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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

Guelph purchased Puslinch Lake property in 1903

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Puslinch Lake: tourist site shrouded in myths, legends

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Prohibition, guns, police chases in Mount Forest, beyond

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Tragic homicide in Arthur Township in 1879

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Fire strikes Monkland Mills in Fergus - again

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Oatmeal brings good times to Monkland Mills

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Fergus’ Monkland Mills established in 1856

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Arthur fans took their hockey seriously in 1950s

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Augustus Jones determined present-day county boundaries

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

New Fergus hospital well supported by communities

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Fergus beer brewing business ended with a bang

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Town of Fergus’ first brewery opened in 1867

by Wellington Advertiser