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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

Maryborough mob defended ‘helpless’ widow against eviction

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Richard Boyle built 10 bridges in Nichol Township

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Bridge builder Richard Boyle had an inventive mind

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Oldtimers claim Elora town crier could be heard in Fergus

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

News from the Mapleton area from 1879 and 1954

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Erin’s worst fire burned out six businesses in 1913

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Village of Elora bought its first fire engine in 1859

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Wellington County blood donor clinics began in 1950

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

1881 books provide unique glimpse of local agriculture

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Coroner’s jury blamed long working hours for 1906 wreck

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

A backward glance at Elora’s Metcalfe Street

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Community news from the Mapleton Township area

by Wellington Advertiser