Historical Articles From Local News Media For May 2024
Articles of historical interest from local news media in the Stratford area. BEACON HERALD – Reflections: Looking back on local Mother’s Day celebrations – Guest …
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An Artist and His Cottage – Part Two 0f Three
77 Brunswick Street in Stratford and Gerard Brender à Brandis by Marianne Brandis CLICK HERE FOR – PART ONE OF THREE CLICK HERE FOR – …
An Artist and His Cottage – Part One 0f Three
77 Brunswick Street in Stratford and Gerard Brender à Brandis by Marianne Brandis CLICK HERE FOR – PART TWO OF THREE CLICK HERE FOR – …
An Artist and His Cottage
77 Brunswick Street in Stratford and Gerard Brender à Brandis by Marianne Brandis When the artist Gerard Brender à Brandis bought the historic little yellow …
Stratford’s first public hospital, is gone
Despite pleas from heritage groups, and concerned Stratford citizens, the destruction of Avon Crest began in November 2023. Little imagination was shown by the Huron …
Stratford Public Library Presents
The Stratford Public Library is presenting a four part series called Archives & Antiquities. We at SDHS thought some members might be interested. Be sure …
The struggle to save local historic buildings
The push by Andrew Williams and his Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance board to demolish Stratford’s Avon Crest hospital has taken us back to the late …
When Ontario Street Was Shakespeare Road
In the days when Ontario Street was known as Shakespeare Road – there was a strong belief in ghosts and such things. This is an …
A Bird’s Eye View of Stratford 150 Years Ago
The original map was created by Herman Brosius in 1872. By enlarging the map, you will be able to recognize many of the buildings that …
Gene’s Restaurant
By Ken Gene Gene’s Restaurant was founded by my parents, Larry and Rae Gene, in 1970. They were originally trying to open up on my …