Dundas in 1897
“Hatts, Hairs and Heads – these are three of the oldest families in the historic town of Dundas, and, they, in their various branches know a good deal of the records of the place. In their honor streets are named and big business blocks are christened” Hamilton Spectator. January 02, 1897. In the 1897 perspective, the Valley Town was “historic.” Although not immune from the advances that all communities around were making in the latter years of the nineteenth century, Dundas residents were proud of the town’s heritage, seeking to retain the ‘old’ with the ‘new’ as the town was growing rapidly. In January, 1897, the Hamilton Spectator carried an extensive look at Dundas through the words of Miss Alma Dick-Lauder, and the artwork of J. R. Seavy. Alma Dick-Lauder, then resident in the Hermitage, in Ancaster Township, was a sharply observant person, who also wrote with style and grace. She was sensitive to the changes that Dundas was undergoing at the ...