Institutions in Barrie's news record

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Two organizations named in this site's media index, each with the reporting that names it, newest first. People are on People in Barrie's public record and the candidate profiles.

Barrie Historical Archive

Community archive: web.archive.org/web/20261004205353/https://www.barriearchive.ca/about. A “volunteer led and operated non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors” that “officially opened on September 21, 2016”, by its own account; its site, barriearchive.ca, survives in the Internet Archive. BarrieToday introduces Deb Exel, author of its Then and Now series, as the archive's curator; the archive's own pages list her as vice-chair.

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October 25, 2026 THEN AND NOW: The story behind how Barrie got its 'town gas' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 18, 2026 THEN AND NOW: North St. house once home to prominent mathematician, scientist BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 11, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Cornerstone for current Barrie city hall laid in October 1985 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 4, 2026 THEN AND NOW: How Bayview Grocery became longtime fixture on Collier St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 27, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Where ‘sons of gentlemen’ hit the books in Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 20, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Barrie Historical Archive marks 10 years with special week BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 13, 2026 THEN AND NOW: From Tudor-style estate to apartment house, Marlaw Manor’s century of change BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 6, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Barrie Tannery's rise, decline reflects changing local economy BarrieToday · By Deb Exel

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August 30, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Ardagh building helped shape Barrie's early business district BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 23, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Collier St. house once bustling as a 'working property' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 16, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Photo offers rare glimpse of Barrie home in 1904 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 9, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Many important institutions have stood at this corner BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 2, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Historic Owen St. block draws renewed attention BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 26, 2026 THEN AND NOW: 'The Welly' was a Five Points mainstay for generations BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 19, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Blake St. home reflects Barrie's early growth BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 12, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Butter Tart Festival brings up 'bittersweet' memories BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 5, 2026 THEN AND NOW: An unassuming cottage full of connection to historic figures BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 28, 2026 THEN AND NOW: The inside story on 'splendid' St. Mary’s church BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 21, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Home on courthouse hill has witnessed Barrie evolve BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 14, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Roxborough helped shape early Collier St. history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 7, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Union Bank’s Barrie branch history includes arrest of young clerk BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 31, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Robert Leadley shaped early Midhurst, Vespra Township BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 24, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Cedar Rail Farm left lasting mark on local history (Part 2) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 17, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Penetang St. home keeps its charm as times change (Part 1) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 10, 2026 THEN AND NOW: This Bayfield St. home traced Barrie’s rise BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 3, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Barrie Bowling Academy spared no space in narrow building BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 26, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Meticulous house move spared home from wrecking ball BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 19, 2026 THEN AND NOW: The story behind Ottaway Ave., orchards and Hwy. 400 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 12, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Family home on Wellington St. shaped by faith, work and loss BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 5, 2026 THEN AND NOW: A Barrie storefront that served railway workers for generations BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 29, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Century of change at landmark Barrie home marked by loss, resilience BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 22, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Barrie mansion became home to doctors, boarders, baron’s family BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 15, 2026 THEN AND NOW: 'Big house' on Dunlop East welcomed kin, family business BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 8, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Love, loss followed prominent immigrant family in early Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 1, 2026 THEN AND NOW: The star of Barrie's most unusual intersection BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 22, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Carriage works helped shape market district on Collier St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 15, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Downtown drugstore became cornerstone of Barrie history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 8, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Barrie flower shop blossomed into beloved local diner BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 1, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Grand estate endured 'devastating' vandalism to become church BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 25, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Sheriff’s lawn became 'landmark' Lake Simcoe Motel BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 18, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Historic Worsley St. home tells story of early Barrie settlers BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 11, 2026 THEN AND NOW: The mystery behind one of Barrie’s oldest streets BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 4, 2026 THEN AND NOW: Sudden storm turned fishing trip into life-or-death rescue mission BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 21, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Gallinger's store brought life to Barrie's Ferndale neighbourhood BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 14, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Inglenook's walls can talk, and this is their story BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 7, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Craig family legacy lives on at Craighurst church BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 23, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Barwick House — a tale of two pioneer families BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 16, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Historic Barwick home reveals deep family roots BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 9, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Historic Barrie home remembered for its architecture and inhabitants BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 2, 2025 THEN AND NOW: A house with history — the legacy of Barrie’s Lynch House BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 26, 2025 THEN AND NOW: The story behind St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Minesing BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 19, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Donald Campbell banked on prosperous life BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 13, 2025 THEN AND NOW: How CKVR brought World Series live to Barrie on Day 1 BarrieToday · By Debra Exel
October 5, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Radenhurst family shaped by history, hardship BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 21, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Canada's Diamond Jubilee parade brought out big crowds BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 14, 2025 THEN AND NOW: A look at the lost buildings of Owen St. and their stories BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 7, 2025 THEN AND NOW: A British knight, Bayfield St. home on the move BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 31, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Wesleyan Methodist Meeting House has survived fires, test of time BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 24, 2025 THEN AND NOW: The story behind Barrie’s lost Victorian home on Maple Ave. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 17, 2025 THEN AND NOW: How Craighurst’s Knox Presbyterian Church came to be BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 10, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Ardraven estate once home to Gowan family BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 4, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Gowan family helped shape Barrie's east end BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 27, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Walls of Ferndale Dr. home held 'rich' secret BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 20, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Barrie’s Catholic community grew from humble beginnings BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 13, 2025 THEN AND NOW: How a Barrie tobacconist built a business and a legacy BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 6, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Teacher left his mark on Dalston school, community BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 29, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Plenty of players made nurses' residence a reality BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 22, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Minnikin homestead still stands strong BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 15, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Lawrence's Fair had 'staggering' variety of goods BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 8, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Historic home tells tale of adventure and hardship BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 1, 2025 THEN AND NOW: From humble beginnings to historic landmark BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 25, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Bank once home to church and Oddfellows BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 18, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Hawkestone’s past lives on through its heritage homes, quiet charm BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 11, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Wellington St. house once known as Redfern Lodge BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 4, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Barrie-to-Elmvale walk raised thousands in '68 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 27, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Craighurst started as little more than a hotel BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 20, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Small Wellington Street home still recognizable BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 13, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Cookstown school now a residential complex BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 6, 2025 THEN AND NOW: ‘City folk’ urged to visit Sandy Hollow in 1920s BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 30, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Dunlop East shops remain throwback to 1870s Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 23, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Gracious mansion once stood at Blake St. apartment site BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 16, 2025 THEN AND NOW: View from Court House Hill in downtown Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 9, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Brothers were on a roll with Barrie bicycle shop BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 2, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Tinsmith business rebuilt quickly after fire of 1871 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 23, 2025 THEN AND NOW: 'Imposing' Barrie Armoury all function inside BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 16, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Descendant of Shanty Bay's first pioneers gives tour BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 9, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Barrie Station couldn’t avoid wrecking ball BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 2, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Peter White and his pioneering role in Dalston’s Methodist history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 26, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Meet the man behind downtown's Sanders Block BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 19, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Glen Ormond became hot commodity at auction BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 12, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Elegant Ingleside demolished to make way for homes BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 5, 2025 THEN AND NOW: Romper Room host, magic mirror delighted local kids BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 29, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Market Square opened up new world to local farmers BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 22, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Highway 400 bridged a gap in Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 15, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Farm was point of pride for generations of Caldwells BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 8, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Barrie no stranger to 'legendary storms,' record snowfalls BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 1, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Ted the Wonder Dog will never be forgotten BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 24, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Nora L. Marshall's art, creativity left indelible mark BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 20, 2024 'Fundamentally flawed': Council says steep hill no place for 6-storey tower BarrieToday · By Bob Bruton
November 17, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Merchants found sweet spot in 'Lizzie' Street shop BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 14, 2024 'Steepest hill in town': Dundonald St. slope leads to rezoning denial BarrieToday · By Bob Bruton
November 10, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Barrie-Base Borden history long and intertwined BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 3, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Community's apathy over park turned into passion BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 27, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Abandoned Craighurst school was once bustling BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 20, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Hurricane Hazel caused 'the unthinkable' in Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 13, 2024 THEN AND NOW: 'The Hill' a towering presence steeped in history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 6, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Home with history on what was Township Line BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 29, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Historic Brock Park ideal for Barrie’s bygone industries BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 22, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Heartache, happiness both lived within 'Pleasaunce' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 15, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Diaries capture daily life of early Oro farmer BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 8, 2024 THEN AND NOW: The many merchants of 37 Dunlop West BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 1, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Barrie Fair deeply rooted in community BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 25, 2024 THEN AND NOW: The beautifully quaint St. George’s Anglican Church BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 18, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Former Carson home retains its original appeal BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 11, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Kempenfeldt Poultry Yards BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 4, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Day camp was a summer ritual for Barrie kids BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 28, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Mary St. home built for son of Barrie's first constable BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 21, 2024 THEN AND NOW: The history of 105 Sunnidale Rd. — Part 3 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 14, 2024 THEN AND NOW: The history of 105 Sunnidale Rd. — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 13, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Thief learned to not mess with Milton Gray BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 7, 2024 THEN AND NOW: The history of 105 Sunnidale Rd. — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 6, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Goodbye to the tiny home on Sophia Street West BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 30, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Cabinet cards a 'must-have’ item in Victorian parlours BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 29, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Suspicious characters — Part 3 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 23, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Banker, mayor occupied half of Ross St. house BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 22, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Suspicious characters — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 16, 2024 THEN AND NOW: The legacy of R.A. Stephens BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 15, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Suspicious Characters — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 9, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Kempenfelt Bay was scene of military tragedy BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 8, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: An arsonist finally caught — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 2, 2024 THEN AND NOW: The newspaperman's house BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 1, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: An arsonist finally caught — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 26, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Letitia St. home was safe haven for many BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 25, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: A break in the cold case of James Speers BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 19, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Eye-catching Roxy Theatre home to much drama BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 18, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Family keeps Glenn family history alive BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 12, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Shop owner, politician left mark on Dunlop St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 11, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Hunting for Caston houses — Part Two BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 5, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Burton Ave. home built for well-known doctor BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 4, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Hunting for Caston houses — Part One BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 28, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Dutton House the historical giant of Mary St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 27, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: The house beyond the hedges BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 21, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Judge Wismer didn't have far to go home BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 20, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Looking through the windows at Shanacy's mansion BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 14, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Methodist services date back to 1837 in Crown Hill BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 13, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Looking through the windows at 49 Park St. BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 7, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Reviving architectural detail of Georgian-inspired home BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 6, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Looking through the windows at 185 Dunlop St. W. BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 31, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Mansion maintains grandeur after 155 years BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 30, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Looking through the windows at 245 Dunlop St. E. BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 24, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Underhill legacy lives on in Barrie — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 23, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Looking through the windows at the decorators BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 17, 2024 THEN AND NOW: From factory to shoe company — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 16, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Looking through the windows at 12 Thomson St. BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 10, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Iceboats once zipped around Kempenfelt Bay BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 9, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: The little cabin on Innisfil St. — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 3, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Rail yard roundhouse transformed Allandale BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 2, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: The little cabin — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 25, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Collier church known for 'stunning' stained glass BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 18, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Home saw many changes but still has great view BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 17, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Downtown 'hole in the ground' has history BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 11, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Carney and Crow’s Tavern city's first 'hotel' BarrieToday · By Deb Excel
February 10, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: The legendary lake captain — Part 3 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 4, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Essa Rd. spot was grocery store for decades BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 3, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: The legendary lake captain — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 28, 2024 THEN AND NOW: James Ross left his mark on Simcoe County BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 27, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: The legendary lake captain — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 21, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Little church almost unchanged in 75 years BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 20, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Peril on the lakes — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 14, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Many families passed through Owen St. home BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 13, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Peril on the lakes — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 7, 2024 THEN AND NOW: Innisfil home shows early rural workmanship BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 6, 2024 REMEMBER THIS: Old-fashioned winters through the words of Fred Grant BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 31, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Visit from Colonel Sanders a recipe for success BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 30, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: A snapshot of New Year's 100 years ago BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 26, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Early churches started out simply, humbly BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 23, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: White Christmas? Chances are good in Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 17, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Dionne quintuplets caused worldwide sensation BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 16, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Story of the Christmas box fairly complex BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 10, 2023 THEN AND NOW: 'Splendid' Ravenscraig hosted lavish parties BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 9, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Where have all the carollers gone? BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 3, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Elegant house was home to early pioneer BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 2, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: A frontier town Christmas was a bit different BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 26, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Santa first paraded through town in 1949 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 25, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier's letters help solve mystery BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 19, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Grove St. home has deep Irish roots BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 18, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Teen soldiers grew up quickly on battlefield BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 12, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Cenotaph site has been gathering spot for years BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 11, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Teen falsified age by three years to enlist BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 5, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Dunlop St. good fit for shoemaking Neill brothers BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 4, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Kerry's Book Store enters new chapter BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 29, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Barrie's first female mayor won handily BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 28, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: Cook's Bay creature — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 22, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Woman who defied odds to become a doctor BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 21, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: Cook's Bay creature — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 15, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Women's Institute founder's legacy lives on BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 14, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: UFOs — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 8, 2023 THEN AND NOW: 'Revered' teacher Emma King left lasting historical impact BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 7, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: UFOs — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 1, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Sans Souci often called 'China Bird House' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 30, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Vibrant fabric makes up local population BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 24, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Spry made his mark within postal service BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 23, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Pentecostal preacher causes traffic chaos BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 17, 2023 THEN AND NOW: St. Giles church had many names, winding story BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 16, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Cops called over loud, raucous worshiping BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 10, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Bryson Bros. baked up success on High St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 9, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 3, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Agricultural Park once home to Barrie Exhibition BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 2, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 27, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Bradford St. business boasted live lobster BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 26, 2023 REMEMBER THIS?: Five Points intersection no stranger to fire BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 20, 2023 THEN AND NOW: 74 High Street – Part Two BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 19, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: What happened to John Tomlinson? BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 13, 2023 THEN AND NOW: 74 High Street – Part One BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 12, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Gunfire at the ice cream parlour — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 6, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Former Stevenson house on Collier St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 5, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Gunfire at the ice cream parlour — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 30, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Military Drill Hall pressed into duty BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 29, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: The good old days of the Barbie craze BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 23, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Charming cottage sits among large brick homes BarrieToday · By Deb Excel
July 22, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Howdy Sheriff, early law enforcement — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 16, 2023 THEN AND NOW: One of West Village's lovely older homes BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 15, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Howdy Sheriff, early law enforcement in Simcoe County — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 9, 2023 THEN AND NOW: The former Caldwell home on Collier Street BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 8, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Barrie had an appetite for 'old time tales' BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 2, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Berczy St. home may have been two houses BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 1, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: A story about Barrie's storyteller BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 25, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Tompkins and Heels — Monument Men BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 24, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: When swimming lessons came to Kempenfelt Bay BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 18, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Abundance of awnings splashed colour on Dunlop BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 17, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Roxy Beaudro's Barrie ties — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 11, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Sunnidale Rd. has come long way since 1830s BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 10, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Roxy Beaudro's Barrie ties — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 4, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Mary St. house was focal point of busy life BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 3, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: County no stranger to tough customers — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 28, 2023 THEN AND NOW: How Barrie's CKVR made history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 27, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: County no stranger to tough customers — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 21, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Little Lake always a big attraction BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 20, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: A history of Victoria Day BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 14, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Coffey’s store ground to a halt around 1971 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 13, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: When Lightfoot was underestimated BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 6, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: The tragedy of Martin Moore, Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 30, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Bradford St. home has some baseball history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 29, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Looking back on early tradesmen in Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 23, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Charles Palk rolled out the red carpet BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 22, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: The mysteries of the suitcase, Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 16, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Sinclair House part of Baptist complex BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 15, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Historical mysteries stuffed in a suitcase BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 9, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Baptists started meeting on Clapperton St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 8, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: If it's Barrie brick then it's likely a Freek BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 2, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Built in 1884, Lyon home 'unpretentious' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 1, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Here comes the Osterhase BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 26, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Sunnidale Rd. villa still 'magnificent' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 25, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 19, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Maude Koury's was an esteemed dining spot BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 18, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 12, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Three Oaks a well-kept secret BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 11, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Album in the attic — The photographers (Part 2) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 5, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Couple willed Clapperton home to the church BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 4, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Album in the attic — The clues (Part 1) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 26, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Historic Clapperton St. distinguishes downtown BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 25, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: That time when toilets moved inside BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 19, 2023 THEN AND NOW: McDonald St. intended to honour McDouall BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 18, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix gardener dedicated to family, estate BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 12, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Ivy store owner possessed plenty of pluck BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 11, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: The gardener arrives at Abbeyleix (Part 3) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 5, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Barrie's long love affair with winter BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 4, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, arrival of the Brocks (Part 2) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 29, 2023 THEN AND NOW: View from Heritage Park BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 28, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, the early years (Part 1) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 22, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Midhurst cottage home to several ministers BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 21, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Change comes to commercial laundry (Pt. 2) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 15, 2023 THEN AND NOW: History overflows at 'Little Brown Church' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 14, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Commercial laundry service comes to Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 8, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Little Ave. big part of pioneer's legacy BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 7, 2023 REMEMBER THIS: When wickerworks thrived in Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 1, 2023 THEN AND NOW: Nomadic tobogganers searched for thrills BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 31, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Coal business rose from ashes of father-son rift BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 26, 2022 THEN AND NOW: The bands played on (8 photos) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 24, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Fruit cake and the English baker BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 18, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Hardware store thrived downtown BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 17, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Help always available around the holidays BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 11, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Minesing School found new life after 1960 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 4, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Building remains fixture on 'Old Mill Road' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 3, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Santa Claus is (finally) coming to town BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 27, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Recreating a classic photo of Maj. Rogers BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 26, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier stories: Letters from the front — Part 3 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 20, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Oddfellow, boxing trainer lived at John St. home BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 19, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier stories: The fortunate five — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 13, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Bradford St. home housed longtime engineer BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 12, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier stories: The fortunate five — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 6, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Beverly Hall remains a striking sight BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 5, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Looking back on the Battle of the Somme BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 30, 2022 THEN AND NOW: 'Pleasant double home' has a rich history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 29, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Remembering a time when Halloween was more about the hijinks BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 23, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Growing on Dunlop St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 22, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Boating as popular as it ever was BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 16, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Nelson Square named after naval hero BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 15, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Family furniture company turned many heads BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 9, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Toronto St. home housed prominent residents BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 8, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Tannery explosion saved Engine 1531 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 2, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Bradford St. house conveniently placed BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 1, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Tannery explosion sparks many questions BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 25, 2022 THEN AND NOW: One of The Grove's best-kept secrets BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 24, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Clothier put the rack in racket — Part 2 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 18, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Burton Ave. still brimming with history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 17, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Clothier put the rack in racket — Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 11, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Codrington St. home remains 'captivating' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 10, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Books, suits, food, cash, and smokes BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 4, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Belleview once among city's 'grandest' homes BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 3, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Back to school, Bayfield St. style BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 28, 2022 THEN AND NOW: The face behind Burn's Grocery BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 21, 2022 THEN AND NOW: The Grove among oldest local neighbourhoods BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 31, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Penetang St. home helped open up old Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 30, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Dairy by the creek — Part One BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 24, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Warnica family home remains a 'looker' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 23, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Wheeling around town a passion for many BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 17, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Former steamship had inspirational history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 2, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Looking back at a summer tradition BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 26, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Too many Ross Blocks to count BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 19, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Named for township, Essa Rd. home drips history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 18, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Warm weather brought on 'summer complaint' BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 12, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Canadian Tire changed downtown dynamic BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 11, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: 'Little waif' left on Collier St. doorstep BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 5, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Old Kavanagh home on Owen St. has aged well BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 4, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Adventures in printing — Part Two BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 29, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Military family, judge called mansion home BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 28, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Adventures in Printing — Part One BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 22, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Collier St. home housed notable residents BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 21, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Emergence of the groceteria BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 15, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Not much has changed for Foxley BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 14, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: The H. John Murphy Story (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 8, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Claireaux home on High St. described as 'tasty abode' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 7, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Little too convenient (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 1, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Despite some modifications, Collier St. home retains its charm and character BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 30, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Lake Simcoe was the Hwy. 400 of steam shipping BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 24, 2022 THEN AND NOW: By all accounts, Barrie's banking history dates back to early 1800s BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 23, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Oarsman extraordinaire wowed massive crowds (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 17, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Minesing Methodist Church marks 125 years BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 10, 2022 THEN AND NOW: George Vickers Store was — and remains — an architectural gem BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 9, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: The storied past of Dunlop and Maple (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 3, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Barrie's Queen's Park has history as community hub BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 2, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: A portrait of Robert Graham BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 27, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Downtown's Ardagh Cottages originally built by one of Barrie's early mayors BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 26, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Lady in the river: Part two (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 19, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Lady in the river: Part one (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 13, 2022 THEN AND NOW: John Smith's Furniture Store was a family affair BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 12, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Tattooing came to Barrie after Second World War (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 6, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Arthur Smith's return coincides with dramatic municipal changes BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 5, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: J.H. Bennett and 'Old Time Stuff' (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 27, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Parkside Gospel Hall originally built as a stable BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 26, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Fatal mistakes along rail line almost commonplace (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 20, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Corner Cupboard owner dazzled ladies with his cake-decorating skills BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 19, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Pye and Ale — Part Three (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 13, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Cancilla's on Collier BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 12, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Pye and Ale — Part Two (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 6, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Corby Motors once called Market Square home (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 5, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: Pye and Ale — Part One (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 30, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Home of the creamery man BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 23, 2022 THEN AND NOW: 'A true heritage treasure,' Lilac Villa almost lost to fire BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 16, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Bear welcomed customers at furrier's downtown shop BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 15, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: The Terror of Simcoe (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 9, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Pop culture had strong presence in Barrie before fizzling out BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 8, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: House on the move — Part Two BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 2, 2022 THEN AND NOW: Statenborough still standing tall on Peel St. BarrieToday · By Den Exel
January 1, 2022 REMEMBER THIS: House on the move — Part One BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 25, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Christmas stories — Fine beeves and gunpowder tea (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 19, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Barrie mayor, commodore called Carnoevar home BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 12, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Jewelry store once sparkled on Dunlop West BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 4, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Christmas Stories — Dinner behind bars (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 27, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier Stories — Welcome Home (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 21, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Addie’s Confectionery on Essa Rd. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 20, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier Stories — Nursing Sisters BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 14, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Many have passed through Ernecliffe BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 13, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier Stories — Gassed BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 7, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Gossling’s Animal Park on Sunnidale Rd. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 6, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Soldier Stories — Bring no telegrams here, please BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 31, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Grand Trunk Railway Station kept Allandale chugging BarrieToday
October 30, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly Spooky Stories — Mardon Lodge, Part Two BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 24, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Demolition of theatre block provides peek into old Hill's Garage BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 23, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly Spooky Stories — Mardon Lodge, Part One BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 17, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Looking back at the history of C. Harrison and Co. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 16, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: A most unusual brother (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 10, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Chula Vista all abuzz one century ago BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 9, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly Spooky Stories — Justice for Elizabeth BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 3, 2021 THEN AND NOW: 'Majestic' Maplehurst hosted many liquor-imbued social events BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 2, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Slightly Spooky Stories — The Millpond Ghost BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 26, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Barrie's first female mayor once resided at Glenholme BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 25, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: The talkies are coming! The talkies are coming! BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 19, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Long gone but not soon forgotten: Part two (10 photos) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 12, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Long gone but not soon forgotten: Part 1 (10 photos) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 11, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Green Bush Hotel once run by 'pugilistically inclined family' (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 5, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Blake St. home housed 'sons of gentlemen' in the 1800s BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 4, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Miracle and tragedy on the lake: Part two (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 29, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Midhurst's little white church dates back to 1883 BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 28, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Miracle and tragedy on the lake: Part one (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 22, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Former Murchison's Store on Mulcaster St. looks very similar even today BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 21, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Looking back to the time of oculists, watchmakers (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 15, 2021 THEN AND NOW: The stately and majestic Woodlawn Estate BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 14, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Nobody misses polio (3 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 8, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Old Grenfel School still standing BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 7, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Passion for horses, sailing led to tragic end for The Captain (3 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 31, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Sanitary inspector had concerns over manure outside establishments BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 25, 2021 THEN AND NOW: 'Elegant' Poyntz St. home linked to former premier E.C. Drury BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 24, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Looking back at the early days of wreckers (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 18, 2021 THEN AND NOW: The Breezes remains a family home to this day BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 11, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Ross Block once home to OPP in downtown Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 10, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: 100 summers past (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 4, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Many tanners had skins in the game in Barrie's early days BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
July 3, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Chimney sweepers wore many hats (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 27, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Compelling story hides behind nondescript facade BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 26, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: The life of a travelling shoe salesman (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 20, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Ardtrea one of the city's most iconic mansions BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 19, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: The thankless job of being Barrie's nightwatchman (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 13, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Wattie House — majestic, endearing and rock solid BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 12, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Gunfight on the Government Dock, Part Two (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 6, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Highlands home to newspaperman, teacher and singer BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
June 5, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Gunfight on the Government Dock, Part One (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 30, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Holgate House paints beautiful picture of Allandale's heritage BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 23, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Parklands near Shanty Bay a 'powerful' piece of local history BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 22, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: What's your story, 166 Bayfield St.? (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 16, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Barrie Shopping Plaza brought 'big-city' amenities BarrieToday
May 15, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Imbalance of power (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 9, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Something fishy was afoot at aptly named Wonder Valley BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 8, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: The other Boys' Block (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 2, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Owen St. home once owned by man behind Barrie Carriage Co. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
May 1, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: The evolution of a corner (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 25, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Berczy St. home once served as convent in Barrie BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 24, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: How much is that doggie in the window? (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 20, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Castle on Valley Dr. once home to prominent Barrie judge BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 18, 2021 THEN AND NOW: The Lally House on Collier St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 17, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Wishing for second helping of Mother’s Pizza Parlour (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 11, 2021 THEN AND NOW: 190 Shanty Bay Rd. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 10, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: James Keenan: The hardest-working man in Barrie (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 4, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Rockforest II BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
April 3, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: The Phantom of Skunk’s Misery (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 28, 2021 THEN AND NOW: 80 Toronto St. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 27, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: From resort to rubble (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 21, 2021 THEN AND NOW: 162 Dunlop St. E. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 20, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Closing time at East End Variety (6 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 14, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Rose Cottage (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
March 13, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Lady Doc — The Agnes Larkin Jamieson Story (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 7, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Bell Telephone office building BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 28, 2021 THEN AND NOW: St. James Anglican Church, Crown Hill BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 27, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: In 1955, Barrie police force assembled in just six weeks BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 21, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Roselawn BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 20, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Turnkeys and jail breakers: Part Three BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 14, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Generation after generation, Bayfield St. home has many tales BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 13, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Turnkeys and jail breakers: Part Two BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 7, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
February 6, 2021 REMEMBER THIS: Turnkeys and jail breakers: Part One BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 24, 2021 THEN AND NOW: How South Ward School became King Edward (3 photos) BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 17, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Stately Bayfield St. home remains in 'marvellous shape' BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 10, 2021 THEN AND NOW: Turreted Dunlop St. building once served as mayor's residence BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
January 3, 2021 THEN AND NOW: The tragic tale of tailor Alex Milne BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 13, 2020 THEN AND NOW: R.I. Fraser and Company BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
December 6, 2020 THEN AND NOW: Downtown Allandale BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 29, 2020 THEN AND NOW: China Hall BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 28, 2020 REMEMBER THIS: The weight of money (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 26, 2020 Pandemic hasn't stopped historians from growing Barrie Historical Archive BarrieToday · By Ian McInroy
November 22, 2020 THEN & NOW: Rice’s Cigar Store and Bath Rooms BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 15, 2020 THEN & NOW: Dunlop Street East BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 8, 2020 THEN & NOW: 113 Collier Street BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
November 7, 2020 Soldier Stories: Goodbye Rosie (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 1, 2020 THEN & NOW: 152 Bradford Street BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 25, 2020 THEN & NOW: The Bird house BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 18, 2020 THEN & NOW: S.S. No. 12 - Ferndale BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 11, 2020 THEN & NOW: John Pearson House BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 10, 2020 Slightly spooky stories: The hand that stirs the soup (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 4, 2020 THEN & NOW: Allandale Presbyterian Church BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
October 3, 2020 REMEMBER THIS: The Innisfil Apparition BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 27, 2020 THEN & NOW: Wine and liquor BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 26, 2020 REMEMBER THIS: When strange objects descend from the sky (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 20, 2020 THEN & NOW: Barrie Fruit Market BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 19, 2020 REMEMBER THIS: Fortune teller Madam Larkin didn't see it coming (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 13, 2020 THEN & NOW: 120 Dunlop St. E. BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
September 12, 2020 REMEMBER THIS: The evolution of Boulderfel (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 6, 2020 THEN & NOW: Essa Road and Tiffin Street BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 30, 2020 THEN & NOW: St. Joseph’s Convent BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 29, 2020 REMEMBER THIS: Names for Freedom (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 23, 2020 THEN & NOW: Railway YMCA BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 16, 2020 THEN AND NOW: Allandale Station BarrieToday
August 9, 2020 THEN & NOW: Marches and merchants BarrieToday · By Deb Exel
August 8, 2020 REMEMBER THIS: The one-armed counterfeiter (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 2, 2020 THEN & NOW: St. Vincent Park BarrieToday
July 26, 2020 THEN & NOW: Barrie Milling Co. BarrieToday
July 19, 2020 THEN & NOW: General Electric building BarrieToday
July 12, 2020 THEN AND NOW: Glebe Block BarrieToday
July 5, 2020 THEN & NOW: 16 Dunlop St. E. BarrieToday
June 28, 2020 THEN & NOW: Minet's Point BarrieToday
June 21, 2020 THEN & NOW: The Boys Block BarrieToday
June 14, 2020 THEN & NOW: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church BarrieToday
June 7, 2020 THEN & NOW: Barrie Public Library BarrieToday
May 31, 2020 THEN & NOW: Barrie Jail BarrieToday
May 24, 2020 THEN & NOW: Northern Railway bridge BarrieToday
May 18, 2020 THEN & NOW: 10 Dunlop St. E. BarrieToday
May 10, 2020 THEN & NOW: 215 Dunlop St. E. BarrieToday
May 3, 2020 THEN & NOW: McKay Hogg Woollen Mill BarrieToday
April 26, 2020 THEN & NOW: G.G. Smith Furniture and Undertaking BarrieToday
April 19, 2020 THEN & NOW: Elizabeth Street Methodist Church BarrieToday
April 12, 2020 THEN & NOW: Dunlop Street West BarrieToday
April 5, 2020 THEN & NOW: Foot of Mulcaster Street BarrieToday
March 29, 2020 THEN & NOW: Mulcaster Street BarrieToday
March 28, 2020 Victory gardens (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 14, 2020 Mr. Powell’s daughter (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 8, 2020 THEN & NOW: 80 Dunlop Street East BarrieToday
March 7, 2020 Deerfoot, first man to carry His Majesty's Mails (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 23, 2020 THEN & NOW: Theresa Street BarrieToday
February 16, 2020 THEN & NOW: Robinson-Burton House BarrieToday
February 15, 2020 Unfortunates: The Wonch family, part three (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 9, 2020 THEN & NOW: Carley's Boat Works BarrieToday
February 8, 2020 Unfortunates: The Wonch family, part two (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 2, 2020 THEN & NOW: Barrie General Hospital BarrieToday
February 1, 2020 Unfortunates: The Wonch family, part one (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 26, 2020 Robbie Burns: The people's poet (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 26, 2020 THEN & NOW: Memorial Square BarrieToday
January 19, 2020 THEN & NOW: Bothwell’s Corner BarrieToday
January 18, 2020 Bloomer girls on men's bicycles cause quite a stir in 1897! BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 12, 2020 THEN & NOW: First Baptist Church BarrieToday
January 11, 2020 Tailor's name still ties him to the past at downtown shop BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 4, 2020 Wanted for Forgery! BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 28, 2019 Unboxing Barrie's Boxing Day traditions (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 22, 2019 THEN & NOW: The Queen's Hotel BarrieToday
December 15, 2019 THEN & NOW: 58 Collier Street BarrieToday
December 14, 2019 Remember the children at Christmas BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 8, 2019 THEN & NOW: Clarkson House Hotel BarrieToday
December 7, 2019 Postcards for Josie offer glimpse into everyday life in early 1900s BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 1, 2019 THEN & NOW: Rowanhurst BarrieToday
November 30, 2019 The sometimes terrifying voyages of Miss Ethel Elgood in war's early hours and days BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 24, 2019 THEN & NOW: Master Mechanics office BarrieToday
November 23, 2019 Long before Uber there was the jitney (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 19, 2019 Highrise development for downtown Barrie's Uptown Theater property nears approval Simcoe.com · By Chris Simon
November 17, 2019 THEN & NOW: 70 Collier Street BarrieToday
November 17, 2019 The deadly effects of Paris Green BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 10, 2019 THEN & NOW: Vespra House Hotel BarrieToday
November 9, 2019 Be thankful, newlyweds, that this is no longer a thing (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 3, 2019 THEN & NOW: 2 Bayfield Street BarrieToday
October 27, 2019 THEN & NOW: Waterworks reservoir BarrieToday
October 20, 2019 THEN & NOW: 200 Bayfield Street BarrieToday
October 13, 2019 THEN & NOW: 99 Dunlop Street East BarrieToday
October 6, 2019 THEN & NOW: The Royal Hotel BarrieToday
September 29, 2019 THEN & NOW: Salvation Army BarrieToday
September 28, 2019 Lessons learned from collegiate institute's construction... and destruction (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 22, 2019 THEN & NOW: Barrie Planing Mill BarrieToday
September 21, 2019 When east meets west (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 15, 2019 THEN & NOW: When King's Music Hall burned to the ground BarrieToday
September 14, 2019 The Sanford Affair, Part Two (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 8, 2019 THEN & NOW: Five Points no stranger to fire over the years BarrieToday
September 7, 2019 The Sanford Affair, Part One (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 1, 2019 THEN & NOW: East Ward School BarrieToday
August 31, 2019 How do you like them apples? (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 25, 2019 THEN & NOW: From foundry to fuelling stations BarrieToday
August 24, 2019 Percy Pelch, Pt. 2: Thief, daredevil and escape artist (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 18, 2019 THEN & NOW: When the Five Points wedge looked a little different BarrieToday
August 17, 2019 Percy Pelch: Thief, daredevil and escape artist (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 11, 2019 THEN & NOW: Crystal Palace at Dunlop and Maple BarrieToday
July 27, 2019 The Theatre Block: Harold Hill's booming auto business (8 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 13, 2019 Remember This: Theatre Block Part 4 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 8, 2019 Auto garage with gas pumps once occupied Theatre Block (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 29, 2019 The hidden history of the Theatre Block (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 22, 2019 THEN & NOW: 39 Dunlop Street West BarrieToday
June 22, 2019 The Theatre Block: Part One (3 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 15, 2019 Seal, serpent or devil: What lurks in the lake? (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 8, 2019 D’Alton's last ride (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 1, 2019 Here's the poop on privies (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 22, 2019 The Creswicke family: A tale of deadly coincidences (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 11, 2019 Hydrophobia leads to wild west scene on main street Thornton (3 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 4, 2019 The ever-dramatic Danford Roche (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 9, 2019 The Candy Man can, and he did until retiring in 1951 (4 phtoos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 26, 2019 Glory days of the Brookdale Park Inn (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 19, 2019 Tales from the Jungle (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 12, 2019 Roll on, Glebe Block! (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 1, 2019 It's cold, so how about we talk Barrie summers of long ago? BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 22, 2018 The boy and the gallows: Part 3 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 15, 2018 The boy and the gallows: Part 2 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 8, 2018 The boy and the gallows: Part 1 BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 1, 2018 No ghosts, but Henry did leave a calling card (6 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 24, 2018 Stop that chesterfield! Part 2 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 10, 2018 The life and times of Jock Shaw, soldier (6 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 24, 2018 Tall Trees: A forest community in the city (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 17, 2018 A look back at the end of the other prohibition (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 5, 2018 Little bottles: Part 2 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 29, 2018 Little bottles: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 22, 2018 The mysterious death of James Anderton: Part 2 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 15, 2018 The mysterious death of James Anderton: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 8, 2018 Barrie businessman fights for right to sell super-comfy shoes BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 1, 2018 The Antonio 'Mr. Tony' Curcio story: Part 3 (6 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 25, 2018 The Antonio 'Mr. Tony' Curcio story: Part 2 (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 18, 2018 The Antonio 'Mr. Tony' Curcio story: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 11, 2018 Let's look back on the tale of a daring rescue (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 4, 2018 1936 heat wave claimed life of Barrie's oldest resident (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 27, 2018 Black handled knife: Part 2 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 13, 2018 The arrival of the aeroplane (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 23, 2018 Follow that car! (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 16, 2018 Local dad turns off Disney halfway through so he can watch the news BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 2, 2018 The doctor is out: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 18, 2018 Bracing for change: Have a look – while you still can (7 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 11, 2018 Terrifying secrets of the beauty salon (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 4, 2018 When pizza pie came to Barrie (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 28, 2018 The Missing Widow: Part 2 (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 21, 2018 The Missing Widow: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 14, 2018 113 Bayfield Street: The Scythes Years (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 7, 2018 The 1938 Barrie jewel heist (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 28, 2018 Taking a bite out of Bayfield Street (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 21, 2018 Great storms of the region: Part 2 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 14, 2018 Great storms of the region: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 7, 2018 Horseless carriages come to Barrie: Part 2 (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 31, 2018 Horseless carriages come to Barrie: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 24, 2018 The dead man on the wagon: Part 2 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 17, 2018 The dead man on the wagon: Part 1 (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 10, 2018 When ice was an industry (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 3, 2018 These walls have come tumbling down (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 27, 2017 Rev. Samuel Ardagh: Part Three - Legacy in Barrie (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 13, 2017 Rev. Samuel Ardagh: Part One - Coming to Canada (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 6, 2017 165 years of print news in Barrie (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 29, 2017 Barrie's own Wild West (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 22, 2017 This building rose and fell, but a mystery remains (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 15, 2017 What and where was Simcoe Hall? (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 1, 2017 Remember This? The Square (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 25, 2017 Remember This? The Ovenden murder (photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 11, 2017 Remember This?: Lilac Villa BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
September 13, 2017 Remember This?: The sad and strange tale of James Carruthers BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 23, 2017 Remember This? Breakfast and bric-a-brac at Fil’s Cafe BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
August 2, 2017 Remember This? Skates, parades and carnival queens BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
July 12, 2017 Remember This? When is a jail not a jail? BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 21, 2017 Remember This? You see some interesting things on a rainy walk through the cemetery BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 14, 2017 Remember This? Grand old lady refuses to reveal her age BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
June 7, 2017 Remember This? Still alive at 55 (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 31, 2017 Remember This? The fiery history of the Simcoe Hotel BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 24, 2017 Remember This? 'Every storm has a story to tell' BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 17, 2017 Remember This? We need to talk about the cook book ladies BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 10, 2017 Remember This? The dawn of family camping in Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
May 3, 2017 Remember This? Oh the things that went down at Roxboro after the oysters were disposed of BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 26, 2017 Remember This? Hand drills, porcelain teeth and dentistry in Barrie in the early 1900s BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 12, 2017 Remember This? When cows go missing - cattle rustlers among us BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
April 5, 2017 Remember This? Drug abuse in the 1800s — yes, in Barrie! (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 29, 2017 Remember This? The prolific Mr. Ball (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 22, 2017 Remember This? Failed grave robberies, stolen bodies and empty caskets — the Colourful Duries, creators of the Gables BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 15, 2017 Remember This? The Ku Klux Klan would forever regret their expansion into the Town of Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 8, 2017 Remember This?: The brewing dreams of Robert Simpson (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
March 1, 2017 Remember This? The fire halls of Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 15, 2017 Remember This?: Fads came and went, technology changed, but Milt Conway was a constant for Barrie (6 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 8, 2017 Remember This?: 'It’s Barrie’s slum and we’re stuck with it' (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
February 1, 2017 Remember This? Disastrous flooding in downtown Barrie BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 25, 2017 Remember This?: The Wellington Hotel and other landmarks that were reduced to ashes (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 18, 2017 Remember This?: One-piece pink metallic snow suits, CK Chinese Food, and the escalators at the Sayvette in the 70s (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 11, 2017 Remember This: Reggie’s Sandwich Factory, Cyndi Lauper, and banned curling irons (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
January 4, 2017 Remember This? When the going gets tough, the tough go fishing BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 23, 2016 Remember This?: Uphill, both ways, in my pajamas (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 14, 2016 Remember This?: Wickedness in the Woods - The Story of John Tryon (5 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
December 7, 2016 Remember This: Step right up! The cure fer what ails ya (4 photos) BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
November 30, 2016 Remember This? Tweed suits, butchery mishaps, tuberculosis and charges of public drunkenness BarrieToday · By Mary Harris
October 27, 2016 Preserving Barrie's history hasn't been pretty: WARD Barrie Examiner

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