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REMEMBER THIS: Newmarket once had three Friends meeting houses

REMEMBER THIS: Newmarket once had three Friends meeting houses

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod wraps up his two-part series on the former church building at the corner of Church and Botsford
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REMEMBER THIS: Congregational Church had large place in life of the village

REMEMBER THIS: Congregational Church had large place in life of the village

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod begins a two-part series exploring the former church building at the corner of Church and Botsford in downtown Newmarket
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REMEMBER THIS: Way before the Easter bunny, eggs were exchanged

REMEMBER THIS: Way before the Easter bunny, eggs were exchanged

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod takes us back to Easters past, and looks at the origins of the very different celebration many of us know today
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REMEMBER THIS: Town council elections were once hotly contested

REMEMBER THIS: Town council elections were once hotly contested

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod highlights elections in 1997 and 2000 that attracted many candidates, despite no hot issues
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REMEMBER THIS: Artist C.W. Jefferys brings Canada's history to life

REMEMBER THIS: Artist C.W. Jefferys brings Canada's history to life

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod highlights a renowned artist who is the father of historical art in Canada
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REMEMBER THIS: Many recall hot cross buns from Riddell's Bakery

REMEMBER THIS: Many recall hot cross buns from Riddell's Bakery

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod highlights two well-loved local businesses, Geer and Byers, and Riddell’s Bakery
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REMEMBER THIS: French Royalists, Germans, Scots were early settlers

REMEMBER THIS: French Royalists, Germans, Scots were early settlers

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod explores the success and failures of the de Puisaye, Berczy and Auld Kirk Scotch settlements along Yonge and in West Gwillimbury
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REMEMBER THIS: Local war brides came to love their adopted country

REMEMBER THIS: Local war brides came to love their adopted country

In week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod further explores the story of the war brides, most from the U.K., who came her after the Second World War when their new husbands returned home
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REMEMBER THIS: Many war brides shared common roots in Newmarket

REMEMBER THIS: Many war brides shared common roots in Newmarket

In this week's column, History Hound Richard MacLeod tells a story shared by Ken Sisler, about his family's path to Newmarket
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REMEMBER THIS: The Dutch Touch in ‘50s Newmarket

REMEMBER THIS: The Dutch Touch in ‘50s Newmarket

This week's column continues the series on changing demographics with a story from Herb Goodhoofd, who shares memories of his family’s arrival in Newmarket from Holland just after the end of the Second World War
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