At this festive time of year, when the mayhem and merriment seem too much to bear and the to-do…
Ready Fox
It has been quite a few years since I last saw a red fox running free in the wild, but it happened…
Ice storms in 1959 created havoc in Wellington County
A major weather hazard during December is freezing rain. This column has recalled a number of them…
Reckless consumers
During the so-called Gilded Age in the United States in the later part of the 19th century, a…
Santa Baby
It goes without saying that I adore my Carpenter. He works hard. He is a good man. He still…
Christmas 2011
Christmas has a way of gently sneaking up on people, more so as they get older. It seems like only…
Notorious American criminal arrested in Guelph in 1908
On the afternoon of June 19, 1908 a Guelph constable, on foot patrol in the downtown area of the…
Highlights
Not often do I get stirred about going to something, somewhere. But I feel that has all changed. It…
Love this Christmas
The tree is up. The lights are on. The little village on the shelf is lit with the Nativity scene.…
Palmerston council counted every penny in 1930s
The depression years of the 1930s were challenging ones for Wellington’s municipal councils.…
Harriston Pork Packing Company organized in 1898
A business fad in Ontario during the years before and after 1900 was the pork packing factory.…
Boxing Day now a distorted custom
Every so often something comes along that shows how much our economy and our customs have been…
Earning my wings
The predictions for 2012 are rather dire now, aren’t they? I confess there was a time when…
January 2012
Christmas comes and Christmas goes and the New Year is now upon us. It happens each and every year…
More details on the ill-fated Peoples Railway
Perhaps the most intriguing business venture proposed for this region of Ontario in the early 20th…