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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.

Thorning Revisited Columns

Old-time Halloween nights were sometimes rowdy

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

Buddhist missionary came to Guelph in 1896

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

News from the Mapleton Township area from 1877, 1933

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

Jackrabbits plagued Wellington County in 1930s

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

Diary shows childhood illness was common in 1890s

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

Elora boy’s diary describes 1895 trip to Chicago

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

Boy’s diary from 1890s provides portrait of small-town life

by Wellington Advertiser
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Kenilworth enjoyed bustling economy starting in 1890s

by Wellington Advertiser
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Slick Elora operators lost shirts in attempt to sell Kenilworth

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns Guelph Minto Wellington County

Railway passenger service in north Wellington ended in 1970

by Wellington Advertiser
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Mount Forest’s Rube Allyn led remarkable life in U.S.

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

Aberfoyle Mill had number of uses over the years

by Wellington Advertiser