Lobby Series – Season Greetings

Lobby Series – Season Greetings

Lobby Series – Season Greetings

Art Post 49 – Current Projects

First Church Graveyard in Hamilton

As the early Hamilton pioneers became more established and more in numbers, they started to build churches. The first church … More

The Challenge of Blogging – How Much of Me?

The Challenge of Blogging – How Much of Me? One of the biggest challenges with blogging is deciding how much … More

The Living and the Dead

As Catherine Paterson noted in her 2013 Ph.D., thesis entitled The Heritage of Life and death in Historical Family Cemeteries … More

A Small Stream – natural sights and sounds

Fire and Wood Don’t Mix – Early Hamilton Wooden Churches

In years before Hamilton became a city, fire was a constant danger and resulted in the loss of many early … More

Rare Today, Common Then – Hamilton Wooden Churches

Prior to the late 1840s and early 1850s, almost all buildings were constructed of wood. Allan MacNab’s Dundurn Castle (1833-35) … More