Hespeler Heritage Centre News
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The Mill – revisited 25 years later
While researching his father’s time at Dominion Woollens & Worsteds, Bruce McLaughlin writes about his own time at “The Mill”.
1st Kinsmen Club of Hespeler
Almost from its earliest days, our community has been blessed with caring individuals that had one common vision; to improve the living experience in Hespeler.
Remembering a Mill Girl
Ida Davis came to Hespeler in 1946 from Port Saunders, Newfoundland to work at the Mill. 17 years old and full of adventure!
One Man’s Quest
Imagine for a moment that you have retired from a long work career, your children have moved away and started their own families and your lifelong partner has recently passed away.
It Happened in Hespeler: Waterloo County’s First Speeding Ticket
The recent debate regarding electric powered vehicles vs. internal combustion engines got me thinking about our reliance on automobiles which have…
Magdalene Lerch – A 1920s R. Forbes & Co. Employee
Magdalene “Mag” Lerch was an early “Mill Girl” in Hespeler. Working at the R. Forbes Company in the 1920s.
Hespeler Characters – The Capon Caper
When you mention the term “butcher shop”, older Hespeler residents will automatically think of the Krueger family. The family’s involvement in the meat business began in 1905.
Forgotten Families and a Forgotten Love Story
A recent large donation to the Hespeler Heritage Centre from the Estate of John Dunnett drew my attention to a near-forgotten family and a real Hespeler love story. The donation…
The Housing Crisis
It seems each day the mainstream media features a story on the need for more housing. Indeed, due to the increasing population in our region there definitely is high demand…