Last week’s column offered the first part of the story of the winter of 1908, and the storms…
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Harvey trial involved embezzlement, murder, execution
Over the years this column has offered accounts of various trials in the history of Wellington…
Pilkington’s Fasken brothers were prominent lawyers
A large number of Wellington County natives have gone on to successful careers in…
Sam Robertson, of Hollen, sought living in Harriston
Last week’s column outlined the rise and decline of Hollen in the middle part of the…
Knox Church in Ospringe marking 150th anniversary
Several churches in Wellington County are marking a century and a half of service this year.…
Construction on dam seemed at times to be jinxed
Last week’s column took the story of the building of the Conestogo Dam to the fall of 1956.…
“The Schomberg Swindler” left a trail of victims
In February of 1907, a man arrived in Guelph with his wife, and, over a period of about six weeks,…
Remedies needed
In view of the extraordinary increase in oil prices over the past year, it is obvious that remedies…
A science academy
Currently we lack a science academy, something so beneficial for economic progress. Canada has…
I’m OK
Over the past year and one half since my Little Lady’s passing, I have had many, many, many,…
Fun-day Sunday
It seems to me that no one, at least no one in our general area, will need to court the thought of…
Something must be done
Many years ago when King Edward VIII visited the very depressed coal-mining districts in Britain,…
Death of a virtual friend
If you dropped in as I write this column, you would find me seated in my green recliner, a…
Memory
As we grow older, memory begins to stagger and then to lose its grip. You’d think that…
The hangover
A key economic signal is the conduct of the consumer. The latest data reveals personal consumption…