Hield Brothers – Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour History Project

Wartime in the Swamp Ward

admin July 30, 2015 Children and Youth

As Kingston is still home to a military base, it is probably no surprise that the city contributed greatly to Canada’s World War II efforts.…

Memories of the Mill

admin June 25, 2015 Industry

Last week, I walked through Kingston’s Inner Harbour and along the shoreline of the Cataraqui River. I tried to imagine the Inner Harbour at its…

The Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour History Project aims to document the history of two of the oldest areas of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. For Indigenous people through centuries, Ka’tarohkwi was a good place to fish, to gather, to trade. After Europeans arrived, the Inner Harbour became industrial, complete with railroads, factories, and docks; the Swamp Ward, adjacent to it, was where workers and their families lived, went to school, went to church, shopped, and played. The area continues to evolve in new ways. Through archival research and oral history, and starting with a focus on the twentieth century, SWIHHP brings people, time periods, spaces, and issues into Kingston’s story and out of the shadow of limestone buildings and celebrated politicians.

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Wartime in the Swamp Ward

Memories of the Mill