
Recent Activities
Establishing the CHF Website

In 2022 the Foundation launched our revamped website, making it interactive with much to offer students, historians, genealogists, and those interested in our local history. Of particular interest are the colourful histories of the ghost hamlets and many of the communities. This is a continuing section of the website, with more histories added as they become available.
In the “For Our Children” section you can read Caledon Then and Now, a book produced specifically for children. It was donated to all the Grade Three students in Caledon for two years and used in other Town of Caledon children’s programs.
The Image Gallery and Snapshot in Time provide a plethora of historic photos of the Town of Caledon.
The website is dynamic with new information and updates being added on a regular basis.
The Caledon Trailway: Building the Dream
In 2019 CHF assisted with the fundraising to publish “The Caledon Trailway: Building the Dream” by Diane Allengame, an informative book on the fascinating history of the Caledon Trailway.
The book is a must-have for those interested in the Trailway history and the role of the railway.
It has been generously donated to schools and libraries in Caledon, and all proceeds from sales have been donated to the Town for ongoing enhancements of the Trailway.
Once Upon a River
In 2020, “Once Upon a River” was written by Nancy Early to celebrate Alton’s Bicentennial. The Caledon Heritage Foundation donated funds to enable the publishing of this book.
It has been donated to schools and to other children’s projects in our community.
Collecting Oral Histories
The foundation recognizes that our history can be preserved not only in written and digital formats and with photos, but also through stories of the experiences of those who have lived in generations before the present.
CHF volunteers have undertaken the task of gathering these oral
histories, and are now in the process of interviewing several people to record their memories of communities, events and people of Caledon.