Episodes

  • Season Two: Our Storytellers Volume 1: Marion Roes ”Death as Life’s Work” Funeral Homes in Cambridge
    Jun 15 2022

    Join Dan Schmalz as he begins a new series of interviews with members of the local history community.

    In Volume 1 Dan speaks with Marion Roes about her book Death as Life's Work, which deals with Undertaking and Funeral Homes in Waterloo Region. She comes from a family that has 4 generations of experience in the field and she tells interesting stories about Cambridge Funeral Homes and more!

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    23 mins
  • Season Two Episode Three: The Night is Always Darkest Just Before the Dawn: Galt After the Cholera
    May 4 2022

    In this episode Dan continues to look at the development of the Village of Galt as it recovers from a devastating cholera outbreak and begins to emerge from the shadow of it's two principle founders William Dickson and Absalom Shade.

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    14 mins
  • Season Two Episode Two: Galt: The Cholera Outbreak of 1834
    Apr 18 2022

    Join Dan as he explores the events surrounding the outbreak of cholera in the village of Galt in 1834, with first hand accounts of the tragedy. How a thriving village was nearly destroyed, an especially timely topic given our recent history.

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    26 mins
  • Season Two Episode 1: Galt the Early Years a Closer Look
    Apr 11 2022

    Join Dan Schmalz as he continues to look at the early history of Galt, part of what is now Cambridge, Ontario. This episode he looks at what was like 200 years ago and how the settlement developed from 1816 to about 1834.

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    16 mins
  • Season Two Promo New Name Same Great Podcast
    Mar 28 2022

    Back for Season Two after a long hiatus. New name same great local history! Learn a bit about where we will go next. Dan Schmalz is your guide as we continue to Explore Our Story!

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    5 mins
  • Season One Episode 13.2: Queen’s Square, some churches and a big canon!
    Sep 7 2021

    In Part Two of our look at Queen's Square Dan goes over the Centennial Fountain, some long lost buildings that once occupied the Square and finally the Cannon!

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    25 mins
  • Season One Episode 13.1 Queen Square, some churches, a big canon and more!
    Jul 19 2021

    In the first of a two part episode learn about the history of the iconic Queen's Square in Galt. The plan to make it Galt's Town Centre, it's amazing Churches, the Cenotaph and more!

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    19 mins
  • Season One Episode 12: ”The Flood of 1974”
    May 17 2021

    Join Dan this time and he discussed the most famous event in Cambridge's almost 50 year history. The Great Flood of 1974.

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    10 mins