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On several occasions my friend, Carlie Creed, has helped me with information regarding stoneware crocks of which local relics, on rarities, emerge. ...
On occasion, I like to do “then and now” columns where I show you the same scene, several decades apart.
In the late 1980s I wrote a book titled Come Walking and Leave Early which was a general history of the Chatham Wallaceburg and Lake Erie Electric...
On Saturday, Nov. 2, I was in Chatham, at the Sons of Kent Brewery, to introduce my new book Boards & Bricks, which is a history of Chatham...
In a recent column I told you about Nancy Eberts-Waddell and her children. In this column I would like to tell you about her husband, John...
My friend, Andrew Stewart, recently sent me a wonderful photo of Nancy Eberts-Waddell and six of her children. The photo certainly tells a...
The photograph included is a wonderful depiction of what the King Street core area looked like circa 1930. I suspect the photo to have been...
I was asked a question a few days ago which was quite a simple one: When did they start putting radios in automobiles? I did some checking and...
Until a few years ago the oldest church building in Chatham, and certainly one of the two or three oldest structures in the city, was the Presbyterian...
Each week I receive several flyers in the mailbox at my front door.
Dry goods stores were common in 19th century Chatham. King Street and the core area streets were host to several of them. Most of what...
I operate a Facebook site known as Chatham History which, of late, has grown to more than 10,000 members. Participants are encouraged to submit...
My home room teacher at John McGregor Secondary School was Stewart White. He helped me obtain my first job, a training program position at the...
Chain stores were once commonly found on Chatham’s King Street. Among the earliest of these (circa 1900) was the Northway Company which was,...
In the past I have written about Dr. Sophia Bethena Jones, but in this column I would like to tell you about her and her father. James Monroe...
The photo I have included with this story was created circa 1908 and depicts the intersection of King and Fifth streets, looking west from the upper...
Were there ever to be a debate as to the most popular craft ever to travel on the Thames River there would be no doubt, at least among historians, as...
At the time of this writing, LCBO employees had commenced strike action, and I thought our readers would like to know a bit of the history of this...
I really do not think the photo I have included with this story would be very popular in this age of on-the-job safety measures.
People were shocked at the recent byelection development in Toronto—St. Paul’s as this was a riding the Liberals had held for more than 30 years,...
I remember the Chatham Drive-In Movie Theatre, located on Creek Road in Harwich across the creek from Maple Leaf Cemetery. I also remember my...
I have a Facebook group known as Chatham History in which our nearly 10,000 members submit photos and information regarding Chatham-Kent history. ...
On occasion, I am remiss. I remember showing you this photo, giving some details and promising to get back to you with additional information a...
Recently I told you about the ancient North America Hotel which stood at what is now 75 Thames St.; this would be on the north side of the street, at...
In the Dec. 29, 2023 issue of Chatham This Week I told you about local automotive pioneer Noble Duff; in this column I would like to tell you about...
I am just now completing my 12th book, Boards & Bricks, which will feature a chapter on the history of Chatham’s many hotels. One of the more...
My friend Stephen Bellinger recently posted the included interior picture of the Crump Bakery and Confectionary to the Chatham History group on...
I am just nearing completion of the Manuscript for my 12th book which will be titled Boards & Bricks (plus a subtitle). The fifth chapter will...
When John and Isobel Garner built the Garner Hotel (in stages) they allowed for prime retail rental space at the King Street front. This was a...
One hundred or so years ago neighborhood grocery stores were common. Chatham, in fact, had 55 of them circa 1900. They were easy to...
I have been, of late, exchanging emails with a woman named Heidi Lanford of San Marcos, Texas. She has a connection to our Chatham-Kent’s...
The best asparagus? Kerr Farms of Chatham! I have a strong bias but I think a lot of people would readily agree with me on that issue....
The Belgian and Dutch population of Chatham Kent is a substantial one and has had a presence since the earliest days. One of the more...
There is a short street “over the creek” which is known as Sparks Drive. I have always referred to it as Sparks Court, my title for it...
Recently my friend Francis Peter Vink sent me a copy of a photo that recently emerged from a storage period of more than one hundred years; it was a...
Recently I was asked on the Chatham History Facebook group what caused the demise of Chatham’s Gray Dort automobile manufacturing concern. To...
In his Gazetteer of May 1885, historian James Soutar devotes considerable space to recording, not only who had business concerns within the town, but...
I operate a Facebook site known as Chatham History; we have close to 9,000 members. Participants often submit historic photos and information for...
My friend Pete Dyer recently sent me a photo of the ancient Park Theatre and it has an excellent story to tell. Date of the photo? That...
I host a Facebook site known as Chatham History where members submit photos and offer opinions as to content, dates, etc. I never know quite...
I am currently completing my twelfth book. It will be titled Boards & Bricks and will detail the history of significant Chatham buildings,...
In the July 19, 2022 issue of Chatham This Week I told you about Charlie Edelstein and his rescue of the ancient Grand Opera House. In this...
Darcy McKeough passed away recently.
Recently, my friend and colleague Kyle Reid sent me two perfect photographs of Dugald McNaughton and his wife Margaret McKerrall McNaughton and I...
When I first started to write about local history in the 1980s, I was fortunate in that there were still people alive with vivid memories pre-dating...
A short time ago my friend, Murray Jinks, sent me a copy of a black and white drawing done by his mother-in-law several years ago. I looked at...
I am always amazed at how a great story can be told by a simple photograph.
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