Wellar Avenue – Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour History Project

When the wind is over 15 km per hour

Laura Murray August 14, 2017 Research in Action 1 Comment

July 28th, 2017 7:30am My alarm goes off and I check the weather network. The first time I met Stan, he agreed to go on…

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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When the wind is over 15 km per hour