What I Did on my Summer Vacation – In 1967
Do you recall what you did on your summer vacation fifty-five years ago? Maybe not, until I mention that 1967
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The Peterborough Museum & Archives
William & Walter Blackwell, PETERBOROUGH ARCHITECTS
Renowned Canadian architect Eberhard Zeidler, who died in January, usually is thought of as a “Toronto Architect” but actually began
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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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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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1905 Victory Shield
On 21 October 1805, the Royal Navy fleet of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson met and defeated the combined French and
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The Army in Morrow Park
Europe was engulfed in war in the summer of 1940. Canada and other Commonwealth countries were mobilizing to help Britain
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Steamboats Arrive in the Kawarthas
American engineer Robert Fulton (1765-1815) is credited with creating the first commercially-viable steamboat in 1807. Early steamboats, using either side-
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Constructing the Trent – Severn Waterway
The first idea of a navigable waterway through the lower and upper Great Lakes came about in the 1700s for
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