Guide to Historical Resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Guide to Historical Resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Author: Elizabeth Macnaughton
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0889207186

Guide to Historical Resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo identifies the archival collections of over one hundred and seventy-five museums, libraries, archives, government offices, social agencies, clubs and business in the Waterloo region and beyond. It provides a comprehensive approach to surveying the community, and should suggest to the creative research further avenues for investigation. The guide will facilitate access to many areas of historical study, and will be of interest to teachers, students, and researcher of local history as well as members of government and heritage organizations in the Waterloo region. The survey of historical resources was a project of Doon Heritage Crossroads' curatorial and research staff, and was made possible by the work of dedicated volunteers and by the support of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, the Ministry of Culture and Communications and the Good Foundation.

The Queen's Bush Settlement

The Queen's Bush Settlement
Author: Linda Brown-Kubisch
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2004-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1896219853

The Black pioneers who established the Queens Bush settlement where present-day Waterloo and Wellington counties meet are the focus of this extensively researched book.

Kitchener Waterloo: a guidebook from memory

Kitchener Waterloo: a guidebook from memory
Author: Robert Motum
Publisher: Robert Motum / Region of Waterloo
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0994940807

This book is the culmination of a year long community art project which asked residents of Kitchener and Waterloo to submit memories connected to places in our Region. Part tourist guide; part art book; part performance; part essay - this map invites you to explore our Region through the eyes of our fellow residents. The book is gorgeously illustrated by KW artist, Madeline Samms. Published with support from the Waterloo Arts Fund.

A Walk Through Mount Hope Cemetery

A Walk Through Mount Hope Cemetery
Author: Ann Mccracken
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2021-12-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Mount Hope Cemetery was Rochester's first park and even today visitors flock to Mount Hope to enjoy its lovely vistas, rolling hills and dales, and iconic monuments. People bring their children, stroll with their dogs, attend tours, plant flowers, and hike the paths enjoying this magical place. In creating this coloring book for children ages 5 to 9, the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery wanted to draw pictures that would intrigue young children. Mount Hope Cemetery was Rochester's first park and even today visitors flock to Mount Hope to enjoy its lovely vistas, rolling hills and dales, and iconic monuments. People bring their children, stroll with their dogs, attend tours, plant flowers, and hike the paths enjoying this magical place. In creating this coloring book for children ages 5 to 9, the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery wanted to draw pictures that would intrigue young children.

Waterloo County to 1972

Waterloo County to 1972
Author: Elizabeth Bloomfield
Publisher: [Guelph, Ont.] : Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation
Total Pages: 778
Release: 1993
Genre: Reference
ISBN: