Flashbacks

1   The evolution of the four main streets and Avon River

1. Ontario Street

2. Downie Street 

3. Wellington Street  

4. Market Square

5.  Avon River  

2   The evolution of places

1. History of Railway Stations

2. History of the YMCA

3. History of the YWCA

4. Avon Theatre

3   Reflections and Time Past blogs and articles  Stratford-Perth Archives

4   Stories 

1. Rabbit ears and Antenna, Stratford TV in the 50s  Paul Wilker

2. The History of the Chime, St. James Bells  St. James History site

3. The 39 Casino Band

4. Reviving Shakespeare Gardens   Beacon Herald

5. Stratford Railway Stations  from 1856 to Present  by Paul Wilker

6. Location of Early Stratford Mills by Paul Wilker

7. History of Stratford's Old Hotels  Floodtides of Fortune by Adelaide Leitch

8. Story of the William Freeland  Fountain by Cam Trowsdale

9. The R. M. Ballantyne Ltd. built by a thread company by Jaan Pill

10. Thomas Edison in Stratford by Bruce Whitaker

11. The Golden Mile    Beacon Herald Chronicle  Vol. 2 

12. Lions Pool Celebrated its 50th Birthday Beacon Herald

13. Our Splendid Schools Stratford Beacon Special Edition 1905 

14. 1891 Reminiscences  of a Canadian Land Surveyor by Joseph Kirk

15. Streets by the Numbers 

16. Old Stratford Fire Department History

17. Dr.  James Rankin home's Blue Plaque Award    Stratford Heritage

18. The many lives of Festival Square   Downtown Stratford

19.  The Grand Old Shrine

20. The Very Best Bread Company

5   Events over the years

1. Automobile Manufacturers by Paul Wilker

2. Thomas (the Barrel) McCarthy Bicycle Race Scandal by Edward Brown

3. The Sounds of Stratford - Over Time

4. Boating on the Avon  by Paul Wilker

5. The HMS Razzamajazz

6. Gordon Scott  Memorial Concert Series   

7. Hydro Conversion from 25 HZ to 60 Hz in the 40s by Paul Wilker

8. The Trial and Execution of  Amédée Chattelle, Stratford 1895 Compiled by Paul Wilker

9. The Second Hanging in Stratford: Frank Roughmond, 1909 Compiled by Paul Wilker

10. Shakespeare’s 300th, and 400th Birthday Party Compiled by Gord Conroy

11. Nursing Sister Receives Full Military Funeral by Stratford District Historical Society

12. Headless Torso found at Old Waterloo Street Wooden Bridge in 1876 by Carole Huband

13. Banner Event Honoring Stratford Veterans Stratford-Perth Museum

14. Significant Events in Stratford 1920 -1942  E. Huggins

15. Stratford's Dark Day  Jan. 22 , 1966, by  Edna Staebler,  Maclean's

16. Regattas by Carolynn Bart-Riedstra

17. The 1939 Royal Visit  A poem by James Reaney

18. Letter to Manufacturers in Great Britain and Ireland 1882  Toronto Public Library Archives

19. Streets and places named for Queen Victoria and Kin

6   Stories by Gordon Conroy

1. The Straford Aces 

2. Silverwoods History

3. Jumbo Ice Cream Parlour

4. V-1  Rocket Visits Market Square 

5. The Classic Theatre. Cliff-hangers for ten cents. 

6. How four Stratford musicians came to perform in Twelfth Night, 1957

7. Dairies: Straight to the Door 

8. The Ice Man Cometh 

9. History of Early Stratford Schools 

10. Dr. Norman Bethune: A Stratford Connection 

11. The Rise and Fall of Tom Daly: Politics in the 1860s and 1870s

12. The Park System: How Dr. Eidt saved the day!  

13. Cam Mayberry…How to get hired for 45 years! 

14. The Old Fire Station  

7   Stories by Dean Robinson

    1. The day the Brown Bomber came to town  December 2024

    2.  Howie and the Habs light it up in Stratford  January 2025

   3.   Derailment of Stratford’s locomotive repair shops   February 2025

   4.  The document presented by Stratford CNR union reps to PM John Diefenbaker in Ottawa  May 21, 1958  February 2025

8   Stories by Vince Gratton

1. The unlikely marriage of the Jarvis Block and a service station

2. Stratford, First View of itself from Air  1919

3. Stores and Restaurants  From Times Gone by

4. Stratford’s Old Boys’ Reunion,  August 1 to 8, 1914

5. A Lifetime in Stratford 

6. Stratford's Love Affair with Automobiles    

7. The Raging Avon River, the Flood of " 37" 

8. Murder on Romeo

9   Looking Back by Nancy Musselman   

1. The Enduruing Charm of Fall Fairs

2. The Magic of mail order at T. Eaton Co. and Simpsons-Sears

3. Stratford Cannons has historical significance.

4. The Storied History of Victoria Lake

5. The History of Phone Service in the Region

6.  The Faithful Dogs of Queens Park

10  Stratford's furniture factories  ACO Newsletter August 2020 

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11  History and architecture of the Court House

1. Handsomest and Best Appointed Courthouse in Canada  Stratford Beacon Herald, 1887

2. The Birth of the New Court House , History of Perth County to 1967  by  Hugh Johnston

12  Our buildings tell a story

13  Streets named for notable people

14  Sketches, prints old photos

1. Stratford Sketches and paintings 

2. Prints of Stratford's Old Buildings Source:  Canadiana

3. Stratford, Canada : a souvenir of the Classic City  by J.H. Kenner

4. Streets of Stratford prints by Megan Skelton

15  Old By-Laws by Mike Beitz

1. Fire Department Created with By-Law  1880  

2. Meat Market By-Law in Market Square  1908 

3. Sale of Bread By-Law  1869 

4. Animals running at large By-Law, 1867 

5. Loud Noises By-Law 1865  

 16  Stratford's home architecture 1850- 1905

        1. Stratford's Ontario Cottages  

           2. Stratford's Home Designs

17   Timelines 

        1: Mayors 

          2: Milestones of Growth

          3: Stations

18  1950's nostalgia 

1.  Stratford Verandas 

2. Milk Boxes and Milk bottles 

3. Rabbit Ears and Antennas

4. Verandas and Lawn Chairs

5. Toys and Games we enjoyed in the 40s and 50s