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Time Warp

Paul Vorvis and Kate Butler | Canoe FM

Time Warp is a podcast on the Canoe FM platform featuring Host Paul Vorvis and Co-Host Kate Butler from the Haliburton Highlands Museum talking about Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada history - as well as some other stories from Canada"s history.

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13:30

Remembrance Day in Haliburton County plus Canada and...

Time Warp ·

2023/11/10

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

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14:17

Halloween in Haliburton County plus Edmonton's...

Time Warp ·

2023/10/20

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

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13:46

Daniel Bowen plus Winnipeg's WW2 'If Day'

Time Warp ·

2023/10/13

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

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14:07

William Ritchie plus Battle of Thousand Islands

Time Warp ·

2023/09/29

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

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14:34

Ethel Curry plus the Canadian Origins of Labour Day

Time Warp ·

2023/09/22

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

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12:10

Pioneer Social Nets plus Isabel Macneill

Time Warp ·

2023/09/01

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

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14:18

1850's Transportation in Haliburton County plus Louis...

Time Warp ·

2023/08/25

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

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14:17

Entertainment Options in the Early 1900's plus...

Time Warp ·

2023/08/11

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

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13:41

A Prospector's Story plus The Canal That Never Was

Time Warp ·

2023/08/04

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 -

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15:59

Haliburton High School Turns 70 plus Canada's...

Time Warp ·

2023/07/28

This week, Kate talks about secondary school education in Haliburton County as the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School turns 70 this year. But what came before the HHHS? Plus, Paul has the story of Canada's significant involvement as a United Nations partner joining 20 other countries deployed to the Korean War. It became Canada's 3rd bloodiest conflict. But, despite the sacrifices, it's become Canada's 'forgotten war'. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is

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14:33

Early churches in Haliburton County. Plus Willie...

Time Warp ·

2023/07/21

This week, Kate talks about how early churches in Haliburton County tended to welcome all faiths and to be non-denominational because there just wasn't the population to support and build churches for each faith. As a result Hal;iburton County has always been a very religiously tolerant community. Plus, Paul talks about Willie O'Ree - the first athlete to break the color barrier and play hockey professionally in the National Hockey League. It wan't that long ago. He debuted with with the Boston

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14:19

Camping in Pioneer Times plus Manny McIntyre

Time Warp ·

2023/07/15

This week, Kate talks about camping in pioneer times. Of course, there were professionals like surveyors, trappers and hunters. But, maybe counter-intuitively, there was recreational camping as well. Plus, Paul talks about Manny McIntyre - an exceptional multi-sport athlete who competed in hocky internationally and who became the first Black Canadian to sign a professional baseball contract....just weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the baseball colour barrier. Kate Butler is the Director of the

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14:09

School's Out For Summer plus Mickey O'Rourke VC

Time Warp ·

2023/06/30

This week, Kate talks about the evolution of summer tourism in the Haliburton Highlands once school was out. Plus, Paul takes an individual from last week's episode on the Battle of Ballantyne pier - Victoria Cross winner Mickey O'Rourke - and does a deeper dive into his story. 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

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15:16

Haliburton County Royalty plus Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Time Warp ·

2023/06/23

This week, Kate talks about John and Caroline Williams who came to Haliburton County in the 1860's from England. They were from well-to-do families that had fallen on financially difficult times and decided to come to Canada. But in Haliburton County they were part of the 'upper-crust'. Plus, there's many stories of the difficult evolution of unions and worker rights in Canada starting post WW1 and continuing into the late depression. Often the worker's rights movement was suppressed by

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14:56

Old-Timey Occupations plus Sunnyside Beach Park

Time Warp ·

2023/06/16

This week, there's old time occupations that are very rare today. Kate takes a dive into the topic of boot and shoe making and repair for example. Plus, Paul takes a nostalgic look at a bygone era - the history of Toronto's Sunnyside Beach Park with roots that go as far back as the 1850's. 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

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14:01

Haliburton County Ghost Town plus Battle of Mont Sorrel

Time Warp ·

2023/06/09

This week, Kate talks abouthow boom and 'bust' led to the rise of communities in Haliburton County, and how times led to some of those becoming 'ghost towns'. This is the story of one of those - the hamlet of Gelert. Plus, WW1 in many ways gave rise to Canada becoming a country. Here's the story of the Battle of Mont Sorrel in June 1916, the first battle in WW1 that was independently planned and executed by Canadians. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the

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15:50

Haliburton Marks the Coronation of QE2 plus Canada's...

Time Warp ·

2023/06/02

This week, 2 items from this week in history. Kate talks about how Haliburton marked the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II seventy years ago today (as of this broadcast). Plus, Paul talks about Canada's worst nautical disaster - the sinking of the Canadian Pacific Railway's trans-atlantic luxury liner the Empress of Ireland 99 years ago this week (as of this broadcast). Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9

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13:56

Pioneer Accommodations plus The Americans Invade Canada

Time Warp ·

2023/05/26

This week, Kate talks about Haliburton village in the early 1900's. It's a small pioneer town with limited accommodations. But where do temporary workers and visitors stay when they don't have a place of their own? Plus, it's the 1700's and the 13 colonies in the US are in rebellion against Britain. Paul talks about why an American army invaded Canada - their neighbours to the north - in 1775 trying to tempt Canadians to rise up and join their cause. Spoiler alert - it didn't work out well. Kate

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13:36

One County Man's Milestones plus Tragic Arctic...

Time Warp ·

2023/05/19

This week, Kate was looking through archived back issues of the Echo newspaper - and went down a rabbit hole again.This time it's about milestones in the of one Haliburton County man. Plus, Paul talks about the unbelievable conditions that early Arctic explorers faced in general, and specifically about the tragic expedition of one small flotilla led by Jens Munk in 1619-20. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 -

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14:15

A Summer Story From the Highlands plus Tragic Tale of...

Time Warp ·

2023/05/12

This week, Kate talks about how summer is special and how a couple of Haliburton County traditional summer events were just the thing to lift winter-weary spirits. Plus, Paul brings a sad story from the months leading up to WW2 when a ship-load of 937 German-Jewish refugees sailed across the Atlantic in the MV St Louis to a hoped-for sanctuary in North America, only to be turned away - including by Canada - and forced to return to Europe with tragic consequences for many of the passengers. Kate

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