New Dundee in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

William J. Wintemberg 1876-1941

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 11, 2024

1. William J. Wintemberg 1876-1941 Marker

Inscription. An outstanding Canadian archaeologist, Wintemberg was born in New Dundee and, as a youth, developed an avid interest in this region's folklore and prehistory. After 1901, he pursued various trades in Toronto but, encouraged by David Boyle of the Provincial Archaeological Museum there, he devoted himself increasingly to archaeological field-work and study. Following his appointment in 1912 to the Victoria Memorial Museum in Ottawa, Wintemberg undertook excavations in eastern Canada, notably in Ontario, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. Through his earlier work, and systematic excavations completed in Ontario between 1912 and 1930, he gained international recognition as an authority on Iroquoian prehistory. Wintemberg's major site reports, long a basis for understanding Iroquoian and Algonkian cultures in southern Ontario, have contributed significantly to the advancement of archaeology.

Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. In

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addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 43° 21.032′ N, 80° 31.705′ W. Marker is in New Dundee, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is on Bridge Street 0.1 kilometers west of Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is inside the Memorial Gate entrance the the New Dundee Memorial park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1370 Bridge Street, New Dundee ON N0B 2E0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Dundee Women’s Institute (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founding of New Dundee (approx. 0.6 kilometers

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 11, 2024

2. William J. Wintemberg 1876-1941 Marker

away); Detweiler Meetinghouse (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); The Goldie Family and the Village of Greenfield / La Famille Goldie au Village de Greenfield (approx. 7.1 kilometers away); Plattsville Park History (approx. 8.7 kilometers away); Waterloo Historical Society (approx. 9.2 kilometers away); The Huron Road (approx. 9.2 kilometers away); Huron Road Bridge (approx. 9.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Dundee.

Also see . . . Waterloo Region Generations - William John Wintemberg.

One of his first major achievements was the excavation, in 1912 and 1915, of the old Indian village at Roebuck, forty miles south of Ottawa. His careful description and analysis of the Roebuck remains have been a basis for all later investigations into Ontario archaeology. After this came studies of other Ontario sites, and brief outlines of his discoveries in Quebec and the Maritimes, until in 1929 he was ready to publish his "Distinguishing Characteristics of Algonkian and Iroquoian Cultures," which has been an unfailing reference work for amateur and professional archaeologists alike.

(Submitted on June 14, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

1921

3. William J. Wintemberg at the Lawson archeological site, 1921

(Public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.