Heritage
William Henry Riddell: 50,000 Miles in a Sulky
Jun 16, 2015 | | Historic HillsHenry was born in Caledon Township in 1860 and left just long enough to get a veterinarian degree in Guelph in 1886 before moving to Orangeville to practise.
Seneca Ketchum
Mar 23, 2015 | | Historic HillsSeneca was nearly 60 when he came to Mono, an age when many people look forward to ease and comfort.
“Your Christmas concert must be first-rate. Nothing less!”
Nov 17, 2014 | | Historic HillsDuring the 1800s, teachers in local one-room schools faced a list of expectations and responsibilities so onerous, it’s a wonder so many carried on.
The Bob Edgar Telephone Company
Sep 11, 2014 | | Historic HillsBeginning in the late 1920s, though, a series of government regulations along with profit-driven business decisions gradually changed telephone service across the country into a fluid network.
Flight of the Tiger
Jun 17, 2014 |For three vintage aircraft enthusiasts, slipping “the surly bonds of earth” in their restored Tiger Moth was an unforgettable experience.
The Love Pirate
Jun 17, 2014 | | Back IssuesDufferin County was briefly home to Andrew John Gibson, an Australian who became one of the most well-known con men and bigamists of the 20th century.
Our Local Press on the Eve of the Great War
Jun 17, 2014 |From the first week of August onward, war news exploded onto the pages of community papers, filling them almost cover to cover.
The On-Again-Off-Again Birth of Peel County
Mar 23, 2014 | | Historic HillsWhen the council of the newly independent County of Peel convened in 1867, a first task was to choose a site and a builder for the courthouse and jail.
“There’s Something Under Dufferin County”
Nov 19, 2013 | | Historic HillsAs far back as 1886, for example, gold was discovered in Melancthon Township near Dundalk.
My Grandfather’s War
Sep 11, 2013 |Three generations of a Caledon farming family travelled to Europe to retrace the steps of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during WW II.
The Homecoming
Sep 11, 2013 |To a 13-year-old Orangeville boy in September 1945, news that the father he hadn’t seen in four years was on his way home from the battlefields of Europe was cause for high excitement.
A Place Like Home
Sep 11, 2013 |For Canadian boys passing through England during World War I, the Perkins Bull Hospital for Convalescent Canadian Officers offered family warmth and the comfort of “home sweet home,” something all of them desperately needed.