The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Thorning Revisited
Templin recognized as Canadian dean of weekly newspapermen
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Hugh Templin turned hobbies into editorial features
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Three generations of Templin family shaped Fergus
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Elora dog won Victoria Cross for animals in 1936
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.
Robert McKim established hamlet of Parker in 1860s
A while back I offered a brief survey of Bosworth, the long-vanished hamlet on Wellington Road 7, on the Peel/Maryborough border.
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.