Where do you draw the line between old and historic?
It’s hard to believe but 40 years ago three editions of The Tavistock Mail were published as the first historic information newsletters to predate the current Tavistock and District Historical Society’s newsletter titled “Yesterday.”
For this reason we have recently placed these three original editions on our website as another source of research documents.
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Where do you draw the line between old and historic?
It’s hard to believe but 40 years ago three editions of The Tavistock Mail were published as the first historic information newsletters to predate the current Tavistock and District Historical Society’s newsletter titled “Yesterday.”
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The current Covid-19 pandemic was not the first serious outbreak to hit Tavistock and area. The files of the Gazette reveal that there have been many diseases through the years that have been of concern to citizens of the community. One disease that was in many ways similar to our current Covid-19 pandemic was the outbreak of smallpox that occurred in 1873-74.
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Tavistock area people of a certain age all remember Ruby Quehl and the memories revolve around good smells and good food. For 20+ years Ruby operated a most successful catering business. From small events to big wedding dinners Ruby and her crew turned out food that was sure to please. Her best advertising was word of mouth. Occasionally one needs promotional items to hand out. Back in the day when many people smoked, an ashtray was a welcome item.
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Babs Lemp had an unquenchable zest for life, a relentlessly positive outlook and a winning personality as big as all outdoors. One would think she had it all. That same Babs Lemp spent her entire life in a wheelchair, had severely arthritic hands and was almost completely blind. She was, in her own special way, the epitome of the saying “life is what you make it”.
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“The Eel Immortalized” (feature story on this website - June 2020) captures not only the many records set but goes on to state that he was “in many ways one of the most wonderful that the Standard breed has produced”. We are honoured to have in our collection the medal won in 1909 when The Eel set the Canadian half mile track record in Stratford.
