On the wings of an angel she left me, Death has a tendency to rip couples apart. Though we knew…
News
Motor cars have driven on county roads for over century
Many local history buffs look forward to the publication every spring of Wellington County…
Canada has a big productivity advantage
In view of newspaper headlines proclaiming that General Motors could cease its operations in…
Catch a falling Star
I am jumping out of an airplane. No not me; I have no intention of doing that. But the subject line…
West Grey I
Out of one fire pit into another. That seems to be the story of my life lately. The following is an…
More on the early years of automobiles in Wellington
Several readers contacted me with comments and questions after last week’s column on the…
Palmerston native became prominent business leader
Stories of Wellington natives who achieved fame and fortune elsewhere have been featured…
Religion
Since adding points of contact to the tail of my column, coupled with internet popularity both…
The best of times
How do I feel? Excited? Ebullient? Exuberant? All of those enthusiastic emotions and a lot more. In…
Original sin
In view of the severity of the current economic downturn, it is essential to determine what caused…
Two week encampment for 30th was training, relaxation
A major institution in the period between 1860 and World War I in Ontario was the volunteer…
Manipulation
Belief in conspiracies is nothing new. To this day many continue to assume that President John. F.…
Exotic friends
I often think of people I have known and value the things I have learned from them. I also realize…
Memory lane
I have just come in from wandering around my garden. It is only about 6:10am and the shadows of…
Training session for 30th Battalion lasted 16 days in 1871
Last week’s column described the first week of the 1871 training encampment of…