By Marjorie Clark. There was, before long, another type of hunter stalking in the township, too, in the north end. On Saturday, September 21, 1867, the Guelph Hunt Club held its first meet in Puslinch. They began on horseback at…
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WILDLIFE AND MANKIND IN PUSLINCH By Marjorie Clark The relationship between the pioneers and the wildlife of Puslinch does not make a pleasant story for the nature lover. In fact, the settlers’ treatment of the natural world could only be…
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Local author and history buff Marjorie Clark’s newest book is now available for purchase. “THE TWELVE SCHOOLS OF PUSLINCH” is a history of the twelve schools of Puslinch Township from inception to closing. Price: $13. plus mailing costs, if applicable….
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This is the twelfth in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. SOCIAL WORK IN THE TOWNSHIP By Marjorie Clark In the early days of settlement,…
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This is the tenth in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. INFECTIONS By Marjorie Clark Infections killed people, just as they do today. However, the…
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This is the eighth in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. CHILDHOOD DISEASES By Marjorie Clark According to a newspaper clipping, reprinted in Ellis Church,…
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This is the sixth in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. Typhoid Fever By Marjorie Clark Typhoid Fever is caused by the bacteria, Salmonella Tyhi,…
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This is the fifth in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. Surgery & Treatments By Marjorie Clark Generally not much could be done for those…
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This is the fourth in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. THE MORRISTON DOCTORS By Marjorie Clark In the first decades after settlement, there were…
Continue Reading ...MORRISTON CORRESPONDENCE May 15, 1894 Church Notes – The German Evangelical Church will hold its regular quarterly services on Saturday and Sunday next in the church here. The meetings will be conducted by Rev. W. L. Wing of Berlin and…
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F. W. STONE EARLY IMPORTER OF PUREBRED STOCK,ESTATE FARMER & MERCHANT by Marjorie Clark Frederick William Stone was born in Barton-on-the-Heath, Warwickshire, England on Sept. 17, 1814, the second son of Edward Stone and Elizabeth Hooper. His siblings were: Edward…
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This is the eleventh in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES By Marjorie Clark The Ontario Government passed the Public Health Act in…
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This is the ninth in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. INFLUENZA By Marjorie Clark Influenza or “La Grippe” as it was usually termed, was…
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This is the seventh in a series of articles about the health of the people of Puslinch from the earliest days of settlement to approximately 1960. SMALLPOX By Marjorie Clark In 1885, when a case of the dreaded smallpox arose…
Continue Reading ...Be sure to get your copies of these publications before they are gone! OUR GERMANS WERE LINKED THROUGH PUSLINCH by Chris Bowman, B. & B. Woolsey $15. – only two copies remaining SETTLERS OF PUSLINCH by W. F. McKenzie, 1907,…
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KILLEAN 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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by Jaime Myslik. Carlan Pulkkinen loves increasing his knowledge of military history, both past and present – and he’s only 14 years old. “I think everyone should have an idea of history,” he said. “And not necessarily specifics like the…
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