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Don’t Know Much About History?
Wow. This is certainly a busy weekend for local history and arts enthusiasts (and for those who aren’t). Doors Open, Walkerville Rocks, Ford City Arts & Heritage Festival, Windsor Essex Open… more →
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Don't Know Much About History?
wrote 8 months ago: Wow. This is certainly a busy weekend for local history and arts enthusiasts (and for those who aren … more →
Snail Mail in Sandwich, Ontario
wrote 8 months ago: From a Sentry Box, to Postmasters’ homes, from General Stores and Shoe Stores to the current Sandwic … more →
A cool place named Oxley. Yeah, O-x-l-e-y.
wrote 10 months ago: Oxley, Ontario. My mind instantly conjures up images of beasts of burden lumbering about. “And just … more →
Summer in the City: Mid-20th Century
wrote 10 months ago: Ouellette Avenue, looking north towards Detroit near Park Street, early 1960s. (courtesy Tim Baxter) … more →
Lost Children of Windsor
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wrote 11 months ago: I promised Adele M. M. McLennan I would post this charming photo in my blog. She brought it to my at … more →
The Canadian Club Girl: 1897
wrote 12 months ago: Walkerville is the home of Canadian Club whisky. (You may have heard of it.) In 1856, a middle-aged … more →
Shovel It: Winter 1930s
wrote 1 year ago: A rare wintry scene: our backyard morning of Jan. 15th. The snow melted within a couple of days. (ph … more →
It's the REAL McCoy!
wrote 1 year ago: In honor of Black History Month, I give you the story of the great locally born inventor – Elijah Mc … more →
Winter in Walkerville: 1900s
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wrote 1 year ago: cold enough for ya? So, we finally got some snow that is actually staying on the ground more than a … more →
Dish Nights at The Palace Theatre
wrote 1 year ago: Walkerville's Tivoli Theatre in its heyday Ah, the irony. The deal the city made to bring the U … more →
When Windsor Got Its Wings
wrote 1 year ago: You may have read the fascinating account of a very rare ticket which was hidden in a Windsor home. … more →
Floating Toast and other Random New Year's Eve Tidbits
wrote 1 year ago: Celebrating New Year's underwater: Jan. 1, 1953, Rainbow Springs, Florida (From the Florida Sta … more →
'Tis Much Better to Give.
wrote 1 year ago: Snow doesn't slow down activity in Windsor's downtown (early 1950s) Yes, it’s always … more →
Someone Yell Fire!? 63rd Anniversary of Adelman's Inferno
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wrote 1 year ago: Joan of Arc? Windsor firemen seem more intent on dousing the 1948 Adelman's Dept. Store fire Re … more →
Remembering a Jinxed Motorcycle Club
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wrote 1 year ago: A few years ago, Windsorite Dave MacRae posted a news clipping on our Facebook site, “Windsor Ontari … more →
Once Upon a Time: Windsor 1860-1960 (ish)
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wrote 1 year ago: This isn’t a mirage. This is how Ouellette Avenue once looked as seen from the deck of a Detro … more →
Walkerville Landmark Bombed!
wrote 1 year ago: Once upon a time, war reared its ugly head right in the heart of Walkerville, Canadian Club whiskey … more →
How did they play in those outfits? Women's Basketball 1905
wrote 1 year ago: Looking more like they’re wearing dancing clothes than basketball uniforms, the eight members … more →
Gibbets, not giblets. Giving thanks that certain practices have gone the way of the DoDo.
wrote 1 year ago: It was the last thing I expected to see. A Gibbet. In the hallway leading to the washrooms on the ma … more →
