Monthly Archives: February 2016

A late, and somewhat short, edition of “This Week in Peterborough” this time!  The waning days of winter in 1945 found Peterborians looking forward to war’s end, considering what to do with a local relic of the conflict, and saying “good-bye” to … Continue reading →

I’m away from computer for the next couple of days, and did not quite get our 1945 post finished yesterday.  It will go up on Saturday if I can manage it, Sunday if I can’t.  We should be back to … Continue reading →

To 1944, where in February all attention was being paid to relatively new theatre of the Second World War.  We will discuss that, other war news, and there will even be a mention of a sporting name we first heard … Continue reading →

Mid-February of 1943 was a time of good news for Peterborians reading about the war — or at least, “good news” in the context of massive global conflict.  “Surely the time is ripe for optimism here?” asked the Peterborough Examiner, … Continue reading →

Our look at this week around here back in 1943 is nearly done, and will be up on Thursday. And in it we will meet a very famous Peterborough journalistic figure.  Actually, we’ll meet two, but one of them is fictional! … Continue reading →

On to February, and this month 74 years ago a Peterborian (well, a Peterborough Countian at any rate) was making a name for himself overseas.  RCAF Group Captain Wilfred Curtis, of Havelock, had just been promoted to Air Commodore, putting … Continue reading →

So we will have our look at early February in 1942 up tomorrow, probably not too late.  Sadly, it will not be a happy one, as we run headlong into an unpleasant episode — a couple of them, actually — … Continue reading →