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News from the Mapleton Township area in 1903, 1932
Peel and Maryborough farmers began to cut their hay in late June under blue skies. The quality, according to most reports, was excellent, and prospects for a good grain crop seemed bright. Harvesting of wheat began about July 25.
Summer
Welcome to the sexiest season on the Canadian calendar: summer.
Farm worker’s wife eloped with an itinerant doctor in 1891
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Canadian content
My closest friends will tell you there is nothing I like more than finding the right song with the right lyrics for the right moment and sharing it with them.
Moo
If you weren’t at the Fergus Fall Fair’s Breakfast on the Farm event last weekend, put it on your calendar for next year.
Rockwood gained police village status 120 years ago
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Haze
The white lace curtains that hung over the window overlooking my desk were moving slowly, in and out, as if breathing.
Open Mind: Follow your fire
I grew up on a small family farm, where our main enterprise was suckler farming.
A sad 19th century story – one close to columnist’s home
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1958, 1983
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Cans
When I got home Saturday night from the Meadows Music Festival in Fergus, I reeked of beer, vodka coolers, pop and whatever substances floated through the air, though I did not actually consume any of it.
Fist fights, mob justice, other crime common in 1860s Elora
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Number 92
I feel it is my civic duty to tell you that if you live in Wellington County and are not a card-carrying member of your local library, you’re missing out on some seriously good stuff.
Editor Acton Burrows influenced Wellington – and Canada
The name means nothing to the majority of people today, in Wellington County or elsewhere in Ontario.