Stories From Another Day Ken Maher

Join us as we tell the story of one local family who grew a business from a small market-farm and a dream, to (at the time) Ontario’s largest fruit and vegetable farming operation. A family run company that also helped to grow their community. A pillar of the community that touched the lives of nearly every other Collingwood family over the eighty years of the Smart Brothers business.


Following the story we invite the listeners to join us for our summer children’s programming running July -August. You can find more information on our website
(collingwood.ca/culture-recreation-events/heritage-museum/collingwood-museum)
or our Facebook page (facebook.com/collingwoodmuseum).
We also share a number of heartfelt thank you’s for all those who help to make this podcast possible. And finally a big thank you goes out to all of our listeners and subscribers. We appreciate all your comments and feedback. Please keep sending in your questions and
story suggestions to museum@collingwood.ca.
See you in September!



Episode Picture:

Smart Bros. Limited, 1948 [Collingwood Museum Collection 994.33.9]



Research:

Enterprise Bulletin. Nov 14, 2008.

Local History Files Collingwood Public Library.

Collingwood Bulletin. July 4 1912.

Tracy Marsh, Enterprise Bulletin. Oct 29- Nov 12, 1994.

On Track Mar/Apr 2009 p.1,4

Cowley, Christine. Butchers, Bakers and Building the Lakers: Voices of Collingwood”, 2008. 245-248



Links:

“The Telfer Brothers” Season 3, Episode 1
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/The-Telfer-Brothers-e28q0vp


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A beautiful summer day on the lake turns into a troubling mystery with a tragic ending. In this episode we tell the story of the day Collingwood was rocked by the sudden loss of eight young men and women, and the response of the community to a shared grief.


Following the story we invite the listeners to join us in all the activities we have planned for May is Museum month. From Our Climate Quest, to Blue Mountain Pottery and Staff Picks, we have brand new and exciting exhibits for you to come and see and enjoy. See our Facebook page and Museum newsletter for more information. And on International Museum Day, Saturday May 18 the Museum will have free admission, so there is no excuse not to celebrate with us! We look forward to seeing you soon.


Episode Picture:

The Karma. Photograph courtesy of Kirk Jones


Research:

Enterprise Bulletin July 24, 1956

Enterprise Bulletin July 26, 1956

Enterprise Bulletin August 2, 1956

Enterprise Bulletin August 9, 1956

Toronto Daily Star July 24, 1956

Toronto Daily Star July 26, 1956


Links:

“Black Sunday” Season 1, Episode 19
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/Black-Sunday-e1fth8l

“The Wabauno” Season 1, Episode 12
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/The-Waubuno-e19gj3j

“The Kiltie Band” Season 2, Episode 8
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/The-Kiltie-Band-e21c3f4


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In this episode, we tell the tale of the HMCS Moose Jaw, a flower class corvette built in Collingwood for transatlantic duty during WWII. Learn about the pivotal role Canadian civilian dockyards, including the Collingwood Shipyards, played in the construction of these important naval ships and listen to the riveting story of the HMCS Moose Jaw’s first battle against enemy U-boats.

After the story we share information on, and invite all of our listeners to come out to a wonderful travelling exhibit the Museum will be hosting in conjunction with Science North. “Our Climate Quest” runs May 8-29 at the Central Park Arena and promises tons of hands-on activities for all ages. Call the museum or check out our Facebook page for more details.


As always, if you have any questions, comments, or story ideas we would love to hear from you. Drop us a line at www.facebook.com/collingwoodmuseum or museum@collingwood.ca


Episode Picture:

Launch of the HMCS Moose Jaw, 1941 [Collingwood Museum Collection, 995.31.49]


Research:

Leithead, Maggie. “Collingwood Skiffs & Side Launches: Building Canada’s Marine Heritage.” 1994. The Collingwood Museum.
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/eighty-years-ago-the-launch-of-corvette-hmcs-moose-jaw-3850495
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower-class_corvette

https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/the-battle-of-the-atlantic/hmcs-moose-jaw-and-the-sinking-of-u-501/

Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-105829.

Enterprise Bulletin November 27, 1941
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower-class_corvette


Links:

“Beginning at the End” Season 1, Episode 1
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/Beginning-at-the-End-e100arj


“Lighting a Fire” Season 1, Episode 9
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/Lighting-a-Fire-e17k586


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In this episode we explore the life of Collingwood daughter Madge Watt and the global movement among rural women that would result from her unwavering drive and determination. Join us as we look at this important figure in Canadian history and her pivotal role in the formation of the Women’s Institute and the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW).


After the story we invite the listeners to join us at the Museum this month for our Women in Local history Exhibit, produced in partnership with the Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum. We also invite children and their families to join us over the March Break for lots of fun an activities.


Episode Picture:

Undated photograph of Mrs. Alfred Watt [Collingwood Museum Collection, X976.563.1]


Research:

Ambrose, Linda. A Great Rural Sisterhood: Madge Robertson Watt and the ACWW UofT Press. 2015

“Girl from Collingwood.” Enterprise Bulletin May 26, 2017

Montreal Standard & Montreal Family Herald December 1, 1948.

Collingwood Library Genealogy Files


Links:

Associated Country Women of the World https://acww.org.uk/home

A Great Rural Sisterhood: Madge Robertson Watt and the ACWW by Linda Ambrose https://www.amazon.ca/Great-Rural-Sisterhood-Madge-Robertson/dp/1442615796


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In this month’s Stories from Another Day podcast episode, host Ken Maher introduces Dr. A.R. Stephen, a caring country doctor, soldier, and civic leader who moved to the tiny settlement that would become Collingwood in 1853, before the first train arrived in town. Dr. Stephen would spend more than 50 years organizing, protecting, serving, and caring for the residents and town he loved. The marks of his skilled hands are still visible across our community to this day.


After the story we direct our listeners to go back through some of our older episodes with knowledge that Dr. AR Stephen was a prominent figure in each of them (see the links below). And then we end our time together with an invitation to share Family Day together at the museum. February 19 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be lots of self-guided fun and games, free admission and 50 free activity kits for families. Come early, when they are gone they are gone.

Episode Picture:

Dr. AR Stephen [Collingwood Museum Collection X973.687.1]


Research:

Collingwood Public Library Local History Files, A.R. Stephen.

Enterprise Messenger December 3, 1908

Collingwood Bulletin December 10, 1908

Enterprise Bulletin October 27, 1982

Enterprise Bulletin December 3, 2010

Lane-Moore, Laurel. Collingwood Historic Homes and Buildings BMFA 1989, p. 16


Links:
“A Royal Snub” Season 1, Episode 8
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/A-Royal-Snub-e16qvsq

“Fair Play” Season 1, Episode 11
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/Fair-Play-e18r8g2

“No Shot in the Dark” Season 1, Episode 7
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/No-Shot-in-the-Dark-e14s4hj

“Letters to Mother” Season 3, Episode 3
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/Letters-To-Mother-e2bajjv


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What makes a house into a home? There are nearly as many different answers to that question as there are different kinds of families to ask it. In this episode we look at one historic Collingwood house, and just how very differently (and wonderfully) it has served as a true home for thousands of lives over its long and storied history.


After the story we invite your house stories. We would love to hear the history of the places you call home. And finally we are excited to share our new online collections database. “At the click of a button, residents and researchers from around the world can now access over 500 photographs from three of the Museum’s most requested photograph collections – Historic Residences, Huron Institute Historical Catalogue, and Hurontario Street. For example, if you type “Tornaveen” into the key word search you will come up with a number of photographs depicting the historic home from our story through the ages including this podcast’s cover image.”

You can find our online collections database at:
https://collingwood.pastperfectonline.com/

Episode Picture:

Tornaveen in 1898 [Collingwood Museum Collection X971.545.1]


Research:

Collingwood Times Newspaper article, Collingwood Library Historical Files, Tornaveen.

Lane-Moore, Laurel. Collingwood Historic Homes and Buildings. Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts. 1989. p. 82-84

https://www.nsa.on.ca/2023/03/08/tornaveen-our-campus-home-history/

https://www.nsa.on.ca/about/


Links:

“The Telfer Brothers” Season 3, Episode 1 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/The-Telfer-Brothers-e28q0vp


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