THE WARLOCK A Traditional Highland Scottish Story as written by John W. Gilchrist of Puslinch This warlock story happened in harvest time, long ago in Scotland. Everyone on the farm was out harvesting. The strong men swung their sickles, the…
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A regular practice was to have a picture taken whenever new machinery was purchased. It served a dual purpose of recording what was just bought and who was working for the township at the time. In this picture, (from left…
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From EAST OF ABERFOYLE By Marjorie Clark A profusion of names and dates, a list of wars and acts of parliament – this probably constitutes our memory of our history classes in school, unless we were blessed with an inspired…
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Mary Ord Black, summer 1908, at 10th concession. We will be showcasing some wonderful historical photos from around Puslinch throughout the year in 2019. If you have any photos you’d like to share send them to us, along with any…
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Lieut.William Turner CaptainNichola Goddard Romeo Dallaire By Margaret Hauwert The grade 6 curriculum states that children will be given: An opportunity to analyse responses of Canadian government organizations and/or individual citizens to a political or international event Exposure to some…
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This wonderful photo, from the album of the late Alex Ord, is a great historic record of the Aberfoyle Mill in 1940. Tom Maltby’s team is loading up for delivery.
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The Morriston Auto Inn c.1913.On the left is the innkeeper Mary Brown (nee McGinnis). This building was located on the site of what is now the Great Wall Restaurant and was demolished about 2010. The building that replaced it was…
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A PuslinchToday Reader has helped solve the mystery of the team players in the old photo below. The photo turns out to be of the Clyde hockey team. Clyde was a rural community, just south-west of Killean but in Beverly…
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I had the delight of spending a morning with Dave Sutton who reminisced about his career with the township. As we poured over the pictures he brought with him, he would often go off topic to tell me while smiling…
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Have you been to visit the Puslinch Historical Society? If not, your really should make a point of visiting them and seeing what they have to offer. They have posted a lot of content online on their website http://www.puslinchhistorical.ca/ but…
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From EAST OF ABERFOYLE By Marjorie Clark Sadly last year about this time, I read that the COPS committee had disbanded. The township had lost another volunteer organization. This after the demise of all of the Women’s Institutes in Puslinch…
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From EAST OF ABERFOYLE by Marjorie Clark As I rounded the corner to behind the house, the sky was turning to india ink and there, in the glow of the backdoor light, it was – a marsupial, gathering up bird…
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From ‘East of Aberfoyle’ by Marjorie Clark The first settler in Puslinch Township was known as “the Welshman”. He lived on lot 13, rear concession 7 and lot 13, front concession 8 in 1827, before the township was surveyed and…
Continue Reading ...From ‘EAST OF ABERFOYLE‘ By Marjorie Clark A fascinating bit of trivia, that always intrigued me, appears on page 48, the Crieff section of the Annals of Puslinch 1850-1950. Under a heading of lot 22, rear of the Gore of…
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In this photo we think there may be some Morriston lads (in miscellaneous shirts) practicing with a team in Guelph (“C” shirts). This photo was perhaps taken in the Guelph rink, possibly about 1935. 1st on left rear is John…
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