Volume 55

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The Fate of the Priory

Author: Cameron Shelley Publication Date: 2017 Edited: 2023     The image above is an illustration of the Priory from David Allan's 1936 book, "About Guelph: Its Early Days and Later." The original is part of the Guelph Public Library Archives. (Image courtesy of Guelph Public Library Archives).   INTRODUCTION On May 4th, 1926, workmen demolished the decaying remains of...

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The Veil Lifted: A Portrait of Helmer's Beloved

Author: Linda Granfield Publication Date: 2017 Edited: 2023     The soft, white batiste summer blouse, the delicate bar pin, the chignon hairstyle, and the loving gaze, are compelling evidence that this is a copy of the same photograph of Muriel Robertson, 22, that her fiancée Lex Helmer took to war in 1914. (Image courtesy of Ann Schlutter Spitzer). On...

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"Pleased and Thankful": James Bowman's Diary, 'Rural Profiteering', and the Great War

Author: Kyle Pritchard Publication Date: 2017 Edited: 2023     James Bowman was a purebred cattle herder living on Paisley Road on the western outskirts of Guelph. Writing over twelve volumes during his lifetime between 1866 and 1944, his diaries are now housed and available for viewing at the University of Guelph McLaughlin Library Archives, including around 240 pages of...

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