Here's where to learn more about the History of Dundas. Not only will you find a great set of articles dealing with various aspects of Dundas' history (listed below), you'll also find lists of interesting facts and (coming soon) an interactive map of historic downtown Dundas.

General Information

Mayors of Dundas

On Location in Dundas (movies made here)

Videos of Past DVHS Speaker Series Presentations (pdf, 2 pages)
Most of these are available in DVD format from the Dundas Museum & Archives

Index To The Articles

Mike Brand and John Mills

The Dundas Quarry Oral History Project

Gerard Middleton

The Spencers of Dundas
The Descendants of Robert Spencer (Family Tree, pdf, 2 pages)

Jane Mulkewich

Sophia Pooley's Story

Stan Nowak

Listed in reverse chronological order: more recently written articles are listed first

The Elgin House Hotel
A Brief History of the Long Struggle for the Incorporation of Dundas
Ben Veldhuis Inspired the Dundas Cactus Festival
Darkness Befalls Dundas at Noon
Dundas Train Crash, Christmas 1934
Roselle Knott, Actress
Old Pomphrey the First Former Slave to Settle in Dundas
Dundas' Grand Trunk Station
Bud Cliff: A Very Public Life
T. R. Woodhouse "Caught The Bug"
Leslie Couldrey "Served with Enthusiasm and Distinction"
William Lyon Mackenzie Lived in Dundas before Destiny Called
Dundas Clock Tower a Majestic Downtown Landmark
Dundas' Forgotten Cemetery, Part One
Dundas' Forgotten Cemetery, Part Two
R. S. Brooke—Dundas' First Photographic Images
Storm of 1915 Altered Dundas Topography As Well As History
Big Man with a Big Heart Played Large Part in Dundas History
Early Teacher Miss Bessie Ridler Lives Well Beyond Her Years
Step Through the Gates of the Driving Park, Step Back Through Time
Our Seal of Approval: an Important Symbol of History

Submissions

We invite you to submit material for publication on this site. We are looking for

• articles
• photographs
• illustrations
• recordings

which deal with the history (and natural history) of Dundas. Unless the material is in the public domain, we must have the permission of the copyright holder for it to be considered for publication. For more information, please , Steven Nagy.