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Resources for Geog 1HA3 "Dundas Neighbourhood" Assignment

Maps and Air Photos

Dundas Neighbourhood base maps prepared for assignment use are available to save or print from the links below. Paper copies are available for photocopying in the Map Collection.

Dundas Base Map
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Dundas Area Reference Map
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Detailed maps of the modern city are available at City of Hamilton, Map.Hamilton Online Maps website

City of Hamilton, map.hamilton.ca website includes:

  • "Map Gallery": hundreds of pre-produced maps in Adobe Acrobat format for viewing or printing.
  • "Interactive Mapper": zoom, pan, turn layers in the map legend on and off, view and print.

McMaster University Library Map Collection has historical maps of Dundas, modern city street maps and topographic maps (Mills Library, Room 110). See the class display or ask staff for assistance.

Fire insurance plans of the Dundas area (McMaster University Library Map Collection). Dates available: 1924 (microfiche), 1951 (paper).

Air photos of the Dundas area (McMaster University Library Map Collection) 1934 - 2010. Use this index to see what photos are available for your area. Photos before 1951 are linked directly to the index. Photos from 1951 to present can be requested in the Map Collection.

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City Planning Documents

The Zoning By-Law of the Town of Dundas (online)

Hamilton’s Heritage [heritage buildings in Hamilton, volume 7: Dundas] (online)

Urban Hamilton Official Plan (online)

City of Hamilton Projects and Initiatives (online)

Hamilton's New Zoning By-law (online)

 

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Books

Woodhouse, T. Roy. The birth of the town of Dundas, 1951.
McMaster University Library call number FC 3099 .D85W598 1951 (Map Collection office)

Woodhouse, T. Roy. The history of the town of Dundas, 1965.
McMaster University Library call number FC 3099 .D85W6 pt.1-3 (1965-8) (Map Collection office)

Town of Dundas : centennial celebration, June 29th to July 6th, 1947, marking the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the town: official historical souvenir programme, 1947.
McMaster University Library call number FC 3099 .D85T68 (Map Collection office)

Nina Chapple. A Heritage of Stone: Buildings of the Niagara Peninsula, Fergus and Elora, Guelph, Region of Waterloo, Cambridge, Paris, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough, Hamilton, and St. Marys, 2006.
McMaster University Library call number NA 746 O5C48 2006 (on reserve)

Alexander Gordon McKay. Victorian Architecture in Hamilton, 1967.
McMaster University Library call number NA 747 .H3M3 (Map Collection office)

To find other books, search McMaster Library Catalogue for dundas history (Search for words in Subject)

Hamilton Public Library has an excellent collection of books about local history (Main Branch, Special Collections)

City Directories show what person or what business was located at an address in a specific year. McMaster Library has the following city directories for the City of Hamilton:

  • Current issue (2008-2009) is kept in Mills Quick Reference (Mills 2nd floor) and Thode Quick Reference (Thode Library)
  • 1853 to 1996 is on microfilm in the Map Collection
  • 1997-2007 paper copies in the Map Collection

McMaster University Library call number FC 3098.2 .V47

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Journals

Using Electronic Indexes to Find Journal Articles (McMaster Library instructions)

  • Try databases that index journals in the subject areas of history as well as geography.
    History database examples = America, History and Life or Historical Abstracts
    Geography database example = Geobase

  • Try also general literature databases for popular (not scholarly) journal articles
    General database example = CPI.Q Canadian Periodical Index

Finding Articles in the Hamilon Spectator using LexisNexis Academic (McMaster Library instructions)

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Internet Resources

(This is not a complete list -- just a few suggestions to get you started!)

Hamilton Public Library

Shannon Kyles, Mohawk College. Ontario Architecture Website. http://ontarioarchitecture.com/ (includes a good bibliography on other sources of information about architectural styles)

The Valley City: Dundas (1780-2007)
http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/Dundas.htm

Dundas Valley Historical Society
http://www.unityserve.org/dundashistory/articles.shtml

Dundas Museum & Archives: How to Research Your House
http://www.dundasmuseum.ca/pdf/House%20Brochure%202.pdf

Downtown Dundas
http://www.downtowndundas.ca/

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Postcards and Historical Photographs

Russ Powers' (Hamilton Ward 13 councillor) Personal Dundas Post Card Collection
http://www.russpowers.com/Postcards/noflCardShow.htm

Vintage Postcards of Hamilton, Ontario
http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/

Postcards from Hamilton's Past
http://www.postcardsofhamilton.com/

Hamilton Public Library has an excellent collection of historical photographs.

Photographs can also be found in books about the history of Hamilton. Search McMaster Library Catalogue for hamilton history (Search for words in Subject) and then check the Description field in the results for ill. (meaning that the book must contain illustrations) to find books that have pictures

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Last Reviewed: August 18, 2011
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