Monthly Archives: September 2015

This Week in Peterborough: 1923

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Patrick Conway

We are now in early fall of 1923, and it was something of a nervous time — for various reasons — in Peterborough.  What was going on over there between Germany and France?  Was the Prime Minister about to create … Continue reading →

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Play Ball!

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Patrick Conway

The 1923 “This Week in Peterborough” post will swagger up to the plate tomorrow evening, and — as you may suspect at this point — it’s going to involve quite a lot of baseball.  Peterborough was a bit of a … Continue reading →

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This Week in Peterborough: 1922

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patrick Conway

“Canada Stands Ready and Awaits the Call to Arms” shouted the headline on the front page of the September 18th, 1922, Peterborough Examiner, and just like that the shadow of major international conflict was once again looming over Canadians.   That situation, … Continue reading →

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This Week in Peterborough: 1921

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Patrick Conway

The years roll by in this series, and so we have arrived at mid-September of 1921.  In this post, we find the residents of our city beginning to step away from the horrors and sadnesses of the First World War, but … Continue reading →

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A Picture!

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Patrick Conway

Due to a combination of busy-ness this week and a silly mistake on my part while scanning stuff for this week’s post about 1921 in Peterborough, said article will be delayed until possibly Friday (no later than Friday, I promise!). … Continue reading →

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This Week in Peterborough: 1920

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Patrick Conway

For some in Peterborough, it was a grim time, as the September 4th, 1920, Peterborough Examiner described: “From summer resort and playground, backyard and alley, the hungry maw of the monster ‘Public School’ will gather in twenty-eight hundred reluctant little … Continue reading →

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