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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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All Episodes

13:14

It's Fall Fair Time plus Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl

Time Warp ·

2025/08/29

This week, Kate has the story of the significance of Fall and agricultural fairs in a rural community and how they became popular during pioneer times. Plus, Paul has the story behind women stepping up to work outside the home in support of the WW2 effort, and how Canada's Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl, who was a real person, came to symbolize all her sisters working in factories. And she preceeded her more famous (and fictional) counterpart in the US - Rosie the Riveter - by a couple of years.Kate

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12:53

Pioneer Woman's Story plus Canadian Woman in WW2...

Time Warp ·

2025/08/22

This week, Kate has the story of Miriam Holland, a 17 year old woman who settled in Haliburton County in 1860, ended up living there into her 90's, and seeing an huge arc in community change. Plus, Paul has the life-story of Mona Roberts who was born in Nova Scotia, ended up in WW2's Dutch Resistance, and became the only Canadian woman to be tried by a Nazi tribunal and sentenced to death by firing squad. Spoiler alert - the sentence was commuted to life with hard labour but it wasn't the end of her

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13:56

Guilford Boy plus Sinking the I'm Alone

Time Warp ·

2025/08/15

This week, Kate has the story of horse racing in Haliburton County in the early 20th century, the local racetrack from 1909-1925, and a local race horse of some renown - Guilford Boy. Plus, Paul has the seafaring tale of the 'I'm Alone', a rum-running schooner out of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia during prohibition. The I'm Alone was chased over several days by the US Coast Guard who, out of frustration, sank her on the high seas.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis

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15:20

Time Capsules Pt 2 plus Angel of Long Point

Time Warp ·

2025/08/08

This week, Kate has an update on last week's episode on time capsules then talks about art and art-artifacts that the museum has seen lately. Plus, Paul has the story of Abigail Becker, a pioneer who came to be known as the 'Angel of Long Point'. Abigail rescued the crews of at least 3 shipwrecks on Lake Erie in the mid-1850's and as a result received international recognition - including from Queen Victoria.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of

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14:31

Time Capsules plus The Marco Polo

Time Warp ·

2025/08/01

This week, Kate muses about time capsules in general and including one found in Haliburton County in 1931 - it had been left in a stone wall on September 4, 1985. Plus, Paul has the story of the rise and fall of the Canadian sailing clipper the Marco Polo. She was launched at Saint John, New Brunswick in 1851, was phenomenally fast - setting voyage records, was known as the fastest ship in the world at the time, and was described as one of the shipping wonders of the world.Kate Butler is the

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14:33

Haliburton County General Stores plus 4th Earl of Minto

Time Warp ·

2025/07/18

This week, Kate tells the tale of the practices of early General Stores in Haliburton County along with their often credit and barter practices. They were an example of what helps a close knit small community work. Plus, Paul has the history of the evolution of Governor Generals in Canada, and specifically about the 6th Governor General - Gilbert Elliot Murray, the 4th Earl of Minto. The story includes his contribution to Canada's first ever involvement in a foreign war when British General Charles

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14:39

Dysart Municipal Phone System plus The One That Got Away

Time Warp ·

2025/07/11

This week, Kate talks about a time when municipalities set up their own local phone utilities. In the 1920's as the world of communication was evolving, Dysart (part of Haliburton County) set up their own phone system. And it was partly because of the budgeoning tourist summer lodges. Plus, Paul has the story of POW camps in Canada during WW2 and the only POW to ever have escaped Luftwaffe pilot Franz von Werra. It's the tale of 'the one who got away'.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton

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14:29

Pioneer Builder plus Casa Loma's Wartime Station "M"

Time Warp ·

2025/06/27

This week, Kate has the origin story of John Henry Billings who learned his trade as a builder in England, then eventually ending up in Haliburton Countyaround the turn of the 1800's. Plus, Paul has the tale of Toronto's Casa Loma castle built in the 1860's. During WW2 the basement and a secret 800 foot tunnel were turned into a wartime facility called Station "M" (for magic) for the production of equipment to circumvent the Nazi U-Boat threat...then it evolved into a factory for the invention and

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14:12

Cow Rentals in Haliburton County plus Baseball in Canada

Time Warp ·

2025/06/13

This week, Kate has the story of a time in the late 1800's when newcomers to Haliburton County needed a cow for all it provided to help their family survive, but couldn't afford one. The answer? Cow rentals. Plus, Paul talks about how early baseball was so popular in Canada that it easily could have become our national sport. Canada's adoption of baseball was, in many ways, ahead of the US.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton

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16:04

Haliburton County Fair plus Canadian Tire Money

Time Warp ·

2025/06/06

This week, Kate talks about the roots of the almost 160 year old Haliburton County Fair. It all started in Minden in 1864.m It's a remarkable record given that Haliburton County and cottage country isn't especially known for things agriculture. Plus, paul has the story of the iconic Canadian Tire company, one of Canada's most recognizable retail chains, and their 'money' - customer rebate coupons which were possibly the world's first customer loyalty program, and is certainly fondly remembered

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13:53

Early Arts in Hali County plus Corps of Guides

Time Warp ·

2025/05/23

This week Kate tells us about an example of early arts in Haliburton County. Duncan Bain was an in-demand talented musician with a great voice and was an accomplished fiddle player. Plus, Paul has the story of the Corps of Guides, an early mounted militia unit and how it evolved to become the forerunner for the modern Canadian Forces Intelligence Branch.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

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13:43

May 24 Weekend plus Assassination of D'Arcy McGee

Time Warp ·

2025/05/16

This week - it's the first holiday weekend of the summer and it's called the May 24 weekend but it falls on May 19. Kate tries to clear up the confusion. Plus, the 1860's were a troubled time in Canada due to the Fenian crisis. And then Irish-Canadian politician D'Arcy McGee was assassinated. A person with Fenian leanings, Patrick James Whelan, was convicted and executed for the crime. But was he guilty?Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the

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13:28

Early Haliburton Picnics plus Aberdeen School Strike

Time Warp ·

2025/05/09

This week, Kate takes a look at the many instances of picnics in the early years of European settlement in Haliburton County. Plus, Paul has the story of the student's strike at Montreal's Aberdeen primary school 122 years ago in February 1913. The students were the children of poor Jewish immigarants attending a school staffed and administered by the Protestant school board. Religious, cultural, societal differences, and anti-Jewish discrimination resulted in the students walking out on a strike in

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14:07

Early First Responders plus Political Sex Scandal

Time Warp ·

2025/05/02

This week, Kate recognizes First Reponder Day with some musings about what it meant to be a first responder in early Haliburton County. Plus, Paul has the cold war political spy and sex scandal involving Gerda Munsinger - a German/Russian immigrant to Canada who came to move in high society and became involved with some high ranking politicians including Prime Minister Diefenbaker's Associate Defence Minister. She was investigated by the RCMP then quietly returned to Germany after it was determined

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14:51

1938 Construction Project plus the 4 Kings of Canada

Time Warp ·

2025/04/25

This week, Kate points out that large construction projects don't have to take years. Here's one - the building of a church in Haliburton village - that with a little community help only took a month. Plus Paul has the story of the what were dubbed the 4 Indigenous Kings of Canada. They were part of a 1710 displomatic mission to Queen Anne of England lobbying for an invasion of French Quebec. In England they were held in high esteem by the public and feted as world leaders. And the mission was a

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13:54

Belated St Paddy's Day Theme plus 'Rocket Richard'

Time Warp ·

2025/04/18

This week, Kate was inspired to go back a couple of weeks to St Patrick's Day and brings a St Paddy's Day theme about Irish immigration to Haliburton County in the early 1900's. Plus Paul has the story of Maurice 'Rocket' Richard, possibly one of the best Canadian professional hockey players who's career with the Montreal Canadiens spanned 1942 to 1960. Maurice was a mercurial, passionate, player who was targeted by opposing players trying to slow him down - and he wasn't afraid to retaliate. In

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15:01

Pioneer Wedding plus Canadian Luxury Ocean Liners

Time Warp ·

2025/04/11

This week, Kate tells the tale of a March 1888 Haliburton village wedding in a prominent family. Plus, Paul brings the story of the Canadian Pacific prestigious line of luxury ocean cruise and container ships and that plied the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from the 1880's until the mid-1900's. The CP ships were also pressed into service in the merchant marine, contributing to the war effort in WW1 and WW2 with many sunk mby enemy action. The whole era is seen through the story of one ship in

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14:52

International Women's Day plus Canadian Shipbuilding

Time Warp ·

2025/03/07

This week, Kate celebrates International Women's Day with some stories from Haliburton County history. Plus, Paul talks about the over 300 year old proud history of shipbuilding from world class sailing schooners to steam driven paddle wheelers and naval minesweepers. It's a story of innovation and techological change that continues today.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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14:15

Fred Freeman plus WW1 anti-German Riots

Time Warp ·

2025/02/28

This week, Kate brings more reminisces from Marjorie Clarke. Marjorie brings her 1890's child's eye view to give insights to a local character, Fred Freeman. Fred had been the proprietor of one of the oldest original buildings in Haliburton village that still remains. Plus, Paul talks about the fears and rumours that led to anti-German and Austro-Hungarian sentiments that swept the world during WW1. The result was discrimination against loyal citizens and riots in some Canadian cities, including

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14:15

Problems With Cows plus Canadian Icon Lorne Greene

Time Warp ·

2025/02/21

This week, Kate brings more reminisces from Marjorie Clarke who grew up in Haliburton village in the 1890's and early 1900's. Today it's all about Marjorie's memories of what do you do with cows wandering the streets, especially when every household tended to have a cow on their small property? Plus Paul has the story of Lorne Green, a Canadian radio personality, actor, musician and singer. Lorne became a well-known face and name, especially in North America, for his many roles including as Ben

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