Levi Carroll residence in 19th century Berlin Ontario

Black History Learning Resources

If you recently attended our Black Presence in Berlin walking tour you might be interested in these resources for further reading and learning about Black History in Canada, Ontario and Waterloo Region. Peggy Plet, writer, researcher and guide for Black Presence in Berlin, used many of these resources when developing Black Presence in

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Image of Charles Jones_Black History Walking Tour in Kitchener

Black history walking tour launches in Kitchener

I’m so pleased to share the news about a new Black History walking tour launched by Stroll Walking Tours! Black Presence in Berlin explores Waterloo Region’s early Black History on a guided walking tour in Downtown Kitchener. We meet some of our community’s earliest Black settler like entrepreneurs, teachers, domestic workers,

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winter walking tours with Stroll

We’re still SRTOLLING this winter!

Every business loathes making these updates and announcements about changes in hours, services and closures… I’m sure you are tired of reading them too! On January 3, 2022, the Ontario Government returned to a temporary, modified “Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen“. However, it’s important. Stroll is in the

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photo collage of faces of the seven Stroll walking tour guides with 'Thank You' typed in the middle of the collage

Thanks for a fantastic year

Ok, maybe fantastic year isn’t the adjective you would expect to describe 2021, but in my case, it is quite true. Thanks to your incredible support from July – December Stroll hosted 60 walks for 320 guests! Your voracious curiosity and ongoing search for outdoor activities kept us going. That’s

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leaning statue against a green tree backdrop in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener

Deep thoughts in Mount Hope Cemetery

HOBBY, PEACE-MAKING. This is what happens on our Mount Hope Cemetery walking tour… people notice grave markers and stones with interesting and personal details that spark discussion, questions and speculation!! Doesn’t this make you curious, for all kinds of reasons!? Who was Wilfred H. Schiedel? How did he die at

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Poster for the Hoodoo Lounge, a blues club in Kitchener in the 1980s

Let’s rock and (st)roll!

L I V E! For the first time on the streets of Downtown Kitchener… a Glenn Smith original… Stroll presents… Kitchener Got the Blues!  We’ve just launched a brand new music walking tour focused on the rock & blues history of Kitchener and Waterloo. It’s a music history that just might surprise you! Glenn Smith,

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Stroll gift certificates on a bed of yellow fall leaves in the autumn sun.

Stroll gift certificates are back!

A gift certificate for a Stroll Walking Tour ticks all the boxes: environmentally friendly, fun hyperlocal experience, quick and easy to purchase, electronic or personal delivery and, quick & easy to use! Make your Stroll Gift Certificate purchase online or contact us for one of the beautiful printed gift certifactes you see below. Gift

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Stroll Walking Tour Guide, Wayne Miedema, leads a tour with four people in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener

More about Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener

If you recently attended our Mount Hope Cemetery Walking Tour – Famous Families, Freedom Seekers and Forgotten Soldiers – these resources for further learning about Kitchener’s Mount Hope Cemetery and some of Kitchener’s History will interest you. Books about Berlin/Kitchener history relevant to the Mount Hope Cemetery walking tour NOTE:

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