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9 unusual facts about Guelph


Charles Ambrose

In 1837 he emigrated to Canada where he settled with his family on a farm just outside Guelph, Ontario.

Daniel J. Benor

In 2006 Benor moved to Guelph, Ontario, Canada (near Toronto), where he teaches wholistic healing.

Filippo Scannabecchi

His father was Dalmasio Scannabecchi (sometimes referred to as pseudo-Dalmasio), a Bolognese painter from a minor noble family who migrated to Pistoia during a period of Guelph rule in Bologna.

Grindstone Cascade

From highway 403 take the highway 6 North (Guelph) exit and travel approximately 3 kilometres to Highway 5 East and then turn right onto Mill Street before the railway tracks.

Guelph

The Upper Grand District School Board administers all of Wellington County, as well as adjacent Dufferin County, while the Wellington Catholic District School Board administers Catholic education in Wellington County, including Guelph.

Mitchell Moffit

Mitchell Moffit (born March 28, 1988) is a singer, actor and Biology student from Guelph, Ontario.

Neo-Guelph

The Neo-Guelph or Neo-Guelphism movement was a Nineteenth century Italian political society which wanted to unite Italy into a single kingdom with the Pope as its king.

Progreston Falls

From Highway 403 take the Highway 6 North (Guelph) exit and travel approximately 13 kilometres to Carlisle Road.

Wellington South

The South Riding initially consisted of the Town of Guelph, and the Townships of Guelph and Puslinch.


1974 CFL Draft

66. Calgary Stampeders Bruce Morris HB Guelph

Aimery IV of Narbonne

By 1289, Aimery had so distinguished himself that he was put in command of the Guelph troops massed to attack the Ghibellines of Arezzo.

Bogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania

This occupation was even recognized by the Empire, in the sense that, when the Guelph emperor Otto IV allied himself at Weißensee with Margrave Albert II, Waldemar allied himself with the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II.

Burg Meersburg

It appears that the Guelphs and the Bishporic had close ties, as Bishop Conrad was of Guelph descent.

C. S. Holling

He also received the Kenneth Boulding Memorial Prize, in 2000, the Volvo Environment Prize in 2008, an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Guelph in 1998, and an Honorary Doctor of Science from the Simon Fraser University in 2011.

Cadsoft Corporation

In 1994, Tim Nye of Guelph, Ontario became the North American distributor and formed an alliance with Autodesk which resulted in the release in 1996 of Cadsoft Build, the first licensed stand-alone product based on the Autodesk OEM Engine.

Carlo Troya

Representative of the Neo-Guelph movement, he was appointed Prime Minister on 3 April 1848 by Ferdinand II according to the Constitution granted on 11 February 1848.

Chief of police

There was a case of the Guelph Police Department where a human resources manager was promoted to the position of Deputy Chief, but was required to complete training at the OPC.

Chris Puplick

Christopher John Guelph "Chris" Puplick AM (born 13 May 1948) is an Australian politician, public servant and public intellectual.

Church of the Universe

Tucker founded the church at a water-filled former quarry in Puslinch, Ontario in Wellington County between Hamilton and Guelph in 1969.

Conrad of Urslingen

In 1190, he was chased from Spoleto by the ascendant Guelph powers, but he regained his duchy in 1195.

Constantines

From their hometown of Guelph the band relocated to London, Ontario and then to Toronto, where in 2001 they released their self-titled first album.

Downtown Guelph

Historical sites and landmarks include the Church of Our Lady, Guelph City Hall, The Armoury, Guelph train station, and Douglas Street.

Downtown Guelph used to be home to one high school, Bishop Macdonnell, which sat beside the Church of Our Lady.

Elena da Feltre

:Place: Feltre, Northern Italy, a Guelph town occupied by the Ghibellines under Ezzelino III da Romano

Francesco I Manfredi

He was the son of Alberghetto (or Alberghettino) Manfredi, one of the main Guelph leader of Romagna, from whom he inherited the lordships of Brisighella, Quarneto and Baccagnano, to which Francesco added other lands starting from 1309.

François Grimaldi

Francesco Grimaldi (François, in French) called il Malizia ("the Cunning"), was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who captured the Rock of Monaco on the night of 8 January 1297.

Geills Turner

In March 2008 Turner brought an action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the City of Guelph, claiming ownership of several of John McCrae's wartime medals which were donated to the McCrae House in 1997 and 2005.

Gennaro Spinelli, Prince of Cariati

Carlo Troya, a Neo-Guelphic historian and liberal, had a constitutional government from 3 April 1848, but he was replaced with Spinelli after the coup d'état by Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies which had dissolved the democratic parliament on 15 May 1848 and

Gherardo III da Camino

A guelph exponent, in 1278 he signed an alliance with Padua, Cremona, Brescia, Parma, Modena and Ferrara against the Ghibelline Verona.

Giordano d'Anglano

Meeting with the leaders of the allied towns of Arezzo and Pisa at Empoli, Jordan was convinced by Farinata degli Uberti not to attack Florence itself, Siena's chief enemy and a centre of Guelph power.

Laurie Gough

Gough is married, has a little boy, and lives in both Guelph, Ontario, and Wakefield, Quebec.

Macdonald Consolidated School

Coinciding with the school garden experiment was the construction of four model consolidated schools at Middleton, Nova Scotia in 1903; at Kingston, New Brunswick and Guelph the following year; and at Hillsborough, Prince Edward Island in 1905.

Mani Haghighi

Haghighi was educated at Appleby College, Ontario, then received a B.A. in philosophy, from McGill University, 1991, an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Guelph, 1997 and an M.A. in cultural studies from Trent University, 2000.

McCrae House

McCrae House, located in Guelph, Ontario, is the birthplace of John McCrae (b. 1872 – d. 1918), doctor, soldier and author of the famous First World War poem "In Flanders Fields".

Montevarchi

San Lorenzo main treasure is the Relic of The Holy Milk which, according to tradition, was given to Count Guido Guerra, Lord of Montevarchi, by Charles I of Naples on 26 February 1266 after the victorious Battle of Benevento when Guido Guerra successfully led a Guelph formation of heavy cavalry against an onslaught.

Oberto Doria

His moves aimed to defend the Genoese Republic's integrity against the Guelph Fieschi, who wanted to create a personal seignory in the Levante Ligure, and the Grimaldi, who had usurped part of the Ponente.

Patrick Michael Dewan

He was born in Osgoode Township, Ontario, the son of John Joseph Dewan, and was educated at Willis Business College in Ottawa, the University of Ottawa, St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph.

Ray Scapinello

During the late 60's Scapinello joined the Guelph Referees Association and began officiating games for them while he was working for General Electric.

Sicilian Vespers

Two later Guelph Tuscan histories, the Liber Jani de Procida et Palialoco and the Leggenda di Messer Gianni di Procida, possibly relying on the Rebellamentu or the Rebellamentus lost source, follow it in stressing John's involvement, but they portray him in a more critical light.

The R3-30

Town jingles consist of a voice reciting a nickname for the city, such as "Toontown" for Saskatoon, "Cowtown" for Calgary, "The Royal City" for Guelph, "The Hammer" for Hamilton or "The Suds" for Sudbury, accompanied by a related sound effect.

Thomas Goldie

Goldie was educated in Guelph and at McGill College and at Eastman's National Business College in New York.

Topfreedom in Canada

On July 19, 1991, a very hot and humid day, Gwen Jacob, a University of Guelph student, was arrested, after walking in a street in Guelph, Ontario while topless after removing her shirt when the temperature was 33 C, and was charged with indecency under Section 173(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.

Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi

His concert performances have taken him around the world with the most important orchestras (ORTF, Berlin Radio Symphony, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, the Rotterdam, London, Chicago, Indianapolis, Toronto and Vancouver philharmonic orchestras, etc.) and has participated in numerous festivals like the Algoma Fall, Banff, Guelph Spring, Ontario Place, Stratford and Ravinia.

Wellington David Cargill

He was born in Nassagaweya Township, Canada West, the son of Henry Cargill, and educated in Galt and Guelph.

Yorkdale Bus Terminal

:7 - GO Bus westbound Route 27 Milton Hwy 401 Service, and westbound Route 33 Brampton/Georgetown/Guelph


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