As many readers know, the Wightman Telephone Company of Clifford – now known as Wightman…
Valuing Our History
Motor cars have driven on county roads for over century
Many local history buffs look forward to the publication every spring of Wellington County…
More on the early years of automobiles in Wellington
Several readers contacted me with comments and questions after last week’s column on the…
Palmerston native became prominent business leader
Stories of Wellington natives who achieved fame and fortune elsewhere have been featured…
Two week encampment for 30th was training, relaxation
A major institution in the period between 1860 and World War I in Ontario was the volunteer…
Training session for 30th Battalion lasted 16 days in 1871
Last week’s column described the first week of the 1871 training encampment of…
Fergus natives formed social group in Toronto in 1890s
Thousands of people who grew up in Wellington County moved elsewhere in adulthood. Stories of some…
Train robbers received three year sentences in 1908
The North American economy suffered a major and sudden downturn in the summer of…
Fergus constable was tried for assault in 1894
Policing in small towns during much of the 19th century left much to be desired, at least from the…
Agricultural College hosted talent competition in 1925
In 1874, the provincial government established the Ontario Agricultural College just…
1925 tornado cut a swath across Eramosa Township
Every summer brings the danger of tornadoes. Wellington County has suffered from some severe ones,…
Joyriding railroaders narrowly avoided jail in 1913
The Canadian Pacific station at Guelph Junction, near Campbellville, about 14 miles southeast…
Son of Luther bootlegger had distinguished Toronto career
A decade ago, this column did a series on the career of Charles E. Romain, who was district…
Fascinating display of industrial history at Harriston library
It has long been my opinion that the pioneer period has received far too much emphasis in the…
Guelph Township man shot couple walking on railway tracks
John Hazle was not a typical British immigrant to Canada. When he arrived in Ontario about 1870 he…