OUR DAVEY by Marjorie Clark Land agents of the Columbia Company were recruiting settlers in Scotland in 1825. James Stirton, his wife, Janet, and their children, David (9), Elizabeth (7), Christian (5) and John (3) from Dunnichen, Forfarshire, went aboard…
Continue Reading ...The right to vote was not always guaranteed to all citizens of our township. In the pioneer days of settlement in Canada, the right to vote was based on the system in England. It was a privilege enjoyed mostly by…
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Morriston, May 13, 1920: “The Morriston Public School Board have been discussing the question of establishing a Continuation School in Morriston. They invited four other school boards to a friendly meeting Friday night last. There were also present the local…
Continue Reading ...Dr. Neil McPhatter by Marjorie Clark “Who knows what beautiful and winged life, whose egg has been buried for ages under many concentric layers of woodenness in the dead dry life of society, deposited at first in the alburnum of…
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In a slight twist to our ‘A Puslinch View’ of photographs from around the township, we present a historical view of Morriston from around the turn of the last century. Queen Street in Morriston, circa 1900 (click on photo to…
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What a puzzling name! Strangers are bewildered about how to pronounce it. The following example of the difficulty caused by our township’s name is from Oct. 18, 1958: “Puslinch Township gave an Ontario Municipal Board hearing in Guelph lots of…
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THE CREDIT VALLEY/CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY The following article is an excerpt from the book “Our Home and Native Land, Community in Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario”, Published in 2005. This content was graciously provided by Marjorie Clark, the author of…
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The 175th Anniversary Sunday to celebrate worship as a congregation with many of our vsiting guests in Morriston at Mount Carmel-Zion United Church, was a total success. It brought together community, a time to greet old and new friends, music…
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CELEBRATING 175 YEARS! Anniversary Service Sept. 27, 2015 10:30am Guest Minister Rev. William Boyd (Minister in Morriston 1967 to 1971) All Welcome 22 Victoria Street, Morriston, Ontario N0B 2C0 (at the corners of Church & Victoria Streets) Phone: 519-822-8610 www.morristonuc.com…
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The Huether Store and adjacent home of John Huether & his wife Mary Martin, Queen St., Morriston, about 1900. The house was built by her parents. Isn’t it charming? Sadly not there anymore (demolished 1958). But, the store building is…
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This is the first article of our “Back to School” series that will run on PuslinchToday throughout August. By Marjorie Clark The school at 16 Old Brock Road in Aberfoyle was officially opened on Sept. 5, 1958. On May 5,…
Continue Reading ...The following article is an excerpt from the book “Our Home and Native Land, Community in Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario”, Published in 2005. This content was graciously provided by Marjorie Clark, the author of the book. The Early Days…
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THE VILLAGE OF GLEN CHRISTIE The following article is an excerpt from the book “Our Home and Native Land, Community in Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario”, Published in 2005. This content was graciously provided by Marjorie Clark, the author of…
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