Archive for May 2019

Below is a list of websites to help you find vintage images of Ontario. These images include photos as well as sketches, paintings, maps, postcards, posters and other bits of history. Each website gives you instant access to items digitized by a library, archive or other heritage organization. No library cards or accounts needed. (Only…

It's 1886. You need flour to bake a loaf of bread to go with the beef stew you're serving for dinner. Where do you go? More than likely, the general store.   General stores were the place to go if you lived in a small town, village or on a nearby farm. You would either…