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Huntsville was named after Captain George Hunt, a British military officer who retired to the area in 1869 where he was appointed the first local Postmaster, and his stepmother became a teacher at the first school house.
A lapel pin showing a sign suspended between two stone pillars which are sitting beside pine trees. A lake is in the background. On the sign are the words “Town of Huntsville”. At the bottom of the pin, the word “Muskoka” is below a swooping blue line representing a body of water.

ALT A lapel pin showing a sign suspended between two stone pillars which are sitting beside pine trees. A lake is in the background. On the sign are the words “Town of Huntsville”. At the bottom of the pin, the word “Muskoka” is below a swooping blue line representing a body of water.

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#PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #municipalities #placenames #huntsville #muskoka @townhuntsville
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A pin from the Ingersoll Cheese and Wine Festival. Check out the main account for more! #ingersoll #oxfordcounty #museums instagram.com/p/C-k3NkMO9ap/…

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In case you're wondering why there have been fewer posts than usual this week.
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Thorold is named after Sir John Thorold, a representative in the British House of Commons who represented Lincolnshire and opposed the war with America. 1/2 #PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #thorold @ThoroldON
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Although now part of Niagara Region, Thorold used to be part of Lincoln County and was settled by United Empire Loyalists, which is how the name came to be connected to the lord representing Lincolnshire.
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Nipigon takes its name from the nearby river and lake of the same name. It's derived from the Ojibwa “anemebegong” meaning ‘continuous water’. 1/2 #PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames  #nipigon
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The name is a reference to either the far side of the lake being invisible, or the straight river from Lake Superior to Lake Nipigon.
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March 31 is National #IndigenousLanguages Day. We Are Here: Sharing Stories is creating and sharing digital copies of Indigenous language learning material to support Indigenous communities’ language revitalization efforts. Here is just one example: bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc…
National Indigenous Languages Day

ALT National Indigenous Languages Day

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On this National #IndigenousLanguages Day, let’s honour and celebrate the vital role that Indigenous languages play in shaping the identity, culture, and traditional knowledge of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. canada.ca/en/canadian-herita…
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Many of Canada's municipalities take their names from Indigenous languages. It's one way that these languages and their speakers are embedded into the identity of our communities.
Governor General of Canada
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On #NationalIndigenousLanguagesDay, #GGSimon highlights the importance of promoting and preserving Indigenous languages.
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On #NationalIndigenousLanguagesDay, #GGSimon highlights the importance of promoting and preserving Indigenous languages.
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No new pin today, so instead here's a collage of the pins from the past few weeks. Which is your favourite?
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Manitouwadge comes from the Ojibwa for “cave of the great spirit”. The three prospectors on the logo are Roy Barker, Bill Dawd, and Jack Forster who found mineral deposits in the area. #PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #manitouwadge @Manitouwadge
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Hastings was named by Henry Fowlds who named the area around his grist it after Flora Muir Campbell British aristocrat Francis Rawdon-Hastings. #PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #hastings @HastingsCounty1
A lapel pin with a coat of arms. The shield is quartered with geometric shapes in each section. On top of the shield is a crown of bricks. On either side of the shield is a bear chained to a post. Below is a banner with the motto “Nisi Dominus Frustra”. At the bottom of the pin is the name “County of Hastings”.

ALT A lapel pin with a coat of arms. The shield is quartered with geometric shapes in each section. On top of the shield is a crown of bricks. On either side of the shield is a bear chained to a post. Below is a banner with the motto “Nisi Dominus Frustra”. At the bottom of the pin is the name “County of Hastings”.

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Hastings was Baron Rawdon, Earl of Moira who became Marquess of Hastings in Sussex, England in 1817. The English name Hastings comes from an Old English word Hæstingas meaning “the followers of Hæsta”, one of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain.
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The former Town of Dunnville was named for John Henry Dunn, Receiver General of Upper Canada from 1820 to 1843. The town was amalgamated as part of Haldimand County in 2001. #PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #dunnville #haldimand @HaldimandCounty
A round lapel pin with a scene of buildings standing in front of a large river. Around the border is the name "The Corporation of the Town of Dunnville, Canada".

ALT A round lapel pin with a scene of buildings standing in front of a large river. Around the border is the name "The Corporation of the Town of Dunnville, Canada".

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Bracebridge was originally called “North Falls” after Wilson’s Falls just outside the downtown. It was later renamed by William Dawson LeSueur, secretary of the Post Office Department 1/2 #PinQuestON #onmuni #ontario #canada #onheritage #placenames #bracebridge @townbracebridge
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Lesueur named it after Washington Irving’s 1822 novel “Bracebridge Hall, or the Humorists”. The novel was a series of character sketches about the occupants of a fictional English manor.
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Photos from the state funeral in memory of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada.
4 RCMP officers on horseback lead the funeral procession of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney.

ALT 4 RCMP officers on horseback lead the funeral procession of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney.

A casket draped with the national flag of Canada at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal.

ALT A casket draped with the national flag of Canada at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal.

The family of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney gathered around a casket draped with the national flag of Canada at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal.

ALT The family of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney gathered around a casket draped with the national flag of Canada at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal.

The Honourable Caroline Mulroney, daughter of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, touches a casket draped with the national flag of Canada at Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal.

ALT The Honourable Caroline Mulroney, daughter of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, touches a casket draped with the national flag of Canada at Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal.

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