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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.

General Sherman visited Elora, Fergus soldiers in 1866 post image
Columns Thorning Revisited Centre Wellington

General Sherman visited Elora, Fergus soldiers in 1866

by Wellington Advertiser
Elora Rifles called to fight invasion that never happened post image
Columns Thorning Revisited Centre Wellington

Elora Rifles called to fight invasion that never happened

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Thorning Revisited Centre Wellington

Home guard formed in Fergus to defend against rebellion

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited Guelph

Provincial judge had no sympathy for Fred Sturdy

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Thorning Revisited Guelph

New wrinkles emerged in bizarre 1877 abduction case

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Thorning Revisited Guelph

Strange abduction case caused excitement in 1877

by Wellington Advertiser
Thorning Revisited Columns

Elora’s first bank run by extraordinary citizen

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited Mapleton News

Research can produce more questions than answers

by Wellington Advertiser
Library, post office replaced Elora’s cattle market post image
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited Centre Wellington

Library, post office replaced Elora’s cattle market

by Wellington Advertiser
Popularity of bicycle peaked from 1896 to 1898 in CW post image
Columns Thorning Revisited

Popularity of bicycle peaked from 1896 to 1898 in CW

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Woman married two men within days, became ‘grass widow’

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Thorning Revisited

Uncovering the history of Elora’s Chinese laundry

by Wellington Advertiser