When livestock confronts locomotives the results are invariably a disaster for both. The…
Valuing Our History
Effects of U.S. civil war felt in Wellington County
The American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, is by far the most traumatic event in that…
Four new churches were dedicated in early 1864
The period from roughly 1860 to 1875 marked a flurry of church construction in Wellington,…
Governor General stopped at Drayton in 1951
Back in early October this column carried an account of Governor General Lord Stanley’s…
Kitchener engineer proposed power project in 1924
Over the years this column has consider pioneering conservation work of amateur…
1890 hail storm caused major damage for farmers
Summer hail storms can be violent and dangerous. Fortunately for us in Wellington County, they…
1890 marriage breakup had city’s tongues wagging
Joe Brydges, a resident of Guelph in the 1880s, worked as an iron finisher in the foundries of the…
Peel council and farmers took a radical stand in 1931
No one today would regard the farmers of Peel Township, or, more properly, Mapleton, as radical in…
Harriston dairy turned out ice cream 90 years ago
As snow piles up it is pleasant to think of hot summer days and a summer time treat: ice cream. In…
Local films from the 1940s now available on DVD
Back between 1946 and 1949, a small-time film maker produced a series of 85 films depicting towns…
Peel man executed in 1875 for murdering his wife
The settlement of black Americans in the early years of Peel Township has attracted a lot of…
Major drought of 1864 resulted in many major fires
Weather historians state that dry, hot summers have become more common in recent years, but the…
Moorefield minister fined for assault on black woman
Two weeks ago this column carried the sad tale of Henry White, a black resident of Peel, who was…
Massive ship railway was planned in 1890
The building of a shortcut for lake shipping from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron was a…
Religious revivalists have visited Wellington County
Camp meetings and large-scale revivals are not a big part of the history of religion in…