Peterborough Canoes, Sure – But Peterborough Toboggans?
The Peterborough Canoe Company (PCC) was formed in 1892 and operated until 1961. It produced thousands of wide-board, cedar strip,
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Don Willcock
Alderville’s War Memorial
In the years following World War One, communities across Canada looked for ways to memorialize their war dead and to
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Roseneath Fair – Memories
Agricultural fairs, many of which occur in September and October, are an important part of rural Ontario life. While big exhibitions
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1902 Ontario Historical Society Conference
In recent years May has been designated annually as “Museum Month” in Ontario. In 1902, however, it was June because
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Taxing Times But Only Temporary?!
March and April are months when Canadians prepare their federal income tax returns. While “death and taxes” may be inevitable,
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Snowshoes & Snowshoeing
When I was growing up in rural Hamilton Township on the south shore of Rice Lake, winter was a season
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Peterborough Welcomes a Prince
Saturday, 8 September 1860 was a very memorable date in Peterborough’s young existence: it was the day royalty came to
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A Century of the Trent-Severn Waterway
The year 2020 marks one hundred years since the Trent-Severn Waterway was completed. On the morning of 23 June 1920,
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Off to the Cottage, in the Past
Tourism has been a part of life in the Kawarthas since the 1800s. Perhaps the area’s first tourists were Royal
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Lumbering in the Kawarthas
Lumbering was one of the earliest commercial activities in the Peterborough region. The area had a plentiful supply of first-growth
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