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THELIGHTHOUSENewsletter of the Mississauga South Historical Society

Vol 21, Issue 1 – March 2020 MSHS Website: http://mshs.strikingly.com

NEXT MSHS MEETING

SHOW & TELL Tuesday, March 17 7:00 pm

Lorne Park Branch, Mississauga Public Library

1474 Truscott Rd., Mississauga

IN THIS ISSUE …

2 Spaced Out

3 From Tree to Table

4 Going for Gold!

5 Mississauga School Records Donation

6 Muntins & Mullions

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE • ELAINE EIGL

Welcome to the almost-spring issue of The Lighthouse! In this issue you’ll meet our March speaker, Joginder Singh. Joginder is an architectural photographer and he’s agreed to come share his beautiful art with us. Having photographed in places as diverse as India, Europe, Singapore, the US, and Canada, Joginder is sure to provide us with a feast for the eyes! And bring your wallet, he will have some of his books available for sale.The Museums of Mississauga is once again celebrating the arrival of the maple syrup season with their exhibition, From Tree to Table: The History and Craft of Maple Syrup at Bradley Museum. The exhibition is on display now and will be featured as part of the Museum’s annual Maple Magic Festival over March Break. For more information about Maple Magic including hours and ticket prices, go to www.mississaugaculture.ca/maplemagicRecently, I visited the Peel Archives at PAMA and learned that their collection of Mississauga school records has been growing. New additions to their collection include photos and yearbooks, amongst other memorabilia. One of my favourite photos shows a baseball game in progress in the shadow of the Four Sisters. I’d like to thank Nick Moreau for keeping us up-to-date on the excitement happening ‘up north’.During the past few weeks I’ve begun to scan old (pre-desktop publishing) editions of The Lighthouse. Eric Gibson kindly donated these gems to us and I will be sharing information about the issues scanned to date once I’m a bit further along. All issues have been scanned using optical character recognition. In my technically-challenged way I’ll try to explain the process to you at our March meeting! And please note that Eric will be joining us in May for his talk on The Giant Airships on Tuesday May 19.So, as winter winds down should you find yourself in the mood to purge, don’t forget that as residents of Mississauga we are blessed with many archival options including our own modest collection, and of course, those of Heritage Mississauga, the Museums of Mississauga, and Peel Archives. Please consider offering any items you no longer have room for to any of these organizations, you’d be surprised what we’re happy to collect!

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The Lighthouse – March 2020

Spaced OutArchitectural Photography by Joginder Singh, Architectural Photographer

Join us for an interactive photographic exploration of Space, Architectural Heritage, Abstracts and Modern Architecture.Mississauga South Historical Society is pleased to present SPACED OUT on March 17. Architectural Photographer Joginder Singh will share with us his passion for modern architecture and architectural heritage in a talk about his experiences shooting in such varied places as India, Europe, America, Singapore, and most recently in Canada. Trained in architecture, Joginder creates exacting compositions that bring out the ethos of design projects. His personal work explores architectural abstraction and fine art prints can be sourced for interior décor.Joginder teaches photography locally at the Living Arts Center and in Burlington at the Burlington Royal Arts Academy. He also teaches material exploration at Visual Arts Mississauga and last fall he taught in Toronto as a Visiting Faculty at Canada’s

internationally renowned Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU). He is the visual author of several books including Glimpses of Architecture in Kerala, Forts and Palaces of India, The Arts and Interiors of Rashtrapati Bhavan, and Cosmic Dance in Stone. Joginder will have copies of his latest book, An Adobe Revival – Didi Contractor’s Architecture, available for purchase at the meeting. The cost is $70, and payment can be made in cash or credit card. www.immaterialonline.com/an-adobe-revival/To learn more about Joginder’s publications, go to his website www.jogisingh.com, www.immaterialonline.com or his Instagram account at www.instagram.com/formnreform/


From Tree to TableEvery spring, the Museums of Mississauga celebrates the great Canadian tradition of maple sugaring during our nine-day Maple Magic Festival. As part of this annual event the Bradley Museum has developed an exhibition called From Tree to Table: The History and Craft of Maple Syrup. The exhibition features maple sugaring artifacts including tin molds, spiles and a handmade wooden trough used to cook maple sap. Join us this spring as we explore maple sugar cooking processes, snap a picture at our maple-themed photo booth and add your story to our maple memories tree.

From Tree to Table: The History and Craft of Maple Syrup

at the Bradley MuseumJanuary 30–May 3, Thursday–Sunday

Noon to 4pm • Free Admission

IMAGE 1: Unopened glass maple syrup bottle with a Hazel McCallion paper label. These bottles were sold as part of a fundraising initiative for the Community Foundation of Mississauga in 2006.

IMAGE 2: Are you a fan of origami? Come to the Bradley to make your own origami maple leaves and add them to our tree! IMAGE 3: Birch bark container used to collect maple sap, called Wiigwaas mkak in Anishinaabe. This container was handmade by Alexander Nahdee of the Walpole Island First Nation.


Going for Gold!by matthew wilkinson, historian, heritage mississauga

I recently had the opportunity to celebrate, along with several hundred thousand (likely many, many more) fellow Canadians the recent gold medal win for the Canadian junior hockey team at the World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic. First and foremost, congratulations to the team for what they achieved, and for proudly representing the maple leaf. But also congratulations to Mississauga’s own Team Canada defenceman Kevin Bahl, who currently plays junior hockey in Ottawa. The Mississauga connection to Team Canada’s gold medal made me wonder about other hockey connections to our fair city.The NHL Reference database currently lists 31 former or active NHL players who hail from Mississauga, including: Don Biggs, Brad Boyes, David Broll, Kyle Capobianco, Michael Caruso, Matthew Corrente, Jamie Devane, Robby Fabbri, Greg Gilbert, Cody Goloubef, Ken Hammond, Tom Kostopoulos, Bill McDougall, Michael Mcleod, Manny Malhotra, Grant Marshall, Shawn Matthias, Nick Paul, Steven Pinizzotto, John Ramage, Zac Rinaldo, Allan Rourke, Mike Sands, Jeff Shevalier, Jason Spezza, Ryan Sproul, Matt Stajan, Dylan Strome, Ryan Strome, Tony Tanti and John Tavares. According to Quant- hockey.com, this group, including Kevin Bahl’s gold, has won 15 gold medals, 11 silver, nine bronze, five Calder Cup Championships (AHL), one World Cup, and five Stanley Cups.This had me pondering other aspects of Mississauga’s connections to the game. In terms of women’s hockey, Hockey Canada lists 13 players with ties to Mississauga, including Kelly Babstock, Alyssa Baldin, Courtney Birchard, Michelle Bonello, Jaime Bourbonnais, Samantha Holmes-Domagala, Christina Kessler, Nadine Muzerall, Cheryl Pounder, Lesley Reddon, Meaghan Sittler, Laura Stacey and Rebecca Vint. Most played for the national team in international tournaments and the Olympics, as well as in the CWHL and the NWHL. From the statistics I was able to search, this group of 13 athletes has amassed some 21 gold medals, 14 silver, three bronze, one Abby Hoffman Cup and three Clarkson Cup championships.Additional links between Mississauga and professional men’s hockey are found in “Birth to Millennium: Mississauga’s Sports Heritage” by Mike Toth, which lists following players who played professionally in a number of leagues: Anthony Aquino, Luciano Aquino, Matt Beca, Jeff Brown, Kevin Brown, Gord Brydson, Jeff Caister, Glen Harmon, Jeff Kyrzakos, Ryan Munce, Kris Sparre, Dean Strong, Philip Tomasino and T.J. Trevelyan.Other notable connections between our city and professional hockey can be found with those who were born elsewhere, but developed links to our community either during their playing career or as a place of residence after their playing careers were over. These include: Johnny Bower, Don Cherry, Casey Cizikas, Paul Coffey, Rick Dudley, Dick Duff, Hank Goldup,

Paul Henderson, Bill “Flash” Hollett, Ed “Boxcar” Hospodar, Steve Montador, Hugh Plaxton, Dave Poulin, Joe Primeau, John “Peanuts” O’Flaherty, Larry Patey and Lorne Smith. These are some remarkable names, many of whom are well- remembered in the annals of hockey history. The personal and team awards are almost too many to list. Paul Coffey alone, who recently had his name attached to a park and arena in Malton, where he grew up, had an exceptional career, wining four Stanley Cups and three Canada Cups. Paul Henderson is of course best known for the 1972 “Summit Series”, and Johnny Bower has a special place in the hearts of hockey fans after winning four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs.Looking back even further, however, brought to mind the story of the Dixie Arena Gardens and the Dixie Beehives, remarkably captured in “From Frozen Ponds to Beehive Glory” by Dave Cook. Over 30 players who suited up for the Dixie Beehives over the years went on to play in the NHL. A significant part of the chronicle of the Dixie Beehives is the story of the Stanfield brothers: Jack, Fred, Jim and Vic Stanfield all played professional hockey. Jack, Fred and Jim all played in the NHL, with Fred having the longest career, appearing in over 900 games and winning the Stanley Cup twice with the Boston Bruins.Finally (at least for what I have been able to uncover) Bert Peer of Port Credit played professional hockey between 1932 and 1948, playing for 11 different professional teams, including 1 game for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. From newspaper accounts, Bert’s career was followed with great interest in the local community.This article does not pretend to be a complete account of Mississauga connections to professional hockey or the World Junior Championships. There are most likely omissions, or things overlooked. My hope is that this article allows for some exploration and sharing of memory, of stories, and of celebrating members of our community who strove to reach sporting excellence. They have made, and continue to make, Mississauga proud.

LEFT: FRED STANFIELD, TOP: JOHN O’FLAHERTY


Eric GibsonThe Giaint Airships

MayJoginder SinghSpaced Out, Architectural Photography

March17 19UpcomingMeetings

Mississauga School Records Donationnick moreau, archives reprographics, peel art gallery, museum and archives

Over the last two years, the Region of Peel Archives has grown its collection of Mississauga school records. The Peel District School Board has transferred records of six closed schools to PAMA, building on the public education repository started in 1982.Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School alumni will be happy to know that ten boxes of photographs, yearbooks, school programmes, and certificates have been saved. While they lean towards more recent decades, the records cover the period of 1956 to 2018.Five elementary schools were also added, recently. That transfer includes Credit View Public School (items spanning 1964-2017), Russell Langmaid Public School (items from the 1940s, and the 1970s to 2010), Neil C. Matheson Public School (originally Ogden Avenue Public School, items from 1954 to the 2000s), Byngmount Beach Public School (items from 1975, and the 1990s to 2008), and Lyndwood Public School (items from the 1950s to 2010).The collection already contains records of schools like Lakeview Beach, Lakeview Central, Queen Elizabeth, Riverside, and Forest Avenue, as well as the various school boards. The earliest south Mississauga school record? That would be minutes of Toronto Township School Section No. 5, Hillcrest from 1858!Many of the files are open for public access at the Region of Peel Archives in Brampton, at PAMA. Contact pamaarchives @peelregion.ca if you’d like to set up an appointment.All photos courtesy PAMA


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Do you know your muntins from your mullions?One of my pet peeves is that many building professionals don’t know their muntins from their mullions! So, next time you’re at a party you can whip out this little tidbit and impress all your architect and builder friends. In early Ontario, when glass was expensive, window units were often made up of multiple small panes of glass which were separated by a muntin. In homes and commercial buildings muntins were commonly made of wood. Mullions

are the large decorative vertical, or radiating, members that separate

the window units. A good way to remember the difference is that the smaller muntin (or muntin bars) separate each individual pane of glass, while the mullions are structural and reinforce the design of the building.

MULLIONS

MUNTINS

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