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What’s in Our Archives?

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When visitors attend the Peterborough Museum & Archives (PMA), usually it is to experience the gallery exhibits. Exhibits tend to

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Putting Your Foot First For The New Year

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Today, at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, most revellers sing the song Auld Lang Syne and join

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“Wonderful Things…”

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November 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of what may be considered the world’s greatest archaeological discovery. On 26 November 1922,

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What I Did on my Summer Vacation – In 1967

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Do you recall what you did on your summer vacation fifty-five years ago? Maybe not, until I mention that 1967

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William & Walter Blackwell, PETERBOROUGH ARCHITECTS

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Renowned Canadian architect Eberhard Zeidler, who died in January, usually is thought of as a “Toronto Architect” but actually began

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Peterborough Canoes, Sure – But Peterborough Toboggans?

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The Peterborough Canoe Company (PCC) was formed in 1892 and operated until 1961. It produced thousands of wide-board, cedar strip,

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1902 Ontario Historical Society Conference

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In recent years May has been designated annually as “Museum Month” in Ontario. In 1902, however, it was June because

Taxing Times But Only Temporary?!

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March and April are months when Canadians prepare their federal income tax returns. While “death and taxes” may be inevitable,

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Snowshoes & Snowshoeing

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When I was growing up in rural Hamilton Township on the south shore of Rice Lake, winter was a season

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1905 Victory Shield

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On 21 October 1805, the Royal Navy fleet of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson met and defeated the combined French and

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