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Tag Archives: Sandwich
Snail Mail in Sandwich, Ontario
From a Sentry Box, to Postmasters’ homes, from General Stores and Shoe Stores to the current Sandwich Post Office, Sandwich certainly has had its share of different post office locations. As with most small towns, the post office in Sandwich … Continue reading
Posted in Essex County, Lost Buildings, People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged architecture, demolished, festival, heritage, history, Postmaster, Postmistress, Sandwich, William Hands, Windsor
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Gibbets, not giblets. Giving thanks that certain practices have gone the way of the DoDo.
It was the last thing I expected to see. A Gibbet. In the hallway leading to the washrooms on the main floor of Mackenzie Hall. I was attending a conference there last week and I’m fairly certain that other than … Continue reading
Posted in People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1797, creepy, criminals, executions, gibbet, gibbeting, heritage, history, Mackenzie Hall, Mill Street, Ontario, Sandwich, Sandwich Road, sheriff, trivia, William Hands, Windsor
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Scene on the Streets: Windsor 2011
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 2011, alley, back, built, construction, diagonal, disappear, education, elementary, equipment, erected, General Brock, graffiti, heritage, history, lot, Marlborogh Public School, Monmouth Road, Ontario, paint, Paul Martin Jr., Paul Martin Sr., rear, recent, Sandwich, scenes, sides, skunk, streets, Walker Road, War of 1812, west, Windsor, yellow
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