History Corner: Donald McCaig
Donald McCaig Poet, Teacher, Administrator By: Marjorie Clark When Malcolm McCormick, Principal of the Guelph Business College and native of Puslinch, wrote a poem entitled “Puslinch Lake” [click here to…
History Corner: The Attawandaran Discoveries
The Attawandaron Discoveries by Marjorie Clark(Part 3 of a 3 part series) The Huron First Nation called their southern neighbours “Attawandaron”, meaning “People of a slightly different language”. The French…
A Puslinch View: Dr. Walter Bell Telfer Home & Veterinary Office c1900
Dr. Walter Bell Telfer home and veterinary office Queen Street, Morriston c.1900 On verandah – Dr. Telfer holding his daughter, Verda Telfer and his wife, Ann (née Jacobs) Telfer. Note…
History Corner: The Attawandaron First Nation In Puslinch
The Attawandaron First Nation In Puslinch by Marjorie Clark(Part 2 of a 3 part series) The Attawandaron or Neutrals inhabited dozens of villages in Southwestern Ontario stretching along the north…
Updated Lease Agreement For Puslinch Historical Society
by Mike Robinson. The Puslinch Historicial Society is getting a renewed lease on space within the Wellington County Library’s Puslinch branch. Puslinch councillors agreed to the revised lease agreement in…
History Corner: Étienne Brûlé – Discoverer of Southern Ontario
Étienne Brûlé European Discoverer of Southern Ontario by Marjorie Clark(Part 1 of a 3 part series) When Father Joseph de la Roche Daillon, a Franciscan priest, visited Attawandaron villages in…
All | Community | History | News | Recreation
Christmas And New Years In Morriston In The 1890’S
by Marjorie Clark The hard-working inhabitants of earlier Morriston enjoyed holidays and celebrations, particularly Christmas and New Year. Here is an account by the writer of “Morriston Jottings” of Christmas…
History Corner: Malcolm McCormick
Malcolm McCormick died on Friday, June 10, 1932, at the home of his sister, Mary McNaughton in Guelph, at the age of 77 years. Prominent in educational circles in Guelph,…
A Puslinch History Book For Christmas?
Care to support our local authors and historians and learn a little about the community we live in? The following Puslinch history books are available for viewing and for sale…
All | Community | History | Recreation
History Corner: Dances At Puslinch Lake
The hotel at Puslinch Lake was, for a long time, a place for dancing but its heyday for this activity was in the 1930’s. Stories have since circulated that Guy…