by admin | Mar 13, 2023 | Palmerston History
March 13, 1947 in the Palmerston Observer With the worst storm within memory, more than a week old, the Canadian National Railways are still struggling to free the Palmerston Division from snow, and there are still many hours of battling ahead of them. Last...
by admin | Mar 13, 2023 | Palmerston History
March 6, 1947 in the Palmerston Observer Starting last Sunday night, and lasting until Tuesday night, the worst storm to hit this district in the memory of the oldest inhabitants, was experienced. Monday morning, all motor traffic was stopped, rail traffic hung...
by admin | May 9, 2017 | Local History
From the Listowel Banner, May 13, 1909: Death of a Pioneer A Palmerston pioneer in the person of Thomas McDowell passed away at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Wm. Frost, of Hamilton, on Friday, May 7th, 1909, in his 86th year, after a short illness from the...
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Local History
Crayons were manufactured in Palmerston in the 1950s. From The Wellington Advertiser (February 22, 2002): The American Art Clay Co. had its origins in Indianapolis in 1919. The firm specialized in modeling and pottery clay, and later branched into the production of...
by admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Historical Analysis
In the 1920s the Town of Palmerston was in its prime, the archetypal railroad town. At one point, forty trains per day passed by the station and the under the old iron bridge during their trans-Ontario journey towards Listowel and Harriston. At the time, it seemed as...
