Pieces of the Past

From Jan. 13, 1988

In early 1928, staff at the Listowel Banner newspaper did the same as they launched an initiative to attract additional subscribers. Their “Subscription Contest” was introduced in the Feb. 2 issue which dedicated two full pages to the announcement.

As a history buff, I love learning about the past and the people and places around us.  What I really get excited about is when I learn something that has perhaps disappeared from someone’s memory or from a town’s records.  I think this is what happened with my “mystery house.”

On this postcard from the collections at Stratford-Perth Archives, we see a rather underdressed young fellow arriving in December 1905 to spread New Year’s cheer. Besides sending greetings to friends and family through the mail, how else was the arrival of 1906 marked around Perth County?

From Dec. 20, 1995

Christmas is here! Hopefully, you’ve made your arrangements for the big day — and perhaps even…

What would it be like to attend a Christmas party over 200 years ago? Looking to historical British…

J. M. Schinbein was a significant Listowel business figure whose career spanned from time of the…

From Dec. 15, 1993.

I remember a play I was in one Christmas when I was in grade 4.  It was about a major snowstorm…

This postcard from the collections at Stratford-Perth Archives was originally sent to John Hayes in…

From Dec. 8, 1999.

From Nov. 27, 1991

Two months ago, Stratford-Perth Archives took a look at the folklore and mysteries in Ellice Swamp…