Most people find the subject of gravel pits to be a rather mundane and boring one. Nevertheless,…
Valuing Our History
Livery stable fire threatened downtown Elora in 1911
Last week’s column described the 1911 fire that destroyed the Broomfield Mills in Fergus, and…
1918 raid on novitiate remained a hot issue for months
Last week’s column described the immediate aftermath of a raid by the federal government on…
Rosemont woman charged with murdering husband in 1921
The hamlet of Rosemont is on the far northern fringe of the circulating area of this newspaper. It…
Hugh Templin persisted in attacks on county councillors in 1924
Last week’s column outlined some of the events in the 1924 campaign of Fergus newspaper…
Judge sentenced two men to jail terms for armed robbery in 1921
Joe Davidson was a farmer who lived on the 12th of Peel, about a mile-and-a-half from Alma. On the…
J.M. Jackson was important Elora businessman in 1920s
Ranking high among the businessmen of the early twentieth century in Wellington County was Joseph…
Appointment of Elora postmaster caused stir, controversy in 1929
Through most of the 19th century the appointment of postmasters in Canada was a valued and…
Highway departments undertook paving despite 1930 Depression
This column has touched on the subject of highway and road improvements during the 1920s several…
Briefs: Churches, fires, taxes, trade boards and a runaway horse
While searching through old records and newspapers I frequently stumble on very interesting items…
Will of Rev. William Barrie disputed by sister
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Waiting riders witnessed 1908 Moorefield train wreck
Historians of North American railways have noted that the first decade of the 20th…
Mrs. Norman Vincent Peale had an Elora connection
Those who make a habit of reading daily newspapers may have spotted an obituary notice in early…
Years of talk before construction of Conestogo Dam
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Conestogo Dam, near Glen Allan in the current Township…
Oversharp cattle buyer bilked local farmers in 1893
During the first weeks of 1893, a number of farmers in West Garafraxa, Eramosa, Nichol and…