Welcome to Canadian Heritage Books!
We are the online store of North Shore Publishing Inc., a Burlington, Ontario, Canada based company. We have specialized in publishing local heritage books since 1994.
Our recent releases are found here on the home page. Please explore our website using the menu buttons to see all we have to offer.
HST now implemented:
As of July 1, 2010, Ontario harmonized its retail sales tax with the GST to implement the HST at the rate of 13%. The sale of books has in the past only been subject to GST (5%). Once the new HST is implemented, books will still ONLY be taxed the federal portion (5%), but the tax will now be called HST. If you have any questions as to how this will effect your purchases from our website, please send us an e-mail at info@canadianheritagebooks.com.
More of First Here, a new book edited by Margaret Houghton, is available from our website and local bookstores!More of First Here tells the story of some of the well-known as well as some of the all but forgotten first things and events in Hamilton’s history.
To read chapter excerpts from
More of First Here, please visit our blog:
http://canadianheritagebooks.blogspot.com.
More of First Here $22.95
Purchase More of First Here.
Rare photographs of Burlington!
Images of Burlington $19.95 Order your copy of Images of Burlington!
Sale Price: $9.97
First Here is Here!
When were streetlights first introduced to light Hamilton's streets?
Or, when was the first movie shown, or coming forward a few decades, when did Hamilton get a glimpse of their very own television programming?
These are just a few of the stories in First Here, a look at when things first happened in Hamilton. The firsts are not necessarily the first in Canada, or even in Ontario, although in many cases, that is how it is recorded in history.
Readers will learn that the first tavern opened its doors before the Steel City was known as Hamilton, that Empire Day was first introduced here, that Shorty Greens replaced communal cups for Hamilton's thirsty shoppers.
These and many more stories - with lots of photographs - make First Here a fascinating look at Hamilton's history.
First Here $22.95 . Order your copy of First Here!
Footsteps in Time
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Images of Burlington is the 14th book in the highly popular Prints series of books, providing a nostalgic look back in time with a series of fascinating photographs of what Burlington used to look like - many years ago.
There are photographs of Burlington's downtown core from the 1950s, the long vanished Cedar Springs Ski Club, farmers loading fruit at the old train station, as well as rare photographs of old schools, churches and landmarks long gone.
There are photographs of Burlington's downtown core from the 1950s, the long vanished Cedar Springs Ski Club, farmers loading fruit at the old train station, as well as rare photographs of old schools, churches and landmarks long gone.
Images of Burlington $19.95 Order your copy of Images of Burlington!
Sale Price: $9.97
First Here is Here!
When were streetlights first introduced to light Hamilton's streets?Or, when was the first movie shown, or coming forward a few decades, when did Hamilton get a glimpse of their very own television programming?
These are just a few of the stories in First Here, a look at when things first happened in Hamilton. The firsts are not necessarily the first in Canada, or even in Ontario, although in many cases, that is how it is recorded in history.
Readers will learn that the first tavern opened its doors before the Steel City was known as Hamilton, that Empire Day was first introduced here, that Shorty Greens replaced communal cups for Hamilton's thirsty shoppers.
These and many more stories - with lots of photographs - make First Here a fascinating look at Hamilton's history.
First Here $22.95 . Order your copy of First Here!
See Hamilton the way it should be seen - on foot! Take a tour of some of Hamilton's first heritage neighbourhoods with Footsteps in Time Volume 1 and explore Hamilton's historic Port and North-End neighbourhood with Footsteps in Time Volume 2!
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In The Toronto Star's Small Business Section, there's a story about North Shore's Facebook page! Please visit: http://www.thestar.com/Business/SmallBusiness/article/421964
to read the article. To join our Facebook group, please click here.
The Famous Brant Inn!
It has been a long wait, but the much-anticipated new book on Burlington's famous Brant Inn (a Burlington Historical Society project) is now available!
John Murray Anderson turned the Brant Inn into a nightclub that grew to be internationally renowned and put Burlington on the map.
With his personal connections with the Brant Inn, local writer Stewart Brown was able to bring the many memories of this once vibrant nightclub alive.
Brant Inn Memories recalls stories ranging from the entertainers to the Inn's employees, from the club's owner to the building itself, in a way that will take the reader back in time to the dancing era when big bands, swing and jazz were the essence of an evening out.
Order Brant Inn Memories!
For more information about this book, please e-mail: info@canadianheritagebooks.com.
Please see our blog for chapter excerpts on Brant Inn Memories.
It's long, stretching from the McMaster campus right through Stoney Creek.It's old, dating back to the very roots of the community.
It runs right through the heart of the city.
And it's home - or has been - to many of Hamilton's finest buildings, grand churches, various hotels, old schools, several parks, as well as countless stores.
Of course it's King Street!
There are photographs from one end of the street to the other, with old buildings, street scenes, buildings long gone, and a look at parts of the street from the air.
The photographs show a vibrant street, one which has evolved over the years, one filled with memories.
Title: The Prints of King
Author: Gary Evans
Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $9.97
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Vanished Hamilton Series!
In the Vanished Hamilton series of books, local historical societies have come together to highlight some of the captivating, wonderful and nostalgic things - now vanished - that helped make Hamilton such a fascinating place to live.
These books are each available for $21.95! Now on sale for $15.37!
For more information, please click on the Local History Books menu tab.
Visit our Blog! http://canadianheritagebooks.blogspot.com is our new blog! Please visit us here for local history/heritage related discussions and previews of our book projects! Photo of the month!
Photo for September
Photo: Honey Dew Restaurant, taken around 1940
(From: Prints of King)
