Postcard Memories

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Minet's Point once a hotspot for the young

During the Second World War, a dance pavilion was a frequent haunt for young soldiers training at Camp Borden

Apr 13, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Dr. Clement still held in high 'esteem'

The Dr. Clement House, as it’s known, serves as a tangible reminder of the life, career, and service of notable Bradford physician

Mar 31, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: How did eggs come to represent Easter?

In many pre-Christian societies, people associated eggs with spring, new life, and rebirth

Mar 30, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Family left Ireland for greener pastures

Rose Anne Sloan and John Thomas Lucas carried on their farming ways after arriving in Innisfil in 1845

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POSTCARD MEMORIES: Otonabee explosion rattled windows, nerves

When steamship exploded, 'some imaginations ran amok,' columnist explains

Mar 2, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Long history of Valentine’s Day cards

The exchanging of cards was more popular in the late 19th century and the practice's roots trace back to at least the Middle Ages

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POSTCARD MEMORIES: Howard Cooper delivered milk, memories

Milkman began making deliveries to Cookstown residents in late 1920s

Feb 10, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Frozen enterprise of ice harvesting

Before refrigerators ran by electricity, they came from ice painstakingly cut from the lakes and ponds

Feb 3, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Simpson first brewed up success in Innisfil

After his Simcoe Steam Brewery was lost twice to fire, Robert Simpson moved his operation to Barrie

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POSTCARD MEMORIES: Gilford School had a good run

Local youth were educated at two iterations of schoolhouse between 1868 and 1960

Jan 13, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >