{"id":3394,"date":"2022-01-19T23:10:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T04:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?page_id=3394"},"modified":"2022-01-22T21:41:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T02:41:51","slug":"the-history-of-counties-in-southern-ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?page_id=3394","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018history\u2019 of counties in southern Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Municipalities across southern Ontario tell us their own history and who their first peoples were. Let&#8217;s take an imaginary journey, from east to west, across southern Ontario to discover what each Municipality can tell us about their &#8220;<strong>origins<\/strong>&#8221; and the people who have lived there over the years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In some cases, the &#8220;official&#8221; website may be somewhat &#8216;lean&#8217; on details regarding native settlement, and so a sub-title link may be included.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?attachment_id=3397\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?fit=2240%2C1680&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2240,1680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?fit=887%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=887%2C665&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?w=2240&amp;ssl=1 2240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=947%2C710&amp;ssl=1 947w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?resize=1320%2C990&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Origins.Ontario.Counties.Map_..png?w=1774&amp;ssl=1 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Counties Today<\/span>:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Nations_in_Ontario\">First Nations in Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigenousexperienceontario.ca\">Indigenous Tourism Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdgcounties.ca\/discover-our-communities\/our-history\">Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Counties_of_Stormont,_Dundas_and_Glengarry\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; much more detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.prescott-russell.on.ca\/home\">Prescott and Russell<\/a> &gt; nothing re. history?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Counties_of_Prescott_and_Russell#Historical_townships\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; no info re. native origins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.ca\/en\/city-hall\/creating-equal-inclusive-and-diverse-city\/indigenous-relations\">Ottawa<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/City_of_Ottawa\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; no info re. native origins<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bytown.net\/nativehist.htm\">Bytown.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadashistory.ca\/explore\/politics-law\/algonquin-territory\">Algonquin Territory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanarkcounty.ca\/en\/index.aspx#\">Lanark<\/a> &gt; nothing re. history?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lanark_County\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; Algonquin territory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsgrenville.com\/en\/index.aspx\">Leeds and Greenville<\/a> &gt; nothing re. native history\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/33301\/images\/flhcan1900_105579__0001-00007?ssrc=&amp;backlabel=Return\">Ancestry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontenaccounty.ca\/en\/things-to-do\/history.aspx\">Frontenac<\/a> &gt; empty page\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ontarioarchaeology.org\/Resources\/Publications\/oa46-1-adams.pdf\">Ontario Archaeology<\/a> &gt; 17th century+ (Iroquois)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/wiki\/en\/Ontario_First_Nations\">family search.org (Ojibwe, Cree, Algonquin, Wyandot\/Huron<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca\/en\/living-here\/indigenous-relations.aspx\">Renfrew County<\/a> site<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyla.ca\/explore\/history-and-heritage\/\">Lennox and Addington<\/a> site &gt; nil.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hastingscounty.com\/government\/warden-council\/land-acknowledgment\/\">Hastings<\/a> &gt;\u00a0Huron-Wendat, Anishnaabe, Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Algonquin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecounty.ca\">Prince Edward<\/a> site &gt; nil.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_Edward_County,_Ontario\">Wikipedia<\/a> &gt; Point Peninsula Complex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haliburtoncounty.ca\/en\/county-office\/county-office.aspx\">Haliburton<\/a> site&gt;nil\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haliburton_County\">Wikipedia<\/a> &gt; nil<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/database.ulinks.ca\/items\/show\/4842\">U-Links Centre<\/a> &gt; excellent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/activehistory.ca\/2012\/04\/aboriginal-history-in-ontarios-cottage-country\/\">Aboriginal History in Ontario&#8217;s Cottage Country<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptbocounty.ca\/en\/exploring\/brief-history.aspx\">Peterborough<\/a>-nil re. native history\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trentu.ca\/indigenous\/experience\/cultural\/nogojiwanong-traditional-area\">Trent University<\/a> &gt; Anishinaabeg &#8211; the late 1600s (Ojibwa, Odawa, Potawatami, Chippewa, Mississauga, Algonquin, Delaware)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northumberland.ca\/en\/discovering-and-exploring\/history.aspx\">Northumberland<\/a>\u00a0site &#8211; nil\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariogenealogy.com\/Northumberland\/northumberlandpioneers.html\">Ontario genealogy<\/a> &#8211; anecdotal, &#8216;tone?&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/Common\/Sitemap.aspx\">Muskoka<\/a> site &#8211; couldn&#8217;t find anything re. history\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/District_Municipality_of_Muskoka\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmuskoka.com\/history.htm\">visit Muskoka<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Algonquin, Huron, Chippawa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskokaheritageplace.ca\/en\/visit-and-play\/our-history.aspx\">Muskoka Heritage<\/a> &#8211; Chippewa, Ojibwa, Potawatomi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kawarthalakes.ca\/en\/news\/council-pays-respects-to-first-nations-people-and-acknowledges-atrocity-of-saskatchewan-burial-site.aspx\">Kawartha Lakes<\/a> -reconciliation&gt; Hiawatha, Mississauga\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kawartha_Lakes\">Wikipedia<\/a> &gt; Anishnaabeg, Huron &#8211; Wendat &gt; Haudenosaunee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lindsayadvocate.ca\/before-the-settlers-learning-the-indigenous-history-of-kawartha-lakes\/\">Lindsay Advocate<\/a> &gt; Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg (broad perspective!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durham.ca\/en\/news\/durham-region-raises-new-permanent-mississaugas-of-scugog-island-first-nation-flag-at-regional-hq.aspx\">Durham<\/a>\u00a0site &#8211; nil\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamimmigration.ca\/en\/moving-to-durham-region\/history-of-durham-region.aspx\">Durham immigration<\/a> &gt;Iroquois. Ojibwa (Mississauga)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamregion.com\/opinion-story\/9446441-oshawa-s-indigenous-history\/\">Oshawa this week<\/a> &gt; Huron &#8211; Wendat (1350-1450),<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oshawamuseum.wordpress.com\/tag\/indigenous-history\/\">Oshawa Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/indigenous-culture-and-history-along-transcanada-trail\">ontario.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simcoe.ca\/Archives\/Pages\/Indigenous-History-Resources.aspx\">Simcoe site<\/a> &#8211; Anishnaabeg (3 fires = Ojibwe, Odawa, Pottawatomi), Chippewa\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simcoe.ca\/Planning\/Documents\/Simcoe%20AMP-%20Indigenous%20Histories.pdf#search=native%20history\">Simcoe Archaeological Management Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?page_id=3061\">Georgian College<\/a> &#8211; V.G. &gt; Huron-Wendat = 5 Haudenosaunee-speaking &gt; Iroquois (Attinniaoentren, Hatingeennonniahak, Arendaenronnon, Atahontaenrat, Ataronchronon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ca\/wps\/portal\/yorkhome\/!ut\/p\/z1\/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zijYxMzDwMnQ28DDz8LQw83cwDTF0sPAwNvI30wwkpiAJKG-AAjgZA_VGElHjpR6Xn5CdBXOOYl2Rska4fVZSallqUWqRXWgQUzigpKSi2UjVQNSgvL9dLz89Pz0nVS05UNcCmIyO_uEQ_AkWhfkFuhIFuVFJluaOiIgBCafNU\/dz\/d5\/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh\/#.YeuBOC-cauo\">York site<\/a> &#8211; nil\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Richmond_Hill,_Ontario\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; Paleo (9000-7000 BCE) &gt; Archaic &gt; Early Iroquoian (1300 CE) &gt; empty &gt; Mississauga (late 17th early 18th century)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/explore-enjoy\/history-art-culture\/museums\/virtual-exhibits\/history-of-toronto\/natives-and-newcomers-1600-1793\/\">Toront<\/a>o \u00a0site-starts at 1600\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/indigenous-culture-and-history-along-transcanada-trail\">Ontario.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peelregion.ca\/planning-maps\/settlementhistory\/\">Peel<\/a> site &#8211; Wyandot, Seneca, Mississauga, Ojibway, Mohawk, Inuktitut, Michif (10,000 years ago &gt; temporary camps) &gt; 1,000 years ago agriculture &#8211; semi-permanent villages &gt; 1300s longhouses near the river<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dufferincounty.ca\/search\/node?keys=native+history\">Dufferin<\/a> site-nil found\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dufferinmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dufferin-County-Indigenous-History-and-Treaty-Lands-Resource-Document_v1.5.pdf\">Dufferin Museum<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Excellent<\/strong><\/span>: context, maps, links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grey.ca\">Grey<\/a> &#8211; enter &#8216;native history&#8217; in search bar &gt;\n<ul>\n<li>Archaeological Study = a download from the link above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.wellington.ca\/Museum.JournalAndEssays\/FileUploads\/Volume%2002_text_images.pdf\">Wellington<\/a>&#8211; \u00a0a \u00a0secondary source on the website\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wellington_County,_Ontario\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; not much info<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halton.ca\/The-Region\/Projects-and-Initiatives\/Building-meaningful-relationships-with-Indigenous\">Halton<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Halton_County,_Ontario\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; land surrenders ( a Mississauga word?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamilton.ca\/city-initiatives\/strategies-actions\/urban-indigenous-strategy\">Hamilton<\/a> site &gt; Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Mississauga, Anishnaabek\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagarafallsinfo.com\/niagara-falls-history\/niagara-falls-municipal-history\/the-chronicles-of-settlement-in-niagara\/native-american-settlement-in-niagara\/\">Niagara Falls Info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/indigenous-culture-and-history-along-transcanada-trail\">Ontario.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagararegion.ca\/search\/default.aspx?query=native+history\">Niagara<\/a> site\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/indigenous-culture-and-history-along-transcanada-trail\">Ontario.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagararegion.ca\/projects\/archaeological-management-plan\/pdf\/indigenous-site-potential.pdf\">Niagara Region Archaeological Management Plan<\/a> &#8211; very detailed, maps of settlement sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haldimandcounty.ca\/heritage-culture\/museum-educational-resources\/\">Haldimand<\/a> site &#8211; Six nations, Mississaugas (Poor)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six_Nations_of_the_Grand_River\">6 Nations of the Grand River<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brant\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/indigenous-culture-and-history-along-transcanada-trail\">Ontario.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six_Nations_of_the_Grand_River\">6 Nations of the Grand River<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionofwaterloo.ca\/en\/exploring-the-region\/history.aspx\">Waterloo <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six_Nations_of_the_Grand_River\">6 Nations of the Grand River<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regional_Municipality_of_Waterloo\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; a little more detail<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.ca\/en\/learn-about\/Local-History.aspx#\">Cambridge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kitchener<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterloo.ca\/en\/things-to-do\/waterloo_s-history.aspx#\">Waterloo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmot.ca\/en\/living-here\/History-of-Wilmot-Township.aspx\">Wilmot<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Nations_in_Ontario\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northdumfries.ca\/en\/living-here\/history-and-township-crest.aspx?_mid_=26840#\">North Dumfries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellesleyhistory.org\/history-of-wellesley-township.html\">Wellesley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woolwich.ca\/en\/doing-business\/History.aspx\">Woolwich<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bruce<\/li>\n<li>Huron<\/li>\n<li>Perth<\/li>\n<li>Oxford<\/li>\n<li>Norfolk\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six_Nations_of_the_Grand_River\">6 Nations of the Grand River<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Elgin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/middlesex.ca\/living-here\/history-middlesex-county\">Middlesex<\/a> &#8211; Anishnaabe (Ojibwe), Neutral\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accessgenealogy.com\/new-york\/middlesex-county-ontario-earliest-indian-residents.htm\">access genealogy<\/a> &gt; arrogant tone? Hurons (Wyandots) &gt; Southern Iroquois Confederacy &#8211; 1580 &gt; Mississaugas &gt; Southern Iroquois Confederacy &gt; Neutral &gt; Algonquin (Huron) &gt; Otchipwas &amp; Mississauga &#8211; 1649<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lambton<\/li>\n<li>Chatham-Kent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countyofessex.ca\/en\/discover-the-county\/history.aspx\">Essex<\/a> site&gt;Wyandot, Huron,Ottawa\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Essex_County,_Ontario\">Wikipedia<\/a> &#8211; colonial start<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitwindsoressex.com\/indigenous-history\/\">Tourism<\/a> Windsor Essex &gt; Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Miami (600CE) \/ Chippewa, Odawa, Pottawatomi, Huron-Wendat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Historic County Maps<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>1765 &#8211; 1701<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?attachment_id=3428\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1765-1701.png?fit=1680%2C1246&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1680,1246\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1765-1701\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1765-1701.png?fit=887%2C657&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3428\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1765-1701.png?resize=1320%2C979&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1701-1775<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?attachment_id=3429\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?fit=1704%2C1194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1704,1194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1701-1775\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?fit=887%2C622&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=887%2C622&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?w=1704&amp;ssl=1 1704w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=1024%2C718&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=1536%2C1076&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=947%2C664&amp;ssl=1 947w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=624%2C437&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1701-1775.png?resize=1320%2C925&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1792<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?attachment_id=3430\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?fit=3208%2C2198&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3208,2198\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1792 counties\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?fit=887%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3430\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=887%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?w=3208&amp;ssl=1 3208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=768%2C526&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=1536%2C1052&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=2048%2C1403&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=947%2C649&amp;ssl=1 947w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=624%2C428&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?resize=1320%2C904&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?w=1774&amp;ssl=1 1774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1792-counties.png?w=2661&amp;ssl=1 2661w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1798<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?attachment_id=3431\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?fit=3398%2C2456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3398,2456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1798 counties\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?fit=887%2C641&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3431\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=887%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?w=3398&amp;ssl=1 3398w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=1024%2C740&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=768%2C555&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=1536%2C1110&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=2048%2C1480&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=947%2C684&amp;ssl=1 947w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=624%2C451&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?resize=1320%2C954&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?w=1774&amp;ssl=1 1774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1798-counties.png?w=2661&amp;ssl=1 2661w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1850<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?attachment_id=3432\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?fit=1368%2C2104&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1368,2104\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Algonquin Territory &amp;#8211; Canada&amp;#8217;s History\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?fit=666%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=887%2C1364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"1364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?w=1368&amp;ssl=1 1368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=666%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=768%2C1181&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=999%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=1332%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=947%2C1456&amp;ssl=1 947w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=624%2C960&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thisiswilmot.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Algonquin-Territory-Canadas-History.png?resize=1320%2C2030&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Municipalities across southern Ontario tell us their own history and who their first peoples were. Let&#8217;s take an imaginary journey, from east to west, across southern Ontario to discover what each Municipality can tell us about their &#8220;origins&#8221; and the people who have lived there over the years. In some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3061,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3394"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3479,"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3394\/revisions\/3479"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}