Category Archives: History

Yesterday, I visited my great grandparent’s home in Clyde River for the first time in my life. I grew up in Clyde River and spent a great deal of time at my Grandfather Beer’s which was just the next farm to ours and also at my Grandmother MacLean’s in Meadowbank, but our connection with theContinue reading “Darrach-Poritz Homestead”

When I was a kid, people visited each other in the community, and when you went to someone’s home, they showed you interesting things whether it be knitted crafts, a quilt that they had made during the winter months, new things they had purchased or changes to their homes. If it was a farm, youContinue reading “McCrady’s Diss Hill Farm”

We received a note on our Facebook Page from the Terry Fox Foundation letting us know that it was 31 years ago today that Terry Fox passed through Clyde River. They also featured the note and our website link on their Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/TheTerryFoxFoundation that has over 16,000 fans. I remember Terry on thatContinue reading “Terry Fox passed through Clyde River 31 years ago”

We feature another excerpt from our Clyde River Notes series. This time, we have found an article featuring a semi-annual school examination held on January 26th, somewhere around the late 1920s. The evening is highlighted by a note to the teacher which was recited by Florence Beer in recognition of his patience toward the students.Continue reading “Clyde River Notes: Clyde River School Examination”

I grew up hearing about the Murchison Family and the beautiful property that they once had at the corner of Clyde River Road and the Trans Canada Highway. I remember hearing about the tennis courts, flower gardens and beautiful lawns and how when they sat down for dinner, they would enjoy sophisticated conversation for hours.Continue reading “The Murchison Property”

When I read the series of notes from the following newspaper clippings from the late 1920s, it makes me think of our current times where we capture little snippets of personal news on our Facebook statuses and Twitter feeds; however, in those days, they published the little notes the following week in the newspaper. ScrapbooksContinue reading “Clyde River Notes: The Facebook and Twitter of the Past”

I am sure many of you will recall autograph books that celebrated friendship and were very popular with young adults. The humorous rhymes were fun to read and recite. Here are a few. If you have others in your collection, please include them in the comments, and we will add them to the article. TheseContinue reading “Autograph Books”

We have found historical treasure in a scrapbook carefully created and organized by the late Florence (Beer) Willis, sister to Jim, Arnold and John Beer and beautifully preserved by Florence’s daughter Lillian (Willis) Bentley. Although scrapbookers of this era seemed to focus predominantly on weddings and funerals, we found among the highs and lows, newspaperContinue reading “Clyde River Notes: 1920s-1930s”

The following article was found in a scrapbook featuring the Clyde River Ice Races that were held on March 4th. The year is not mentioned but likely the 1930s, or maybe you can let us know what exact year it was based on the names of those involved. The largest crowd of the season wasContinue reading “March Ice Races”

The following is a poem written by Sara Coleridge in 1834 that the children of Clyde River School would have been required to memorize in the early 1930s. January brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers glow. February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again. March brings breezes sharp and shrill, Shakes theContinue reading “January Brings the Snow”