Richly illustrated with archival photographs, this book offers fascinating views into the past of the new Hamilton.

The Castle Key
The Castle Key

Author: Karen Krossing

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2000-09-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0929141768

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Twelve year-old Moon lives with her father after the mysterious departure of her mother. She leaves Moon with nothing but a beautiful ring, which also mysteriously vanishes. Moon, who yearns to see her mother again, believes strongly that someday she will. She develops an interest in magic as a way to find her mother and her friend Duncan is eager to assist. Her breakthrough comes when she finds a curious key in the office of the school librarian. When Moon touches the key, she becomes an invisible observer in the middle ages.

Dundurn Castle
Dundurn Castle

Author: Edward Smith

Publisher: James Lorimer & Company

Published: 2007-09-25

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1550289888

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One of the most fascinating figures in Canadian history, Hamilton's Sir Allan Napier MacNab, was a charismatic character who lived large in the political and business world of his day. Born into a genteel family on the fringe of the powerful Family Compact, MacNab began his career as a boy soldier in the War of 1812, then dabbled in the theatre before beginning a law practice. A banker financing his own ventures, he made his fortune in land development and railways, and spent half of his adult life in politics, serving as premier and acting as speaker for both houses during his more than a quarter century in parliament. He built his "fort on the water" that would become known as Dundurn Castle in 1835. Throughout his career, the castle — with its picturesque setting, dozens of rooms, the latest in plumbing and an embellishing dovecote and cockpit — embodied his aspirations and approach to life in a young, enterprising city. Within its walls, he experienced triumphs and loss, including the death of his wife, defeat in politics and finally the crumbling of his finances, leaving him penniless at his death in 1862. This book tells the colourful story of MacNab, family man, politician, and entrepreneur, and describes the grand and beautiful setting of home and grounds against which he played out his life.

Collections and Objections
Collections and Objections

Author: Michelle Hamilton

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2010-09-22

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0773580654

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North America's museums are treasured for their collections of Aboriginal ethnographic and archaeological objects. Yet stories of how these artifacts were acquired often reveal unethical acts and troubling chains of possession, as well as unexpected instances of collaboration. For instance, archaeological excavation of Aboriginal graves was so prevalent in the late-eighteenth century that the government of Upper Canada legislated against it, although this did little to stop the practice. Many objects were collected by non-Native outsiders to preserve cultures perceived to be nearing extinction, while other objects were donated or sold by the same Native communities that later demanded their return. Some Native people collected for museums and even created their own.

Searching for the Forgotten War - 1812 Canada
Searching for the Forgotten War - 1812 Canada

Author: Timothy L. Sanford

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-02-15

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 1453588922

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The quest to write a geographical book leading up to the two-hundredth anniversary of this conflict, known as the War of 1812, that created two North American countries we enjoy today, began in 2006, with the goal to visit as many historical sites as possible. We started searching for roadside markers, plaques, monuments, cemeteries, the tombstones to the fallen, fortifications, battlefields and those who fought in this war, and to tell the readers the stories behind them. Searching for the Forgotten War 1812, was an experience that was more than we expected in terms of the wonderful people we met along the way.