Pieces of the Past

Did you know? Canada’s National Maple Syrup Day is in December.

1934 - Within the pages of the Wingham Advance Times dated Dec. 20, 1934, was an entire photo page featuring the royal wedding of Prince George of England to Princess Marina of Greece, which took place in London on November 29, 1934.

With the crisp winter air likely nipping at the cheeks of the townsfolk a century ago, Stratford held two Christmas markets in December of 1924.

From December 13, 1989:

Beginning in 1914, the first year of World War I, both federal and provincial governments committed food supplies to support the Canadian war effort.

1930s had difficulty affording all that they wanted to provide for their children. The Mitchell…

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.