25 • The 1920's Kitchen
Take a peek inside this 1920's kitchen to discover what life was like for a working class family in Peterborough. The kitchen was the hub of family li...
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Listen along as we walk you through the history of Peterborough Area and the people who have lived here.
24 • The Lift Lock
The Peterborough Lift Lock, constructed in 1904, is the highest hydraulic lock in the world with a rise of 19.8 meters. Between modern day Trent Unive...
23 • Trent Severn Waterway
The Indigenous peoples have travelled the lakes and rivers of what is now known as the Trent-Severn Waterway since 13,000 B.C.E. In the 1600s, Europea...
22 • The Canoe Capital of Canada
Peterborough, surrounded by lakes and rivers, was a natural centre for canoe-making. First Nations people developed many efficient methods of transpor...
21 • The Electric City
Prior to 1884, Peterborough’s downtown streets were lit by gas streetlights. Lamplighters were employed to manually spark the lamps in the evening and...
20 • The Militia
Peterborough's militia was formed in the early 1830s to protect Upper Canada against threats of rebellion. Following its reorganization in the late 18...
19 • The Roy Studio
Between 1869 and 1992, three generations of the Roy family photographed virtually every aspect of life and work in Peterborough and surrounding areas....
18 • Lumber, Architecture and the Railway
By 1860, Peterborough had changed from an isolated logging town to a service centre for the local agricultural and lumber industries. At one point, th...
17 • The Victorian Era
As a result of social, economic, and political developments in the Victorian Era, local First Nations communities began to adapt to widespread changes...
16 • The Bradburn Opera Hall
In the Victorian Era, theatres and music halls were central to town life, providing much needed space for meetings and debate as well as concerts and ...