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During the early 1800s William Millie an employee of the Bank of England was murdered at the bank while working after hours. His orphaned children William II and Eleanor became wards of a Mr. and [...]

When non-farm people travel in the area surrounding Creemore or any rural setting, they will notice large buildings perhaps with a hip roof, close to most farm dwellings. The farm family in the [...]

Before I end this series I want to describe to some degree, business, and living conditions in the 1940s in and around Creemore. Eighty years ago most people’s, lifestyle was very different [...]

Moving south down Mill Street was a garage operated by a Leonard Hill, who had a Pontiac franchise and sold a lot of 1939 Pontiacs. The building was rather dilapidated, having been built [...]

Creemore resident Gerry Blackburn continues his tour of Creemore in the 1940s. The next building on the tour of of Creemore in the 1940s is St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. It was the first brick [...]

South of the Town hall, the present 100 Mile Store, was the Creemore Post Office. Later it was the Village of Creemore Municipal office. The large frame two-storey building on the corner in the [...]

Next to the drug store, which was the Bank of Toronto, (the predecessor of TD Canada Trust), and is now the Bank Cafe. This building was built in 1904. The manager lived in a house supplied by [...]

Long-time Creemore resident Gerry Blackburn takes readers back in time for a walk down Mill Street in the 1904s.  Continuing a walk down Mill Street in the 1940s – Going north on the east side of [...]

This week I will back-up a bit and start at the south end of Mill Street at 113 Mill St, now Mad River Pottery. This building was owned and occupied by Sy Kolb and operated as the Creemore [...]

The item in the Sept. 4 edition of The Echo, about the ice cream from MacDonald’s bakeshop, gave me an idea. I grew up in the Creemore area, my family and I went to Creemore every Wednesday and [...]