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Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
April 19, 2018

Train stations remembered as community hubs

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As published in Sideroads Magazine In the railroad boom of the late 1800s, four companies built an ambitious web of steel among villages...
April 12, 2018

LOOKING BACK – Erin soldier gassed

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From the Advocate – 100 years ago (1918) Erin soldier gassed The Toronto Star of Wednesday last contains the photo of R.E. Speers, who ...
March 29, 2018

LOOKING BACK – Brother home safely

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From the Advocate – 100 years ago (1918) Brother home safely Pte. W. Sutton, who has been overseas for the past two years, has returned...
March 22, 2018

LOOKING BACK – Strike at Graham Fibre Glass

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From the Advocate – 35 years ago (1983) Graham Fibre Glass workers on strike Graham Fibre Glass, Erin’s largest employer, has been quie...
March 15, 2018

LOOKING BACK – Ladies keep on fundraising

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From the Advocate – 100 years ago (1918) Ladies keep on fundraising The Ever Ready Club of Erin, composed of young ladies of the Village, ha...
March 01, 2018

LOOKING BACK – More rental units needed in Hillsburgh

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From the Advocate – 35 years ago (1983) More rental units needed in Hillsburgh A draft development plan predicts Hillsburgh’s populatio...
February 22, 2018

LOOKING BACK – Hillsburgh soldier wounded

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From the Advocate – 100 years ago (1918) Hillsburg soldier wounded In the list of wounded in Wednesday’s papers we note the name of W. ...