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JOHN BELCHER: ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER

Anyone who walks or drives throughout Peterborough may notice some striking buildings: Market Hall and Clock Tower, Peterborough County Court

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THE WORLD AT WAR, 1939-45

This fall marks 85 years since the start of the Second World War. On 1 September 1939, troops, tanks, and

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THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE: 100 YEARS OF MILITARY FLYING

With the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, Canadians joined Britain’s Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air

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Puppets & Marionnettes

When they hear the term “puppet”, many people will think back to their childhoods – in my case that would

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The Trans-Atlantic Cable

In November 1858 issues of the Galway Vindicator and The Belfast News-Letter newspapers appeared announcements of the formation of “The

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Captain John Armstrong: An Unusual Peter Robinson Settler

Many of the 1825 Peter Robinson emigration settlers to present-day Peterborough County were poor tenant farmers looking for a better

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Early Peterborough Tourists: Captain Basil & Margaret Hall

A definition of “tourism” is: “the activity of touring, especially for pleasure”. Today, people visit Peterborough and the Kawarthas from

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What’s in Our Archives?

When visitors attend the Peterborough Museum & Archives (PMA), usually it is to experience the gallery exhibits. Exhibits tend to

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Putting Your Foot First For The New Year

Today, at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, most revellers sing the song Auld Lang Syne and join

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“Wonderful Things…”

November 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of what may be considered the world’s greatest archaeological discovery. On 26 November 1922,

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