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About Willard Rickert

by D. W. & W. Staff | Dec 16, 2020

Piecing It Together Piecing It Together for Willard Rickert

In our PIT stop features, we assemble additional pieces of the puzzle. Readers are able to learn more about the mill, its employees and the Hespeler community at large.

Remembering Willard Rickert

by Lary Turner | December 20, 2020

https://dominionwoollens.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dec162020-lary-turner-talking-about-willard-rickert.mp3

Obituary – April 26, 2016

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Piecing It Together Piecing It Together for Willard Rickert

In our PIT stop features, we assemble additional pieces of the puzzle. Readers are able to learn more about the mill, its employees and the Hespeler community at large.

Remembering Willard Rickert

by Lary Turner | December 20, 2020

https://dominionwoollens.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dec162020-lary-turner-talking-about-willard-rickert.mp3

Obituary - April 26, 2016