Monthly Archives: October 2014

Sometimes, in researching these pieces, it is very easy to figure out what the big news was in our fair city at a given time.  And so it was with late October of 1876, which saw Peterborough dealing with the … Continue reading →

If October of 1874 had been a quiet time in Peterborough, as we saw last week, that month in 1875 was… not.  Political doings, both provincial and civic, were afoot in the County, and tempers were just a little bit … Continue reading →

1874 could best be described as a quiet year, or at least it had turned into one by the time we got to mid-October.  The newspapers contain barely a mention of foreign wars, the only electoral action in the Peterborough area was months … Continue reading →

With discovery of what is now known to be the H.M.S. Erebus lying on the seabed off King William Island, the history of Arctic exploration is once again very much in the news.  That fact fits very nicely with what … Continue reading →

It is time to look at late September of 1872, a period that featured a sordid and sinister Peterborian incident!  In the ad for veterinary services above, I draw your attention to the line: “All calls by telegraph and otherwise, … Continue reading →