Oct 2021 — Dec 2021
Dec 17, 2021 •
What was settlers first Christmas in 1864 like? Plus bicycles from the Dandy Horse to the first modern bikes.
Dec 10, 2021 • 13 minutes
Some Christmas history from Haliburton County plus Lucy Maud Montgomery - the author of Anne of Green Gables - wrote most of her sequels and other books in a small farming community in Southern Ontario.
Dec 4, 2021 • 15 minutes
Walter Kidd - a late 1800's pioneer rebel. Plus, a VERY rare hurricane struck Ontario in 1954 with disastrous results. But it led to positive changes.
Nov 26, 2021 • 15 minutes
Joseph Burns was born in 1868 and was blinded at a young age, yet he led an enviable life. Plus, Paul talks about Anna Durie who went to extraordinary lengths to return her deceased son home from Europe after WW1.
Nov 12, 2021 • 18 minutes
The Royal Canadian Legion organization for veterans emerged in 1925 with a branch in Haliburton Village. It fell on hard times for a while but came back strong. Plus, Charles Vance Millar and his peculiar will that led to a baby competition.
Nov 6, 2021 • 18 minutes
What people did at home in Haliburton County to aid the war effort. Plus, WW1 was over and demobilizing Canadian soldiers just wanted to go home, but there were so many barriers....finally, at Kinmel Park Camp they rioted in frustration.
Oct 29, 2021 • 18 minutes
Lumber mills were pretty common in Haliburton County - here's a specific example and the family that owned it. Plus, the causes of the Great Depression were different in Canada than the US, but the two were inextricably linked.
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