Historical Articles  by Gord Conroy - Vince Gratton - Stratford-Perth Archives  - Various Authors

  Gordon Conroy

1. The Stratford 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  

15. A Rose with Grace:   A story about Rose McQueen

  Vince Gratton

1. Memories of the Stratford Festival

2. A walkabout tour of Stratford 1912 ( 49 pictures)

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

4. Stratford, First View of itself from Air  1919

5. Stores and Restaurants  From Times Gone by

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

7. A Lifetime in Stratford 

8. Stratford's Love Affair with Automobiles    

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

10. Murder on Romeo

Stratford-Perth Archive's Staff - Reflections

1. Stratford: 1933 becomes King Whistle

2. The Streets and Stories of Stratford  web Launch  March 2023

3. Stratford fall fair firsts

4. Dr. Daisy Macklin  Stratford's first woman doctor

5. Stratford’s controversial bandshell? 

6. Emil Kalbfleisch, inventor of a motor bicycle

7. Barnum Brings Circus Spectacle to Stratford  

8. Stratford Blackout 1950  

9. Stratford by the Numbers 

10. The Pound-keeper and the 'Pig Nuisance'  

11. Stratford's  Swans 'cygnet-ture' stars    

12. The Royal Tour  1860    

13. Perth County Fairs    

14. A Stratford Stroll In 1907  

15.  The Stratford Times  History 

16. Radio is a Sound Salvation   

17. 125 Years of the Stratford Concert Band   

18. When Wayne and Shuster came to Stratford  1973  

19. Dr. Robertson and His Dogs 

          Stratford-Perth Archives - 50thyear anniversary stories  

1. John Davis Barnett's desk 

2. Treasured correspondence opens a window to Stratford's past a letter from Walter Allward

3. A treasured letter home penned by Capt. Albert James Pequegnat  

4. A treasured Stratford novel, Committed to his Charge by R. and K. M. Lizars

5. Monteith family's scrapbook: A glimpse into their private life   

6. Kroehler furniture company catalogues  

7. Stratford Festival Souvenir

8. Albion Hotel Photograph

9. Thomas Edison's Original Application to the Old Time Telegraphers

10. Fred Ubelacker's Amateur Photographs Created Using Glass Negatives

11. A Treasured Reminder of the Stratford Strike of 1933  

          Stratford-Perth Archives -Times Past 

1. The Mooney Biscuit and Candy Company  May 2, 2024 Stratford Times

2. Raising the funds to raise the Allman in 1924   pg. 12   June 14  2024 Stratford Times

3. Performing Shakespeare before the Festival  pg.12  July 26, 2024 Stratford Times

4. Election riot in Stratford  pg.10 August 23,  2024 Stratford Times

5. Back to school during World War II  pg. 10 September Stratford Times

6. Unveiling Thomas Edison's Early Innovations   Stratford Times

7. Wet or Dry: Liquor in Stratford 

8. Stratford’s Save the City Hall League  

9. Dark Sunday  

10. Dynamite Explosion 1879 

11. Regattas

    Flashback by various authors

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

3. The Sounds of Stratford - Over Time  by Paul Wilker

4. Boating on the Avon  by Paul Wilker

5. The HMS Razzamajazz

6. Automobile Manufacturers by Paul Wilker

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

8. The 39 Casino Band

9. Reviving Shakespeare Gardens   Beacon Herald

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

11. Location of Early Stratford Mills by Paul Wilker

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

13. Story of the William Freeland  Fountain by Cam Trowsdale

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

15. Thomas Edison in Stratford by Bruce Whitaker

16. The Golden Mile    Beacon Herald Chronicle  Vol. 2 

17. Lions Pool Celebrated its 50th Birthday Beacon Herald

18. Our Splendid Schools Stratford Beacon Special Edition 1905 

19. 1891 Reminiscences  of a Canadian Land Surveyor by Joseph Kirk

20. Streets by the Numbers 

21. Old Stratford Fire Department History

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

23. The many lives of Festival Square   Downtown Stratford

24.  The Grand Old Shrine

25. The Very Best Bread Company

26. Forbes Livery Stable

27. Gordon's Menswear

28. Founder of the Bandshell

29. Waldies' Hardware

30. Pounder Bros

 Events over the years by various authors

1. Gordon Scott  Memorial Concert Series   

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

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

4. The Trial and Execution of  Amédée Chattelle, Stratford 1895 compiled by Paul Wilker

5. The Second Hanging in Stratford: Frank Roughmond, 1909 compiled by Paul Wilker

6. Shakespeare’s 300th, and 400th Birthday Party compiled by Gord Conroy

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

8. Banner Event Honoring Stratford Veterans Stratford-Perth Museum

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

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

11. Regattas by Carolynn Bart-Riedstra

12. The 1939 Royal Visit  A poem by James Reaney

13. Cadet Days by Paul Wilker