I was trying to be helpful. I wanted to show my hard-working spouse, the Carpenter, some support.…
Hot, hot and hotter
Well, folks, it has been hotter than the hubs of Hades up here in the out-backs of Markdale. For…
Drainage lawsuit in 1899 was costly to East Luther Township
Robert McKim is a name that has appeared in this column a number of times. An Irish immigrant,…
Quiet hamlet the scene of police and residents brawl on Dec. 31
The name Yatton is probably unknown to the majority of Wellington County residents. Located in the…
Inconvenient truths about the final costs to environment of global warming
Gradually, the public is becoming aware of the significant impact on climate change caused by our…
Seeing things
Mick Jagger, you said it best. “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try…
L-A-Z-Y II
Those crazy, hazy, lazy days of summer are slipping rapidly past. I don’t feel lazy; the fact…
Beatty Bros. company installed fire fighting system in 1935
No business in Wellington County dominated a town to the extent that the Beatty Bros. Company…
Canadas 4Fs help to keep us economically safe
In the Unites States at armed forces’ induction stations, those deemed medically unfit to…
Watch this
Big Brother is watching. No, not the conspiracy theory Big Brother, I mean the television show. You…
Guelph businessman William Bell survived fall from a train in 1897
Most antique aficionados in Wellington County are aware of Bell Pianos and Organs. In the last…
Braggin’ time
It’s braggin’ time again, and I can’t quite believe it, but 52 more weeks have…
1860 Breach of Promise case provoked laughter in court
Some of the most interesting legal cases in our local history are those pertaining to breach of…
Remaking suburbia so people want to live there
When approaching the outskirts of Canada’s cities, particularly at intersections, one sees…
Cast away
There are not many moments of solace for a mother on vacation with her children. Who am I kidding?…