Given the excitement about the renovations being undertaken by Mike and Donna D’Angela, owners of the historic King George Hotel on the southwest corner of Main and Timothy streets, I’m sharing a little of the history of this incredible Main Street treasure. Said to be the oldest operating hotel in York Region, the iconic King George…
Month: March 2019
Newmarket Chosen As Site For The County Poorhouse in 1883
In this week’s article, I want to return to the subject of the history of our local health facilities. During the early 1800s, it fell upon friends and relatives to provide food and shelter for the unfortunate and destitute. But as it came to be a burden on local municipalities and townships, York County Council…
Newmarket History Buff Worked Tirelessly To Found Museum
This week, let’s look at the story behind the Elman W. Campbell Museum, which eventually found its home at the former County Registry Office on Main Street in 1991. Prior to 1862, all local documents were registered in Toronto, however, in 1863, a Registry Office was erected in the Village of Newmarket at the corner…
Newmarket, Be True To Your School
In this week’s article, I will give you an overview of how the school system in Newmarket got started and grew, and a little background on each of the major phases of this development from the early 1800s to 2000. Formal education in most of Ontario in the early part of the 18th century usually…
Names Of Founding Fathers, Prominent Citizens, Local Heroes Live On In Our Parks
his is the second article in my series chronicling the history of some of Newmarket’s parks and recreational facilities. Many of our parks are the result of gifts by prominent citizens. Mabel Davis Conservation Area is a 17-acre woodlot for walking, biking trail and is a bird sanctuary bordering the east side of the Holland River, north…
