You recently attended the Historic Galt walking tour with Stroll, tracing some of the early 19th century settler history of Block 1, the arrival of William Dickson, the significance of Absalom Shade and the importance of the Grand River and the formation of the town of Galt.

Historic Galt Resources

• Reminiscences Of The Early History Of Galt And Settlement Of Dumfries, In The Province Of Ontario. Young, James. (1880)
• Jubilee Souvenir of Galt. Wilson, Cornelius (1897)
• Picturesque and Industrial Galt. Published by Jaffray Brothers (1902)
• “Ebenezer” : a history of the Central Presbyterian Church, Galt, Ontario ; with brief sketches of some of its members who have passed on to the other side. Dickson, James, A.R. (1904).
• Cambridge The Making of a Canadian City. McLaughlin, Kenneth. 1987. (Available at public library branches and often found at second hand bookstores.
• The Cambridge Archives has a collection of books and resources for sale.

Newspaper Articles

• Flash from the Past: Heavy Industry in Galt began in 1842. Mills, rych. 2022.
• Flash from the Past: Industry crowds the Grand River in Galt. Mills, rych. 2017
• Flash From the Past: Steam-era railways boosted Galt’s growth. Mills, rych. 2020
• Flash From the Past: The Dickson Bush lives on in Galt’s Victoria Park. Mills, rych. 2020
• Flash From the Past: The Grand River as Grim Reaper. Mills, rych. 2022.
• Flash From the Past: Cholera makes a call in 1834 Galt. Mills, rych. 2020.
• The Galt – Berlin battle for the county seat: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Mills, rych. 2017

The Grand River & Mill Creek

• A Global Solution for the Six Nations of the Grand River. Lecture by Phil Monture for University of Waterloo. 2017
• Six miles deep: The Haldimand Treaty and Six Nations of the Grand River’s land rights. Lecture by Phil Monture for University of Victoria. 2022.
• Finding Mill Creek – a community history and public installation project that took place in Galt, 2012. The website includes photos of the temporary exhibit set up from 2012 until Spring 2013.

People

• Absalom Shade
• William Dickson
• On LIfe’s Stage. The Autobiography of Adam Ainslie. Available from Cambridge Public Library
• James Young
• Adam Warnock

Industrial Companies

• Goldie & McCulloch – makers of woodworking equipment and eventually, steam engines, boilers industrial machinery & parts and office safes
• Galt Foundry – began in 1842
• Galt Knitting Company, later Tiger Brand Knitting Company

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