Dufferin County History
One winter Sunday afternoon in 1948, around 6pm, 18 year old Jim was eating dinner. He got a phone call from one of his friends. As Jim picked up his candlestick phone, one of his friends excitedly told him that their high school was...more
World History
One day after school Nola and her sister Donia were walking home and as they got in the door they found their mom was crying. She was holding two gas masks and two small suitcases in each of her hands...more
Life of Pets
Garnet’s son Fred was on his way home from Boy Scouts when he noticed a sign that read, “Free Puppies”. The dogs were a labrador and golden retriever mix. Fred ran home to tell his parents about the sign...more
Lessons Learned
In 1944 Ron was 12 and his dad taught him how to drive a car. He learned when he was 12 because when he was little the roads were not too busy - making them safe to learn on. Ron must have loved to drive at that early age, because later in his life he became a bus driver. In fact, Ron was a bus driver for about 27 years in total...more
School Days
When Ruth was in grade 3 she went to a one room schoolhouse called Brisbane school. The school was made of bricks and had a few windows. Only 15 kids went to that school, even though it included students from grades 1-8. There were just a few students in each grade...more
Farm Life
Edgar lived in Bradford, Ontario where his family owned a farm. The farm he grew up on was 200 acres, and 170 acres were workable to grow a crop. 1951 was a poor harvest year on the farm, so his family ended farming a month early....more
Romance
It was a windy afternoon on October 5th, 1994 and Edna was in her living room reading a magazine filled with poems and pretty pictures. It was a Fall edition. One of the poems in the magazine was all about catching an autumn leaf before it hit the ground....more
