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

19/01/2024 14 min
The Story of a Haliburton Church plus Lord Stanley's Cup

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Episode Synopsis

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 NHL Champion Team.
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 us at [email protected]