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A century on, descendants of early Chinese restaurant owners still run businesses in Peterborough
Local restaurateur and bar owner Shannon Mak's great grandfather ran a downtown Chinese restaurant starting in the 1910s
The rowdy Halloweens of Peterborough’s early days
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, young people waged a “dark onslaught” of pranks and mischief every Halloween. It led to a crackdown by Peterborough’s early police force.
Archaeologists unearth foundation of 19th century church on George Street
The foundation was buried under a parking lot, but the frame structure of the church that once stood there was preserved in the 1990s
Watch how Peterborough grew over the years
From a small town plot on the banks of the Otonabee to the much bigger city we know today, here's how Peterborough's municipal boundaries evolved
A century on, descendants of early Chinese restaurant owners still run businesses in Peterborough
Local restaurateur and bar owner Shannon Mak's great grandfather ran a downtown Chinese restaurant starting in the 1910s
The rowdy Halloweens of Peterborough’s early days
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, young people waged a “dark onslaught” of pranks and mischief every Halloween. It led to a crackdown by Peterborough’s early police force.
Archaeologists unearth foundation of 19th century church on George Street
The foundation was buried under a parking lot, but the frame structure of the church that once stood there was preserved in the 1990s
Watch how Peterborough grew over the years
From a small town plot on the banks of the Otonabee to the much bigger city we know today, here's how Peterborough's municipal boundaries evolved
