David Van Every was the first settler in the area that would become known as Christie’s Corners, at the intersection of Hwy. 8 and Beverly Town Line, in 1802 through his Crown Grant of 200 acres of land in Read more

“The Gore” – the apex at the junction of the Side Road and Hwy. 6 in Millgrove – was owned by Albert Palmer in the first half of the 19th century. Palmer sold this point of the Gore to Read more

When I was offered a summer student position at the Flamborough Archives, I was a little nervous at first. I worried that balancing the schedule with my part-time job at Fortinos would be too stressful. Then there was the Read more

By the time of the 1871 Census Returns, the name Harper’s Corners was being used to describe the settlement that included several small businesses, among them a hotel and a general store operated by members of the Washington family Read more

Several small communities in the former townships of Flamborough developed at important intersections but slowly disappeared during the 20th century as rural living has gave way to urban development. Over the next months, this column will be devoted to Read more

The oldest cemetery in the former Town of Flamborough, known as the West Flamborough Township Municipal Cemetery, has been in existence at Bullock’s Corners since the arrival of the township’s first settlers during the first decade of the 19th Read more

The Millgrove Cemetery is one of several early burial grounds in the former township of West Flamborough, with interments dating from the 1830s. The land the cemetery is located on is part of Lot 19, Concession 5 and was Read more

Following their purchase of the small wooden Methodist chapel located on Lot 6, Concession 8, the Carlisle area Anglican congregation renamed the building St. Paul’s Anglican Church. However, the congregation appears to have existed for only about 15 years, Read more

The earliest burying grounds in Flamborough were often located on farm properties due to the distance from an established cemetery in the area. The records of burials at such sites are now lost as properties changed hands and families Read more

The oldest cemetery in the village is the Waterdown or Union Cemetery, located at the eastern end of town in the area known as Vinegar Hill.

This is a municipal cemetery, open to all, dating from the earliest days Read more