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Puslinch Historical Society Presents ‘Milling In Puslinch’ On November 20th
— November 6, 2018This 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
— October 18, 2018The 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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Mystery Solved! Hockey Players And Team Identified
— September 26, 2018A 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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The Puslinch Historical Society Needs Your Help Identifying Subjects Of Paddock Family Photo
— August 26, 2018This huge, framed photograph was donated to the Puslinch Historical Society and now they need your help identifying the subjects in the picture! A scribble on the back lists these young girls as members of the Paddock family of Crieff,…
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East Of Aberfoyle
— June 12, 2018From EAST OF ABERFOYLE by Marjorie Clark The Corwhin section of Puslinch Township was in shock. At 1:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, August 22, 1954, Eddie Hardie was reported as found lying on the Puslinch-Nassagaweya Townline Road by Beverley and…
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New Puslinch History Book Now Available: A Genealogy Of Crieff And Killean Families
— April 13, 2018NEW IN APRIL 2018 A GENEALOGY OF CRIEFF AND KILLEAN FAMILIES By Jean Harnick & Marjorie Clark A new book is available that contains the genealogies of 67 families. This book, by Jean Harnick & Marjorie Clark is 360 pages…
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East Of Aberfoyle
— March 25, 2018by Marjorie Clark For the past 23 years, I have dwelt east of Aberfoyle, in the Corwhin section of Puslinch a naturally beautiful area, replete with a variety of landscape – flat fields and abrupt drumlins, tall, majestic hardwood bush…
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Road Issues In Killean, 1866, 1874 & 1888
— January 29, 2018KILLEAN ITEMS, July 5, 1866: Statue Labour – Till within a very few years, the road which leads across the Township from Galt to the Brock Road was an apology for the term. Hills, ruts and swamps made it all…
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The First Settler In Puslinch
— October 30, 2018From ‘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…
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The Muloch Of Puslinch
— October 6, 2018From ‘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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Can You Help Identify Players In This Old Team Photo?
— September 23, 2018In 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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Puslinch Historical Society Receives A Letter From 1857
— August 11, 2018The Puslinch Historical Society received another valuable contribution in January 2018, when our e-mail correspondent, Chris Bowman was notified by Bruce Dawson, that he was searching for a descendant of Alexander McLean of Badenoch, Ontario. We were excited to learn…
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Meet The Author Of “Puslinch At Work”
— June 3, 2018The Puslinch Historical Society is pleased to announce the release of a new Puslinch historical book. The book is entitled “Puslinch At Work” by author, Robert Moore and is being released Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Aberfoyle Library, Brad…
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Puslinch Historical Society Newsletter For April 2018 – New Acquisitions
— April 6, 2018VALUABLE ACQUISTIONS AT THE PUSLINCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE JOHN W. GILCHRIST WATERCOLOURS Jean McKay Harnick, former Puslinch Historical Society member, died in December 2016. Last year, her daughter, Dr. Laurie Harnick gave Jean’s collection to Marjorie Clark of the PHS,…
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Do You Have Any Books Or Photos From SS#12 From The Late 1950’s To Early 1960’s?
— February 7, 2018We have recently received a request from Puslinch citizens who moved away years ago. They have lost all their precious photos in a house fire and are hoping to find some class photos and general pictures from SS#12 from the…
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Today In History: December 5, 1887
— December 5, 2017KILLEAN CORRESPONDENCE December 5, 1887 RE-ENGAGED – Mr. James Ramsay, teacher of our section, has been re-engaged for next year. Mr. Ramsay’s services deserve a recognition in the shape of an increased salary. Miss Janet Gilchrist, of Killean, at present…
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