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The Union Block was large, to the point where it contained two different hotels with the J.W. Miles Hotel located in the east end of the building and the John Pierce Hotel operating in the west end of ...
General Motors’ intermediate-sized line-up of automobiles were ubiquitous during the 1970s, especially the Colonnade Cars, so named because of their pillared structure.
Yajun Peng, a University of Guelph graduate student at the Ridgetown Campus, received recognition at a prestigious scientific meeting in November. Yajun attended the joint 2022 American Society of ...
Chatham This Week columnist writes about the recent closing of an encampment and a new area where some residents chose to relocate.
Chatham history columnist John Rhodes shares a photo of Fifth Street in downtown Chatham, likely taken in 1902.
The photo included is one of my favourites and though the quality of the picture is not the best, it does tell a wonderful story. The concept was to invite hundreds of former Chatham residents to ...
One of the greatest ironies of automotive history is the fact the Ford Motor Company sold more full-size cars than did Chevrolet for the 1957 model year. Because the ’57 Chevrolet remains immensely ...
Before the days of the huge national bakeries, bread and confectionary were usually consumed the day they were baked, and they were sourced from a shop usually not more than a five- or 10-minute walk ...
Chatham history columnist John Rhodes writes about the Thousand Islander, a steamer used on the Thames River in Chatham in the 1920s.
I recently hit the one-year anniversary of my most recent career change – retirement – and I have to say that things have not necessarily gone to plan. Well, I’m sure all you veteran retirees are ...
Chatham history columnist John Rhodes discusses a photo likely taken in the late 1880s of the barracks grounds in modern Tecumseh Park.