Donald McCaig Poet, Teacher, Administrator By: Marjorie Clark When Malcolm McCormick, Principal of the Guelph Business College and native of Puslinch, wrote a poem entitled “Puslinch Lake” [click here to view] about 1884, Donald McCaig, also a Puslinch native, and…
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The Attawandaron Discoveries by Marjorie Clark(Part 3 of a 3 part series) The Huron First Nation called their southern neighbours “Attawandaron”, meaning “People of a slightly different language”. The French labelled those same people “Neutrals”, as they remained neutral between…
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The Attawandaron First Nation In Puslinch by Marjorie Clark(Part 2 of a 3 part series) The Attawandaron or Neutrals inhabited dozens of villages in Southwestern Ontario stretching along the north shore of Lake Erie from the Niagara Peninsula to the…
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McLEAN, Helen Margaret (Laking) August 19, 1936 – December 25, 2015 of Aberfoyle, passed away peacefully at home. Beloved wife of 59 years to Bruce Clark McLean. Loved mother of Barbara Brimelow (Gary), Catherine McGrorey (Daniel), the late Donna Cornwell…
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Malcolm McCormick died on Friday, June 10, 1932, at the home of his sister, Mary McNaughton in Guelph, at the age of 77 years. Prominent in educational circles in Guelph, he was widely known as a man of exceptional attainments….
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ABERFOYLE, OCTOBER 25, 1897 by the Aberfoyle correspondent to the Guelph Mercury The beautiful weather of the last few days has put the farmers in the notion of taking in their turnips. Most of them around here have started the…
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The hotel at Puslinch Lake was, for a long time, a place for dancing but its heyday for this activity was in the 1930’s. Stories have since circulated that Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played at the Lake. Although…
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We…
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I’d like to thank Marjorie Clark for sending me the incredible photo posted above. Taking a moment to reflect upon the sacrifices of the men and women who served to protect us takes on a stronger meaning when you see…
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Dr. Walter Bell Telfer home and veterinary office Queen Street, Morriston c.1900 On verandah – Dr. Telfer holding his daughter, Verda Telfer and his wife, Ann (née Jacobs) Telfer. Note the hitching posts in front of the sidewalk
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Étienne Brûlé European Discoverer of Southern Ontario by Marjorie Clark(Part 1 of a 3 part series) When Father Joseph de la Roche Daillon, a Franciscan priest, visited Attawandaron villages in October 1626, he described it. “The country of this Neutral…
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by Marjorie Clark The hard-working inhabitants of earlier Morriston enjoyed holidays and celebrations, particularly Christmas and New Year. Here is an account by the writer of “Morriston Jottings” of Christmas celebrations in Morriston in 1890: “UNION SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT – The…
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This morning I had pleasure of watching a friend and colleague of mine on live TV (CHCH Morning Live) talking about the importance of preserving our family memories. Gone are the days of simply gluing photo prints into a single…
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Care to support our local authors and historians and learn a little about the community we live in? The following Puslinch history books are available for viewing and for sale at the Puslinch Township Municipal Office or by mail by…
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I’d like to share some photos here of the procession along Highway 401 we just witnessed. I took a few pictures and videos and people are sending me some. If you have any photos you’d like to share please email…
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Marjorie McLean 1903-1967 392-13-1075 Marjorie McLean was born at Ladner, BC, on March 25, 1903, the second child of Duncan McLean and his wife, Margaret (nee Clark) McLean of lot 29, front of concession 9, the Badenoch district of Puslinch….
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Mayor Dennis Lever forwarded me a link to this video and I immediately knew I had to share it with the rest of Puslinch. This beautiful video was shot on November 3, 2015 by a drone flying over the 475…
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