From April 5, 1989
Pieces of the Past
Easter weather 100 years ago brought snow
The arrival of Easter generally brings with it thoughts of warm sunshine and whiling away lazy…
Walkerton Herald-Times March 26 Turnbacks
From March 30, 1988
Walkerton Herald-Times March 19 Turnbacks
From March 11, 1987.
St. Patrick’s Day in Perth County 1926
St. Patrick’s Day has long been marked across Perth County, and 1926 was no exception. That…
Walkerton Herald-Times March 12 Turnbacks
From March 12, 1996
Pathway to the Past: Dentist’s home on Binning Street
Have you ever walked past a home and wished you could see inside? Even just a tiny peek? Back in…
Walkerton Herald-Times March 5 Turnbacks
From March 8, 1995.
The Avonbank Cheese and Butter Manufacturing Company
An event that proved to be of lasting importance to the Avonbank community occurred in 1873 when…
Local theatre groups important part of community life
“Little Theatre” groups or clubs for local thespians have been an important part of community…
Walkerton Herald-Times Feb. 26 Turnbacks
From Feb. 23, 1994
Walkerton Herald-Times Feb. 19 Turnbacks
From Feb. 24, 1993
Walkerton Herald-Times Feb. 12 Turnbacks
From Feb. 19, 1992
Grace Stagg’s death – Cromarty Presbyterian Church in 1909
At Stratford-Perth Archives, we often stumble across interesting news stories while conducting our…
Women’s wages in 1850s at Windsor Hotel
Photographs and records relating to working women from over a hundred years ago are somewhat rare and it can be difficult to have a detailed understanding of what their lives were like.
