Postcard Memories

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Doctor kept busy with teaching, politics

Francis Rae took on many responsibilities in addition to being a father of five

Apr 20, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Faded sign marks ghost town of Glenville

Once busy main street resembles a country lane today

Apr 13, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Dr. Clement still held in high 'esteem'

The Dr. Clement House, as it’s known, serves as a tangible reminder of the life, career, and service of notable Bradford physician

Mar 31, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: How did eggs come to represent Easter?

In many pre-Christian societies, people associated eggs with spring, new life, and rebirth

Mar 30, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Longtime teacher left mark on community

Ethyle Breedon spent 34 years teaching in Simcoe County schools

Mar 26, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Longtime teacher left mark on community

Ethyle Breedon spent 34 years teaching in Simcoe County schools

Mar 23, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Steele's Corners — a 'vanished community'

Area named for blacksmith John Steele once thrived with business, school, church

Mar 16, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: The threshing machine revolution

North America’s first settlers would have done threshing by hand until the 19th century when machines were invented

Mar 2, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Where have all the old phones gone?

Columnist recalls early telephones, long before the days of digital

Feb 27, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Memories of Gardener's Apiaries

In 1913, the Gardeners picked up roots and moved to Steele's Corners

Feb 10, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >