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    Mulmur’s “many rolling hills”
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted May 2, 2025

    Mulmur’s “many rolling hills”

    The township of Mulmur is one of Creemore’s nearest neighbours. A drive of a few kilometres to the south will find you at the northern border of the township. The first crossroads south of [...]

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    The great April snowstorm of 1975
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted April 4, 2025

    The great April snowstorm of 1975

    The great April snowstorm of 1975. Is this an April Fool’s joke? No, it isn’t. April may be the month of April showers but it wasn’t in 1975. The April snowstorm of 1975 closed Creemore down for [...]

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    Chronicles of the Creemore Kirk, Part 2
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted March 6, 2025

    Chronicles of the Creemore Kirk, Part 2

    Last month we began the story of the first Presbyterians in Creemore and in the surrounding hills. This history was written by the Presbyterian minister in Creemore in 1913 and was published in [...]

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    Most residents were of true Orange and Irish stock
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted February 7, 2025

    Most residents were of true Orange and Irish stock

    History of Creemore Presbyterian Church The following was written by the Presbyterian minister in Creemore in 1913 and appeared in The Creemore Star, Dec. 18, 1913: The origin of Creemore [...]

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    ‘A thrilling experience to ride a fast sleigh down Ten Hill’
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted January 17, 2025

    ‘A thrilling experience to ride a fast sleigh down Ten Hill’

    Recently a friend and I were talking about how sad it is that Creemore children don’t have a nearby hill for tobogganing or skiing. The hills either have too many trees or too many houses. Gone [...]

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    New Year’s storm of 1949
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted January 10, 2025

    New Year’s storm of 1949

    Every decade or so Mother Nature throws a savage storm at us that we remember forever. On New Year’s Eve, the last evening of 1948, a snow storm blew into this area. Like many serious storms it [...]

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    Christmas amid rationing
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted December 6, 2024

    Christmas amid rationing

    They were lean years, 1939 to 1945. The Second World War was raging in Europe and the East. Most of our resources were directed towards “winning the war.” Christmas came as usual and, though [...]

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    A child’s view of the Second World War
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted November 1, 2024

    A child’s view of the Second World War

    Eighty-five years ago our world was engulfed in the Second World War. I was three years old when the war started in 1939, and nine when it ended in 1945. My childhood life was always focused on [...]

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    Granny Royal settled locally c. 1858
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted October 4, 2024

    Granny Royal settled locally c. 1858

    In May, when you drive west on County Road 9, before you get to the Mad River bridge, you will pass a lot bursting with lilac blooms. When you see this grand sight, thank Granny Royal. These [...]

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    Rural mail delivery began in Creemore in the mid-1920s
    By Helen Blackburn
    In Opinion
    Posted September 6, 2024

    Rural mail delivery began in Creemore in the mid-1920s

    A change was taking place on Mill Street in Creemore in the mid-1970s. Four store fronts, which had seen better days, were torn down and a new building put up with two storefronts and two [...]

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