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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

Bank holdup created excitement in Morriston in 1931

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Potter building repurposed as Kiddie-Kar factory

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Elora’s Kiddie Kar factory started life as foundry

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Kinnettles history: Macdonald visit, ghosts, missing body

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Kinnettles founder too late to cash in on 1850s land boom

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Attempted murder and other stories of Kinnettles founder

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Toll roads caused considerable bickering at county council

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Major highways in Ontario were once toll roads

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Barnstorming pilot’s career ended at 1939 Clifford fair

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Buried gold, oil strikes: tall tales of Elora’s murky past

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Letter of 1834 illustrates tough early times for pioneers

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Speculators once owned Nichol, Pilkington townships

by Wellington Advertiser