Hot and humid days near the end of the school year remind me that I have often heard older adults remark that when they “tried

An occasion worthy of a school holiday – that was the opening of the Erie and Huron Railroad through the communities along the St. Clair

A detailed account of life in the former Moore Township in the early to mid 19th century is provided by John C. Geikie in his

Launched at Collingwood in 1909, the Hamonic  became part of the Northern Navigation Division of Canada Steamship Lines in 1913.  The Hamonic  was a well-appointed

Many of the earliest settlers along the Moore Township shoreline of the St. Clair River had served in the British navy and army.  These retired

At a time when most of Upper Canada was still a vast forest, and roads, where they existed, were muddy trails for much of the

Born in Omagh, Ireland in 1789, Hugh Johnston was the son of William and Isabella (Jones) Johnston.  In 1801, William Johnston died and twelve-year-old Hugh

This issue’s Personalities of Moore column brings together the families of two pioneer settlers featured in previous columns – Thomas Sutherland and Hugh Johnston. Thomas

Famous with his colleagues around the world as an inventor of magic tricks, magician Stewart James is much lesser known close to home. Born in

The little wooden shanty that trailed faithfully after every string of freight cars – like many railroad scenes — has undergone many changes in the