Historic Unionville
Historic Unionville

Author: George Duncan

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2015-09-26

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 1459731654

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A guided tour of historic Unionville, a little Ontario village bursting with historic buildings full of stories. Unionville is a village in the city — an unexpected oasis where time seems to move a little more slowly than in the hectic world of condos, commercial strips, and traffic gridlock. Since the late 1960s, when Unionville and its vintage Main Street were “discovered,” the village has been a magnet for visitors. Historic Unionville is the first detailed exploration of the facts and folklore behind Unionville’s winding ways and eclectic architectural sights, which span two centuries from the Georgian to the Postmodern. Touring the heritage sites that still stand proudly in the community as signposts to the past, George Duncan brings to life stories of the people, places, and events behind this unique and inviting Ontario village.

Markham, 1793-1900
Markham, 1793-1900

Author: Committee for the History of Markham Township

Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Markham Historical Society

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13:

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'Union is Strength'
'Union is Strength'

Author: Albert Schrauwers

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2009-05-23

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1442693274

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Nineteenth-century Canada experienced two other revolutions apart from those of W.L. Mackenzie and Louis Riel: the transition to capitalism, and to responsible government. Union Is Strength argues that these major socio-political changes happened in Ontario without a revolutionary moment because of the intertwined relationship of reformers with capitalists. Examining a small, utopian socialist group named the Children of Peace, Albert Schrauwers traces the emergence of a vibrant democratic culture in the province from the decade before the Rebellions of 1837. Schrauwers shows how the overlapping boards of unincorporated joint stock companies managed by both Toronto reformers and the Children of Peace produced a culture of deliberative democracy in competition with the "gentlemanly capitalism" of chartered corporations. Noting the ways in which Ontario's capitalist and democratic revolutions were linked through cooperative joint stock operations, he also situates these revolutions in an international context and links them to the development of Owenite socialism and Chartism in the United Kingdom. Union Is Strength is an insightful study of both nineteenth century Canada and the ways in which regional political cultures arise.

In Search of Promised Lands
In Search of Promised Lands

Author: Samuel J. Steiner

Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.

Published: 2015-03-09

Total Pages: 675

ISBN-13: 0836199804

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The wide-ranging story of Mennonite migration, theological diversity, and interaction with other Christian streams is distilled in this engaging volume, which tracks the history of Ontario Mennonites. Author Samuel J. Steiner writes that Ontario Mennonites and Amish are among the most diverse in the world—in their historical migrations and cultural roots, in their theological responses to the world around them, and in the various ways they have pursued their personal and communal salvation. In Search of Promised Lands describes the emergence and evolution of today’s 30-plus streams of Ontarians who have identified themselves as Mennonite or Amish from their arrival in Canada to the last decade. In Search of Promised Lands also considers how various Mennonite groups have adapted to or resisted evangelical fundamentalism and mainline Protestantism, and it identifies the nineteenth- and twentieth-century shifts toward personal salvation and away from submission to the church community. Volume 48 in the Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History series. Find out more about Ontario Mennonite and Amish history at the author’s blog.

Canadians at Table
Canadians at Table

Author: Dorothy Duncan

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2011-09-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1459700392

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Here is one of the most unique and fascinating food histories in the world, exploring the diverse culinary history of Canada. Winner of the 2007 Canadian Culinary Book Award for Canadian Food Culture In Canadians at Table we learn about lessons of survival from the First Nations, the foods that fuelled fur traders, and the adaptability of early settlers to their new environment. As communities developed and transportation improved, waves of newcomers arrived, bringing memories of foods, beverages, and traditions they had known, which were almost impossible to implement in their new homeland. They discovered instead how to use native plants for many of their needs. Community events and institutions developed to serve religious, social, and economic needs from agricultural and temperance societies to Womens Institutes, from markets and fairs to community meals and celebrations.

Langstaff
Langstaff

Author: Jacalyn Duffin

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1999-12-15

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1487589581

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A unique and readable microhistory of an ordinary physician and his community during a period of revolutionary medical change. Duffin bases her insights on a detailed computer-assisted analysis of 40 years of extant daybooks of James Langstaff (1825-1889).

William Marr of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and His Six Children
William Marr of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and His Six Children

Author: Harriette Marr Wheeler

Publisher: Harriette M Wheeler

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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Lawrence Marr (fl.1743-1777) emigrated from England to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and was a Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. His son, William Marr (d.1789/1790), moved to Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and was a Revolutionary soldier. John Marr (d.1808/ 1809), William's son and Lawrence's grandson, was also a Loyalist and immigrated from Pennsylvania to Stamford, Ontario. Descendants and relatives lived in Ontario and elsewhere. Some descendants immi- grated to Michigan, Iowa and elsewhere.