Last week’s column mentioned that Mount Forest council voted financial aid for the…
Valuing Our History
Looking back at the Christmas season of 100 years ago
This is the 20th Christmas column I have written since Valuing Our History began in the old Elora…
Orton photos show old and new railway stations
Orton is one of Wellington County’s more interesting hamlets, and has been featured a couple…
Fergusson sons played roles in county history
A few weeks ago I received a call from a reader with a question regarding A. J. Fergusson, son…
Four new Wellington post office buildings authorized in 1908
A century ago the post office had a much larger place in daily life than it has now. Postal…
Government delayed post offices in 1909 and 1910
Last week’s column covered the 1908 decision of the federal government to construct…
Harriston and Mount Forest post offices opened in 1912
This week’s column concludes the series on four Wellington County post offices built in…
The future looked rosy for Clifford in 1950
A significant trend in the second half of the 20th century was the decline of the downtown…
Clifford Horticultural Society founded 50 years ago
There are about a dozen horticultural societies in Wellington County, and over the decades they…
An editor took a long trip by horse and buggy in 1876
Travel by road in the 19th century was something most people avoided as much as possible. The…
Elora-born man became noted American churchman
From time to time this column features a Wellington County native who has achieved success and…
Rescuers were heroes in 1953 Elora and Fergus incidents
School children are regularly warned to keep off the ice on streams and rivers. It was no…
Innes, McIntosh guided Guelph Mercury for seven decades
Those of us with a fondness for newspapers sometimes lament the passing of the old-time…
Danger of flooding on Grand River was acute in 1934
The construction of storage dams, combined with careful monitoring of conditions, has virtually…
Ice break up on the Grand River came late in 1934
Note: This is the second part of an account of the 1934 spring floods on the Grand River and its…