Newly published free ebook: "Early Black residents of Peel County: three profiles" takes a look at the lives of a entrepreneur and singer, a porter, and a teacher. archive.org/details/thre...

#onthisday 1986, forty years ago, CBC series "Seeing Things" aired an episode filmed partly at the Peel County Courthouse, now PAMA.

A wintery photo of the butcher shop at Summerville, Dundas Street at Etobicoke Creek. Built in 1898 by Joe Culham. #Mississauga

New on @internetarchiveca.bsky.social : Village of Streetsville minutes from 1936 to 1947, 1952 to 1961, and their planning board minutes from 1954 to 1959: archive.org/details/town... #Mississauga

Groundhog Day was created in 1886 in the US, an update of Candlemas. The first mention in #Brampton 's The Conservator newspaper was in 1893, but it wasn't mentioned again until 1938.

As we commemorate 30 years of Black History Month in Canada, we reflect on the vision, creativity, and perseverance of Black communities past and present—and look toward the future. Discover the stories and items selected to honour this legacy: www.canada.ca/en/library-a...

Did your house have concentrate juice in the freezer? The last brands on the market in Canada, both via Coca-Cola, are being discontinued, via CBC News: youtu.be/niIilevblQg Pic from RPA ephemera collection, first A&P flyer of 2000.

New on our blog, a look at the newly digitized Peel County council minutes, by-laws, and reports, including mention of the Fenians: peelarchivesblog.com/2025/12/29/n... #cdnhist

Annette Dionne has died. The surviving Dionne Quints were consulted in the creation of 1999 Peel Heritage Complex exhibition about their life. #PortCredit St Lawrence Starch promotional items were among what was included. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New on @internetarchiveca.bsky.social, every County of Peel minute book (1867-1973): archive.org/details/peel... People interested in what's now Toronto and York Region may be interested in the Home District, and United Counties of York and Peel minutes (1842-1866).

A postcard of Walshaw Dam, Bolton, postmarked #onthisday 1909. Bolton is now part of the @townofcaledon.bsky.social

It's me! Talking about The Toronto Book of the Dead in Brampton this Thursday night!

Tomorrow night, @adambunch.bsky.social presents "The Toronto Book of the Dead & The City's Morbid Past" at Cyril Clark branch of Brampton Library, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. More info: bramlib.libnet.info/event/14255886

Happy 100th anniversary to the United Church of Canada. In Peel, this saw Methodist, Congregational, and some Presbyterian churches unite. #UCCan100 Pictured are: ⛪ Macville United Church, just west of Bolton ⛪ Grace United Church, Brampton ⛪ Cooksville United Church

"In the summertime, when the weather is hot..." A clip from our newest YouTube upload, of the local waterpark, 1999: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7tm...

Yesterday in 1965, Peel MPP Bill Davis introduced legislation to create a college system in Ontario. Last night, TVO The Agenda took a look at whether it still aligns with his original vision of being distinct from universities.

Lakeshore Road is a major arterial road in #Mississauga. This is that stretch, #onthisday in 1949, just west of Clarkson.

Before he was an icon of Canadian television on @tvotoday.bsky.social, "Saturday Night at the Movies" host Elwy Yost had a column in AVRO Newsmagazine. He worked in their personnel department from 1953 until 1959.

What can Canada learn from previous annexation threats? @spaikin.bsky.social spoke with historians @dominiquemarshall.bsky.social ( @cuhistory.bsky.social) and @adambunch.bsky.social, to understand what we can learn from the past. #cdnpoli #cdnhist

If you're a professional artist living in #Toronto, and love archives, @toronto.ca 's new Artist-in-Residence call is looking for someone to create a temporary public artwork based on the City of Toronto Archives' collection: www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

Newly posted in our @internetarchiveca.bsky.social account, 11 issues of Avro News and Avro Newsmagazine, many detailing the creation of the Avro Arrow: archive.org/search?query... #Mississauga

In 1894 a young girl memorialized her visit to the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock died in this 1812 victory against invading Americans which helped establish Canadian self-identity. Mary Manning fonds, Region of Peel Archives.

In 1894 a young girl memorialized her visit to the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock died in this 1812 victory against invading Americans which helped establish Canadian self-identity. Mary Manning fonds, Region of Peel Archives.

A recently ended postal strike in Canada has led to a relatively cardless holiday season. To fill the void, let's look at cards from years past, from our collection: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGCk...

Sunny days, many years ago. (Elizabeth Smeaton fonds @peelarchives.bsky.social.)

While she's associated with PEI, Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery hung out in Peel. More on her time here, on the 150th anniversary of her birth: www.bramptonguardian.com/opinion/cont...

A week today, learn about "Care and Preservation of Family Heirlooms", through a free online presentation with Archives of Ontario: attend.opl.on.ca/event/11628269 Presented through @townofoakville.bsky.social Public Library.

Pigs on a Duck farm.

Another fine article on archival practice by @harchivist.bsky.social "archivists wage war every day against the universe’s tendency to disorder" peelarchivesblog.com/2024/09/10/h... #archives

It's the Grey Cup this weekend, for Canadian football. Back in 1951, #Toronto hosted. Malton Airport (now Toronto Pearson) welcomed players, like these two from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. 🏈 📷 Nov. 16, 1951, 73 years ago today. #Mississauga #YYZ

"Within records we see how easily the course of lives is changed by the smallest events. The effects of being at a particular place at a particular time ripple outwards and down generations." peelarchivesblog.com/2020/12/15/t...

The #Toronto Suburban Railway stretched from Keele and Dundas to #Guelph, straight through Peel, including parts of #Mississauga and #Brampton. Here's one of their vehicles going over the Humber River.

We remember archives donor Ken Giles, a legend among the local media, covering sports news for over 50 years. www.wardfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/k... #Brampton

The @peelarchives.bsky.social 'behind the scenes' blog posts are always a great explainer on the quirks of #archives, for people new to research or to working with collections. Particularly enjoy the description of material 'stewing in its own juices' peelarchivesblog.com/2024/09/10/h...

Horizontal storage, she suggested in our conversation, gives us a sense that archival records are special: their active 'work is done, and they may now lie down in their boxes' safely and behind the scenes." 📜 2/2

wer studiert die kontinentaleuropäischen praktiken? :) "Interestingly, the horizontal versus vertical division we've looked at is echoed in archives around the world. [...] British conservator Sheila Jones muses that there is a sense in which flat storage visually symbolizes a shift in status. 1/2

Wonder how we package historical records? We've got you covered. We teamed up with archivists in Britain to show you how it's done on both sides of the Atlantic. Thanks to our friends in the UK for taking us all behind the scenes. peelarchivesblog.com/2024/09/10/h... @araukie.bsky.social