In today’s world, we tend to forget that life was very different if not downright harsh for our ancestors and the absence of electrical power and public lighting services was one of the realities that our ancestors had to endure. When the first buildings began to appear in Newmarket, only the sun, moon and stars…
Tag: History
Tales of Newmarket’s Taverns, Hotels Include Murder, Circuses, Morse’s Telegraph
At one time, Newmarket had more taverns and hotels per capita than any other place in Canada of its size! One need only to read my article on Prohibition locally to appreciate fully how much we loved our drink locally. The first tavern in the area appeared in Armitage, a small hamlet at the corner…
Tales Of Newmarket’s Taverns, Hotels Include Murder, Circuses, Morse’s Telegraph
At one time, Newmarket had more taverns and hotels per capita than any other place in Canada of its size! One need only to read my article on Prohibition locally to appreciate fully how much we loved our drink locally. The first tavern in the area appeared in Armitage, a small hamlet at the corner…
Newmarket’s Small Band Of Catholic Pioneers Built First Church In 1840
Let’s take a look at the history of the Roman Catholic Church of Newmarket. Over the years, several excellent books have been published on “the old lady on the hill”, located on Ontario Street West, but I will provide a short overview of the early years of the institution and its place in Newmarket’s history….
Interviewing Family, Friends Helps Capture Local History Before It’s Lost
Capturing our local history to ensure that it is never lost, and readily available to generations to come, is a topic close to my heart. I have been interviewing people and conducting oral history interviews for years, back to my university days. Now that I am getting a little older, it is my passion to…
Interviewing Family, Friends Helps Capture Local History Before It’s Lost
Capturing our local history to ensure that it is never lost, and readily available to generations to come, is a topic close to my heart. I have been interviewing people and conducting oral history interviews for years, back to my university days. Now that I am getting a little older, it is my passion to…
Neighbouring Glenville One Of The Region’s Many Lost Villages
Glenville was once a small but thriving neighbouring village of Newmarket in 19th-century pioneer York County that, due to the fickleness of historical fate, eventually declined and completely disappeared. Glenville’s fate was similar to other villages, like Newmarket’s Bogarttown, that disappeared, leaving nothing but crossroad signs and sometimes a millpond to mark their existence. Glenville,…
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…
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…
