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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

From The Creemore Star, May 2, 1957: Postmaster Cecil Hayward moved into new modern quarters in the Gillespie block last week and in the upper photo is seen with clerk Miss Grace Lemmon in the [...]

When I left you a month ago, dear readers, I said, “Creemore needs a new postmaster.” Creemore hadn’t needed one for a very long time. The Gillespie family had filled that role for 70 years. [...]