MacNab’s Inchbuie one of many examples of early settler cemeteries in Hamilton Ontario

  Death doesn’t wait for anyone, in the days before church and city cemeteries, early Hamilton settlers had the practical … More

Sir Allan MacNab buried at the family cemetery called Inchbuie, located at Dundurn Castle,Hamilton Ontario

Sir Allan MacNab was buried with: his son (Robert MacNab); his parents (Allan and Anne MacNab); his first wife (Elizabeth … More

Art Post 43 – How the Dead Shape the Landscape

Yr 1862 MacNab dies on Aug 8th at Dundurn Castle, Hamilton Ontario

Odds and Ends – The Dead Shaping Our Urban Landscapes

Odds and Ends – an artist’s notebook Oct 19th – The month of the dead is fast approaching; and before … More

1855 the gardener’s house is built at Dundurn

Sight and Sounds – Bell Line in Burlington Ontario

1855 Legend says MacNab’s mansion becomes Dundurn after gates are installed

June 1855 Limestone Gates are added to the property from the estate of George Rolph of Dundas

1854 Rastrick removes front doors that originated from the Richard Beasley House