Peter Gorman, who was a familiar figure for many of us in Newmarket, was a major force within the very fabric of our community. Mr. Gorman, like many others who found their way to our town over the years, proved to be an incredible addition to Newmarket. Arriving with his family from London, Ontario, he…
Month: May 2020
Gorman Name Lives On In Newmarket Lore, Nation’s Sporting Memories
Peter Gorman, who was a familiar figure for many of us in Newmarket, was a major force within the very fabric of our community. Mr. Gorman, like many others who found their way to our town over the years, proved to be an incredible addition to Newmarket. Arriving with his family from London, Ontario, he…
Newmarket Marked Reign Of Queen Victoria With Large-Scale Celebrations
This is the second in a two-part series on Newmarket from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s looking at the local impact of national and international events. You can read the first part here. In Newmarket, the celebration of Dominion Day 1887 was combined with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the coronation of Queen…
Newmarket And The Riel Rebellion
This article is the first in a two-part series in which I’ll highlight events from the mid-1800s to the turn of the century, a period that saw several historic events occur in Canada, which were reflected here in Newmarket. Prior to the uprising in 1837, William Lyon MacKenzie and Robert Gourlay had advocated for a…
Newmarket Proudly Sent Volunteers West To Battle In Riel Rebellion
This article is the first in a two-part series in which I’ll highlight events from the mid-1800s to the turn of the century, a period that saw several historic events occur in Canada, which were reflected here in Newmarket. Prior to the uprising in 1837, William Lyon MacKenzie and Robert Gourlay had advocated for a…
Bob Forhan Blazed A Path In Hockey, Politics Remembered To This Day
Robert Norman “Bob” Forhan — best known as just Bob around town — seemingly excelled at every aspect of his life. Born in Newmarket in March 1936, Forhan was an athlete, politician, teacher, diplomat and community leader. My problem is just how you capture the history of a gentleman who was the modern equivalent of…
Bob Forhan Blazed A Path In Hockey, Politics Remembered To This Day
Robert Norman “Bob” Forhan — best known as just Bob around town — seemingly excelled at every aspect of his life. Born in Newmarket in March 1936, Forhan was an athlete, politician, teacher, diplomat and community leader. My problem is just how you capture the history of a gentleman who was the modern equivalent of…
Annexation Of East Gwillimbury Helped Fuel Newmarket’s 1970’s Boom
In an earlier article, I wrote about Newmarket annexing parts of East Gwillimbury the 1970s as part of my vanishing farmlands story. Let’s look at the whole story of the amalgamation of those areas to the north of Davis Drive that were previously part of East Gwillimbury. I am sure that you remember it was quite a…
