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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
Dec 16, 2023 12:00 PM
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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
Dec 9, 2023 12:00 PM
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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'
Dec 2, 2023 4:42 PM
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Soldier's letters help solve mystery
Korean War soldier from eastern Ontario had connections to Barrie
Nov 25, 2023 12:00 PM
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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
Nov 18, 2023 12:00 PM
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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
Nov 11, 2023 12:00 PM
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Kerry's Book Store enters new chapter
Shop has been a Barrie staple for 50 years
Nov 4, 2023 1:08 PM
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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
Oct 28, 2023 12:00 PM
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Slightly spooky stories: Cook's Bay creature — Part 1
In 1963, boaters reported seeing 'charcoal scaly' critter, columnist explains
Oct 21, 2023 12:00 PM
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Slightly spooky stories: UFOs — Part 2
History columnist shares story of her 'close encounter' as a teen living north of Bradford
Oct 14, 2023 12:00 PM
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