Unlike some parts of Ontario, Wellington County was largely spared the violence that came to Canada…
Valuing Our History
Donkey baseball was popular attraction in mid-20th century
Donkey baseball was a popular attraction at civic gatherings a half century and more ago in the…
Corpse found near Harriston was tagged The Minto Mystery
In the late afternoon of Saturday, April 22, 1899, Peter McEachern was returning to his farm in…
Competitive speed skating became a local fad in 1899
Ice skating and hockey became popular winter pastimes in Wellington County during the 1880s and…
16-year-old youth assisted cattle thief in 1902 spree
Back in 1901, a man named John O’Donnell rented a farm in Minto at Lot 5, Concession 12, in…
Parisian Steam Laundry offered service to Wellington County
Laundry is a mundane subject, but it has an interesting history over the past century and a half.…
Downtown Fergus flour mill was burned down in 1911
Today there is a good sized parking lot in downtown Fergus, located at the rear of the library and…
Raid on Guelph novitiate drew national attention in 1918
The introduction of conscription in 1917 was the most controversial step taken by the Canadian…
Short but interesting: Three bizarre incidents from 1921
This column normally tackles topics that can be dealt with in the 1,200 or so words the editor…
Pay to county councillors was a live issue in summer of 1924
The salaries and allowances paid to county councillors have figured prominently for decades in…
Fergus council considered appealing a court decision in 1925
Through the years municipalities occasionally have been the defendants in lawsuits brought by…
Area farmers imported tractors from Great Britain in 1969
A cold rain was falling on the afternoon of April 26, 1969 when nine farmers gathered in front of…
Bread delivery man killed at Elora railway station in 1929
Some of the most senseless accidents, and all too many consequent fatalities, are those involving…
Arthur area residents pioneered in agricultural innovation
In the first decades of the 20th century, Arthur Township developed a tradition of novelty in…
Jack Tweddle of Fergus built up a major chicken hatchery
The name of Jack Tweddle of Fergus has appeared at least a half dozen times in this column, most…