The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who passed away on Feb. 23, 2015.
Thorning Revisited
Bissell Park once site of farm implement factory
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Hail storm caused major damage for farmers in 1890
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Decoration Day sponsored by Elora Legion since 1932
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Editor Acton Burrows influenced Wellington – and Canada
The name means nothing to the majority of people today, in Wellington County or elsewhere in Ontario.
Horticultural society revived by banker Walter Newman
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Elora Horticultural Society founded in 1850
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
An 1848 letter from first settlers in Drayton area
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Elora’s downtown north block was cheap land due to poor drainage
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…