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Summer of 76
If you wish you could go back to the summer of 76 to relive your youth or experience it for the first time, we have exciting news for you! One of our volunteers, Will Pearson, has created a new exhibit for the Trent Valley Archives titled “A Peterborough Summer: 1976.”
Featuring photographs he scanned from our Peterborough Examiner collection of negatives, the exhibit highlights what summer in Peterborough looked like 50 years ago through its thoughtful curation of snapshots taken by Examiner photographers in 1976.
The exhibit will be coming to Dreams of Beans Café (141 Charlotte Street in Peterborough) in August, and will officially open on Friday, August 7 during the First Friday Art Crawl from 6pm-9pm. After the opening, the exhibit will be available to view anytime the café is open between August 7 and September 2.
Prior to the exhibit opening, it will be popping up at the DBIA “Movies at the Park” event on Tuesday, July 28 at the Quaker Foods City Square on Charlotte Street.
We hope you’ll take the opportunity to be transported back in time this summer!
Have you seen the updated Heritage Gazette?
We are pleased to continue and expand on the pioneering work of archivist Elwood Jones and Steve Gavard as we explore the near and distant past in this full colour publication. View the current and past issues
In November, our thoughts rightfully turn to those who fought in the First and Second World Wars, as these conflicts are at the forefront of our memory. However, Peterborough has ties to other historical conflicts as well, with Peterborough residents serving in the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War, the Boer War and beyond. Many of them are buried in Little Lake Cemetery. Join military historian and knowledgeable tour guide Don Willcock in the Cemetery on Sunday, November 8 at 2pm to learn more about Peterborough's hidden military history and pay your respects at the final resting places of the men and women who selflessly served their community and their country in wartime. Tickets to our Military History Tour are still available for $20 each, and can be purchased on Eventbrite, here: www.eventbrite.com/e/honouring-our-military-history-tickets-1988558051663?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_...NOTE: This is a walking tour in Little Lake Cemetery that covers a large portion of the cemetery grounds. It stays on the main roadways whenever possible, but covers some uneven and hilly ground and may not be accessible to everyone. Wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather, as the tour will run rain or shine. ...
Happy Halloween! 🎃 We hope you have a spooky and safe evening, whatever your plans are. Although this snapshot wasn't taken on Halloween night, this little girl was certainly helping to get Peterburians into the Halloween spirit in August of 1972! The Peterborough Examiner had this to say about her witchy costume: "Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West, portrayed by Donna Masterson, was at Little Lake Tuesday to help celebrate a special children’s day at Peterborough Arts and Water Festival. Several groups of children, representing city parks, dressed up in costumes and paraded to Point St. Charles Park to see Global Village Theatre, from Toronto, and a best-dressed dog show." ...
The latest issue of the Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley is here! Brimming with interesting stories that bring to light lesser-known aspects of our area's history, this issue takes you from an exploration into the lives of Peterborough women charged with prostitution in the late 1800s, through to the discovery of an over 125 year-old Peterborough Examiner article detailing the new state-of-the-art Duffus Motors Garage, and ending with a courtroom mystery depicted in a painting that now hangs on the walls of our archives building.J. A. Forrester's article about the surprising inspiration behind Trent University, Dawn Merriam's article about the Mount Community Centre's continuation of the spirit of the Village on Argyle property, and our Archivist Elwood Jones' summary of the largest archival collection to be added to the Trent Valley Archives to date are also featured. We hope you take some time to unwind and enjoy the little slices of local history preserved in the pages of this issue. If you're subscribed to our mailing list, check your inbox for an email from us with links to download the issue. If you're not already subscribed to our mailing list, you can do so here: trentvalleyarchives.com/newsletter-signup/ Once you've read the issue, we'd love to hear what you think. Leave a comment down below with your thoughts on this issue and any suggestions you have for our next issue! ...
A closer look at our 1825 Richard Birdsall survey map! These copies were made from the original Marianne MacKenzie copy we discovered in the course of processing her fonds, and are available to purchase now. The map was digitally darkened before being copied and is printed on a heavy, matte paper stock, so the final result looks even better than the original and is ready to hang. Our Archivist Elwood Jones’ observations about the map have also been typed out and are attached to the back of each copy. Copies are $20 each and can be picked up at the Trent Valley Archives anytime we’re open. ...
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our open house on Saturday to support the launch of our latest publication in partnership with the Peterborough Lawn Bowling Club, "Bowling on the Green: 125 Years in Peterborough," and our recent discoveries in our Marianne MacKenzie fonds. We are very grateful for your support!If you were unable to make it out to our open house, we'll be sharing more about our 1825 map discovery on our social media very soon. Copies of Bowling on the Green will continue to be for sale in our bookstore for $40 each and will be added to our web shop this week for those who require shipping. [Image Captions | Image 1: Elwood Jones and Steve Russell, authors of Bowling on the Green, sign copies of the book for visitors. Image 2: A selection of items from both the Peterborough Lawn Bowling Club and the Marianne MacKenzie fonds were on display. Image 3: Elwood spoke about the history of the PLBC and the Marianne MacKenzie fonds during the open house. Image 4: Elwood showed many people the 1825 map throughout the day. Image 5: The 1825 map, a copy made from the original by Marianne MacKenzie. Image 6: Visitors were pleased to discover some of the resources we offer at the Trent Valley Archives.] ...
