Volume 47
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Capturing The Past Through Evan Macdonald's Drawings of Guelph's "Lost" Buildings
Author: Flora M. Spencer Publication Date: 2008 Edited: 2022 Evan Macdonald, Wellington Hotel, (pen and ink and graphite). (Courtesy of the Collection of Flora Spencer). "History books are often enhanced by drawings and paintings to illustrate the atmosphere or events of the past. In considering a few of Evan Macdonald's drawings that depict buildings that once stood…
"Ulmenwald": The Lost Peterson Estate
Author: Leanne Piper Publication Date: 2008 Edited: 2022 Location of H. W. Peterson property, Map of Guelph, 1856, Part Lot 2, 3rd Concession, Division G. of Guelph Township. Address: 122 Water Street. (Image courtesy of Guelph Museums). Heritage architecture is our physical link to the people and events of Guelph's past. Every building lost is a story…
Biltmore Hats: A Brief History
Author: Dr. Andrew M. Thomson Publication Date: 2008 Edited: 2022 Biltmore Hats, ca. 1960. (Photo courtesy of the Guelph Public Library Archives, (F34-0-3-0-0-98)). In the 2006 movie The Good Shepherd , one of the characters removes his fashionable hat. The hat's interior displays the crest of Guelph's Biltmore Hat Company. In an age of product placement, the…
Costain: Guelph's Million Copy Selling Author
Author: Greg Oakes Publication Date: 2008 Edited: 2022 After a lengthy successful career in editing and publishing, Thomas Bertram (Bert) Costain began writing best-selling novels in his twilight years when most people are winding down for retirement. From 1947 to 1965, he dominated the best-seller and book club lists, as he churned out epic historical novels and non-fiction…
In Memoriam: Eber Pollard (1919 - 2008)
Author: Unknown Publication Date: 2008 Edited: 2022 Eber Allison Pollard (1918-2008). It was with great sadness that members of the Guelph Historical Society learned of the death of Eber Pollard on March 20, 2008. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Ruth Florence Pollard in 2005. For many years, the names Ruth and Eber Pollard were synonymous…
Tribute to: Barbara Brooks
Author: Susan Ratcliffe Publication Date: 2008 Edited: 2022 A lady with a passion for architecture and history, with an enthusiastic curiosity, with a drive for research, with an eye for detail and love of correct language, and with an abiding love for Guelph - that was Barbara Brooks. Her sudden loss on January 24, 2008, is not…