The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Thorning Revisited
Grand River stocked with ‘game fish’ as early as 1903
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1907, 1882
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fergus voted for electric streetcars in 1911
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Looking back at the Christmas season of 110 years ago
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Many local merchants sold coal as a profitable sideline
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Railways and politics went together in the 1850s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fergus Egg Emporium shipped millions to Britain, BC
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Drayton celebrated anniversary of 1875 incorporation
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Laurier rallied the troops in Mount Forest in 1912
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Mystery aircraft buzzed Wellington County in WWII
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Renaissance of Erin potato growing came in 1920s
For most of Erin Township’s history, potato growing was a major cash crop.
Cattle deaths led to discovery of anthrax locally in 1902
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Mapleton Township-area headlines from 1852, 1877
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Irregular banking practices sent Walter Cutten to court
Last week’s column considered the Federal Bank in Guelph and Walter Cutten’s Guelph Banking Company, which the Federal Bank supported.
