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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

Chief Inspector Charles E. Romain shut down illegal booze business

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Hot, dry summer of 1936 spurred conservation measures

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Summer of 1936 set new records for heat in Wellington County

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Ontario had to build roads in counties to offer uniform service

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Fergus and Elora gained telephone service 130 years ago

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Did Orangeman murder Orangeman on glorious 12th in Arthur?

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Hillburgh’s Exchange Hotel became a local landmark

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Drill shed was Elora’s own ‘theatre on the Grand’ prior to LCBO store

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Barnum’s Circus featured ‘Jumbo’ the elephant in 1885 Guelph show

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Milling - and its spinoff activities - were big business in the 1860s

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Puslinch wildcatters looked for oil - or someone’s investment money

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Dalby empire in Elora founded on beer, leather, iconic hotel

by Wellington Advertiser