I pass by this park all the time and decided this rainy vacation day would be a great time to finally stop and read the sign. #alwaysreadtheplaque The Mullholland Farm was a 400 acre property inherited by Thomas Mullholland, a … Continued
To further my new interest in the pioneering Mulholland family, I headed to Mount Pleasant Cemetery this afternoon to find their graves. Thomas Mulholland and his wife, Mary Ann Conway, are buried near the western side of the cemetery looking … Continued
I have often heard of a massive lumber yard fire in the Fairbank area. On the night of August 28, 1969 a fire that originated at the Oliver Lumber Yard on Hopewell Avenue spread to both the nearby Ziner and … Continued
n one of those “What a small world!” moments, in finding the obituary for Robert Leonard Ludlow, the young firefighter who died in the fire at Dufferin & Eglinton in 1960, I discovered that he lived at 18 Lamella Ave … Continued
Earlier this year, we travelled north to Capreol for a family wedding. We weren’t in town very long and I am confident that this little northern rail community has more to explore, but one story we did encounter was that … Continued
The cemetery was first established as a burial ground about 1804 when Capt John Denison buried his young daughter Elizabeth at the recently acquired family farm in Weston. When Capt. John passed in 1824, his will specified that the burial … Continued
The Pioneer Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Tillsonburg area. Many of Tillsonburg’s earliest settlers, including members of the Tillson family, are buried there. The cemetery was established in 1838 and closed in 1870. Only open for … Continued
February 25, 1891; Died November 19, 1965 Norman Breakey was the inventor of the paint roller. He never reaped the financial benefits of his invention. British patent 1946: http://www.careerchem.com/NAMED/Patents/GB613188A.pdf Breakey’s birth location is somewhat confused. His military attestation papers clearly … Continued
Marshall McLuhan’s work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. He is popularly known for the expressions “the medium is the message” and “global village”.
Born January 7, 1827, Kirkcaldy, ScotlandDied July 22, 1915, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Sir Sandford Fleming was an engineer and inventor, known for proposing worldwide standard time zones, Canada’s postage stamp, surveying and map making, engineering much of the Canadian … Continued