[3] Recently given a complete paint job on the outside and additions added in the South-east of property, (Banquet Hall), and a parking lot done in red gravel.
[4] In 1958, Conway Twitty, singer-songwriter and his band were in town and were playing the Flamingo Lounge where Hamilton Place auditorium is located today.
Legend has it that the drummer, Jack Nance, wrote "It's Only Make Believe" between sets, although another story puts them at the nearby Fischer Hotel.
[5] Thomas McQuesten's, historic downtown family home was willed to the City after the death of the last of his five unmarried siblings in 1968.
After its restoration was complete in 1971, Whitehern has been open as a civic museum and has occasionally served as a period film location.
The museum hosts an annual induction event in a week-long celebration that includes school visits, a golf tournament, a formal induction dinner and concludes with the Hall of Fame game involving the local CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
It has a seasonal schedule that runs weekends from May-to-October connecting Hamilton's downtown core to the waterfront and attractions that can be found there like HMCS Haida and the Parks Canada Discovery Centre.