FIRST HERE SERIES - WHAT HAPPENED WHEN IN HAMILTON
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FIRST HERE
Edited by Margaret Houghton
When Hamilton and area was first settled in the latter part of the 18th century, the area was a wooded, unpopulated wilderness. It has been noted in early descriptions that in these very early years there were more snakes than people in the area.
Since nothing was here, everything had to be created fresh. The first settlers in each township built their houses and began to start families and cultivate the land. As their families grew, so did the need for churches and schools and the other amenities of civilized life.
There is always the first person to do any number of things starting with the first person who actually arrives at a new location and decides to stay.
There have been many firsts in the history of Hamilton, some all but forgotten while others are well documented or living on only in our own memories. First Here tells the story of some of the well known as well as some of the all but forgotten first things and events in Hamilton's history.
Edited by Margaret Houghton
When Hamilton and area was first settled in the latter part of the 18th century, the area was a wooded, unpopulated wilderness. It has been noted in early descriptions that in these very early years there were more snakes than people in the area.
Since nothing was here, everything had to be created fresh. The first settlers in each township built their houses and began to start families and cultivate the land. As their families grew, so did the need for churches and schools and the other amenities of civilized life.
There is always the first person to do any number of things starting with the first person who actually arrives at a new location and decides to stay.
There have been many firsts in the history of Hamilton, some all but forgotten while others are well documented or living on only in our own memories. First Here tells the story of some of the well known as well as some of the all but forgotten first things and events in Hamilton's history.
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MORE OF FIRST HERE
Edited by Margaret Houghton
There have been many firsts in the history of Hamilton, some all but forgotten while others are well documented or living on only in our own memories. Some of the firsts are with us still while others are long gone. More of First Here continues the story of some of the well known as well as some of the all but forgotten first things and events in our history.
Lions, animal protection, museums, radio broadcasting, aviation by balloon and manned flight, automobiles, politicians of all stripes, Santa Claus, singing dentists, transportation, newspapers, Tim Hortons, Royal gardens, raucous rock concerts and many other cultural, technological or social innovations have made Hamilton what it is today.
Edited by Margaret Houghton
There have been many firsts in the history of Hamilton, some all but forgotten while others are well documented or living on only in our own memories. Some of the firsts are with us still while others are long gone. More of First Here continues the story of some of the well known as well as some of the all but forgotten first things and events in our history.
Lions, animal protection, museums, radio broadcasting, aviation by balloon and manned flight, automobiles, politicians of all stripes, Santa Claus, singing dentists, transportation, newspapers, Tim Hortons, Royal gardens, raucous rock concerts and many other cultural, technological or social innovations have made Hamilton what it is today.
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FIRST HERE VOLUME THREE
Edited by Margaret Houghton
When was the first mail delivery service started in Hamilton?
Or, who was the first member of the Royal family to visit the city? Still on Royalty, when was the first Victoria Day celebrated in Hamilton, and how was that first Dominion Day observed?
These are just a few of the stories in the third volume of First Here, a continuing look at when things first happened in Hamilton, and the stories behind these special occasions.
And, of course, Hamilton holds bragging rights as the home of the oldest road race in North America with the Around the Bay Road Race dating back to 1894, three years before the first Boston Marathon was run.
Hamilton was also one of the leading communities in the province when it came to health care, at the forefront of the fight against cholera as well as typhoid and diphtheria, with Hamilton being one of the first cities in North America to undertake a widespread immunization program.
These and many other firsts are just a few of the fascinating stories readers will find in First Here Volume Three, stories which play an important part in Hamilton’s history.
Edited by Margaret Houghton
When was the first mail delivery service started in Hamilton?
Or, who was the first member of the Royal family to visit the city? Still on Royalty, when was the first Victoria Day celebrated in Hamilton, and how was that first Dominion Day observed?
These are just a few of the stories in the third volume of First Here, a continuing look at when things first happened in Hamilton, and the stories behind these special occasions.
And, of course, Hamilton holds bragging rights as the home of the oldest road race in North America with the Around the Bay Road Race dating back to 1894, three years before the first Boston Marathon was run.
Hamilton was also one of the leading communities in the province when it came to health care, at the forefront of the fight against cholera as well as typhoid and diphtheria, with Hamilton being one of the first cities in North America to undertake a widespread immunization program.
These and many other firsts are just a few of the fascinating stories readers will find in First Here Volume Three, stories which play an important part in Hamilton’s history.
Retail: $22.95
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