Monthly Archives: March 2016

And so we stride past the halfway point of the 20th century.  Late March of 1950 would find Peterborians keeping an eye on a number of different situations, so read on, for war in Asia, a frightening situation in the National … Continue reading →

So many things to cover — late March of 1949 was an interesting time for Peterborough’s readers of the newspaper.  Without further ado, then, read on for international alliances, a whole new province for Canada, margarine, squirrel soup, and any … Continue reading →

As you can see from the image above, this week 68 years ago found Peterborough dealing with a real, actual, UFO — or at least with the mysterious trail it had left across the sky.  Did this indeed portend the end of … Continue reading →

The post on 1948 will be along on Thursday!

As we enjoy the spring-like temperatures and almost complete departure of snow these days, we might spare a sympathetic thought for our Peterborian predecessors this week 69 years ago.  It was a blizzardy time in these parts, and meanwhile the … Continue reading →

And into the post-war period we go!  Early March of 1946 in Peterborough saw the end of a local wartime institution, although ominous rumblings from overseas suggested that the closure might be premature.  And why was Peterborough a city without … Continue reading →

Our look at early March of 1946 in Peterborough will be up tomorrow, but in the meantime I leave you with the above advertisement, from the March 1st, 1946, Peterborough Examiner.  It deals, as you can see, with a stereotypical — … Continue reading →