Pieces of the Past

From October 11, 1995

This month’s home snapshots take a look at two Hay family homes. The first home is currently…

Fall fair season is upon us once again, bringing with it the sights, sounds, and tastes that remind us of harvest time and rural community spirit.

From October 3, 1990

From September 27, 1989

“Spooky Season” is upon us! Perth County has seen its fair share of ghastly and ghostly stories throughout its history.

From Sept. 14, 1988

With large personalities steering the development of Stratford and Perth County in the 1840s,…

From Sept. 9, 1987

One late summer day in 1907 about a dozen British newspaper reporters spent the morning site seeing around Stratford and nearby parts of Perth County in the company of many prominent local citizens. Brief as it was, their visit was deemed important enough to produce formal souvenir booklets full of

This article begins a short series of articles that will share the brief histories of some of Listowel’s historic homes and a  bit about some of the families who lived in them.

Though there are modern cleaning gadgets such as the “autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner” available now, the broom was, and still is, a household essential. And if you lived in Perth County in the early 20th century, there was a good chance your broom bore the mark of E.G. Crawford.