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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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13:14

Haliburton County's Leatherby Family plus Battle of...

Time Warp ·

2024/05/03

This week, Kate talks about the Leatherby family that settled in Haliburton County in 1867 and uses them as an example of how families had to diversify to make ends meet. Plus, Paul talks about the Battle of Sainte-Foy. Sainte-Foy took place pretty much on the grounds where the Battle of the Plains of Abraham had taken place just months earlier. but this time the roles were reversed. The British held Quebec City while the French were trying to take it. Spoiler aalert - the French won the battle, but

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15:18

Snapshot of Haliburton County May 1918 plus Sir...

Time Warp ·

2024/04/26

This week, Kate brings a snapshot of Haliburton County going-ons from the pages of the Echo newspaper from May 1918. Plus, Paul has the story of Canadian spy-master Sir William Stephenson - the man code-named Intrepid.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 country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact

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13:58

Reminisces from the Echo plus Canadian Spy Winthrop Bell

Time Warp ·

2024/04/19

This week, Kate brings a first-hand reminiscence of early Haliburton County from Marjorie Clark - a columnist in the Echo newspaper. Plus, Paul has the story of Winthrop Pickard Bell - a Canadian academic and spy who became arguably the world's foremost foreign expert on the political and military state of Germany after the end of WW1. His early warnings of the rise of the Nazis, increasing militarism, and threats to Jews and other groups had influence on the preparations of the allies for WW2

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13:22

Haliburton County Centennial 1974 plus Canada's First...

Time Warp ·

2024/04/12

This week, Kate tells us about Haliburton County's centenial anniversary in 1974 and some of the uniques, interesting celbrations that took place including a full day event at Toronto's Ontario Place. Plus, Paul has the story Kathleen 'Kit' Coleman who was a successful journalist, columnist and reporter in the late 1800's - early 1900's. Kit became the first North American female war correspondent who was accredited by the US government to report on the 1898 Spanish-American war being fought in

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13:15

CNE Causing Highlands Angst plus The Edmonton Grads

Time Warp ·

2024/04/05

This week, Kate tells the 1961 story where Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition announced a scheduling change that concerned Haliburton Highlands tourism operators. Plus, Paul tells the tale of the phenomenally successful Edmonton Grads world champion women's basketball team. First formed in 1915 the team came to make world-wide headines, draw large crowds, and winnning roughly 95% of their games before disbanding in 1940 during WW2.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum

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12:52

1927 Theatre in Haliburton Highlands plus General...

Time Warp ·

2024/03/29

This week, Kate delves into a back copy of the Echo newspaper from February 1927 to show the deep roots of local culture and theatre in the Haliburton Highlands. Plus, Paul builds on the story of Fort Louisburg from the last episode of the TimeWarp to tell the tale of British General James Wolfe who at the age of 32 commanded the flotilla deployed to capture Quebec City from the French during the Seven Years War. He met the French army on the Plains of Abraham where both Wolfe and the French

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13:55

1946 Haliburton Echo Archives plus Fortress Louisbourg

Time Warp ·

2024/03/15

This week, Kate went down another rabbit hole reading a Haliburton Echo newspaper archive from 1946 and came up with 2 stories - one on a committee formed to figure a way for the community to increase tourism in the post WW2 era, and another on Haliburton's Red Cross Outpost Hospital - the building that Canoe FM now occupies.Plus Paul tells the tale of the rise and fall of France's Fort Louisbourg, and the strategic place it held in the see-saw battle between France and Britain for predominance in

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13:40

1949 Minden Public Speaking Contest plus the HMCS Uganda

Time Warp ·

2024/03/08

This week, as local schools take a break for spring Kate talks about a 1949 public speaking competition held at a school in Minden and the wide breadth of topics that must have been much tougher to research in a pre-internet world. Plus Paul talks about the odd saga of WW2's HMCS Uganda. The ship's crew served with honour against the Japanese in the Pacific, but are best remembered today as the only Canadian warship's crew known to vote themselves out of the war and return home. But they weren't

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14:39

From the Echo Newspaper Archives plus Canadians in...

Time Warp ·

2024/03/01

This week, Kate dives back into the archives of the Haliburton Echo newspaper and comes up with Marjorie Clark who wrote a series of columns called 'This I Remember' where she reminisced about life in the County. Marjorie was born in 1882 and her recollections give a first-hand window into life in early Haliburton County. Plus, during WW2 there were many Canadian men and women who worked as secret agents behind the lines with Resistance cells for British Intelligence. Their lives were in constant

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13:12

Haliburton 1870's Dr DeRenzy plus Canada's Civil War...

Time Warp ·

2024/02/23

This week, Kate tells the tale of Mathew DeRenzy and his wife Henrietta who came to Haliburton County in 1869. Matthew was a doctor - or was he? He also dabbled as a veterinarian and as an apothecary. Plus, Paul tells the story of 'Doctor of Courage' Alexander Thomas Augusta who enrolled as a medical student at University of Toronto's Trinity College after hitting higher-education roadblocks in the US. Alexander returned to the US some years later where he became the first Black surgeon and the

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13:43

Joseph Pimm plus Canadian Troops vrs Soviets in WW2

Time Warp ·

2024/02/16

This week, Kate tells the tale of Joseph Pimm, the propietor of Minden's Dominion Hotel in 1892 and the odd details around his demise as the result of a ruckus at the hotel one night. Ironically Joseph was a temperance man despite owning a bar. Plus, Paul tells the story of Canada's 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and their assignment to rush and block a Soviet army advance across the north of Germany during the last few days of WW2.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum

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14:08

The Story of a Haliburton Church plus Lord Stanley's Cup

Time Warp ·

2024/01/19

This week, Kate talks about how early settlers worshipped in Haliburton County, how local denominations welcomed anyone to their services, and the origin story of one denomination's church - the Baptist Church(s). Plus, Paul talks about Canada's 6th Governor General (since Confederation) Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley and the trophy he presented to be awarded each year to the best team in Canadian amateur hockey - the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup that became known as the Stanley Cup awarded to the

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13:09

1934 Haliburton Highlands Hockey plus the Parkdale...

Time Warp ·

2024/01/12

This week, Kate talks about winter in the 1934 Haliburton Highlands and how important hockey was to the community. Plus, Paul talks about a Victorian era murder mystery in the west Toronto village of Parkdale. On October 6th, 1894 18-year-old Frank Westwood answered his front door, was shot by a stranger, and died 3 days later of his injuries. The story involves a cross-dressing suspect, a nation wide media frenzy, a trial, and even author Arthur Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame. Kate Butler is

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15:37

January in the 1970's Highlands plus the Fruit Machine

Time Warp ·

2024/01/05

This week, Kate has gone down another rabbit hole in an issue of the Haliburton Echo newspaper and tells us about some of the things that happened from a January 1972 issue. Plus, Paul talks about the cold war, Russian espionage in Canada, and the the resulting discriminatory attempt to purge gays and lesbians from the federal civil service, the RCMP and the armed forces. 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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14:06

Does Christmas Day Start or End the Season? Plus,...

Time Warp ·

2023/12/29

This week, Kate talks about how the Christmas Season has evolved and how at one time it ends the holiday season while at other time it was considered as starting the season. When and how did it change? Plus, Paul talks about Hollywood's silent era and how Canadian actress Nell Shipman was a trailblazing pioneer. 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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14:11

Grand Opening of Haliburton's First Church plus...

Time Warp ·

2023/12/15

This week, two stories that originated in the mid 1860's - the grand opening of Haliburton villages first church (it didn't work out quite as planned) plus the creation of Canada's first undercover secret service agency (the Western Frontier Constabulary) to deal with fallout from the US Civil War then the Fenian threat. 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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14:39

Haliburton County Christmas Traditions Part 2 plus...

Time Warp ·

2023/12/08

This week, Kate carries on with some tales of Haliburton County Christmases - this time with some stories from back issues of the Haliburton Echo. Plus, Paul tells the story of the great Canadian Jockey Ron Turcotte (the first jockey to win five of six consecutive Triple Crown horse races) and his partnership with Secretariat - the American race horse that rewrote the definition of thoroughbred greatness. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the

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14:58

Early Haliburton County Christmas Traditions plus...

Time Warp ·

2023/12/01

This week, Kate revisits some 1860's Haliburton County Christmas traditions, Plus, today Canadian banks are today considered to be safe and stable system - and a model for the rest of the world. Like, zero depression bank collapses and no failures or bail outs during the 2008 world-wide financial crises. But it wasn't always that way. It took a few epic failures in the late 1800's and early 1900's before things would change for the better. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands

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13:51

Early Booster of Haliburton County's Railroad plus...

Time Warp ·

2023/11/24

This week, Kate tells the story of Alexander McDonald - a young Scottish immigrant to Haliburton County who in the 1860's and 70's was a multi-term member of council and Reeve. Alexander was also a mover and shaker who's personal passion project was to bring the railroad to Haliburton. Plus, Paul has the story of the 1775 Independence Hurricane that struck the 13 colonies in the early months of the War of Indepence, then moved north causing death and devastation in the colony of Newfoundland and the

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Haliburton County 1860's Farming College plus Marion...

Time Warp ·

2023/11/17

This week, Kate talks about the challenges facing new immigrants to 1860's Haliburton County who were hoping to farm. One of the proposed answers was to set up - and advertise in England - that they could be trained at a local agriculture college and farming co-op. It didn't exactly live up to the hype. Plus, Paul tells the story of Canada's pioneering female aviator Marion Orr who led the way for women in an overwhelmingly male bastion. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands

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