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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

18:00

Robert McKelvey's Queens Hotel plus Joseph Whiteside...

Time Warp ·

2021/08/20

This week, Kate talks about Robert McKelvey whose family immigrated from Belfast in the mid-1800's. Robert went on to open Haliburton's OTHER (and lesser known) hotel, the Queens Hotel around 1880. It was an early attempt to attract tourists by providing a full outfitter experience for the outdoorsman. Even the hounds for deer hunting. Plus, Paul talks about Joseph Whiteside Boyle - one of Canada's lesser known heroes - who was an extraordinary entrpreneur and adventurer, including having been a

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14:48

Phoebe Ann Clark on 1870's Boshkung Lake plus...

Time Warp ·

2021/08/13

This week, Kate talks about Phoebe Ann Clark who was born in eastern Ontario in the 1830's, married and settled on Haliburton County's Boshkung Lake in the 1870's. Phoebe then led a pretty interesting and diverse life over the years as she adapted to whatever fate brought her. Plus, Paul talks about the first recorded mention of the Red Cross in Canada during the NorthWest Rebellion, the rapid growth of the organization and the humanitarian work they did - especially during the Boer, WW1, WW2 and

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15:04

Early 1900's Haliburton County Women's Institutes...

Time Warp ·

2021/07/31

This week, Kate talks about the Women's Institutes in Haliburton County that provided an outlet for the County's women who wanted to do-good for the community, but couldn't join the fraternal organizations dominated by men. Luckily, Kate has access to the record books and minutes of the Haliburton village chapter to give us a glimpse into the lives of women in the community. Plus Paul talks about the Overlanders who chose to take the shorter - but much more difficult - all Canada land route,

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15:04

Career Reinvention in late 1800's Haliburton County...

Time Warp ·

2021/07/23

This week, Kate uses William Cashmere - who came to Haliburton County in the 1860's - as an example of how early settlers would often reinvent themselves and their livlihood to try and succeed in life in the challenging new Ontario frontier. Plus Paul talks about the Irish Republican Brotherhood and their support group in North America - the Fenian Brotherhood - and their campaign of armed invasion from the U.S. into mid-1800's Canada. It was an unlikely strategy to try and win independance for

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14:48

1910's Postcards From Haliburton County plus Plane...

Time Warp ·

2021/07/16

This week, Kate talks about when the iconic Canadian department store, Stedmans, commisioned picture postcards for Haliburton around 1910 that were accompanied by quite elegant prose regarding what could be found here. Plus, Paul talks about the 1972 crash of a twin engined Beechcraft airplane on a medical mercy flight in Northern Canada and a tragic story of survival involving cannibalism. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton

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15:33

Late 1800's Summer School Vacation plus The Curious...

Time Warp ·

2021/07/10

This week, Kate chats about what the end of the school year would have been like for kids in Haliburton County in the late 1800's and early 1900's. It might sound somewhat familiar - without the electronic devices - but there's always the old swimming hole. Plus, Paul talks about Isobel Gunn - a young lady from the Orkney Islands who fought gender stereotypes by assuming a male identity in the early 1800's to travel and adventure in the Canadian fur trade.....until the delivery of a baby boy

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16:25

Transition From Horse to Automobile plus WW2 Canadian...

Time Warp ·

2021/06/26

This week, Kate talks about what happens in a small town when new fangled automobiles start to replace the tried and true horse and buggy - and the effect when they have to share the road. Plus, Paul talks about when Canada's Indigenous people volunteer and enlist in the Canadian military during WW2, and how a select group sign-up for an elite group - Canada's Cree Code Talkers - and why so little is still known about them today. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul

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15:28

Canadian Huron in early Haliburton County plus Battle...

Time Warp ·

2021/06/19

This week, Kate talks about Bernard Naraseau - a Huron from the Montreal area - who settled in Haliburton County and played a significant (although largely unacknowleged) role in the early development of Haliburton County. Plus Paul talks about an attempt to assimilate Ontario's Francophone minority through changes to the educational system that was overcome by a grass roots resistance and the 'Battle of the Hat Pins'. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is

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17:17

Who were Haliburton village's Reid family? Plus, John...

Time Warp ·

2021/06/12

This week, Kate talks about the Reid family who built Haliburton village's iconic Reid House in the late 1800's that you can still visit at the Haliburton Highlands Museum. But who were the Reid family, and did they stay in Haliburton? Plus, Paul talks about John Anderson - a slave who killed a man while escaping from the US to Canada, and the legal attempts to try and extradite him back to the US. And the impact of the case on the relationship between Britain and the almost-independent-country of

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13:12

Bill Hudgins plus John Joseph Kelso

Time Warp ·

2021/06/05

This week, Kate talks about Bill Hudgins and his wife Emily - a well matched happy couple who added so much to the fabric of the early small village of Haliburton. Plus Paul talks about John Joseph Kelso, an Irish immigrant to Toronto who rose above early adversity to create charitable organizations protecting poor children and abused animals. His reforms were eventually enshrined in legislation across Canada and internationally. In fact he was invited to the White House by President Theodore

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15:16

Haliburton's Evergreen Cemetery plus La Corriveau

Time Warp ·

2021/05/28

This week, Kate talks about early Haliburton village's attempts to create Evergreen Cemetery - their first cemetery in the late 1860's. The type of service you don't necessarily initially think about and plan for when carving a new community out of the wilderness. Plus Paul talks about Marie-Josephte Corriveau - a young woman in 1760's Quebec who was convicted of murdering her husband, was executed and subsequently became a scary folk-lore figure in popular Quebec culture. A boogielady, if you

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15:13

Haliburton County's Arthur Bachelor plus the sinking...

Time Warp ·

2021/05/22

This week, Kate talks about Arthur Bachelor and his legacy in early 1900's Haliburton. Arthur was a classic mover and shaker who was into EVERYTHING and contributed so much to the community - and died too young under tragic circumstances. Plus, Paul talks about the minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt, its fateful meeting with the German submarine the U-190, and how the two ships came to rest together forever on the ocean floor. The HMCS Esquimalt was the last Canadian warship sunk in WW2 - roughly 3 weeks

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16:12

A Little Town Named Cheddar plus Toronto - Belfast of...

Time Warp ·

2021/05/15

This week, Kate talks about the little town of Cheddar in Haliburton County from the late 1800's and how it may have gotten its name. BTW - it's a ghost town today. Plus, Paul talks about how Ireland's potato famine and land clearances led to tension and violence between Irish Protestant and Catholics in mid-1800's Toronto - all leading to Toronto being nicknamed the Belfast of North America. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your

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17:25

Celebrating Nurses plus Winnipeg's 1919 General Strike

Time Warp ·

2021/05/07

This week, Kate talks about Nurses Week coming up, the connection between Florence Nightingale and Haliburton County and nursing in the County including at the Red Cross Outpost. Plus, Paul talks about the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike where almost all of the city's working population walked out for 40 days, and the short - and long - term legacies of the strike for worker's in Canada. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton

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15:40

1860's Young Men's Literary Society plus WW2 POW...

Time Warp ·

2021/04/30

This week, Kate talks about members of the community in Haliburton County aspiring to greater things - 'the little community that could', if you will. One example was the late 1800's Young Men's Literary Society where young men aspiring to greater culture could gather for tea, recitations, songs and stories. Plus, Paul talks about the more than 34,000 WW2 POW's who were held in camps in Canada and some of their experiences. Six thousand ended up asking to stay after the war. Kate Butler is the

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15:43

1892 Canoeing Diary plus the Boyd Gang

Time Warp ·

2021/04/23

This week - as early as 1892 people were canoe treking for recreation in Haliburton County. Kate talks about the diary entries of 2 such canoeists and their experiences while treking in September 1892. In some ways not so different from today. Plus, Paul talks about Edwin Alonzo Boyd and the Boyd Gang of bank robbing - and jail breaking - folk heroes from 1950's Toronto. 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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14:04

Historic Rockcliffe Tavern in Minden plus Shipwreck...

Time Warp ·

2021/04/16

This week, Kate talks about an iconic building in Haliburton County's village of Minden - the Rockcliffe Tavern. Built in 1903 it's had a number of owners, the building has changed over time and it's use has evolved over the generations from a hotel to a small town tavern. And now it has new owners! Plus, Paul talks about the tragic sinking of the SS Atlantic off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1873 with the loss of at least 535 lives. The Atlantic was a luxury ocean liner owned by the White Star Line -

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14:23

An 1896 Family Tragedy plus John Graves Simcoe

Time Warp ·

2021/04/09

This week, Kate talks about a memorial stone dedicated to 5 pioneer children in Essonville (part of Haliburton County) who succumbed to diptheria - all of them separately over the period of roughly a month in 1896 - and the other 3 children and the parents who survived. Plus, Paul talks about Canada's first Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe and how he was portrayed in the Netflix historical/fiction series "Turn: Washington's Spies". Was he the villain the Rebels thought he was, or was he a

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13:41

Theatrical Traditions in Haliburton County plus...

Time Warp ·

2021/03/27

Today, Haliburton County has a strong theatrical culture with at least 3 community theatre groups and an annual advanced opera studio. This week, Kate talks about the roots of that tradition that go back 120 years or more. Plus, Paul talks about Elsie MacGill who was born in Vancouver in 1905 and went on to become the aeronautical engineer who oversaw the production of Hawker Hurrican fighter planes for the Battle of Britain - earning her international recognition and the nickname 'The Queen of the

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15:14

Tea or coffee? Plus Dr Norman Bethune

Time Warp ·

2021/03/20

This week, Kate talks about the beverage of choice in early Haliburton County history - was it tea or coffee and why? Plus Paul talks about Dr Norman Bethune. A brilliant Canadian medical doctor who dedicated his life to social issues and working for the disadvantaged here in Canada, but also on the front lines in conflicts during WW1, the Spanish Civil War and China's war with Japan during the 1930's. And unfortunately worked himself into an early grave. Kate Butler is the Director of the

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