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REMEMBER THIS: If it's Barrie brick then it's likely a Freek

REMEMBER THIS: If it's Barrie brick then it's likely a Freek

Countless products of the brick-maker’s labour almost entirely anonymous
REMEMBER THIS: Here comes the Osterhase

REMEMBER THIS: Here comes the Osterhase

Wondering what Osterhase is? That answer and more in this Easter version of Remember This?
REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 2

REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 2

A young man was brutally killed after arriving at the wrong place at the wrong time, writes history columnist
REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 1

REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 1

Dispute ended with fatality, rocking this once-peaceful community in present-day Clearview Township
REMEMBER THIS: Album in the attic — The photographers (Part 2)

REMEMBER THIS: Album in the attic — The photographers (Part 2)

Photography became a competitive business in Barrie in the late 1800s
REMEMBER THIS: Album in the attic — The clues (Part 1)

REMEMBER THIS: Album in the attic — The clues (Part 1)

History columnist dons detective hat to find photo album's ties to Barrie
REMEMBER THIS: That time when toilets moved inside

REMEMBER THIS: That time when toilets moved inside

Toilets moving indoors was a slow progression for a myriad of reasons
REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix gardener dedicated to family, estate

REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix gardener dedicated to family, estate

Richard Delaney went beyond his role as gardener and became a sort of caregiver to Brock sisters
REMEMBER THIS: The gardener arrives at Abbeyleix (Part 3)

REMEMBER THIS: The gardener arrives at Abbeyleix (Part 3)

Gamekeepers, deer stalkers, chauffeurs, domestic servants, butlers, nannies and cooks are the stuff of British period dramas, but they were once an integral real-life part of keeping moneyed people comfortable
REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, arrival of the Brocks (Part 2)

REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, arrival of the Brocks (Part 2)

In 1850, Thomas Brock died under mysterious circumstances. While walking in the woods behind his home, the father of 10 tripped on a log and shot himself in the chest