Some of Ontario's more modest residences are among the most historically important. Josiah Henson house is the Dresden home of its namesake (1789-1883), who escaped slavery in the US via the Underground Railroad, founding a settlement and rescuing 188 enslaved people. Ontario Heritage Trust

Thanksgiving Thursday - Mohawk Language
 
#Indigenous #Indigenous Voices #Indigenous Art #Indigenous Events #FirstNations #FN #Indigenous Knowledge #Indigenous Culture #OnHeritage #Giving #SixNations #SixNations Events #Indigenous Languages #LanguagePreservation #Mohawk

Delighted to share our latest TVC for Chill insurance - advert 1 of 2 ;-) 📱✈️

An incredible team to work with so big love to the team at Ringers Creative 💜

Production Company: @onheritage_com

Client: Chill Insurance

Agency: @RingersCreative

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with the story of Jean Lumb, a Chinese-Canadian activist. She fought against discriminatory immigration laws, earning Canada's Order of Canada in 1976.

Explore her legacy: heritagetrust.on.ca/pages/programs…
📷: Cavouk

Gonǫhkwa’
(GO-NOO-KWA)
I LOVE YOU

INFO: l8r.it/ouaz

#OnHeritage #OntarioHistory #Indigenous #Indigenous Voices #Indigenous Art #Indigenous Events #FirstNations #FN #Indigenous Knowledge #Indigenous Culture #BrantOnt #TruthandReconciliation

Thanks Wellington County Historical Society for refurbishing the #RichardPierpoint plaque in front of #JohnBlackPublicSchool . #uppergranddistrictschoolboard #WellingtonCountyHistory #ONHeritage #ONHistory

My family’s grocery store in Bancroft, Ontario - run by my father’s uncle and namesake Peter Stringer, pre-1950s.
#ONheritage #hastingscounty

It is with great pride that we join Ontario Heritage Trust in recognizing #HeritageWeek and the 2023 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award Recipients.

Nipigon takes its name from the nearby river and lake of the same name. It's derived from the Ojibwa “anemebegong” meaning ‘continuous water’. 1/2

#PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames  
#nipigon

This month's theme is 'Built Ontario.' Follow our posts to learn about some of the places, spaces and mega construction projects foundational to Ontario's built heritage.

Ontario Heritage Trust

So much fun!! Climb the bell tower & explore other fascinating buildings at Doors Open Waterloo Region THIS SATURDAY! Some spots will be very busy so plan your route Doors Open Waterloo Region 📍

#doorsopen #doorsooenwr Region of Waterloo Ontario Heritage Trust

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came by for DOORS OPEN and to visit us on Saturday! 🦖🦕

Every year, RCI receives hundreds of requests for tours... This year, thanks to Peter's generosity, we were able to participate in Doors Open City Of @QuinteWest @ONHeritage Trust!

In the 1830s, British Admiral Henry Vansittart named Woodstock after a village in England. The original Old English name “Wodestock” was first recorded in 1086 as a royal forest.

#PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #woodstock City of Woodstock

Hastings was named by Henry Fowlds who named the area around his grist it after Flora Muir Campbell British aristocrat Francis Rawdon-Hastings.

#PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames   #hastings Hastings County Ont.

Thorold is named after Sir John Thorold, a representative in the British House of Commons who represented Lincolnshire and opposed the war with America. 1/2

#PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #thorold City of Thorold

Manitouwadge comes from the Ojibwa for “cave of the great spirit”. The three prospectors on the logo are Roy Barker, Bill Dawd, and Jack Forster who found mineral deposits in the area.

#PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #manitouwadge Manitouwadge

TWO WEEKS TODAY!!!

Hespeler Carnegie Library Idea Exchange is just one of the fascinating places you can discover Doors Open Waterloo Region . So much local history to learn about at Waterloo Region landmark & businesses .

#doorsopen wr #doorsopen Ontario Heritage Trust Region of Waterloo

I had many adventures today Doors Open Waterloo Region .I learned
A LOT & saw cool places but I’m most impressed w/ the passion & enthusiasm of the people I met. Thank U all.

My finale w/ Bob Waterloo Central Railway was perfect 🚂

Thx for the fun #doorsopen wr #doorsopen Region of Waterloo Ontario Heritage Trust

Apologies downtown #Galt , it was ME! I was getting a 🔔lesson. Thx Ingrid!

Rare bell tower tours at Central Presbyterian Church & more cool spots Doors Open Waterloo Region this Saturday. Check the full list & plan your route.

#doorsopen #doorsopen wr Region of Waterloo Ontario Heritage Trust