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Newmarket's Boer War soldiers honoured with pomp and ceremony (9 photos)

Newmarket's Boer War soldiers honoured with pomp and ceremony (9 photos)

In this week's Remember This?, History Hound Richard MacLeod shares the story behind Newmarket’s role in the 1899-1902 Boer War fought between the British Empire and South African Republic and Orange Free State
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In fair weather and foul, Newmarket's early doctors made house calls

In fair weather and foul, Newmarket's early doctors made house calls

In this week's Remember This?, History Hound Richard MacLeod reviews the town's early physicians, druggists and dentists
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Stories of Newmarket's first settlers preserved in burying ground (9 photos)

Stories of Newmarket's first settlers preserved in burying ground (9 photos)

In this week's Remember This?, History Hound Richard MacLeod takes you to Pioneer Burying Ground, the final resting place of some of Newmarket's earliest settlers
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Wasn't that a party when Newmarket officially became a town

Wasn't that a party when Newmarket officially became a town

A grand celebration for the whole town was held on New Year's Eve 1880 when Newmarket cast aside its 'village' moniker to officially become a town Jan. 1, 1881
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Main Street saw banks come and go, until Bank of Montreal arrived (9 photos)

Main Street saw banks come and go, until Bank of Montreal arrived (9 photos)

In this week's Remember This?, History Hound Richard MacLeod takes a look at the history of banks in Newmarket, beginning with the first one, the Royal Canadian British Bank, in 1865
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Newmarket's early newspaper owners were men of influence

Newmarket's early newspaper owners were men of influence

In this week's Remember This, History Hound Richard MacLeod takes a look at Newmarket's early newspaper publishers
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There's gas in them thar Newmarket fields

There's gas in them thar Newmarket fields

In this week's Remember This, History Hound Richard MacLeod tells the tale of the town's 'Great Gas Adventure'
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Sale of farmland paved way for Newmarket's first 'shopping plaza'

Sale of farmland paved way for Newmarket's first 'shopping plaza'

In this week's Remember This, History Hound Richard MacLeod, highlights the booming 1950s that saw the town transition from a peaceful, rural community to bustling suburbia
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Will phoenix rise from 'ashes' of Main Street's old fire hall? (8 photos)

Will phoenix rise from 'ashes' of Main Street's old fire hall? (8 photos)

In this week's Remember This?, History Hound Richard MacLeod recalls the history of the abandoned building that was Newmarket's only fire hall until 1978
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A closer look at Timothy Rogers, 'father of Newmarket'

A closer look at Timothy Rogers, 'father of Newmarket'

In this week's Remember This?, History Hound Richard MacLeod shares the story of the pioneer who brought several of his fellow Quakers from Vermont to settle along Yonge in 1801
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