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Pieces of the Past

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Fifty Archives Treasures: The Brooks Steam Motor Limited Company

Cindy J. Sinko August 10, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

The City of Stratford sold Oland J. Brooks a former threshing machine factory located at 500 Ontario St. for $55,000, with the City taking back a mortgage of $50,000 in October 1923. Stratford, an important railway junction with a labour pool used to working with steam-powered vehicles, was seen as

Fifty Archives Treasures: Signature card of Apollo 11 astronauts

Jennifer Georgiou August 3, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of material that is carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world. One of the ways that we are celebrating the Archives’ golden anniversary is by highlighting 50 “

Fifty Archives Treasures: The tale of legendary racehorse The Eel

Cindy J. Sinko July 27, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

This is Week 28 of a continuing series of articles celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Stratford-Perth Archives and 50 of its treasures. This week’s treasure is a painting of a very famous horse, The Eel, and some of his trophies, seen here in a 1969 photograph, also from the Archives’ colle

Fifty Archives Treasures: The desk of John Davis Barnett and his extensive book collection

Betty Jo Belton July 20, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

One tends to think of Stratford’s history as a “railway town” as distinct from the city’s current fame as a cultural centre based around the Shakespearean Festival.

Fifty Archives Treasures: Peter Fryfogel and the Fenian raids war medal of 1866

Betty Jo Belton July 13, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of historical materials that are carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world. We are celebrating the Archives’ golden anniversary by highlighting 50 of our treas

Fifty Archives Treasures: Gift of a gavel

Jennifer Georgiou July 6, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of material that is carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world.

Fifty Archives Treasures: 1939 Royal Visit brings monarchy close to home

Jennifer Georgiou June 29, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of material…

Fifty Archives Treasures: Committed to His Charge and the Lizars sisters

Ellen Thomas June 23, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

In the continuing series “Treasures from Stratford-Perth Archives,” this week we feature a very special copy of the novel Committed to His Charge by local authors Robina and Kathleen Lizars. Together, they wrote three books.

Fifty Archives Treasures: Milverton’s Dr. Percival Lawrence Tye (1884-1969)

Cindy J. Sinko June 15, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

This is week 22 of the continuing series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stratford-Perth Archives and its treasures. This week’s treasure is a painting of Dr. Percival Lawrence Tye of Milverton, painted by Perth County artist Bruce Stapleton.

Fifty Archives Treasures: Mitchell Fire Brigade stages ‘Happy Valley’ fundraiser

Ellen Thomas June 8, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

This week’s 21st treasure from the collection of the Stratford-Perth Archives’ continuing series “Treasures from the Archives” is a poster advertising a charity event at the Mitchell Opera House. This event, a play titled “Happy Valley,” was staged by the Mitchell Fire Brigade in order to raise fund

Fifty Archives Treasures: The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, 1953

Cindy J. Sinko June 1, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

“With one bold stroke that has left our big cities gasping, Stratford, Ont., famous mainly for producing Howie Morenz, will this summer claim its birthright with a Shakespearean festival starring Alec Guinness on the banks of the Avon” proclaimed Maclean’s magazine on May 1, 1953.

Fifty Archives Treasures: James Anderson, the Fryfogel Inn and the Canada Company

Betty Jo Belton May 25, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of historical documents that are carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world. We are celebrating the Archives’ golden anniversary by highlighting 50 treasures in

Fifty Archives Treasures: 1901 – ‘Our Departed Queen Victoria’

Betty Jo Belton - Stratford-Perth Archives May 18, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of historical documents that are carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world.

Fifty Archives Treasures: Kroehler Furniture Company catalogues

Jennifer Georgiou - Stratford-Perth Archives May 11, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives continues to house an ever-growing collection of material that is carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world.

Fifty Archives Treasures: Thelma Thorne Scrapbook Collection

Ellen Thomas Stratford-Perth Archives May 4, 2022Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

In the 16th edition of our ongoing series “50 Treasures from the Archives”, we feature the Thelma Thorne Scrapbook Collection – a collection that contains numerous, carefully preserved, Mother’s Day cards.

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Nater calls for resignation of Hockey Canada CEO in wake of more sexual assault allegations

Perth-Wellington MP John Nater has called for the resignation of Hockey Canada’s CEO and a shakeup of the organization’s leadership in the wake of historic sexual assault allegations involving top Canadian junior hockey teams.

Budget amendments, bylaw enforcement shortages discussed during recent meeting

At the May 16 North Perth council meeting, many important motions were brought to the table, including budget amendments for the learning hub initiative and issues concerning bylaw enforcement shortages.

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County warns motorists not to cross the line – until it dries

BRUCE COUNTY – The Bruce County line painting contractor will begin line painting operations on county roads for the 2022 season on Tuesday, May 10.

Region’s unemployment rate drops to 3.3 per cent

WALKERTON – In April, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 1.2 percentage points to 3.3 per cent, remaining the second lowest in Ontario.

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Saugeen Ojibway Nation announce collaboration with Parks Canada, NDMNRF

LAKE HURON – Together with Giigoonyag (Fishes) Project is a collaboration between Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), Parks Canada (PCA), and Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF), to better understand the health of dikameg (lake whitefish) and other fi

National Day of Awareness for MMIW2S ceremonies meant as reminder to learn more

SAUGEEN – The haunting cry of a Mi-Gi-Zi’ (Eagle) filled the air during a ceremony honouring murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2-spirits (MMIWG2S).

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