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Thorning Revisited

Isabella Sinclair was Elora’s first businesswoman

Stephen Thorning March 11, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Steele Bros. store: a Fergus institution for 84 years

Stephen Thorning March 3, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

News from the Mapleton Township area in 1880, 1980

Stephen Thorning February 24, 2021Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

The Methodist Church in early Elora

Stephen Thorning February 17, 2021Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Six snow storms battered Fergus, Elora in winter of 1947

Stephen Thorning February 10, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Anti-Semitic overtones to 1884 Peel robbery

Stephen Thorning February 4, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

During the 1870s, Max Simonsky built up a respectable business as an itinerant merchant, travelling among the smaller villages to the north and west of Guelph, with a stock of jewelry, watches, bolts of fine cloth, and some fancy clothing items.

Enraged Garafraxa man stabbed girl at barn raising

Stephen Thorning January 28, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

General store in Hillsburgh exploded in 1880

Stephen Thorning January 21, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Elora’s Geddes Street looked very different in 1882

Stephen Thorning January 14, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Maurice Halley ran Elora’s first bakery in 1850s

Stephen Thorning January 6, 2021Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Arthur Christmas Poultry Show held until 1943

Stephen Thorning December 30, 2020Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Arthur’s Christmas Poultry Fair started in 1915

Stephen Thorning December 23, 2020Columns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Roads dominated first years of Wellington County council

Stephen Thorning December 16, 2020Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Wellington District government frustrated in 1840s

Stephen Thorning December 10, 2020Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Wellington County was established in 1854

Stephen Thorning December 2, 2020Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

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The power of one

He cast his eyes upon the crowd tittering about his brush with potential death mere days before. They were awestruck.

A week away

There is a limited window left to file nomination papers for the upcoming municipal election.

Health and safety

Much of the phrase “health and safety” is made in the workplace but we think it is time homes and families adopt a clearer view of what it means to be safe and healthy. Families are immensely impacted when safety takes a backseat to fun.

Columnists

Ransacked

By Kelly Waterhouse

It was my fault. I was careless.

Son of Luther bootlegger had distinguished Toronto career

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Bagpipes

By Kelly Waterhouse

When the Carpenter and I first arrived in Wellington County 21 years ago, we settled in Fergus. The only thing we knew about that town was that it was home to the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games. That event was famous.