Category: History
Please Hold the Line
In an era of party lines and limited service hours, Collingwood’s first telephone operators became the voices everyone relied upon.
Script by Ken Maher | Stories from Another Day, a Collingwood Museum Podcast. Photos courtesy of the Collingwood Museum.
Georgian Bay Boat Building: Liquid Assets
For three decades Georgian Bay boat builders made yachts that were esteemed and copied around the globe. Almost overnight those businesses disappeared, leaving a legacy of world-class sailboats in their wake.
By Kate MacLennan
A Day of Tall Work and Many Tears
A civic holiday in Collingwood turned to disaster in 1890 when a fierce fire swept through town, destroying the newly opened Town Hall and the community’s early history.
Script by Ken Maher | Stories from Another Day, a Collingwood Museum Podcast
Photos courtesy of the Collingwood Museum
Great Lakes Legacy: The Three Sisters
From a history-making launch to two devastating disasters, the tale of Huronic, Hamonic, and Noronic is one of ambition, loss, and an unforgettable Great Lakes legacy—ships whose fates were as dramatic as the era that built them.
Script by Ken Maher | Stories from Another Day, a Collingwood Museum Podcast. Photos courtesy of the Collingwood Museum.
Clyde Aircraft: The Bombers that Built Houses
During the Second World War, Collingwood’s Clyde Aircraft plant helped build one of the fastest bombers in the sky—and in the process, laid the foundations for a neighbourhood that still stands today.
Script by Ken Maher | Stories from Another Day, a Collingwood Museum Podcast.
Photos courtesy of the Collingwood Museum.
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