Native
History
Mississauga Haunted
Who am I?
Loyalists
Trivia
Mississauga
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Question:
What does “Mississauga”
mean?
Answer:
Mississauga means:
“River of the North of Many Mouths”
or
“Many River Mouths”
Who am I?
A) Reverend Peter
Jones
B) Captain Joseph
Brant
C) Chief Joseph
Sawyer
Answer:
Kahkewaquonaby
(“Sacred Waving Feathers)
Reverend Peter Jones
Do you recognize this word?
Wadoopikaag
Many words we use today have their origins
with Ojibwa / Mississauga words. This one
means “Place of the Black Alders”. Do you
know what we call it today?
Answer:
Etobicoke
(Wadoopikaag)
What is this?
Answer:
Treaty 13-A, signed on August 2nd,
1805, between the British Crown
and the Native Mississaugas at the
mouth of the Credit River.
Question:
What does “Mimico” mean?
Answer:
Mimico is derived from an Ojibwa
word meaning “Resting place of the
Wild Pigeons”
Question:
Loyalists were people who
remained loyal to the British
Crown during what conflict?
Answer:
The American War of Independence
1775-1783
Also known as the American Revolutionary
War & the American Revolution.
True or False?
U.E. (United Empire) is
Canada’s only officially
recognized hereditary title.
Answer:
True.
“Those Loyalists who have adhered to the unity
of the empire, and joined the royal standard
before the treaty of separation in the year 1783,
and all their children and their descendants by
either sex, are to be distinguished by the
following capitals, affixed to their names: U.E.
Alluding to their great principle the unity of the
empire.”
Question:
How many Loyalists are estimated
to have found refuge in Canada
following the American Revolution?
A) 10,000
B) 50,000
C) 25,000
Answer:
It is estimated that over 50,000
Loyalists found a new home in
Canada following the American
Revolution.
Question:
Name ONE of the founding
U.E.L. families of
Merigold’s Point.
Answer:
Bradley
Hendershott
Jarvis
Marlatt
Merigold
Monger
Thompson
Question:
What is the meaning of
Ontario’s Motto?
“Ut incepit Fidelis sic permanet”
Answer:
Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains
“Ut incepit Fidelis sic permanet”
Question:
What year did Mississauga
become a City?
Answer:
1974
The Town of Mississauga
joined with the Villages of
Streetsville and Port Credit
to become the City of
Mississauga
Question:
What was the previous
name for the Town of
Mississauga?
Answer:
Toronto Township
or
Township of Toronto
Question:
How many mayors has the
City of Mississauga had?
Answer:
Three
Martin Dobkin (1974-1976)
Ron Searle (1976-1978)
Hazel McCallion (1978-present)
Question:
What is referred to as the
“Mississauga Miracle”?
Answer:
The Mississauga Train Derailment
On November 10, 1979, a Canadian Pacific train carrying
dangerous chemicals derailed.In total, more than 240,000
residents were evacuated. With no fatalities, many considered
it the “Mississauga Miracle.”
What is this?
Answer:
The Coat of Arms of the City of
Mississauga
Question:
This building is believed to be one of
most haunted sites in Canada. What
is it called?
Answer:
The Cherry Hill House, built by
Joseph and Jane Silverthorn
between 1807 – 1815.
What is this house called?
Answer:
The Old Barber House,
built 1852
Three spirits are believed to haunt
this house. The most prominent being
William Barber’s 3-year old daughter
Louisa who died in 1860.
What is this house called?
Answer:
The Cawthra Estate, built
c.1926
Some people report “seeing something”
move in the dark hallways, while others
have “hear things” … indications are that
a servant, Elizabeth, and male spirit
remain attached to the property.
True or false?
The Adamson Estate is believed to
be haunted by the spirit of horse.
Answer:
False.
The Adamson Estate, built in 1919, is
believed to be haunted by two spirits – that
of a young boy and a small dog – but not a
horse.
True or false?
The Grange, built circa 1830, is said
to be haunted by a spirit nicknamed
“Sam”?
Answer:
True.
“Sam” makes himself known in a
variety of way, including footsteps
and locking doors.
Who are we?
A) Jane & Joseph
Silverthorn
B) Elizabeth & Peter
Greeniaus
C) Isabella & Andrew
Robertson
Answer:
Jane & Joseph Silverthorn
Who Am I?
A) Captain John Skynner
B) Major William Thompson
C) General Peter Adamson
Answer:
General Peter Adamson
Who am I?
A) Colonel Connell
Baldwin
B) Major Thomas
Ingersoll
C) Captain James
Harris
Answer:
Colonel Connell Baldwin
Who am I?
A) Dr. Joseph Adamson
B) Dr. Beaumont Wilson
Bowen Dixie
C) Dr. James Coleman
Answer:
Dr. Beaumont Wilson
Bowen Dixie
Who am I?
A) William Lyon Mackenzie
B) Igor Gouzenko
C) Thomas Talbot
Answer:
Igor Gouzenko
January 13, 1919 – June 25, 1982
Born in the Soviet Union, Igor was a clerk for the Soviet Embassy to
Canada in Ottawa. He defected on September 5, 1945 with 109
documents on Soviet espionage activities in the West. The
“Gouzenko Affair” helped change western perceptions of the Soviet
Union from an ally to an enemy, and is often credited as a triggering
event of the Cold War. He lived the rest of his life under an assumed
name in Mississauga.