Pieces of the Past

On Nov. 2, 1979 Laura McPhail sat before a cassette recorder and began to talk about her life in Southampton.

We’re now entering cold and flu season in Canada; the time of year when people begin taking supplements like echinacea to try to avoid getting sick.

From November 19, 1997: Hospital alliance applies $2 million to fund digital communication network;

As winter weather approaches, we should all be happy that in 2024 we do not need to “harvest”…

On July 16th 1945, an article titled “Family May Hold Listowel Service Record” appeared in the…

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. 

Ten to sixty years of turning back the pages on what was happening in The Listowel Banner.

Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the past and the atrocities and effects of war.

November is Aviation History Month. Let’s take a look back at a fascinating piece of local aviation history.

From Nov. 6, 1996: – Historic Hartley House turns 125; – Movie playing at Paramount in Hanover:…

While on a trip to Sault St. Marie in the 1920s, local newspaper publisher Charles O.J. Dingman…

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. 

Frozen turkeys $0.89/lb;