Time Warp

This week, Kate brings a snapshot of Haliburton County going-ons from the pages of the Echo newspaper from May 1918. Plus, Paul has the story of Canadian spy-master Sir William Stephenson - the man code-named Intrepid. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on you...

This week, Kate brings a first-hand reminiscence of early Haliburton County from Marjorie Clark - a columnist in the Echo newspaper. Plus, Paul has the story of Winthrop Pickard Bell - a Canadian academic and spy who became arguably the world's foremost foreign expert on the political and military state of Germany after the end of WW1. His early warnings of the rise of the Nazis, increasing milita...

This week, Kate tells us about Haliburton County's centenial anniversary in 1974 and some of the uniques, interesting celbrations that took place including a full day event at Toronto's Ontario Place. Plus, Paul has the story Kathleen 'Kit' Coleman who was a successful journalist, columnist and reporter in the late 1800's - early 1900's. Kit became the first North American female war correspondent...

This week, Kate tells the 1961 story where Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition announced a scheduling change that concerned Haliburton Highlands tourism operators. Plus, Paul tells the tale of the phenomenally successful Edmonton Grads world champion women's basketball team. First formed in 1915 the team came to make world-wide headines, draw large crowds, and winnning roughly 95% of their game...

This week, Kate delves into a back copy of the Echo newspaper from February 1927 to show the deep roots of local culture and theatre in the Haliburton Highlands. Plus, Paul builds on the story of Fort Louisburg from the last episode of the TimeWarp to tell the tale of British General James Wolfe who at the age of 32 commanded the flotilla deployed to capture Quebec City from the French during the...

This week, Kate went down another rabbit hole reading a Haliburton Echo newspaper archive from 1946 and came up with 2 stories - one on a committee formed to figure a way for the community to increase tourism in the post WW2 era, and another on Haliburton's Red Cross Outpost Hospital - the building that Canoe FM now occupies. Plus Paul tells the tale of the rise and fall of France's Fort Louisbour...

This week, as local schools take a break for spring Kate talks about a 1949 public speaking competition held at a school in Minden and the wide breadth of topics that must have been much tougher to research in a pre-internet world. Plus Paul talks about the odd saga of WW2's HMCS Uganda. The ship's crew served with honour against the Japanese in the Pacific, but are best remembered today as the on...

This week, Kate dives back into the archives of the Haliburton Echo newspaper and comes up with Marjorie Clark who wrote a series of columns called 'This I Remember' where she reminisced about life in the County. Marjorie was born in 1882 and her recollections give a first-hand window into life in early Haliburton County. Plus, during WW2 there were many Canadian men and women who worked as secret...

This week, Kate tells the tale of Mathew DeRenzy and his wife Henrietta who came to Haliburton County in 1869. Matthew was a doctor - or was he? He also dabbled as a veterinarian and as an apothecary. Plus, Paul tells the story of 'Doctor of Courage' Alexander Thomas Augusta who enrolled as a medical student at University of Toronto's Trinity College after hitting higher-education roadblocks in th...

This week, Kate tells the tale of Joseph Pimm, the propietor of Minden's Dominion Hotel in 1892 and the odd details around his demise as the result of a ruckus at the hotel one night. Ironically Joseph was a temperance man despite owning a bar. Plus, Paul tells the story of Canada's 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and their assignment to rush and block a Soviet army advance across the north of Ge...

This week, Kate talks about how early settlers worshipped in Haliburton County, how local denominations welcomed anyone to their services, and the origin story of one denomination's church - the Baptist Church(s). Plus, Paul talks about Canada's 6th Governor General (since Confederation) Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley and the trophy he presented to be awarded each year to the best team in Canadian a...

This week, Kate talks about winter in the 1934 Haliburton Highlands and how important hockey was to the community. Plus, Paul talks about a Victorian era murder mystery in the west Toronto village of Parkdale. On October 6th, 1894 18-year-old Frank Westwood answered his front door, was shot by a stranger, and died 3 days later of his injuries. The story involves a cross-dressing suspect, a nation...

This week, Kate has gone down another rabbit hole in an issue of the Haliburton Echo newspaper and tells us about some of the things that happened from a January 1972 issue. Plus, Paul talks about the cold war, Russian espionage in Canada, and the the resulting discriminatory attempt to purge gays and lesbians from the federal civil service, the RCMP and the armed forces. Kate Butler is the Direct...

This week, Kate talks about how the Christmas Season has evolved and how at one time it ends the holiday season while at other time it was considered as starting the season. When and how did it change? Plus, Paul talks about Hollywood's silent era and how Canadian actress Nell Shipman was a trailblazing pioneer. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the hos...

This week, two stories that originated in the mid 1860's - the grand opening of Haliburton villages first church (it didn't work out quite as planned) plus the creation of Canada's first undercover secret service agency (the Western Frontier Constabulary) to deal with fallout from the US Civil War then the Fenian threat. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis i...

This week, Kate carries on with some tales of Haliburton County Christmases - this time with some stories from back issues of the Haliburton Echo. Plus, Paul tells the story of the great Canadian Jockey Ron Turcotte (the first jockey to win five of six consecutive Triple Crown horse races) and his partnership with Secretariat - the American race horse that rewrote the definition of thoroughbred gr...

This week, Kate revisits some 1860's Haliburton County Christmas traditions, Plus, today Canadian banks are today considered to be safe and stable system - and a model for the rest of the world. Like, zero depression bank collapses and no failures or bail outs during the 2008 world-wide financial crises. But it wasn't always that way. It took a few epic failures in the late 1800's and early 1900's...

This week, Kate tells the story of Alexander McDonald - a young Scottish immigrant to Haliburton County who in the 1860's and 70's was a multi-term member of council and Reeve. Alexander was also a mover and shaker who's personal passion project was to bring the railroad to Haliburton. Plus, Paul has the story of the 1775 Independence Hurricane that struck the 13 colonies in the early months of th...

This week, Kate talks about the challenges facing new immigrants to 1860's Haliburton County who were hoping to farm. One of the proposed answers was to set up - and advertise in England - that they could be trained at a local agriculture college and farming co-op. It didn't exactly live up to the hype. Plus, Paul tells the story of Canada's pioneering female aviator Marion Orr who led the way for...

This week it's Remembrance Day related stories. Kate talks about a WW1 soldier's story with a Haliburton County connection and how historical events usually involve individuals who can get lost in the bigger story. Plus, Paul tells the story surrounding Canada's mission to take Juno Beach during WW2's Normandy invasion - history's largest amphibious assault. Kate Butler is the Director of the Hali...

Halloween is coming up very shortly. For this week's TimeWarp episode Kate specualtes about whether - and how and why - Haliburton County pioneers might have celebrated Halloween. Plus, Paul tells the eerie tale of one of Canada's reputably most haunted places - Edmonton's luxurious Fairmont Hotel Macdonald. You can book a room, if you dare! Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands...

This week, Kate tells us about the typical - yet unusual - pioneer story of the Daniel Bowen family in Haliburton County in the late 1800's and early 1900'. Plus, Paul has the story of Winnipeg's invasion by 'German forces' during WW2. It was called 'If Day' and it was all part of a War Bond initiative to raise funds to fight the Axis powers. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands...

This week, Kate tells the story of William Ritchie who came to Haliburton County in the late 1800's and had a significant, but largely behind-the-scenes role in the early days of the community - despite the fact that his tenure only lasted a few years before migrating to the west looking for more land. Plus, Paul talks about how the first truly world war - the 1760's Seven Years War - was fought p...

This week, Kate talks about Ethel Curry - a Haliburton County arts and cultural icon. She was born in 1902 and died in in 2000 at the age of 97. She was well known as a painter, but her talents were much broader and she was very influential in the art world. She was the inspiration for the naming of Haliburton village's Ether Curry Gallery, which is unfortunately scheduled to close in the near fut...

This week, talks about the late 1800's and community efforts to help those in need during a time when formal social safety nets didn't exist. In today's example we hear about John and Mary Sutherland who came to Haliburton County around 1866, but by the 1880's were in need. Plus, Paul tells the story of a remarkable Canadian woman - Isabel Macneill who accomplished many firsts for a woman. Among o...