Monthly Archives: April 2016

Late April of 1954 was a time of mixed tidings for residents of Peterborough.  The Quaker Oats workers were back on the job, the strike that we discussed last time having been settled, and the local manufacturing sector was enjoying some … Continue reading →

History repeats itself!  In February of 2014, Peterborians were transfixed for a few days by the story of a cat that had gotten itself to the very top of a hydro pole and seemed unwilling to come down.  It was not … Continue reading →

There are doubtless certain contexts in which the phrase “It’s headed for our house!” might be received with equanimity, or even pleasure.  Such was not the case for one Dalhousie Street family in mid-April of 1952, however; what was headed … Continue reading →

On to 1951, when we once again find Canadians at war, and casualty reports rolling in to the newspapers.  Apart from the conflict in Korea, we have a distinguished guest visiting Canada, a faulty propane heater in a laundromat in … Continue reading →

Our look at this week around these parts in 1951 will be up on Thursday!