The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Valuing Our History
Community news from the Mapleton area in 1931, 1981
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
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.
Guelph considered building a new city hall in 1907
Local history buffs and heritage professionals agree that Guelph’s old city hall is one of…
Harvey trial involved embezzlement, murder, execution
Over the years this column has offered accounts of various trials in the history of Wellington…
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.…
Effects of U.S. civil war felt in Wellington County
The American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, is by far the most traumatic event in that…
Fergus witnessed a religious battle and debate in 1886
During the 1880s, the churches of Wellington County occupied a place in daily life that is…
Palmerston native became prominent business leader
Stories of Wellington natives who achieved fame and fortune elsewhere have been featured…
Pilkington native achieved success in California
The Wallace family of Pilkington has a long association with farming in that township,…
Government delayed post offices in 1909 and 1910
Last week’s column covered the 1908 decision of the federal government to construct…
New Health Unit building opened 50 years ago
A half century ago the Wellington County Health Unit moved into its new building on Queen Street in…
The judge dealt harshly with convicted Guelph arsonists in 1897
Last week’s column described the burning of five barns in Guelph and Guelph Township in 1897…