Then and Now

Then and Now shares historical photos and personal stories of past people, places, and events and connects them to their significance today. They are made possible through the continued support of Fawcett Funeral Homes as part of our Community Leaders Program.

THEN AND NOW: Huron Street business rises from ashes of 1915 fire

Bryan Manufacturing Co. rebuilt and continued to serve customers for 50 years from the property that is now Sobey's grocery store

Nov 24, 2023 9:58 AM Read more >

THEN AND NOW: historic scrapbooks show war-time Collingwood

News of the arrival of the Third Contingent from Barrie to Collingwood in 1915 reached the front in Europe and sparked a tongue-in-cheek letter home from a soldier

Oct 23, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

THEN AND NOW: Collingwood-built Pelee survived vandals and groundings

The big ship that could met its final match in 1963, a full 50 years after it was built

Sep 28, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

THEN AND NOW: The finest retail store north of Toronto

'Go into the big store at any time on an afternoon, and the observer will find the place swarming with customers,' boasted a newspaper's industrial periodical

Aug 29, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

THEN AND NOW: Overfishing led to Collingwood's first hatchery in 1912

A report in 1894 recommending a limit on fishing net sizes later prompted the work of hatching and re-stocking local waterways, which has continued today

Jul 24, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

THEN AND NOW: Local schools renamed for royalty in 1910s

Collingwood schools were renamed from Central and East Ward to Connaught, Victoria, and the new King George around 1911

Jun 19, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

THEN AND NOW: Collingwood traffic 110 years ago floated off-road

Photo from Collingwood Museum collection shows packed harbour in April 1914, in a scene pre-dating concrete grain elevators that are part of today's harbour views

May 23, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

THEN AND NOW: Tug boat photo a snapshot of Collingwood history

The photo of the Hugh S. helps connect the dots to a local family's fish business

Apr 21, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

Believe it or not, Collingwood aquarium pitched in the 90s

A 'world-class' aquarium proposed in Collingwood died in the wake of the Adscam sponsorship scandal of 1999

Mar 21, 2023 2:44 PM Read more >