A lot of kids in Essex County had their first job detassling corn. You’d meet the bus at the butt crack of dawn in a parking lot and you’d be driven out to the farms to spend the hot day in the summer sun. I only made it for a few weeks but the job …
My parents would go to the Anderdon for a date night dinner every Saturday. My Dad worked at the plant all week and then on a Saturday he would put on a suit and tie. My mom would have had her hair done on a Saturday morning and would be wearing her best dress. Usually …
I attended an AGW Symposium last night regarding the Hidden Histories of Windsor/Essex. The Symposium addressed the Queer/Trans, Indigenous and Black “Hidden History” of Windsor/Essex County and highlighted the importance of sharing stories before they’re lost. So many of carry the oral history of our family passed down from elders within and when that chain …
In my day, family day was Sunday. The whole family would meet for mass and then we’d go to a family member’s house for lunch. At first there weren’t that many of us but by the time we stopped meeting in the 1970s, we had grown out of everyone’s homes. It was always a different …
Assumption College in Winter – 1930 Picture from SWODA. Click here to see original source. Founded in 1857, Assumption College was the work of Jesuit Priests inspired by the growth of Our Lady of Assumption Parish. Did you or someone you know attend Assumption College? Send us your memories. acowindsoressex@gmail.com
I saw Sammy Davis Jr. walking down Ouellette Ave. in the early 60’s. My Dad was a big fan and never missed seeing Sammy on television so I recognized him right away. His walk was something you couldn’t miss. I was with my buddies. We either just started high school or were about to start. …
The years when our boys were overseas was hard for a lot of families. Whispers would run through the neighbourhood when the boy on the bike* would ride through and knock on doors. When I was small, Mother and I were walking somewhere when we heard a scream followed by an intense wailing. I looked …
Who remembers the library on Park and Victoria (in Windsor)? I’d walk down there from my home on Aylmer after school or on a summer day and browse the stacks. Many afternoons were spent on the cool wooden floor reading books about far away places. The librarians were our friends and would ask after our …
Colchester Schoolhouse was the first school in Essex County to be built under the Public Schools Act in 1881. It replaced a log building that had been destroyed by erosion on the banks of Lake Erie. The building operated as a school until the 1960s. In 2020 the Town of Essex declared an interest in …
February 6, 2022 marks 70 years since King George the VI died and Princess Elizabeth become Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen was 25 years old and visiting Nyeri, Kenya with her husband when she received the news. It would not be until June 2, 1953 that her coronation would take place. Over the years, she …
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