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John K. Lemp was a skilled woodworker from Tavistock who, during his lifetime, built five large grandfather clocks for members of his family. As his family moved, so did his clocks, so that residents of Tavistock have been deprived of seeing the handiwork of one of its most notable residents…until now!
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Walter Scholz finds a first issue of the Tavistock Gazette from 26 Sept 1895, not seen since the disastrous fire at the turn of the last century. He also finds the first issue of the rival Tavistock Mail. These discoveries help to fill a gap in Tavistock's history.
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Community outreach is important to TDHS. Until recently, that mission was primarily accomplished by having the public come down to visit the museum itself. But with limited hours of opening, few of the public had the opportunity to see what TDHS has to offer. Modern technology is changing all of that!
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On the morning of January 24, 1925, Tavistock and area found itself in the path of a total solar eclipse. John Lemp Jr, local druggist and “astronomer”, was able to capture the event on film and in his store he sold postcards of the event.
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The History of the Stone Pillars that were erected on Woodstock Street North to Recognize the 20th Anniversary of the Tavistock Horticultural Society in 1943
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Home is always where the heart is. For Ernest Vickerman, a part of his heart stayed in Canada long after he returned home to England. Ernest, then a young lad of 12, arrived in Canada in May of 1906 on the ship SS Tunisian. He was a Home Boy from England, an orphan travelling with many other Home Children including his brother Lewis.
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Who Named Sebastopol and Inkerman?
Was it Alexander Mitchell?
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With the world's attention focused on the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, it is timely to remember and celebrate the Tavistock Junior Marlboros who were champions of all of Ontario in 1912!
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Businesses come and go. Memories last a lifetime.
The corner lot at 34 Hope Street East has seen its share of commercial operations. Recently we said goodbye to Text and Tales and now look forward to welcoming the owners of a new pub on the site. For many Tavistock people of “a certain vintage” this location will always be Johnny Gascho’s Service Station.
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Our Fall Fair is the best Fall Fair. Don’t miss it. Don’t even be late.
