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The Extraordinary History of Flamborough
​Platinum Jubilee Edition

Additions and corrections to the Platinum Jubilee Edition of the Extraordinary History of Flamborough
History is constantly being revised and enhanced as new facts emerge, errors in interpretation are discovered and new stories found. Listed below are any corrections or new information that will be included in subsequent editions of the book: 

Page 16 (change made in v1.3)
New section title: ​Sacred Caves, Mamagwasewug, and Ancient Trees
​Kahkewāquonāby wrote that the caves along the escarpment were inhabited by spirits, and that the sounds coming from the depths of these caves were said to be their breathing.
 
Other creatures inhabit the area called “Mamagwasewug”. These mischievous creatures are two or three feet tall, and love playing all sorts of tricks on their human neighbours.
 
Kahkewāquonāby reported that he often saw a party of Mamagwasewug paddling a stone canoe in Coote’s Paradise, but whenever anyone tried to approach them, they would easily outpace their pursuers before disappearing into secret caves dug along the banks.
 
Standing out in the Beverly Swamp, a 200-year-old sugar maple has a trunk that is distinctly kinked as if pointing in one direction. 

Page 26 ​(correction made in v1.3)
The territory covered in the 1784 Between the Lakes Purchase covered more than a million hectares. In return for this land, the Anishinaabe were given 1,180 pounds. A violation of the Silver Covenant Chain of Friendship, the Between the Lakes Purchase was later made official within the colonial system by Lieutenant Governor Simcoe as Treaty No. 3 (1792).

Page 38 (correction made in v1.3 thanks to Wendy Hils)
​Anne’s husband, Ralph Morden, had been a Quaker who immigrated to Pennsylvania from Cambridgeshire (some say Yorkshire) in 1762. 

Page 39 (correction made in v1.3 thanks to Wendy Hils)
​Some members of Anne Morden’s extended family held enslaved people and also emigrated to the area. The fates, and names, of the Black People enslaved by the Morden Family are unknown, but local stories speak of them being buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery at Bullock's Corners (see section “Christ Church and the Black Morden Plot”).

Page 128
Map of the Notre Dame Convent

This 2022 screen capture from Google Maps shows the location of the 300 gravesites of the Sisters of Notre Dame that were relocated to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in 2020. ​
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Page 128
The interior of the chapel at the Notre Dame Convent, constructed in 1956. Photograph taken in 2017 (Source: School Sisters of Notre Dame)
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Page 136
On March 18th, 2022, City of Hamilton staff reported that the Queen's Bench had been damaged.
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Page 141-142
Cindy Mayor captured this image of workers re-roofing the iconic building at the corner of Dundas Street and Mill Street in 2018. Removing the old roof revealed older shingles with the name "Weeks of Waterdown" painted on them (this was the location of the hardware store). "Weeks of Waterdown" was the name of a hardware store owned and operated at that location by Ernie and Irving Weeks. A pilot himself, Erie Weeks had painted the name of the business so the village could be identified by airplanes. ​
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May 21st, 2022, saw the region hit by an intense derecho which swept across Southern Ontario leaving ten people dead and a swath of destruction. Extensive damage was reported across Flamborough, with many trees uprooted and power cables destroyed. Winds hit 120 km/h and included an EF-2 tornado in Uxbridge. 
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A great maple tree at the entrance to Waterdown's Memorial Park following the derecho of May 21st, 2022. Scenes like this one could be found across the community.

Page 202 (correction made in v1.3 thanks to Wendy Hils)
​The first mill built along Spencer’s Creek (then called Flamboro Stream) was constructed by Jonathan Morden (nephew to Anne Morden, see section “Anne Morden”) in 1798 on land he purchased from Peter Russell.  There is evidence in the West Flamboro Township Centennial book that Jonathan Morden enslaved at least one person.

Page 213 (correction made in v1.3 thanks to Wendy Hils)
James Webster was one of the first Europeans to settle in the area, arriving between 1819-22. ​

Page 218 (correction made in v1.3 thanks to Wendy Hils)
The map depicted here was drawn by Wendy Hils, Christ Church Flamborough Cemetery Board.

Page 249
The final act of Mark Shurvin, as Mayor of Flamborough, was to sign the authorization to transfer the Municipal Cemetery at Bullocks Corners to Christ Church Flamborough. (source: Wendy Hils)
  • Home
  • Flamborough's Local History
    • Ghost Walk
    • Flamborough Arms and Flag
    • Souharissen Natural Area, Waterdown
    • The Queen's Tree at Memorial Park >
      • Commemorative Tree Videos
    • The Queen's Bench at Memorial Park
    • History of Waterdown District High School >
      • WDHS 2011-12 Renovations
    • Flamborough 1812 Veterans
    • Waterdown
    • East Flamborough
    • West Flamborough
    • Beverly
    • Town of Flamborough
    • North Wentworth Arena Mural and Banners
    • The Khan's "Men of the Northern Zone"
    • Waterdown South Indigenous Sites
    • Waterdown Treaty Forest
    • Flamborough Book
  • CHI4U1
    • #idlenomore
    • Important CHI4U1 Handouts
    • Different Perspectives of the Same Island
    • War of 1812
  • Treaty Studies
    • My Waterdown
    • Five Oaks (2018)
    • Establishing a New Society/Colonization Activity
  • WDHS Boy's Rugby Club
  • CHY4U
    • Important Handouts & Resources
  • CHC2D
    • Important Handouts and Videos >
      • Weimar Art
    • Covictory Garden Project
  • Civics
  • Genocide Course
    • Genocide Journals
    • Important Handouts & Videos
    • 2012 Picture
  • Canadian Symbols
  • WDHS Online War Memorial
  • Random Things
  • Ireland, UK & France (2015)
  • Visit to Massey College (2014)
  • Russia Trip (2013)
  • War of 1812 Tour (2011)
  • Europe Trip (2011)
  • Washington (2010)
  • Classroom Tour
  • Active History
    • Pictures from 2009-10
    • Pictures from 2010-11
    • Pictures from 2011-12
    • Pictures from 2012-13
    • Dan Eldon Journal Assignment
    • Gross National Happiness Survey
    • Queen's Tree at Memorial Park
    • Volunteer Letter for GNH BBQ
    • Videos Used in Active History
  • A Bad Penny Always Comes Back