The Unfortunate Man 1889


Now booking. Groups ONLY. A group is 2-20 people. Flat rate. The bigger your group, the more money you save. You can have your tour any day, any time. Book NOW. Spots are filling up quickly for 2025/26. 
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Also available as an indoor show. DETAILS HERE

A 90 minute walking tour along historic Douglas Street in downtown Guelph.

A compelling true story of murder from 1889 told right where it happened. 

See where William Harvey worked (James Walter Lyon's The World Publishing Company), Bond's Hardware where William Harvey bought the pistol, St. George's Church, where William was the Sunday School Superintendent, and finally the Wellington County Courthouse where William Harvey was hanged! Hear actual newspaper accounts of the day recited from memory. Hear William’s final words. Listen to detailed accounts of this shocking event exactly as written in 1889. Thrills guaranteed.