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REMEMBER THIS: Orange Lodge thrived in early Newmarket

REMEMBER THIS: Orange Lodge thrived in early Newmarket

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod highlights the prominence and authority of the Order when Newmarket was predominantly a Protestant community from about 1820 to 1940
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COLUMN: Old-time sayings bring back memories of grandparents

COLUMN: Old-time sayings bring back memories of grandparents

History Hound Richard MacLeod recalls the expressions and words our ancestors from around the globe brought with them that have influenced our language
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A love for old movies (13 photos)

A love for old movies (13 photos)

History Hound Richard MacLeod discusses the reasons we love watching the classics so much
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Symbols on memorial markers tell stories of lives passed

Symbols on memorial markers tell stories of lives passed

In the second in a two-part series, History Hound Richard MacLeod explores the meanings behind the many symbols found in local cemeteries
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REMEMBER THIS? Gamble's Inn

REMEMBER THIS? Gamble's Inn

This week's article examines the first hotel in the Newmarket area
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Charles Thompson's little known history (6 photos)

Charles Thompson's little known history (6 photos)

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod highlights the story of a local entrepreneur who created a virtually seamless transportation network with stagecoaches and steamboats from Toronto in the south all the way north to the shores of Lake Huron
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Historians balance facts with narrative to bring alive our past

Historians balance facts with narrative to bring alive our past

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod invites you to join the discussion: Is the telling of our history more closely aligned to the arts or the sciences?
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Infamy of Rebellion's Lount put 'other brother' in history's shadow

Infamy of Rebellion's Lount put 'other brother' in history's shadow

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod tells the story of prosperous surveyor and landowner George Lount — Newmarket's first real estate agent — whose brother was hung for his part in the Rebellion of 1837
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Remember when women fought to be 'persons'?

Remember when women fought to be 'persons'?

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod begins the first of a three-part series on women's fight for equality in Canada
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Remember when the EX was the place to go every August?

Remember when the EX was the place to go every August?

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod highlights a favourite summertime tradition, the Canadian National Exhibition, and shares childhood memories
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