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...
by admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Local History
From the Listowel Banner July 4, 1879: From our Local Correspondent Tuesday the 1st day of July being the twelfth anniversary of the birthday of the Dominion was celebrated here by the opening of the Palmerston Driving Park. The park is situated to the east of the...
by admin | Feb 14, 2017 | Local History
From a 1907 “Trade Edition” of the Palmerston Spectator: The largest manufacturing firm in town, giving employment to over 50 men, is the Pork Packing Factory. It is one of the largest packing houses in Canada and the people of Palmerston have every reason...
