Time Warp Podcast
1) Lumber Camp Cook plus Female Mob Boss
This week, Kate has the story of late 1800's lumber camp cook George Roach. Plus, Paul has the life and gangland death of Besha (Bessie) Starkman, a Canadian female crime boss who together with her pa...Show More
2) It's Fall Fair Time plus Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl
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 u...Show More
3) Pioneer Woman's Story plus Canadian Woman in WW2 Dutch Resistance
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, Pa...Show More
4) Guilford Boy plus Sinking the I'm Alone
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 t...Show More
5) Time Capsules Pt 2 plus Angel of Long Point
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 ...Show More
6) Time Capsules plus The Marco Polo
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 ...Show More
7) Haliburton County General Stores plus 4th Earl of Minto
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 c...Show More
8) Dysart Municipal Phone System plus The One That Got Away
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...Show More
9) Pioneer Builder plus Casa Loma's Wartime Station "M"
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 t...Show More
10) Cow Rentals in Haliburton County plus Baseball in Canada
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 r...Show More