Essex County
Essex County Carnegie Libraries
From the comments over the last few days, it seems there is some interest in the Carnegie libraries. From the Evening Record - January 30, 1913: If you happen to go to Amherstburg these days you will notice a fine new handsome building at the corner where the car turns to go down to the river. It is the new public... »
Essex County Sanitorium
From the Evening Record - January 18, 1913: Border Chapter, Daughters of the Empire, have at last reached the summit of success in awarding the contract for the above building. They have met with discouragement and opposition from all sides, oftentimes personal prejudice and delays from most unexpected sources, yet they persevered, knowing the great need of an institution of... »
RCSS No. 4 Anderdon
Today's reader submission comes from Kari who found this photo amongst photos that came from her Grandfather's house. On the back of this photo it simply reads: R.C.S.S. No 4 Anderdon Now, most of my knowledge of our history is confined to the city. Is anyone out there familiar with county history? Anyone know anything about the building? I think that the S.S.... »
The Rumrunners – New Edition
Many local history fans will know about Marty Gervais' book "The Rumrunners". Well there's a new edition coming out, and the reception for it is tomorrow, in case you're interested in attending, details... »
The First Spike
From John comes today's great postcard, one I have never seen before: Don't forget (or maybe this is the first notice) but there's going to be an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Windsor this Fall tracing the past of Windsor's streetcar era. With the colloaboration of John, Bernie, Ron Drouillard and Chris Holt at Scaledown, this is going to... »
