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Today I’d like to talk a bit about a woman prominent in Canada's federal government in the 1960s: Judy LaMarsh.
I do not have the same flair for writing that Jim does, but I know there is no shortage of topics to write about.
The Essential Handbook of Victorian Entertaining promised to introduce me to “all of the strange rules of Victorian entertaining.”
Almost everyone has had a special toy as a child, and tucked away in a corner of the memory is a heartfelt feeling for that toy. Almost everyone...
All too often, our lives allow no time for reflection. Intent on getting and spending, we rarely spend quality moments in thoughtful contemplation....
Mistletoe was forbidden inside Christian churches. The pagan custom of decorating with winter greenery was readily absorbed into early Christian...
Hamlet reflects on how quickly all the good deeds his deceased father had performed throughout his life were so quickly forgotten. In Shakespeare’s...
Taking a boat ride from downtown Chatham to downtown Detroit was a popular thing to do 100 years ago. Although taking a boat ride from downtown...
When we lived in Chatham, we lived next door to 500 King St. W. owned by Bill and Bernadette Craven. When we lived in Chatham, we lived next door...
Each Remembrance Day we honour all those military men and women who gave their lives to keep Canada free. Each Remembrance Day we honour all those...
I came across a charming story about a man named Jimmy Wealch from R.R. 5 Thamesville and his prized 1913 Ford Model T. While looking through an...
As Halloween approaches, it’s unfortunate that we can’t magically whisk all interested parties to area places where supernatural, spirit-related or...
Once you know about their colour and ornate ornamentation, you'll spot them in many Victorian-era cemeteries in our area and across North America....
Our all new Cemetery Strolls for 2024 feature new characters, some new actors and some very interesting scenarios. Our all new Cemetery Strolls for...
Experience what the streets of Chatham-Kent have to silently whisper in our ears this year. The wind strangely whistles around ominous-looking...
I'm exploring two other aspects of Chatham-Kent’s fascinating history that a lot of people may not know about. Continuing with a theme, I’m...
Chatham with all its great natural advantages as an industrial location, had not within itself the resources to build anew. “Chatham with all its...
This week marks the beginning of the school year so, let's travel back in time to the early days of schools in Chatham-Kent. This week marks the...
It was the most palatial building of its kind west of London, Ont., and remnants of it still exist today if you are sharp enough to recognize them....
Sometimes, we foolishly think that, living in today's modern world, we have little in common with Chatham-Kent residents of the 1920s. Last week, I...
Bird infestations, farmer groups, bad luck individuals and global warming all may have modern connotations, but also had attention in the early...
Earlier this month, we told you about a delightful little book describing a tour of the Thames River in 1880, by Professor Blot. Earlier this...
We are exploring our downtown and telling you all about the strange paranormal happenings over the years, but we're adding an historical component....