The history of Stratford resources

This Streets of Stratford site contains  the story about the origin of the names of 300 streets of Stratford. It also includes over 400 articles and pictures about interesting people and historic places plus videos and walking tours. They are listed below.

Streets of Stratford  contains  stories about the origin of the names of over 300 streets of Stratford. 

• Streets of Stratford

Articles by Stratford historians

• Reflections and Times Past  41  articles by the Stratford-Perth Archives 

• Flashbacks by  Dean Robinson

• Looking Back by Nancy Musseleman SDHS

• Fashbacks by Gord Conroy

• Fashbacks by Vince Gratton

• Flashbacks by various authors

• Events over the years by various authors

Heritage buildings and homes

• Our Buildings Tell a Story    The history of 34 downtown heritage buildings

• History of Main Streets   The evolution of Ontario, Downie, Wellington streets and Market Place

• History of Homes  Pictures of old homes and their owners

• ACO historical plaques Identifies owners of homes pre world war II 

• Ontario Cottages of Stratford

• Achitechture of Stratford Homes  1850 -1905

The evolution of main streets

• Ontario Street

• Downie Street

• Weelington Street 

• Market Place

The evolution of historic buildings

• Railway Stations

• YMCA

• YWCA

• Avon Theatre

• Land Registry Office

Notable Stratford People

• Streets named for notable people  65 Streets

• Creators of the Classic City Stories of 170 people who were settlers, founders and builders

• Bronze star and Awards. People who were awarded Bronze Stars and other awards

Documentary Videos by SDHS and others

• Videos

Walking tours  

• Downtown audio waking tour  24 heritage building

• Destination Stratford audio walking tours

• ACO walking tour of Couburg Street

Timelines

•  Reeves and mayors  from 1826 to 2021

• Milestones of Growth  1982- 2021

Sources 

• Books on Stratford History 

• References 

• Websites