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March 6 in Leslieville’s past

A selection of articles from March 6 through the years.

February 4 in Leslieville: Heward/Holly Creek

By Joanne Doucette I hope you enjoy this short photo essay. For scholars, students and the curious, a detailed time line of Heward/Holly Creek showing the development of Carlaw Avenue follows. It is from original sources which are credited. Time Line 1874 Motion that “the new street running from King-street southward to the lake, westContinue reading “February 4 in Leslieville: Heward/Holly Creek”

January 28 in Leslieville: the Brook’s Bush Gang

Well, she picked the wrong victim.  If you are a smart robber, you don’t mess with the press and you don’t mess with influential politicians. She killed John Sheridan Hogan, a member of the provincial legislature and newspaperman. But this wasn’t the first murder she was involved in, and we know of others.