Remembering Port Hope Anyone with memories of Port Hope may contribute   O T  1870 one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven Eleven letters signed 'O T' appeared in the Guide from August to November in 1877. They were reprinted from letters written to the paper in 1870. 'O T' is taken to mean 'Old Timer', the old timer is presumed to be William Furby (1799-1881) who came to Port Hope in 1826.   Henry 'Harry' Skitch  1924    read from the Evening Guide On the occasion of Mr Skitch's 75th birthday.   Editor of the Evening Guide  1928     read from the Evening Guide After fifty years as a daily newspaper, the editor looks back to 1878. John Syme 'Jack' Laurie  1931     read  The Diving Helmet As recalled February 4, 1991 R W Johnson  1955    read from the Evening Guide  January 4, 1955 A native of Port Hope, Mr Johnson was then living in St Thomas, Ontario.   R W Johnson  1956    read from the Evening Guide  January 10, 1956   R W Johnson  1959     read from the Evening Guide April 7, 1959   Melville Rae  1960     read from the Evening Guide 1960   Gordon Charles Garbutt  1971     read  from the Evening Guide  Tuesday December 14, 1971    Glen Cotter  2005 one | two Glen came to live in Port Hope in 1930   David Duchesne  2005 one | two David was born and raised in Port Hope.   John Hall  2005 one | two  | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen John was raised on Cavan Street. He is related to the great orator, Dave Hall.   Barbara Gwendolyn (Hyne) Magee  2005    read Gwen was born in Port Hope, where her father, Bruce Hyne, also born in Port Hope, owned Hyne's Pharmacy.