Time Warp

This week, Kate talks about the challenges facing new immigrants to 1860's Haliburton County who were hoping to farm. One of the proposed answers was to set up - and advertise in England - that they could be trained at a local agriculture college and farming co-op. It didn't exactly live up to the hype. Plus, Paul tells the story of Canada's pioneering female aviator Marion Orr who led the way for women in an overwhelmingly male bastion.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

This week it's Remembrance Day related stories. Kate talks about a WW1 soldier's story with a Haliburton County connection and how historical events usually involve individuals who can get lost in the bigger story. Plus, Paul tells the story surrounding Canada's mission to take Juno Beach during WW2's Normandy invasion - history's largest amphibious assault.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

Halloween is coming up very shortly. For this week's TimeWarp episode Kate specualtes about whether - and how and why - Haliburton County pioneers might have celebrated Halloween. Plus, Paul tells the eerie tale of one of Canada's reputably most haunted places - Edmonton's luxurious Fairmont Hotel Macdonald. You can book a room, if you dare!

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

This week, Kate tells us about the typical - yet unusual - pioneer story of the Daniel Bowen family in Haliburton County in the late 1800's and early 1900'. Plus, Paul has the story of Winnipeg's invasion by 'German forces' during WW2. It was called 'If Day' and it was all part of a War Bond initiative to raise funds to fight the Axis powers.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

This week, Kate tells the story of William Ritchie who came to Haliburton County in the late 1800's and had a significant, but largely behind-the-scenes role in the early days of the community - despite the fact that his tenure only lasted a few years before migrating to the west looking for more land. Plus, Paul talks about how the first truly world war - the 1760's Seven Years War - was fought partly in North America and forever changed the continent. One of the key battles was in the Thousand Islands in the St Lawrence River at the east end of Lake Ontario. It was a stepping stone towards the French ceding their North American colonies to the British.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

This week, Kate talks about Ethel Curry - a Haliburton County arts and cultural icon. She was born in 1902 and died in in 2000 at the age of 97. She was well known as a painter, but her talents were much broader and she was very influential in the art world. She was the inspiration for the naming of Haliburton village's Ether Curry Gallery, which is unfortunately scheduled to close in the near future. It'll leave a hole in the local art scene. Plus, Paul talks about the the 130 year old origin and history of Labour Day in Canada. It's more than just a holiday and the unofficial end of summer.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

This week, talks about the late 1800's and community efforts to help those in need during a time when formal social safety nets didn't exist. In today's example we hear about John and Mary Sutherland who came to Haliburton County around 1866, but by the 1880's were in need. Plus, Paul tells the story of a remarkable Canadian woman - Isabel Macneill who accomplished many firsts for a woman. Among other roles, she was the first female commanding officer of a naval ship in the British Commonwealth and the first female Superintendent at Kingston's prison for women in Kingston.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

This week, Kate talks about how people tended to get around in pioneer Haliburton County when roads were.....rustic at best and options were limited. Plus, Paul tells the story of Louis Oliver Gamache who lived on Anticosti Island at the mouth of the St Lawrence River in the late 1700's to mid 1800's. He chose to live a solitary existence but grew concerned about his personal security while living such an isolated life. The solution? To foster and amplify stories that he was a dangerous oddball who should be avoided. Yet he could be a bit of a joker. Tales and legends about Louis still make the rounds today in southern Quebec and the Maritimes.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

Pioneers in the late 1800's and early 1900's were very social people that wanted to get together with their friends and neighbors. But with large spaces between people and no phones or social media, what were the entertainment options and opportunities to gather? Kate talks about a few items from the pages of a 1907 Minden Echo newspaper. Plus, when Laura Secord made her trek through the wilderness to warn the British of an impending American attack during the War of 1812, she passed the information on to Lieutenant James FitzGibbon who's life and career is deserving of a TimeWarp episode.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]

This week, Kate talks about William Nichol who arrived in Haliburton County in the 1860's. His story was pretty typical - until he diversified into something a little unique - prospecting in the County and beyond. Plus, Paul talks about the development of canals in Canada in the early 1800's and how they were so impotant to the mobility and the economic growth of a young Canada. And there was a proposal on the books for a huge canal slicing across Ontaio that would have rivalled the Panama Canal - but it became 'the canal that never was'.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]