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The Citizen put together a keepsake commemorative edition highlighting the history of Blyth from its founding in 1877 to 2017.
It would be hard to imagine from the excitement that greeted the arrival of the first passenger train arriving in Blyth on July 8, 1907 on the new Canadian Pacific Railway line that the whole venture could disappear...
There s a new housing development in Blyth s east end around Anne Street and Drummond Street East that fills the land that was once the site of one of the village s...
Today Blyth Memorial Hall is not just a centre for Blyth, but for all of Huron County with people coming to enjoy professional theatre in summer and top name Canadian...
Begun in Morris Township (now Morris-Turnberry), in 1852, St. Michael s congregation moved to Blyth in 1876, when the congregation...
Like most area municipalities, hotels were in abundance in Brussels during its early years. A story in The London Free Press of Feb. 15, 1964, by Leon Cantelon, indicated that by 1863, what was then known as Ainleyville, had two hotels...
The Crystal Palace was, for decades, an impressive central focus for the annual Brussels Fall Fair. It was May 1906 when the East Huron Agricultural Society decided...
Brussels was one of 111 Ontario towns to receive a library courtesy of Andrew Carnegie s generosity. After selling the Carnegie Steel Company to JP Morgan for $500 million...
Bearskin coat was a sign of congregation s respect.
Auburn Memorial Hall has been the centre for community activities in the village since 1962.
The dream of a hall to commemorate area residents who had lost their lives in the two World Wars dates back to the formation of the Community Hall...
When Auburn celebrated its 150th anniversary of the founding in 2004, the year also coincided with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the handsome Patterson Bridge...
The haunting sound of a railroad engine s whistle is no longer heard in Auburn since Canadian Pacific Railway service was discontinued in 1988 and the rails pulled up shortly thereafter.
Ironically, it was exactly 100 years since Auburn...
Though over the years, Auburn has lost many services it once boasted, it can still claim its own post office and postmaster at a time when some larger communities...
Every now and then, says David Sparling, a piece of Blyth s history surfaces in the pond on the Sparling Propane property south of the village.
Two ponds, Sparling s and one near the Station House Bed and Breakfast...
Once it was the busiest place in Blyth but now people turn to the former London-Huron-Bruce Railway lands for a place of peace...
After several years of itinerant preachers and services held in various homes, barns or in the out of doors, a church was built in 1858 and, a year later, dedicated as Canada Presbyterian Church by...
The first ice surfaces in Blyth were outside and privately constructed. At one point there was one across from the Blyth Public School...
While other industries have come and gone, rutabagas which have long played a part in Blyth s history are bigger than ever.
Today, the sprawling G. L. Hubbard rutabaga plant on Dinsley Street East, stores up to 200,000 rutabagas waiting to...
In the beginning, Blyth students attended schools located in Morris or East Wawanosh. Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell...
Brussels Town Hall lasted 13 years shy of a century before it was torn down due to safety concerns.
With the progress of man and machine, the Brussels of today, has fortunately not seen the devastation of major fires too many times. During the years, it had its share, however. Between 1860...
The old brick home, which is the centre of Kerr Apartments, at the corner of Turnberry and Hawkes St. was one of the most beautiful landmarks in Brussels. Though it is not known when the house was built, it has been traced back to...
The official opening of the new Brussels Public School as chronicled by the Brussels Post in its Jan. 19, 1961 edition.