The Country Doctor Who Organized a Town
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
1M ago
In this month’s Stories from Another Day podcast episode, host Ken Maher introduces Dr. A.R. Stephen, a caring country doctor, soldier, and civic leader who moved to the tiny settlement that would become Collingwood in 1853, before the first train arrived in town. Dr. Stephen would spend more than 50 years organizing, protecting, serving, and caring for the residents and town he loved. The marks of his skilled hands are still visible across our community to this day. After the story we direct our listeners to go back through some of our older episodes with knowledge that Dr. AR Stephen was a p ..read more
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Tornaveen
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
2M ago
What makes a house into a home? There are nearly as many different answers to that question as there are different kinds of families to ask it. In this episode we look at one historic Collingwood house, and just how very differently (and wonderfully) it has served as a true home for thousands of lives over its long and storied history. After the story we invite your house stories. We would love to hear the history of the places you call home. And finally we are excited to share our new online collections database. “At the click of a button, residents and researchers from around the world can n ..read more
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The Dumbells
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
4M ago
From the front lines of battle to the bright lights of Broadway, we follow the story of Canada’s early kings of comedy. The Dumbells, formed as a musical comedy troupe to entertain the men and women serving overseas during WW1, became so much more than just a welcome distraction in a very tense time. They would go on to become an international sensation and a Canada wide comedy hit. Join us as we explore the group’s personal connections to our area, and find out that the Dumbells still may have a thing or two to share with us today. Following the story we invite everyone to come out and meet t ..read more
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Letters To Mother
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
5M ago
No news is good news unless you are a mother waiting to hear from your child serving overseas. In this episode we follow the story E.L. Knight and Gordon Sinclair serving in the South African War at the turn of the twentieth century. The harrowing and heroic stories told by Knight and Sinclair in personal letters to family members, were also shared with the entire town through the local newspaper. These letters not only give insight into the war itself, but into the hearts and minds of those waiting at home for news of their friends and loved ones. Following the story we take a moment to invit ..read more
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The Light at the End of the Tower
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
6M ago
For well over a century some of the most important men and women for the ongoing safety and well-being of our community were also the most isolated and in danger themselves. Yet their indomitable spirit shone as brightly in the story of Collingwood as the light they maintained shone over the waters of the bay. Join us in our latest episode as we recount some of the personal stories connected to over 124 years of lighthouse keepers on Nottawasaga Island. After the story we invite our listeners to check out some further lighthouse resources in the museum gift shop, follow the work of the Nottawa ..read more
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The Telfer Brothers
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
7M ago
We begin season three with a sweet treat as we tell you the story of a cookie empire founded right here in Collingwood. Join us for the story of the Telfer Brothers and their famous Cream Soda Biscuits. Cookie of choice for Kings and Canadians from coast to coast. Witness a half-century of business and innovation, that began here, but stretched right across the country bringing the Collingwood name into kitchens and pantries everywhere. That is, until the whole thing crumbled. After the story we invite our listeners to join us for some or all of the many annual events happening in and around t ..read more
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Bloomers of Blessed Memory
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
8M ago
In this bonus summer episode we take a break for the heat to remember winter and snow as we hear the harrowing (and hilarious) tale of a horse and sleigh, and a young girl and her bloomers. Are you old enough to remember bloomers? Did you wear them? Did you like them? Should they make a comeback? (Not right now ... for winter weather of course.) We would love to hear what you think! Episode Picture: Horse-drawn sleighs line the streets outside of the Dominion Stable on Hurontario Street, c. 1890s. [Collingwood Museum Collection X970.961.1] Research: Miles, Anita; The Chicago of the North. T ..read more
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All Others Pay Cash
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
8M ago
Have you heard all the back to school ads yet? They are a sure sign that the seasons are soon changing. But they also can’t compare to the flare, fun, and marketing genius of a long time Collingwood store owner Mr. T. N. Brown from many long years ago. And because the fall will soon be upon us, this will be the final bonus episode of the summer, as we look forward to our fast approaching third season of the podcast. Make sure to tune in on September 5 for the first episode. What is the one advertisement from the past that you still remember to this day? (Let’s see how far back we can go!) Wh ..read more
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Oh Say, Can You See?
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
9M ago
Flag raisings are an important part of our Collingwood culture and community even to this day. In this bonus summer episode we travel more than a century into the past to tell the tale of a flag raising that nearly sparked an international incident right here on our main street. Or so one young lad would later say. Episode Picture: United States Consulate Office in Collingwood in the 1890s. [Collingwood Museum Collection X973.404.1] Research: Leithead, Maggie. Collingwood Skiffs & Side Launches (Collingwood Museum, Collingwood, 1994), 10. Barbara Arp, ed., Reflections An Historical Antho ..read more
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Fireworks From the Fire Hall
Stories From Another Day
by Ken Maher
9M ago
For many people, July and fireworks go together like peanut butter and jelly. So what better time to share the story of youthful fireworks gone very wrong. And the best part of this bonus summer episode? It is a story told by the son of a former town’s fire chief. Do you have a story of something you thought was a good idea at the time, but which turned into something very different than you had planned? We would love to hear it! Episode Picture: Built in 1911, Collingwood’s 3-storey Fire Hall located on the west side of Ste. Marie Street between Simcoe and Ontario Streets. [Collingwood Museu ..read more
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