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Richard MacLeod

Newmarket resident Richard MacLeod — the History Hound — has been a local historian for more than 40 years. He writes a weekly feature about our town's history in partnership with NewmarketToday, conducts heritage lectures and walking tours of local interest, and leads local oral history interviews

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Recent Work by Richard

REMEMBER THIS: Loss of farms has impacted once common family cemeteries

REMEMBER THIS: Loss of farms has impacted once common family cemeteries

In this week's column, the History Hound begins the first of a two-part series on the impact of growth on, and the historic value of, these family burial grounds on rural properties
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REMEMBER THIS: Garden club cultivating beauty for nearly 150 years

REMEMBER THIS: Garden club cultivating beauty for nearly 150 years

In this week's column, the History Hound explains the evolution of what is now the Newmarket Garden Club
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REMEMBER THIS: Main Street soap box derby a Newmarket rite of passage

REMEMBER THIS: Main Street soap box derby a Newmarket rite of passage

In this week's column, the History Hound shares memories of an annual event that captivated the entire community and challenged the engineering creativity of the town's boys — and later, girls, too
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REMEMBER THIS: The impact of the waters that lie below Newmarket

REMEMBER THIS: The impact of the waters that lie below Newmarket

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod examines the waters that flow below Newmarket, and the dramatic impact a waterworks system had on residents
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REMEMBER THIS: Yearbooks highlight Newmarket High's evolution

REMEMBER THIS: Yearbooks highlight Newmarket High's evolution

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod explores the history of Newmarket High School's yearbook, commencement, and student council
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REMEMBER THIS: Some winter storms go down in history

REMEMBER THIS: Some winter storms go down in history

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod recalls when winter was really winter, and some of 'storms of the century'
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REMEMBER THIS: Snowball was wacky Newmarket tradition

REMEMBER THIS: Snowball was wacky Newmarket tradition

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod shares memories of the annual winter football game, Saturday Afternoon Super Bowl (SASB), dubbed 'Wackiest Event of the Year' by a local sportswriter
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REMEMBER THIS: Fairy Lake once the favoured place to skate

REMEMBER THIS: Fairy Lake once the favoured place to skate

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod traces the story of skating, and how the community and town worked together to build indoor rinks and gathering places
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REMEMBER THIS: Black history is a story of firsts in Canada

REMEMBER THIS: Black history is a story of firsts in Canada

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REMEMBER THIS: Black History Month an opportunity to celebrate historical heroes

REMEMBER THIS: Black History Month an opportunity to celebrate historical heroes

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod marks February's Black History Month by highlighting some of our national Black heroes
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