Lancaster Empty Lot, Community, and Everyday Life
Friends and Family
Brightside was a geographically contained neighbourhood with a strong sense of identity and belonging. Most everyone had a nickname, and news and gossip about one’s neighbours travelled quickly.
![A 1941 collage of photos from a typical family album .](https://hamiltoncivicmuseums.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/family_album_1941.jpg)
![A young girl and boy ride together on a tricycle down the sidewalk of Burlington Street.](https://hamiltoncivicmuseums.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/out_for_a_ride.jpg)
![A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer from Brightside and his mother.](https://hamiltoncivicmuseums.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mounty_and_rpoud_mom.jpg)
Listen: A Priest's Influence. Click the play circle below.
Listen: Everyone Finds Out. Click the play circle below.
Listen: Family Origins. Click the play circle below.
Listen: Nicknames. Click the play circle below.
Listen: Stories Repeated In Families. Click the play circle below.
Listen: Where They Were Born. Click the play circle below.