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Remember This?
Unboxing Barrie's Boxing Day traditions
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Mary Harris thinks hurtling down a hill on a toboggan sounds far less scary than visiting a busy mall on Boxing Day in this week's Remember This
Dec 28, 2019 12:30 PM
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Remember the children at Christmas
Nicholas Cotter, who lived in a simple frame house on Worsely Street, opened his home to the Children's Aid Society following the death of his wife and daughter
Dec 14, 2019 12:30 PM
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Postcards for Josie offer glimpse into everyday life in early 1900s
Life was different back in the early 20th century, yet somehow the same
Dec 7, 2019 12:30 PM
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The sometimes terrifying voyages of Miss Ethel Elgood in war's early hours and days
Barrie school principal was aboard the ship as it was torpedoed in the first hours of the Second World War
Nov 30, 2019 12:00 PM
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Long before Uber there was the jitney
(4 photos)
T.R. Huxtable and his 1918 jitney – or ride-share – service are the topics of this week's Remember This
Nov 23, 2019 12:00 PM
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The deadly effects of Paris Green
Inquest jury found 'no evidence has been received to attach any blame to any person or persons and that he came to his death by the wilful act of his own hand'
Nov 17, 2019 7:30 AM
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Be thankful, newlyweds, that this is no longer a thing
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How the raucous practice of charivari came to an end in the region, outlined in this edition of Remember This
Nov 9, 2019 12:00 PM
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Recorded music arrives in Barrie
The invention of the phonograph did not excite music lovers much in those early years. Its intended purpose was far more mundane
Nov 2, 2019 12:00 PM
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Early Bird Diner: A ghost story
Bubbly hot fryers and other inexplicable events as described by Dolores are the subject of this week's Remember This
Oct 26, 2019 12:00 PM
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Soldier apparition comes calling at downtown restaurant
More than one past employee of the McDonald’s on Dunlop Street has seen this uniformed visitor late at night
Oct 19, 2019 12:00 PM
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