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Betty Jo Belton

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Reflections: Perth County connections to the Titanic's sinking

The president of the Grand Trunk Railway was among the victims of the infamous disaster

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Betty Jo Belton

Reflections: Easter weather 100 years ago was far from springlike

Perth County residents were still contending with snowstorms during their first days of spring

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Reflections: 19th-century letter to the editor urges a 'fair day's wage' for women

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Reflections: Celebrating the arrival of 1906

How did Perth County residents celebrate the new year 120 years ago?

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Reflections: The holiday tradition of the mincemeat pie

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Reflections: Perth County collector unimpressed by royal procession

John Davis Barnett was underwhelmed by the pomp and pageantry leading to King Edward VII's 1903 speech from the throne

03.10.2025 10

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Reflections: Perth County and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

17.05.2025 10

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Reflections: Recycling became 'a way of life' in Stratford

By the end of 1987, roughly 90 per cent of Stratford residents were participating in the blue box program

18.04.2025 9

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Reflections: An A-to-Z primer on the Stratford-Perth Archives

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