Ask A Historian: Exploring Malton

This week, Historian Matthew Wilkinson explores the evolution of Malton dating back to settlements in the early 1820's through the fascinating incorporation of Malton to a police village with dreams of independence. Matthew delves into the airport and icons that put Malton, and Mississauga, on the map but could not save the village from eventual amalgamation. References and recommended reading: “A Study of Malton” by Donald Paterson, University of Toronto Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 2, January 1957 “Malton Memories: Pioneers to Airport” by Angus Scully et al, 1981 “Malton: Farms to Flying” by Kathleen A. Hicks, 2006 “Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle that made Canada” by Peter Vronsky, 2012