COLUMNS

The war memorial at Memorial Park was first unveiled on Remembrance Day in 1924. By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist When we think about Remembrance Day, we tend to think of it as [...]

By Bill Fox/Columnist My 94-year-old father is a war veteran who suited up for Great Britain in the last great war. At 15, he lost an eye in an industrial accident just [...]

By Bill Fox/Columnist As mentioned previously, I had the honour of having dinner with Mother Teresa along with 10 others many years ago. If only Mother Teresa were still [...]

By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist Did you know that Oshawa has been the site of several archaeological excavations, two of which unearthed evidence about some our earliest [...]

By Bill Fox/Columnist Dr. Wayne Dyer passed on a few weeks ago. He was an inspiration to me as he was an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of [...]

By Bill Fox/Columnist Have you ever thought about writing a book about your life? I was recently told that I should write a book. Now, I’m not sure what it was I said [...]

By Bill Fox/Columnist Sometimes I get sent humourous sayings or quotes. I look up some of these to see if they are authentic by going to snopes.com, a site that checks on the [...]

By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist Image of Gordon and Verna Conant, ca. 1920. Taken at Simcoe Street looking north from what is now Wentworth Street. Oshawa Community Museum, [...]

By Bill Fox/Columnist In my last column, I wrote about the little things that make me happy, so this week it seems only right to mention the little things that make me sad. [...]

By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist A view of the front gardens of the Charles Robson home, circa 1935. The home was located at 283 Simcoe Street North. [...]