The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Controversial Harriston school opened in 1956
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Battle over Harriston school raged into summer of 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Epic political battle preceded 1956 Harriston school
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Events of 1954 signalled changes for Palmerston
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Sugar beets failed to generate big profits for farmers
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Sugar beets failed to become a popular county crop
The agricultural history of Wellington County is a fascinating subject.
Notorious ‘Dutch Lena’ began career in Guelph
We often hear the complaint that Canadian history is dull.
Long-disappeared Bosworth once a place of importance
Long-disappeared Bosworth was once a place of importance.
Bringing back memory of conservationist Robert Kerr
Last Sunday, Charlotte Broome very generously passed on to me a bag of old newspapers, clippings and other fascinating historical items that had been accumulated by her mother, the late Edith Broome, who served as Elora’s librarian in the 1960s to the early 1980s.
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1856, 1981
Maryborough council held its opening session for 1856 on Jan. 21.
Peel Township refused to rebuild Townline bridge in 1870
As an illustration for a recent column on Hustonville I used an 1870 letter sent from the post office in that vanished hamlet. This week, I want to take a closer look at that document.
Donations, bazaars helped build St. Mary’s Catholic church in Elora
Occupying a prominent place at the high point on Geddes Street, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church has been one of the most prominent Elora landmarks since it was built in 1870.
Prohibition resulted in surge of illegal stills, bootleggers
The Ontario Temperance Act (OTA), introduced in 1916 as a war measure and made permanent in 1919, encountered difficulties in the early 1920s.
Shareholders’ investment in CVR paid for less than two miles of track
A few weeks ago a regular reader of this column stopped by with a bundle of old documents. I found one item of particular interest.