Musings

Miss Pearl Talbot, who graduated from the Guelph General Hospital School of Nursing in 1910, was employed at the hospital during the Spanish influenza epidemic in 1918. Influenza was affecting multiple sites in the city, including the Ontario Agricultural College, which reported over 15 cases of the deadly flu. Pearl interacted with several of the…

Alice Trusdale was among the thousands of nurses who served overseas during the First World War. Alice, from Waterford, Ontario graduated from Guelph General Hospital School of Nurses on October 8, 1912. When war broke out in 1914, she trained with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in London, Ontario and was sent overseas in 1917.…

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, Canadian Army Medical Corps Born: November 30, 1872, Guelph Died: January 28, 1918, France Written by Lindsay Woelfle On a sheet of stationary with a reserved black border, a mother writes a mournful letter to her friend, enclosing a photograph of her late son Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. Written ten months after…

To commemorate Canada’s sesquicentennial and Guelph’s 190th anniversary, Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph have teamed up to present This Day in Guelph, Ontario, Canada History – Old news gets a modern twist as we revisit news stories from the past 150 years. October 7, 1920 “Popular Pastor to Leave Guelph.” Reverend Edwin Arthur Pearson…

To commemorate Canada’s sesquicentennial and Guelph’s 190th anniversary, Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph have teamed up to present This Day in Guelph, Ontario, Canada History – Old news gets a modern twist as we revisit news stories from the past 150 years. October 5, 1997 “Terrific performances gets River Run Centre off to good start.” Gala…

#AskACurator Day 2017 with the Guelph Museums Curatorial Team What if you had the chance to ask the experts behind the scenes at Guelph Museums anything you wanted? #AskACurator Day is an annual social media event that aims to break down the walls of museums by inviting the public to ask any questions about the…

To commemorate Canada’s sesquicentennial and Guelph’s 190th anniversary, Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph have teamed up to present This Day in Guelph, Ontario, Canada History – Old news gets a modern twist as we revisit news stories from the past 150 years. August 20, 1914 Twelve days after military recruitment began, Guelph’s first contingent…

To commemorate Canada’s sesquicentennial and Guelph’s 190th anniversary, Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph have teamed up to present This Day in Guelph, Ontario, Canada History – Old news gets a modern twist as we revisit news stories from the past 150 years. August 5, 1908 Guelphites celebrated Old Home Week. Also known as Old…