In the late 1950’s, oil speculators negotiated with people around Morriston to be allowed to drill for oil on their property. One such well operated on Charlton “Doc” Telfer’s farm, on the edge of the northern portion of Morriston Pond….
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ADAM’S ALE THE HISTORY OF WATER IN PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP by Marjorie Clark $20.00, plus packaging & postage or Special arrangements for pick-up made for local purchasers. Contact [email protected]
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Very rarely do find such an old photograph of so many people with all the names listed. Click on the photograph to load a full size, enlargeable image.
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JUST PUBLISHED! REMEMBERING GLEN CHRISTIE The History of the Village of Glen Christie, Ontario and Stories from those that lived There BY PAUL LANGAN This is a revised second edition. Read about the creation of, life in and the destruction…
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Schaw Station at Puslinch village, which surrounded it, was a hive of activity during 1890-1915. In this photograph from 1914, courtesy of the Canadian Railway Museum, the station-house can be seen to the west of the Brock Road. That is…
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via financialpost.com The Danish Place and thousands of others like it have been in a downward spiral for months with the crisis only getting worse Benny Beck and Anna Lewis cooked and catered at the Danish Place for nearly 20…
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The fall 2020 Puslinch Historical Society Newsletter is now available! Click HERE or on the picture below to download.
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via huffingtonpost.ca I am tired of the dirty looks I receive when I show the pharmacist my ID. I hate hearing the awkward jokes when I give the bank teller my address. Some companies refuse to deliver packages to my…
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Get your copy of the Puslinch Historical Society Newsletter by clicking HERE or on the image below.
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Left to right, front row: Olive Martin (Left fielder), Gladys Clark (3rd base), Annie McLean (Catcher, Captain), Marjorie Clark (2nd base), Margaret McLean (Right fielder) Left to right, back row: Mary Clark (Pitcher, Secretary), Grace Hanning (Short Stop), Etta Clark…
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Can you help identify the people in this photograph? It is purported to be from the Morriston School, both junior and senrior rooms circa 1930s. If you have any information please email to [email protected] Click on image for larger version
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The southern approach to Aberfoyle on the Brock Road, taken in the early 1900’s. The James McLean family Store is on the left side of the road and across from it but not in the photo, is the Aberfoyle Mill.
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Dear Editor: I am writing today in response to the article from the Mill Creek Stewards published in Puslinch Today on November 3rd. The article contains a number of misrepresentations and a clearly one-sided and uninformed view of the aggregate…
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Thanks to Lois McLean for identifying all the members of the team! Click on the image for full size zoomable view.
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by Marjorie Clark Everyone and everything on this earth has a name, given to it by man. Like our father in the faith, Abraham, who began life as Abram but whose name was changed by God to Abraham, our names…
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This old photo was posted to the “What’s Happening Puslinch” facebook group along with the following infromation: “Hi. I live in the small town of Callander Scotland, a short distance from the village of Aberfoyle. Both names ’emigrated’ to Canada…
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