The Great War, spanning 1914-1918, may seem altogether an unrecognizable period, and in many ways this is true: the unimaginable events unfolding abroad is a glaring example. But as discovered through the ink of the newspaper, there are characteristics of community that have remained the same.
Pieces of the Past
Turnbacks – The Listowel Banner, Nov. 6, 2024
Ten to sixty years of turning back the pages on what was happening in The Listowel Banner.
Reflecting on the past, atrocities and effects of war
Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the past and the atrocities and effects of war.
Recognizing Aviation History Month
November is Aviation History Month. Let’s take a look back at a fascinating piece of local aviation history.
Walkerton Herald-Times Nov. 7, 2024 turnbacks
From Nov. 6, 1996: – Historic Hartley House turns 125; – Movie playing at Paramount in Hanover:…
Rotary Club of Stratford hosts a ‘frolic’ in 1923
While on a trip to Sault St. Marie in the 1920s, local newspaper publisher Charles O.J. Dingman…
Hallowe’en party ideas from 1924
Witches, ghosts, carved pumpkins, and scary black cats are what we think of this time of the year as Halloween approaches. Maybe you are going to get dressed up to go trick-or-treating or to host a party.
A history of the Listowel Standard and its publishers
The Listowel Standard was first published in February 1878.
Walkerton Herald-Times Oct. 17, 2024 turnbacks
Frozen turkeys $0.89/lb;
Listowel Banner – Turnbacks, October 9, 2024
Turnbacks from this week in Listowel Banner history.
Invitation to ‘42 ‘At Home’ party recent Archives’ acquisition
A recent donation to Stratford-Perth Archives from the Gordon family included this invitation from August 1942.
Wingham Turnbacks – October 10, 2024
Turnbacks for the Wingham Advance Times, Oct. 2024
Pathway to the Past: Local healthcare history
It’s October. A season of falling leaves, cooler temps, cozying up with a good book and warm drink, and the Healthcare Heroes Radiothon. Now entering it’s 23rd year, I thought this would be a fitting time to delve into a little bit of the history of healthcare and hospitals in North Perth.
Pieces of the Past: Revisiting the Milverton Sun
One of the local newspapers that you can now access from home via the Stratford-Perth Archives Digital Newspaper Database at vitacollections.ca/s-pacollections/search is the Milverton Sun from 1891 to 1919. Later issues are available on microfilm in the Archives’ Reading Room.
Wingham and Area Historical Society on the Goderich Salt Mines
Some may know that the salt mine in Goderich is the largest underground one in the world. But, did you know that between 1866 and 1886, there were 25 other salt-producing facilities in Huron County, including one at Wingham?