I have chosen another year in Newmarket’s rich history to highlight — I previously featured the year 1957, when we celebrated the 100th anniversary of our incorporation as a village, and I thought it may be fun to go through the records and examine some of the highlights of the year 1980, when we celebrated the…
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Booming ’50s Created Need For Second High School In Newmarket
This weekend, I will tie up a few odds and ends regarding my series on the history of Newmarket High School, which I first started writing for Newmarket Today back in 2018. You can go to the Remember This section to catch up on any of segments that you may have missed. Let us begin with a…
Newmarket Marks 1964 With Growth, Sporting Glory, And End Of Specialty Whistle
Let’s take a closer look at another year in Newmarket’s history. I received several requests to examine the town during the year 1964, so I have gone through the records and chosen some highlights. As 1964 begins, the world is still shook up following the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the…
Newmarket’s A Hockey Town At Its Heart
Newmarket has long been fascinated with the sport of hockey. There has been organized hockey in and around Newmarket since the mid 1880s, and before that, private games on ponds. We may not have produced any champions during this early period, but it is clear that the game was hotly contested and provided its supporters…
Newmarket Has Long Answered The Call Of Duty
Given Wednesday’s observance of Remembrance Day, I want to dedicate this article to all those who selflessly have put their lives on hold in service of their community during times of trouble. My own father is one of those who answered the call to arms and who sacrificed everything as a result. Born into a…
Little Known Details About Newmarket’s Role In WWI
Armistice Day, Nov. 11, has arrived, and I wanted to do something related to the occasion for this weekend’s article. The two world wars changed everything locally and it deserves to be embedded in our history, deep within our hearts long after the sounding of the last post. When war was declared by England on…
The History Of Halloween, From Celebrating Saints To A Night Of Mischief
I thought it would be interesting to look at our memories of Halloween past. This article will be part history lesson and part personal remembrances and I hope that it will rekindle all those warm Halloween memories from your childhood. Finally, I hope this article generates some discussions about your ‘Best Halloween Ever’. First a little…
Newmarket High’s Literary Society Launched Decades Of Cultural Activities
Three extracurricular activities have contributed immensely to our high school experiences. For this article, I’ll be highlighting the years leading up to my time at high school, and in the future, will detail additional activities and years. Let’s look at the literary society, and music and drama clubs, and the yearbook at Newmarket High School. The…
Davis Siblings Created Legacy That Lives On In Canadian Professional Theatre
Here’s a story with which few people are acquainted, but I believe it holds particular interest. I am speaking of the birth of one of Toronto’s first premier repertoire theatre venues, the Crest Theatre. It has a local connection as it was founded in 1953 by three members of the Davis family in Newmarket, Donald…
Masons Continue To Thrive In Newmarket, 162 Years Later
Newmarket’s political and business elite were counted among the membership of this organization that has played a huge part in Newmarket’s history since the early 1800s and continues to flourish today at the Masonic Lodge on Millard Avenue in the old Temperance Building. We start our story with the arrival in 1817 of the Western…
