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REMEMBER THIS: White Christmas? Chances are good in Barrie

REMEMBER THIS: White Christmas? Chances are good in Barrie

Farmers were keen weather observers, with many keeping diaries to record conditions
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REMEMBER THIS: Story of the Christmas box fairly complex

REMEMBER THIS: Story of the Christmas box fairly complex

A Christmas box could involve any kind of small gift at all but, in most cases, cash was the expected form
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REMEMBER THIS: Where have all the carollers gone?

REMEMBER THIS: Where have all the carollers gone?

'Do carollers still travel the streets of Barrie at Christmastime? I know that there was a time when they were a common sight,' says columnist
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REMEMBER THIS: A frontier town Christmas was a bit different

REMEMBER THIS: A frontier town Christmas was a bit different

'Coffins of all kinds at half the price usually charged by others; also an excellent hearse at a trifling charge'
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REMEMBER THIS: Soldier's letters help solve mystery

REMEMBER THIS: Soldier's letters help solve mystery

Korean War soldier from eastern Ontario had connections to Barrie
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REMEMBER THIS: Teen soldiers grew up quickly on battlefield

REMEMBER THIS: Teen soldiers grew up quickly on battlefield

Clifford Wiseman arrived in France on July 18, 1916 and died at the Somme exactly 15 weeks later
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REMEMBER THIS: Teen falsified age by three years to enlist

REMEMBER THIS: Teen falsified age by three years to enlist

When Donald Kelcey signed up to fight during the First World War, he was only 15 years old ... and some came under heavy machine-gun fire
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REMEMBER THIS: Kerry's Book Store enters new chapter

REMEMBER THIS: Kerry's Book Store enters new chapter

Shop has been a Barrie staple for 50 years
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REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: Cook's Bay creature — Part 2

REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: Cook's Bay creature — Part 2

Slow movement of the creature allowed wide-eyed boaters to have a good look at its features
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REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: Cook's Bay creature — Part 1

REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: Cook's Bay creature — Part 1

In 1963, boaters reported seeing 'charcoal scaly' critter, columnist explains
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