On May 24, 1929, the Cenotaph was unveiled by Honourable W,D. Ross, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in memory of those who died in World War I. This replica of the British Empire memorial in Whitehall, London, first stood in Frederick Street and was . . . — — Map (db m196193) HM
[Top plaque]
City of Kitchener
Heritage Landmark
1939
[Bottom plaque]
A.D. 1852 – 1938
This new registry office
building was erected in
the years A.D. 1938-1939
to replace the old brick
building constructed by
the . . . — — Map (db m196192) HM
Founded in 1857, St. Mary's is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Kitchener (previously Berlin) The early congregation was largely German and Polish. Father George Laufhuber, S.J., was the first pastor.
Father Edward Glowacki, C.R. was appointed . . . — — Map (db m244291) HM
Waterloo County
Waterloo County held its first council meeting on January 24, 1853, on this site, at the newly-built county courthouse in Berlin (now Kitchener). Council's 12 members came from five townships (North Dumfries, . . . — — Map (db m244266) HM
Canada's tenth prime minister was born in Berlin (Kitchener)
on December 17, 1874. A grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie,
he joined the Canadian civil service in 1900 as a specialist
in labour relations. Elected to the federal parliament . . . — — Map (db m244261) HM
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 claimed 2,917 lives including 343 FDNY Firefighters, 60 Police Officers and 8 Paramedics
Kitchener Connection
Kitchener Fire and the community responded to New York City's 9-11 call for help . . . — — Map (db m244206) HM
Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Eby came to Upper Canada in 1806 and purchased extensive lands in this vicinity on which he settled the following year. He was ordained a minister of the Mennonite Church in 1809 and in 1812 was made a bishop. . . . — — Map (db m244322) HM
Site of the
First Church in Waterloo County
Built of logs in 1813
by Benjamin Eby, a bishop
of the Mennonite church
Replaced by frame building, 1834
The present church was built in 1902
Tablet placed by
the Waterloo Historical . . . — — Map (db m244305) HM
Mackenzie King, grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, was born in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario. As a public servant he organized the Department of Labour, and was recognized as an authority on industrial relations. Entering politics in . . . — — Map (db m244311) HM
William Lyon Mackenzie King, tenth Prime Minister of Canada, spent his adolescent years at Woodside, where he lived from 1886 to 1893. The country setting he enjoyed during this formative period among books and family mementos fostered . . . — — Map (db m244295) HM
In 1827 Dr. William “Tiger" Dunlop of the Canada Company opened the line of the Huron Road some 95 miles from Goderich to Guelph whose townsites were established that year. Improved in 1828 to promote the sale of Company lands in the million-acre . . . — — Map (db m244373) HM
In 1912, the Waterloo Historical Society was formed to preserve the unique heritage of Waterloo County. Meeting in the Berlin (later Kitchener) Public Library, WHS began collecting and preserving local artifacts, photographs and documents under the . . . — — Map (db m244375) HM
Erected by the German-Canadian
Business and Professional Association
to mark the
Centennial of Victoria Park
1896-1996
and to remember the founders of this city who,
from 1833 to 1916, proudly knew their
industrious village, town and city . . . — — Map (db m244275) HM
Built around 1816, this house is a reminder of the migration of Pennsylvania German Mennonites to Waterloo County in the early 19th century. The movement was led by Joseph Schneider, the builder of the house, and his brother-in-law . . . — — Map (db m244284) HM
This house, constructed in 1820 by Joseph Schneider
(1772-1843), is the oldest surviving dwelling in Kitchener.
Built of frame and originally covered with roughcast, it
has been little changed externally since 1850. Schneider,
a native of . . . — — Map (db m244278) HM
