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• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, the development of Roblin's Mills in 1876
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the history of Roblin Mills, originally a 200 acre settlement with fur trading post on the shores of Green Point, now Ameliasburgh, PEC. Developed and owned by Phililp Roblin in 1876, some of the land and the house were later acquired and restored in 1968.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, the Mustang Drive-In Theatre, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the history of the Mustang Drive-In Theatre formerly the Picton Drive-In built around 1956.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, the 1873 death of George McGuiness, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode looks at the1873 death of George McGuiness by arsenic poisoning. His wife Emma Moon was accussed of the murder.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, Main Duck Island, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores history of Main Duck Island which served as an stopover for Indigenous and European travellers as well as rum runners during Prohibition.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, 19th century Master Shipbuilder John Tait, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the 19th century ship building industry through the life of John Tait. Tait, who began his career at age 18, built upwards of 100 two mast schooners. Research by Brenda Sharlow.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, Geoge McMullen, 19th century railway entrepreneur, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the life and times of George McMullen, a Boston railroad entrepreneur who worked for Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate Sir Hugh Allan. McMullen brought his family to Picton and purcahsed the Ross house on Main Street, Picton.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, George Ellsworth, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the life and times of George 'Lightning' Ellsworth. Born and raised in the County Ellsworth was a hard-drinking, violent robber and murderer who fought for the Confederate side in the American Civil War. Researcher: Peter Lockyer.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, Dutch Immigration, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the history of Dutch immigration to Prince Edward County. After WW II, thousands of people from Holland settled in Canada. The documentary includes interviews with mebers of the DeVries family. Researcher: Pearl Hucul.
• Reflections on Lives and Times, the history of the Sophiasburgh Town Hall in Demorestville, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the history of the Sophiasburgh Town Hall built in 1875
• Reflections on Lives and Times in PEC, British Home Children, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the British Child Emigration Movement in PEC. Between 1869 and 1948, over 100,000 children arrived in Canada from Great Britain as part of this scheme.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in PEC, Brickman Canning, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the history of the canning industry in Prince Edward County. Between the early 1880s through 1960s, the County ws a mjajor producer of canned produce.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in PEC, White Chapel, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the history of White Chapel, the first Methodist church in the County. Built in 1809 by Wililam Moore, the chapel and cemetary are one of the earliest places of worship in Ontario.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in PEC, Wellington Town Hall, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the history of the Wellington Town Hall. Built in 1882 as the village schoolhouse, the building became the Town Hall in the early 1900’s.
• Reflections on Lives and Times in PEC, on the remarkable 19th century scholar and physician Dr. Oronhyatekaha, 2025
  Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. This episode explores the life of Dr. Oronhyatekha or Burning Cloud as he was known in Mohawk. Dr. Oronhyatekha was the first known aboriginal scholar at Oxford University. He was a physician, successful CEO, statesman, athlete and champion of minority rights in the mid to late 1800s.
• Outsmarting the Scammers – Helping Seniors Fight Fraud, Radio Documentary, Episode 6, 2024
  99.3 County FM presented the Six-Part Radio Documentary: Outsmarting the Scammers – Helping Seniors Fight Fraud, February 8th through March 14th 2024. Broadcast as part of Grapevine Magazine, this series provides public education about fraud prevention, with a focus on a wide variety of scams against seniors. The documentary was created in partnership with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the OPP, The Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association, and the Municipality of the County of Prince Edward, County FM. The series, narrated by Wendy Mesley, each week explores a common type of scam, presents compelling experiences from victims and their families, and provides tips for prevention. Some names of those interviewed have been changed at their request. The Production Team for 99.3 County FM: Scripts by Astrid Young, Interviews by Renay Weissman-Stanners, Brenda Little, Ken Palmer, Krista Hepburn, Craig Mills. Narration Wendy Mesley, introduction by Jim JJ Johnston, Music Dustin Crenna; Producer Dave Wheatley, Production Assistant Gage Broaderick, other production and research, Gillian Carson, Helen Morris, Gage Broderick, Dave Wheatley, Craig Mills, Lorraine Wilson, and Sheri Girvan.