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The Millar Family John Millar is said to have been the founder and first settler at New Dundee. He came in 1826 and named the village in honour of his hometown of Dundee in Scotland. Part of the house which he built shortly after his arrival is still standing. It was John Millar who dammed the creek and built the first sawmill. He also operated the first store of the community and built a number of houses. He acquired a great deal of property during his lifetime and became very wealthy. But John Millar was only one of a large family of five brothers and four sisters, most of whom were outstanding in the pioneer history of Waterloo Township and New Dundee. The Millars came from Scotland in about 1825 and settled at Niagara, where one of the brothers, Alexander, remained. The others went up into the interior of Upper Canada. John, as stated settled in New Dundee and remained there all his life. Several of them settled at the Sand Hills, which was named Berlin shortly after and is now called Kitchener. These included Lillie and Betsy who married a Mr. Tyson, and had a son Albert and a daughter who married Israel W. Bowman. Records show, however, that several member of the famly lived at the Sand Hills only a short time, then moved to New Dundee and died there. Many of the family remained unmarried all their lives. As a family, the Millars inclined rather to commerce than to agriculture. The earliest stores in New Dundee and Berlin were operated by members of the Millar family. In 1830, David