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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

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
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Late H. Gordon Green of Arthur once a nationally-known writer

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Crime not just an urban issue in 19th century Wellington County

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Farming, jail numbers: Stats can be very useful to historians

by Wellington Advertiser