Hamilton: A People?s History
Pioneers, soldiers, merchants, murderers, workers and bosses--all contributed to the colourful history of the tough, attractive city of Hamilton.
One of Hamilton's most prominent buildings on the famous Queen Street, the Scottish Rite Castle was one the home of George Eliot Tuckett - a wealthy Hamilon entrepreneur who co-founded the Tuckett and Billings tobacco company in 1865 with his then-partner John Billings. The building was finished in 1895 and Tuckett lived there until his death in 1900.
In 1920, the building was purchased by local Scottish Rite leaders and a cathedral added to accommodate Masonic ceremonies. Today the Scottish Rite Club remains and the building hosts many of its fraternity functions. It also operates as a conference center and banquet hall for local and business functions.
Pioneers, soldiers, merchants, murderers, workers and bosses--all contributed to the colourful history of the tough, attractive city of Hamilton.
Beach Boulevard, Mud Street, Sulphur Springs Road, Paradise Road, the Jolley Cut -- street names are a vivid and living embodiment of a city's history, of the dreams, passions and workaday concerns of its citizens. Love, murder, betrayal, political intrigue -- all are present in this engaging new book about Hamilton's past.
Tours featuring this location.
Castles in Ontario? Okay, it's a bit of a loose definition for Open Book Explorer. Ontario may not be Scotland or England or any other European country, and we may not actually have authentic castles but we do have massive houses once designed to look like castles. And these places have some great history and stories of their own. That counts for something right? We think so and it's why we've got a tour set up with some good books to go with it.