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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Citizens transformed into soldiers at Camp Borden
Soldiers also frequented Innisfil’s many dance halls and partied with local girls, columnist writes
Oct 20, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Dutch farmers cultivated Holland Marsh
Reclaiming the soil from wilderness was only the first step in creating the bountiful cropland we know today, says columnist
Oct 19, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Hard work got farm family through tough times
Ontario was a net exporter of wheat, its farms growing vast seas of grain to sustain the insatiable appetites of Britain and the rapidly growing United States
Oct 5, 2024 8:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Bread baking tool unchanged after centuries
Innisfil’s settlers baked bread with aid of a peel, a long-handled tool with a flat head
Sep 21, 2024 7:30 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Jebb had close call with rebels in 1837
Innisfil man and trusty horse dodged musket fire en route to warn authorities of looming uprising
Sep 8, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Trains brought prosperity, tragedy to Allandale
March 20, 1888, started like any other for the five-man crew of Allandale-based plow
Sep 1, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
A look back at once thriving village of Holt
Holt was founded in the 1830s, 'rising out of the woods and fields of wildflowers and fattening itself on the fertility of the land'
Aug 31, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Gilford brothers served country in WW2
While Louis Neilly took part in bombing missions overseas, brother Albert trained pilots at home
Aug 18, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Gwillim earned the honours she received
West Gwillimbury was named for Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim, wife of Lt.-Gov. John Graves Simcoe
Aug 17, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Removing stumps was hard, heavy work
Sometimes dynamite was used, but most often settlers used a stump-puller, a tall, tripod-shaped device that — as the name describes — literally pulled the stump from the soil
Aug 4, 2024 10:00 AM
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