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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

13:24

Halloween in the Highlands plus George McCullagh

Time Warp ·

2024/10/18

This week, Halloween is 2 weeks out so Kate has brought a preview with an 1870 Highlands Halloween story. Plus, Paul has the tale of George McCullagh . In the 1930's and 40's George was Canada's first media mogul who was hugely influential with politicians, in the sports nworld, and in publishing with 3 major Toronto newspapers in his portfolio. Yet you've probably never heard of George. He had a dark secret and quickly faded from public memory following his death at the early age of 47.Mark Bourie

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14:59

Women's Institute plus Rebellion in Canada

Time Warp ·

2024/10/11

It's Women's History Month! So, Kate brings a story about how women contributed to the betterment of the Haliburton County community in the early 1900's through the Women's Institute. Plus, Paul tells the tangled tale of John Colborne - Lieutenent General of Upper Canada in the 1830's, the Family Compact, festering frustration and grievances, and the rebellions that resulted in Upper and Lower Canada in 1836-37. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host

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12:33

Tribulations of an 1874 School Teacher plus The Hart...

Time Warp ·

2024/10/04

This week, Kate has the story of a teacher in a one-room, multiple grade, pioneer era school. It wasn't always easy. Plus, Paul has the story anti-semitism in Lower Canada (Quebec) in the early 1800's and The Hart Affair. Ezekial Hart was a successful businessman who developed a passion for politics and won a provincial legislative seat in a Trois-Riviere election - twice. The legislature refused to let him participate because of anti-semitism, and Ezekial was expelled both times. Ezekial returned

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13:50

Samuel Peck plus Gerald Bull

Time Warp ·

2024/09/27

This week, Kate tells the tale of Samuel Peck - a United Empire Loyalist who settled near Minden in Haliburton County and was an early community leader. Plus Paul has the fascinating story of Gerald Bull - a brilliant engineer during a time of leading edge aeronautical research in Canada It's also a story of international intrigue; assasination; and maybe even a hint of a James Bond villain.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your

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14:49

The LONG Journey plus Convention of Colored Freemen

Time Warp ·

2024/09/20

This week, Kate describes the long tedious trip for early settlers to journey to their new homes in Haliburton County. Plus, Paul has the story of the American Convention of Colored Freemen held at Toronto's St Lawrence Hall in September 1851. It was an opportunity for North American Black and White leaders to gather and discuss issues facing free and escaped Blacks from the US. Canada was a safe space to hold the Covention - especially given the American Fugitive Slave Act that had resulted in

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15:15

Snowed in the 1890's plus Pirate Peter Easton

Time Warp ·

2024/09/13

This week, Kate delves into the pages of the Echo newspaper and Marjorie Clark's column where she shares her reminisces of life as a child in 1890's Hakliburton County. Plus Paul tells the story of Peter Easton - a privateer then a pirate who was active off the east coast of Canada in the early 1600's. Peter was arguably the most successful pirate of all time, and who retired to a life of leisure as a very rich individual.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis

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14:06

1920 Hockey Celebration plus Edwin Baker and the CNIB

Time Warp ·

2024/09/06

This week, Kate tells the tale of the 1910 Haliburton Hockey Ball clebrating a toournament win by the local heroes. Plus. Paul has the story of Edwin Baker who was blinded by a sniper in WW1's trenches, but who overcame his personal adversity to become a world-renowned advocate working on behalf of the visually impaired. Edwin became a co-founder and long-time Managing Director for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). He also received awards and acolodates from around the world for

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12:55

Back to School in 1949 plus EJ Lennox and Old City Hall

Time Warp ·

2024/08/30

This week, Kate delves into some of the changes students faced returning to school in 1949's Haliburton County. Plus Paul tells the story of late 1800's-early 1900's architect EJ Lennox and the over 70 iconic buildings he designed in and around Victorian Toronto. Today's tale Includes the drama, disputes and revenge centred around one of those buildings - what's known today as Old City Hall. Oh yes - there's also 3-ton gargoyles.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul

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14:53

St Margaret's Church plus Ontario's First Provincial...

Time Warp ·

2024/08/23

This week, in 1918 the small community of Wilberforce in Haliburton County wanted a church. They came up a simple solution - repurpose an already existing building. A huge challange came up a short time later - moving the 2-story church to a new loaction. Plus, the story of John Murray - who became Ontario's first Provincial Detective. His sensational cases, innovative investigative techniques and use of early forensic techniques made him a household name. Plus, he was the inspiration for the CBC's

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15:10

An Iconic Local Character plus 1800's Fire Horses

Time Warp ·

2024/08/16

This week, Kate talks about Haliburton businessman and character Frederick Freeman that ran a store in Haliburton village for 69 years. Plus Paul reminsces about an earlier romantic and nostalgic time before mechanization when horses were everywehere - for better and worse. Including the main focus for today, fire-horses.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

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13:14

Cow Trouble plus 1800's Canadian Automobile Inventions

Time Warp ·

2024/08/09

This week, Kate tells the tale of landscaping problems that happen when cows roam free in early Haliburton County. It caused problems similar to what you get with deer these days. Plus Paul talks about early Canadian automobile inventions in the late 1800's including a steam driven buggy, a hybrid gas/steam vehicle, and a battery operated car. To wrap it up there's the depression era Bennet Buggy and the Avrocar which can probably be best described as a cross over between a hover-car and a flying

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13:51

Lumber Camp Culture plus 1812 Coloured Corp

Time Warp ·

2024/07/26

This week, Kate brings a tale of the macho culture in late 1800's lumber camps. Plus Paul has the story of Black veterans of the Revolutionary War who fought for Britain then migrated to Canada to take advantage of freedom and land grants. There were also Black slaves who had accompanied Loyalists who fled to Canada. Well, when the War of 1812 broke out these individuals were concerned about an American invasion of Canada and possibly being re-enslaved, so many enlisted in militia units and with the

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16:02

Alcohol During Prohibition plus Canadian Merchant Marine

Time Warp ·

2024/07/12

This week, Kate takes a look at alcohol in Haliburton County during Prohibition. Plus, Paul tells the story of Canada's Merchant Marine during WW1 and WW2. The Merchant Marine was a fleet of ships owned by the Canadian government and was an unofficial branch of the Armed Forces. The merchantb sailors were constantly exposed to danger as they helped keep the Allies in the war in Europe, and delivered food to feed civilians in the UK. And they had a higher casualty rate proportionate to their numbers

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14:40

Campfire Ghost Story plus Greatest Female Athlete

Time Warp ·

2024/06/28

This week, Kate points out that summer has officially started, as has cottage and camping season. What better than a story that could be told around a campfire? Plus, Paul has the story of Montreal's Louise Armaindo - trapeze artist, circus strongwoman, marathon walking competitor, and professional high-wheel (penny farthing) bike racer in the late 1800's. Louise has been described as the greatest female athlete. Unfortunately her life and accomplishments have been largely forgotten today.Kate

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15:06

Thoughts of a Teenage Pioneer plus United Irish...

Time Warp ·

2024/06/21

This week, Kate talks about an early account from 1870's Haliburton County from the diary of a teenager on what life was like in pioneer rural Ontario. Plus, Paul has the story of the late 1700's connections between the British colony of Newfoundland and Ireland, and the 1800 United Irish Uprising in Newfoundland.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

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14:23

From the Haliburton Echo July 30 1953 plus Rebellion...

Time Warp ·

2024/06/14

This week, Kate delves into the pages of the Haliburton Echo from July 30, 1953 to bring us stories about the local efforts of the Rotary Club. Plus, Paul talks about the Constitution Act of 1791 - one of the steps in the long evolution of Canada from being a colony to an independent country. Under the Constitution Act Britain split the former colony of New France into Upper and Lower Canada. The good intentions of the Act ended up with the Family Compact and Clergy Land Reserves. These in turn

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15:23

Haliburton's Company Store plus Canada Invades...

Time Warp ·

2024/06/07

This week, Kate tells us the story of the Canadian Land & Immigration Company's promise to provide early settlers with certain amenities to ease their transition. One of those was the Company Store. Plus, on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day (as of today's recording), Paul recounts how a scrapy army of young largely untested Canadian soldiers were assigned a significant role to invade Normandy on D-Day. The allies landed on 6 sites on the coast of France - Canada's objective was an 8 kilometre

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14:26

Pioneer Social Graces plus Canada's Last Birth...

Time Warp ·

2024/05/31

This week, Kate talks about the Freeman family who came from Leeds, England to the Haliburton area. They brought with them little social graces that brought a taste of home for the pioneer family. Plus, Paul tells the story of how cynical eugenics started to promote birth control in Canada in the early 1900's. On the other hand was Dorothea Palmer. She was an altruistic social worker who was counselling poor women with large families on birth control but was charged with distributing birth control

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14:26

Origins of Victoria Day plus the Quebec Act

Time Warp ·

2024/05/17

This week, Kate talks about the origins of the Victoria Day long weekend and why the traditional first long weekend of summer doesn't necessarily fall on her actual birthday any longer. Plus. we've done a series of episodes on how a few battles in New France over a couple of years near the end of the Seven Year's War radically shaped today's Canada from a French to an english colony. Today's episode is the aftermath as Britain struggled to juggle and accomodate all the North American political

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15:15

Highway 35 - a depression era work project. Plus, The...

Time Warp ·

2024/05/10

This week, Kate brings the story of a depression era relief project that helped families survive by providing work, but also opened the Haliburton Highlands further to tourism and cottaging. Plus, Paul has the story of Winnipeg entrepreneur and proud Canadian Philip Kives who created the iconic K-Tel company that hawked dozens of items ranging from kitchen products to compilation record albums. K-Tel was really the first marketing concept of its kind - selling products on the relatively new medium

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