The photo I have included with this story has a wonderful story to tell. The photo dates from 1918 and is most likely a street scene from Armistice Day marking the conclusion of what was known as “The ...

More than 40 organizations are receiving a financial boost from the Chatham Kent Community Foundation. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

General Motors’ intermediate-sized line-up of automobiles were ubiquitous during the 1970s, especially the Colonnade Cars, so named because of their pillared structure. The Colonnades were built for ...

In the mid-1990s I published a book titled When Chatham Was Woods.

Plymouth’s full-size car line underwent a bit of a revolution in the mid-1950s when its most expensive model, the Belvedere, issued a Fury sub-series. At the time, Plymouth was offered in three ...

Henry Ford was a genius, and much of the acclaim he received was for the practical application he brought to any industrial or mechanical challenge. Ford rarely invented anything but had the uncanny ...

You might think that a simple picture of a car, in front of a store, would not have much of a story to tell. The included picture was sent to me by Ann Johnston and it has, indeed, a wonderful story ...

My friend Carlie Creed enjoys collecting stoneware and has a remarkable selection. The crock was created for Mr. Mess, most likely locally, and would pre-date 1865, making it more than 160 years old ...

On occasion, I like to do “then and now” columns where I show you the same scene, several decades apart. The old photo I have included depicts the corner as it looked in the era of 1886, just before ...

I showed you this photo several years ago accompanied by a promise to show it to you again soon with the addition of more information; it’s been several years – I’ve been remiss. In July 1905 the ...

There was a point (1900) when all of Chatham’s pharmacies were located on King Street; there was a reason for that. The electric street cars did not arrive until 1905 and very few people were wealthy ...

My friend and colleague, Kyle Reid, recently sent me the included photo which has a wonderful story to tell about post-First World War Chatham. The photo depicts the Rankin dock area at the river foot ...