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It was a day in early September, 1927. On board the train slowly making its way to Avening was Miss Audrey Thompson of Kincardine, age 19, a recent Teachers’ College graduate and newly hired by [...]

Avening has become just a quiet little place and often gets no more than a nod by the busy weekend traffic. There was a time when things were different. At one time it almost rivalled Creemore [...]

It’s not often that a snow storm brings with it a great streak of good luck but that is what the New Year’s storm of 1949 brought me. First, however, I must explain a few things. When we awoke [...]

The following sketch of Avening was written by Mr. George Carruthers of Toronto and a son of one of the early pioneers of Avening. My grandfather, George Carruthers, a native of Dumfrieshire, [...]

Last month, my local history story was about Banda from the book, Nottawasaga: The Outburst of the Iroquois, written for the township’s centennial in 1934. This month we have more about the Banda [...]

Banda, that unmarked ghost town south of Avening, has the advantage of two townships remembering its history. Banda sat, and still sits, on the townline of Mulmur and Nottawasaga townships. [...]

Banda today is a quiet little place with only two houses. As you approach it and pass through it, no signs proclaim its existence. But it is important enough to be marked on modern road maps. If [...]

Lavender on the Townline between Mulmur and Nottawasaga (now Clearview) is a very old settlement. Even before Creemore got its start, Lavender was a very busy village. This may seem puzzling. [...]

Headlines in the June 27 issue of The Creemore Echo read, Clearview says no to county restructuring and Locals awarded for lifetime of service. Fortunately for Echo readers, we know what is going [...]

In the early 1800s, settlement was slowly creeping northwards from Toronto. In 1825 the first farms were taken up along the southern boundaries of the township. Land was taken up rapidly in the [...]