Richard MacLeod

Newmarket resident Richard MacLeod — the History Hound — has been a local historian for more than 40 years. He writes a weekly feature about our town's history in partnership with NewmarketToday, conducts heritage lectures and walking tours of local interest, and leads local oral history interviews

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Recent Work by Richard

REMEMBER THIS: 400 series of highways have fuelled our growth

BradfordToday and InnisfilToday have picked up this fascinating column from our network from Newmarket-based writer, History Hound Richard MacLeod, which explores the development of local highways

Nov 11, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Prospect of bypass drives quest to find lost fort

Columnist outlines history of Pine Fort, established by local fur traders, and urgency of finding it before it's paved over for Bradford Bypass

Oct 1, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: The final days of the Avro Arrow

An example of Canadian ingenuity, this week, the History Hound looks back at the final days of the Avro Arrow

Sep 24, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Some of aviation's best minds designed, built Arrow

History colimnist Richard MacLeod continues his series on Avro Arrow with a examination of the design and construction of the storied craft

Sep 17, 2023 7:00 PM Read more >

COLUMN: How Georgina came to be

Columnist highlights the original hamlets of the area with a look at the communities that now make up Georgina

Jul 29, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Canada comes with mixed bag of holidays

Each of the 13 provinces and territories observes several holidays in addition to the nationwide days

May 28, 2023 5:30 PM Read more >

COLUMN: Victoria Day observed in Canada since 1845

Holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance and continues to be celebrated across the country as unofficial start of summer

May 22, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

Christmas giving began with simple, handmade presents

History Hound Richard MacLeod reflects on the tradition of giving that has roots in 336 AD and became increasingly commercialized in the mid-19th century

Dec 24, 2022 12:30 PM Read more >

COLUMN: Transitioning to vibrancy in Sharon

One of Newmarket's master architects was a Sharon man

Dec 18, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Indigenous shared secrets of sugar bush with settlers

History Hound Richard MacLeod explores the importance of maple sugar production to our ancestors

Oct 2, 2022 9:30 AM Read more >