Something to consider John A. Macdonald was an influential man, especially as our first Prime…
Opinion
Happy Trails
It’s amazing what we take for granted in our everyday life. The Thanksgiving long weekend…
Snow
I am surely not the only person excited to hear that this winter is expected to include a healthy…
Employment at factory never reached pre-war levels
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Changes to the national anthem
Great new changes Let’s just take a moment to say how the history of O Canada, our national…
Big city
I needed a break. She did too. It’s been a long winter and a March Break without some…
News from the Mapleton area from 1879 and 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Arthur man turned down job as Ontario premier
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Kindness exists
The simplest gestures of kindness can change someone’s day and it costs us nothing.…
Vacation time
If you have been on a vacation or camping trip, spent time on a beach or relaxed at a cottage,…
Connon became full-time photographer after trip to Europe
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Old Elora picture resurfaces
Every historian has suffered the experience of not noticing or overlooking an important document.…
Thieves hit Fergus stores twice in six months
One of the consequences of the widespread popularity of motor cars and improved roads in the…
Elora man was ‘Father of the Rose Bowl’ in Pasadena
Though it is not as popular today as it was 40 or 50 years ago, the Tournament of Roses Parade and…
Epic political battle preceded 1956 Harriston school
Most of the towns and cities of Ontario constructed new schools in the 1870s, and Wellington County…