Flashbacks

1 :  The Evolution of 4 main streets and Avon river

1. Ontario Street

2. Downie Street 

3. Wellington Street  

4. Market Square

5. The Evolution of the Avon River  

2:   The Evolution of Places

1. History of Railway Stations

2. History of the YMCA

3. Avon Theatre

3: Stories from times past

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 Mooney Biscuit and Candy Company by Betty Jo Belton 

4. Unveiling Thomas Edison's Early Innovations     by Betty Jo Belton

5. The 39 Casino Band

6. Reviving Shakespeare Gardens   Beacon Herald

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

8. Location of Early Stratford Mills by Paul Wilker

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

10. Story of the William Freeland  Fountain by Cam Trowsdale

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

12. Thomas Edison in Stratford by Bruce Whitaker

13. The Golden Mile    Beacon Herald Chronicle  Vol. 2 

14. Lions Pool Celebrated its 50th Birthday Beacon Herald

15. Our Splendid Schools Stratford Beacon Special Edition 1905 

16. 1891 Reminiscences  of a Canadian Land Surveyor by Joseph Kirk

17. Streets by the Numbers

18. Old Stratford Fire Department History

19. Wet or Dry: Liquor in Stratford  by L . Riedstra   Stratford- Perth Archives

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

21. The many lives of Festival Square   Downtown Stratford

4:  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. Stratford’s Save the City Hall League  by Betty Jo Belton

6. Dark Sunday  Stratford-Perth Archives

7. The HMS Razzamajazz

8. Gordon Scott  Memorial Concert Series   

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Banner Event Honoring Stratford Veterans Stratford-Perth Museum

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

17. Dynamite Explosion 1879 Stratford-Perth Archives

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

19. Regattas by Carolynn Bart-Riedstra

20. The 1939 Royal Visit  A poem by James Reaney

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

22. Streets and places named for Queen Victoria and Kin

5:   Stories by Gordon Conroy

1. Silverwoods History

2. Jumbo Ice Cream Parlour

3. V-1  Rocket Visits Market Square 

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

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

6. Dairies: Straight to the Door 

7. The Ice Man Cometh 

8. History of Stratford Schools 

9. Dr. Norman Bethune: A Stratford Connection 

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

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

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

13. The Old Fire Station  

6:  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

7:    Stories by Nancy Musselman   

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

2. Stratford Cannons has historical significance.

3. The Storied History of Victoria Lake

4. The History of Phone Service in the Region

8:   50th-year anniversary stories by the Stratford-Perth Archives  

1.  Brooks Steamer Stock Certificate 

2. John Davis Barnett's desk 

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

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

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

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

7. Kroehler furniture company catalogues  

8. Stratford Festival Souvenir

9. Albion Hotel Photograph

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

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

12. A Treasured Reminder of the Stratford Strike of 1933  

9: Reflections and Times Past by the Stratford-Perth Archives 

1. Stratford: 1933 becomes King Whistle

2. Performing Shakespeare before the Festival 

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

4. Stratford fall fair firsts

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

6. Stratford’s controversial bandshell? 

7. Emil Kalbfleisch, inventor of a motor bicycle

8. Barnum Brings Circus Spectacle to Stratford  

9. Stratford Blackout 1950  

10. Stratford by the Numbers 

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

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

13. The Royal Tour  1860    

14. Perth County Fairs    

15. Times Past: A Stratford Stroll In 1907  by Lorne Brothers   

16.  The Stratford Times  History 

17. Radio is a Sound Salvation   

18. 125 Years of the Stratford Concert Band   

19. When Wayne and Shuster came to Stratford  1973  

20. Dr. Robertson and His Dogs    

10: 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  

11: Stratford's Furniture Factories  ACO Newsletter August 2020 

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12 : 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

13:  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

1. Mayors 

2. Milestones of Growth

3. Stations

15:  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

16:  Our Buildings Tell a Story

1.       The Queen's Arms Hotel 1984 to 1960

17:    Streets named for notable Stratford people