Volume 41
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"The Days That Are No More", A History of Torrance School, 1910 - 1998
A uthor: Susan Ratcliffe Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2021 This magnificent Beaux Arts building was designed by Guelph architect W. Frye Colwill and is one of the few remaining examples of his work. Mr. Colwill is perhaps best known for his design of the Old Carnegie Library in Guelph. "Education is a consideration so important to a community…
Ross Irwin, President, Guelph Historical Society, 1995 - 1999
Author: Ross Irwin Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2021 Ross Irwin receiving the Scadding Award of Excellence, Ontario Historical Society, May 8, 1999. Ross Weston Irwin was born at Cambray, Victoria County. He attended public school at Oakwood and continuation school at Little Britain. His first paying job was 'shouldering' a county road. This involved shoveling dirt and…
Central, Torrance, Tytler and Victory Schools: Choosing A Name and Location
Author: Pat Bowley Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2021 Figure 1: Paisley Block School, circa 1850s. (Leo Johnson, History of Guelph, 133). How do communities decide when and where to build a school? And how do they name them? In 19th-century Guelph, following Egerton Ryerson's Education Act which compelled all boys and girls to attend school to age…
"Only Through History Does A Family Become Fully Conscious of Itself."
Author: Marion Scott Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2021 Thomas Galt. (Photo from Canadian Album of Men of Canada 1891, University of Guelph Archival and Special Collection). Genealogy, or the study of one's family history, is said to be the fastest growing hobby in America. To anybody who has been involved in such a study, the thought of…
Victory School During The 1940s
Author: Robert Hamilton Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2021 Victory School I woke up early on my first day of school in 1938. My family had just moved to Guelph from Preston the year before and we lived on London Road, two blocks east of Exhibition Park. My mother placed my clothes on the bed for me and prepared…
No. 4 Wireless School At Guelph, 1941 - 1945
Author(s): E. C. Lougheed ( With Contributions from V. C. G. Nielsen, W. C. Seliars and E. A. Jones.) Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2025 LAC (Leading Aircraftman) and WOP (Wireless Operator) graduates from the 31st Entry, No. 4 Wireless School, Guelph, May 8, 1942. The background is easily identified as War Memorial Hall from Jones Collection. A little…
The Mystery of Arthur Cutten
Author: Luke DiGravio Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2021 Reproduced by permission from Cutten Edge, the monthly magazine of the Cutten Club, Guelph. The mystery man of La Salle Street; a legend in his day; a quiet individual; the personification of astuteness; an oracle who spoke seldom, but weightily; a figure cloaked in mystery; the man who brought down…
The Spirit Walk at Woodlawn Cemetery - History Comes Alive!
Author: Brenda Rollinson Publication Date: 2002 Edited: 2025 Peter Gokey (Paul Taylor) welcomes Arthur Cutten (Gary Chapman) back to Woodlawn. PROJECT WITH A PURPOSE The annual spirit walk at Woodlawn Cemetery in Guelph is a walking tour with a difference! Actors, dressed in period costume, are stationed at the monument of an influential figure from Guelph's past. As…