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John RhodesSarnia Observer |
The largest construction project ever undertaken in 19 th -century Kent County would be the creation of the Erie & Huron Railway and the...
There was a point (1900) when all of Chatham’s pharmacies were located on King Street; there was a reason for that.
The photo I have included with this story is, admittedly, not the best reproduction quality; it is, nonetheless, a unique picture with a great story...
It is funny how seemingly unsignificant developments can end up benefiting thousands of a town’s residents, but that is the case with what was known...
In the mid-1990s I published a book titled When Chatham Was Woods. In the script, I had the pioneers speaking directly to the modern-day reader...
Originally, before the creation of the roads and the railways, any cargo or passengers coming to Chatham would do so via sailing craft that would...
The Great Pork Row Fire of October 1868 became a classic case of instant urban renewal. The fire was mainly confined to the south side of King...
In my most recent book, Boards & Bricks, I featured a chapter on the history of Chatham’s hotels and there have been, good grief, lots of them. ...
On several occasions my friend, Carlie Creed, has helped me with information regarding stoneware crocks of which local relics, on rarities, emerge....
On occasion, I like to do “then and now” columns where I show you the same scene, several decades apart. For this column I have chosen to focus...
In the late 1980s I wrote a book titled Come Walking and Leave Early which was a general history of the Chatham Wallaceburg and Lake Erie Electric...
On Saturday, Nov. 2, I was in Chatham, at the Sons of Kent Brewery, to introduce my new book Boards & Bricks, which is a history of Chatham...
In a recent column I told you about Nancy Eberts-Waddell and her children. In this column I would like to tell you about her husband, John...
My friend, Andrew Stewart, recently sent me a wonderful photo of Nancy Eberts-Waddell and six of her children. The photo certainly tells a...
The photograph included is a wonderful depiction of what the King Street core area looked like circa 1930. I suspect the photo to have been...
I was asked a question a few days ago which was quite a simple one: When did they start putting radios in automobiles? I did some checking and as...
Until a few years ago the oldest church building in Chatham, and certainly one of the two or three oldest structures in the city, was the...
Each week I receive several flyers in the mailbox at my front door. Now largely derelict, the main function of the receptacle was displaced by a...
Dry goods stores were common in 19th century Chatham. King Street and the core area streets were host to several of them. Most of what they...
Chain stores were once commonly found on Chatham’s King Street. Among the earliest of these (circa 1900) was the Northway Company which was, in...
In the past I have written about Dr. Sophia Bethena Jones, but in this column I would like to tell you about her and her father. James Monroe “...
The photo I have included with this story was created circa 1908 and depicts the intersection of King and Fifth streets, looking west from the...
I really do not think the photo I have included with this story would be very popular in this age of on-the-job safety measures. These linemen...