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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mike and Brenda Neuts have thought about their son Myles every day for the past 25 years. Myles was found unconscious, hanging by his shirt collar and necklace from the hook of a washroom stall door ...

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 ...

In recognition of their efforts, a Chatham family has been named one of the BMO Farm Families of the Year. Rob, Maureen, Lauren, Ryan and William McKerrall of Ro Maur Farms attended the International ...