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 ...

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

I have indicated, on many occasions, that my two favourite houses in Chatham are at 3 Stanley Ave. and 29 Water St. with a slight edge being with the latter. It was under this last-mentioned function ...

I have a number of aerial photos beginning with what I believe to have been the first which was an aerial photo taken in 1919 and depicting Public General Hospital and the area surrounding the lower ...

I have always thought that the busiest retail space in early Chatham could be found at the intersection of King and Fifth streets. The accolades, however, would fall to King and Fifth as it would ...

In a recent column I told you about Nancy Eberts-Waddell and her children. John was born in Scotland in 1817 and was the son of Capt. William Waddell, who was born, I believe, in Scotland circa 1777.

One of the greatest ironies of automotive history is the fact the Ford Motor Company sold more full-size cars than did Chevrolet for the 1957 model year. Because the ’57 Chevrolet remains immensely ...

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 ...

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 ...

Well, boys and girls, you’ll be glad to know we can all rest easy in Chatham-Kent as our municipal council has now authorized yet another update to our dust-covered and moth-nibbled Cultural Plan ...

The photo included is one of my favourites and though the quality of the picture is not the best, it does tell a wonderful story. The concept was to invite hundreds of former Chatham residents to ...