The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Strange abduction case caused excitement in 1877
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Elora’s first bank run by extraordinary citizen
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Research can produce more questions than answers
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Library, post office replaced Elora’s cattle market
...both became the anchor for the downtown core that the cattle market was intended to provide
Popularity of bicycle peaked from 1896 to 1898 in CW
In May 1896 a group of Elora cyclists met at the Commercial Hotel to form the Irvine Bicycle Club.
Woman married two men within days, became ‘grass widow’
Thorning Revisited by Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1952, 1977
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Gas shortages, heavy bus/train traffic marked WWII holidays
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Few details survive about Glenlamond saw mill
By 1860 seven dams had been constructed across the Grand in the Fergus and Elora area.
Uncovering the history of Elora’s Chinese laundry
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Four new churches dedicated in county in early 1864
1860 to 1875 marked a flurry of church construction, from one end of the county to the other