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Thorning Revisited

Historical columns by the late Patrick Thorning. A retrospective on his extensive and beloved writings about Wellington County history and politics.

Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Forgotten Irvinedale settlement known as county’s ‘Sodom’

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Elora has long tradition of choral, instrumental music

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Talk of the town in Drayton, Alma, Morefield in 1951

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Travelling by automobile in Ontario, 1919 style

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Joyriding railroaders narrowly avoided jail in 1913

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Storms of 1890 devastated Wellington County

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Dominion Day helped start tourist industry in Elora

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Elora parade continues Dominion Day tradition

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Drowning of infant caused a sensation in 1888

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

The Browns: Elora’s outstanding horticulturalists

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Elora led most places in tree planting in 19th century

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

James Gow’s lime quarry a major industry in 1900s

by Wellington Advertiser