Heritage
The Rebellion of 1837: Not Just Montgomery’s Tavern
The rebellion in Upper Canada finally got British authorities to look into what was upsetting the colonies.
Memories of Broadway
The creamery was where The Banner is now. Every two weeks Mom would send me over to pick up three pounds of butter and a large can of buttermilk.
Dealing with a Nightmare: The 1947 Palgrave Fire
In the days before modern firefighting, nothing frightened a small community – or pulled it together more powerfully – than a major blaze. The 1947 Palgrave fire was one such case.
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orangeville
Staying the Course for 175 Years: A story of determination and independence in the face of daunting challenge and bewildering change.
Mulmur’s Stanton Hotel
The Stanton Hotel is the only stage coach hotel remaining in Mulmur, and one of a tiny few still standing in the Headwaters region.
Show Us the Money!
There were new markets, an expansion in available goods, new opportunities and, above all, a new lifestyle: people here had become connected to the outside world.
Bringing ‘The Word’ to the Wilderness
Of the worshippers in Mono Mills he complained, “When they should rise, they sit; when they should sit, they continue standing.”
Baseball Memories
When baseball fever swept North America in the late nineteenth century, the good people of these hills signed on, but they embraced the game with a unique, local flair.
From Vision to Village
From Market Hill (Mono Mills) to reach what became Horning’s Mills, they built primitive pathways through forty kilometres of virgin forest, slogged around swamps and across streams, and forced their way up almost insurmountable hills.
Dr. Algie Delivers a Jolt
By the 1880s, poor sanitation had been identified as a major cause of disease and governments were taking action. Here in the hills, newly established health boards had a lot of catching up to do.
Was Christmas ever ‘Old-Fashioned’?
Christmas was once a simple season of carolling and school concerts, of neighbourly greetings and family visits, of tinkling bells and sleigh rides in gently falling snow, all blessedly free of commercial pressure. Well, maybe.
When Local Government Ruled
Before there were boards and commissions and tribunals and official plans, and before there were consultants and mission statements and surveys and regulations and codes, the local municipal council handled almost everything. And fast.
