by admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Local History
The year is 1929, the tail end of an era that has since been anointed as the “Roaring Twenties”. While that specific descriptor was used to symbolize an overall sea-change that took place within the overall culture of the time, it is a term that can also be applied...
by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Local History
Businesses of Palmerston in 1938, as found in the Knox Presbyterian Church Cook Book in 1938. J. Fred. Edwards Rexall Drug Store – Phone 2W Zurbrigg’s Grocery – Phone 29 K.M. Henderson (Funeral and Ambulance Service – Furniture –...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Local History
Recently there has been much discussion surrounding the Town of Minto’s ongoing discussions in regard to moving the War Memorial Cenotaph in Palmerston from its current position in front of the Palmerston Library to the newly developing Lions Heritage Park. We...
by admin | Sep 12, 2016 | News
On Saturday, September 10, 2016, the Town of Minto and the Palmerston Railway Heritage Committee honoured a very influential member of our community, and an essential part of the continued development of the Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum. Town of...
by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Station History
The history of the Palmerston Railway Station is directly linked to the development of the Town of Palmerston and the railroad. The first station was built on Lot 19, Concession 11 of Wallace Township, Perth County. It had been built in 1871, by the Wellington, Grey...
