Category: Archive Alley

Written By Carol Small, Middlesex Centre Archives Depending on sources, some give the date of formation of Middlesex County as 1798 when the London District was created. The Archives of…

Written By Glenn Stott The Battle of Longwoods fought on Wednesday, March 4, 1814, was not a major battle in the context of the War of 1812 but its story…

Written By Carol Small, Middlesex Centre Archives Middlesex County has a long and rich history. This year, 2025, marks a special milestone. It is 225 years since the name of…

Written By Chip Martin The operator of the ferry that had just carried passengers across the Niagara River to the landing at Fort Erie from Buffalo that October 28, 1830…

Written By Dave Zavitz, Middlesex Centre Archives The second of five children, Anna Shotwell Hampton was born 2 September 1835 in Orchard Park, New York near Buffalo to Asa Hampton…

Written By Reverend Enos Montour Why should Santa disappoint his Brown Tom in his White man’s School—this “Mush Hole,” as the older boys called it? Oatmeal porridge had never been…

Written By Carol Small, Middlesex Centre Archives It is December already! Time to turn our thoughts to Christmas preparations. The coming days will be filled with finding just the right…

Written By Reverend Enos Montour Sunday, May 16th, 1915, dawned a beautiful pre-summer day. It was the second year of the First Great War. But to the native children, Loyalist…

Written By Carol Small, Middlesex Centre Archives Following Remembrance Day, our thoughts are with our veterans who have served in many conflicts over the centuries. The 20th Century saw two…

Written By Bob Gentleman, Local Writer While the future is uncertain, there are many eras of the past to choose from to remember, reflect on and share. I have been…