In 1910, Winnifred Black lived with her parents on a farm on the outskirts of Orton, not far from…
Valuing Our History
Family members of Mount Forest banker achieved distinction
The career of James A. Halsted, the Mount Forest private banker, was the subject of a column in…
Erin played host to a major provincial Liberal rally in 1897
Over the years this column has featured accounts of a number of major political rallies in…
Royal Bank in Mount Forest was robbed in 1922
Two weeks ago this column featured a story about an unsuccessful bank robbery in Grand Valley in…
Failed factory caused major financial loss to Grand Valley
The name Acme Handle Company sounds like a reference to a Roadrunner cartoon. To the taxpayers of…
Ministers son ran a bizarre provincial election campaign in 1910
One of the more bizarre political campaigns in the history of this county was that of Joel Marvin…
Needs during First World War resulted in revival of flax growing
The history of flax growing in Wellington County is a sporadic one. In the 1870s a number of…
Alma flax mill destroyed by fire in February,1921; ends industry here
Flax raising and processing – both for the fibre and for the production of linseed oil…
Superior Knitting Company did not enjoy good relations in Mount Forest
This is the second of a two-part column on the stormy history of the Superior Knitting Company in…
Draconian measures employed during the anti-booze wars of the 1920s
This column has dealt several times with the increasingly draconian steps taken by the provincial…
Andrew Spalding was a notable man in Elora’s early history
Kinship ties and family connections, and old-country friendships played major roles in emigration…
A glimpse into the family of railway baron J.J. Hill of Rockwood
Back about five years this column outlined the early life of James J. Hill, the American railway…
Fergus Fur Farms was a successful venture for two Fergus men
This column has on several occasions dealt with aspects of the Beatty Brothers firm in Fergus. That…
East Luther man jailed for theft of horses in 1931
On the morning of Christmas Eve in 1930 James Robb, a farmer who lived near Cumnock, went out to…
Fergus mill made oat flour for Cheerios, other brands
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…