Some History Mitch Hepburn Elected at 37, Liberal leader Mitch Hepburn became the youngest Premier in Ontario in 1934. An onion farmer, he ruled during the depression into the WW2 years. Hepburn created a volunteer police force – “Hepburn’s Hussars” – known by some as “Sons of Mitches” – as strike breakers, a strategy that […]
A TRAPPER’S TRAIL by Barney Moorhouse Life is like a puzzle. The more pieces one can fit together the clearer the picture. It is such interconnection that often makes history interesting. It becomes multi-dimensional. Such was the case when I was discussing the Havelock bank robbery with Layne Moore of The Ridge. Moore told me […]
Nelson A. Jeffrey died on Friday January 6, 1984 – just one week shy of his 86th birthday. For most of his life Nels, as his friends called him, lived the life of a hermit in his cabin back in the bush of Faraday Township. Born on the family farm in 1898 Nelson grew up […]
WILLIAM DURLAND DAVY As recounted by Marguerite McColl (nee Davy) to Barney Moorhouse For reproduction rights call CanCopy 1-800-893-5777 The Davy Brothers built the first Catholic Church in York River (Bancroft.) It is now the Tin Shed, a commercial establishment; formerly the Eastern Star Hall. William A. was the contractor for the United Church. The […]
PART ONE The following is recounted by Marguerite McColl ( nee Davy), who was born in Bancroft on November 9, 1909. “ It was just a little village,” she recalls. WILLIAM DURLAND DAVY William Durland Davy was of Loyalist stock. Several Davy families (who came originally from Wales) left the U.S.A. after the Revolution of […]
MOORE’S CAMP CELEBRATES 100th ANNIVERSARY (From 2010) During the 2009 deer season I spent an enjoyable evening with Layne Moore and his father Gerald talking about the Moore Hunt Camp which will be celebrating 100 years in 2010. To date some 4 generations of Moores, relatives and friends have hunted deer from their base on […]
Heather, who pens “Heather’s Musings” weekly in The Times, asked if I knew who owned the Bancroft theatre in the ‘40s and ‘50s. I could blame my glasses, or lack thereof, but in fact my brain, or lack thereof, translated theatre to Times and I happily sent her my response. When Heather kindly corrected my […]
