Monthly Archives: October 2015

“Snow in the field and on the roof tops all along the lake front is reported by motorists who drove from Toronto during the night,” was the announcement in the October 29th Peterborough Examiner, and the paper went on to warn … Continue reading →

… so “This Week in Peterborough: 1928” will be up tomorrow evening.  And there will be Halloween discussion, among other things!

At long last, the fabled 1927 post!  Mid-fall of that year was a bit of a varied time, in terms of what was interesting Peterborians.  Feats of aviation were always big news, so we will hear a bit about an ill-fated … Continue reading →

I will crave your indulgence here for one more brief delay on the “This Week in Peterborough” post.  I have all the material, finally, for 1927, and it will be up tomorrow evening.  Next week we’ll be back on schedule. … Continue reading →

Criminals!  Justly or unjustly prosecuted, famous or infamous (or both), driven by a variety of motives — they were running rampant through the pages of the Peterborough Examiner in the early fall of 1926.  So read on, for police activities here, … Continue reading →

Finally, the much-delayed 1925 post!  Early Fall in that year would find Peterborians considering their options in an imminent federal election, so there is something we can related to 90 years on.  And, it was still the season of the ball … Continue reading →

Man apologies — I am going to crave your indulgence here, dear readers, for 24 more hours (or less).  “This Week in Peterborough” for 1925 is on its way, and will see the light of blog tomorrow evening.

Leaving aside the dark days of the Great War, and the tragedies it inflicted on the people of Peterborough, it has been some time in this series since we encountered a really horrendous local story.  Our look at the early autumn of … Continue reading →