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The (difficult) story of Sault Ste. Marie's very first 'birth control centre'

The (difficult) story of Sault Ste. Marie's very first 'birth control centre'

In this edition of Remember This, the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library looks back on a new organization that struggled to find its place in the Sault, literally
Man sets out for football game via hot air balloon. Things go wrong

Man sets out for football game via hot air balloon. Things go wrong

In this edition of Remember This we learn about the harrowing journey of Milford Vanik
Dr. John Jeremiah Bigsby on fur trade life in the Sault (including male fashion)

Dr. John Jeremiah Bigsby on fur trade life in the Sault (including male fashion)

This edition of Remember This examines a British geologist's account of life in the Sault during the fur trade
The story of the first lock (and what's left of it)

The story of the first lock (and what's left of it)

In this edition of Remember This we learn about the North West Company lock at the St. Mary's Rapids
The tale of two Sault pilots and their doomed trans-Atlantic flight of 1927

The tale of two Sault pilots and their doomed trans-Atlantic flight of 1927

In 1927, two pilots from the Ontario Provincial Air Service in the Sault set out to fly to London, England. This edition of Remember This, tells the tale
Edward Buckland Russell: Preacher, amnesiac or criminal?

Edward Buckland Russell: Preacher, amnesiac or criminal?

This edition of Remember This looks back at the strange tale of a troubled newcomer to Sault Ste. Marie
The rise and fall of the New Toronto Hotel

The rise and fall of the New Toronto Hotel

This week Remember This looks back at the surprisingly rich history of what is now an empty lot at the corner of an intersection that no longer exists
The Dalton Barber trial: An experiment and last-minute evidence

The Dalton Barber trial: An experiment and last-minute evidence

In this edition of Remember This, the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library gives us the final chapter in its four-part series on the death of Marjorie Barber
The Dalton Barber trial: A mystery woman appears

The Dalton Barber trial: A mystery woman appears

This edition of Remember This continues the story of one of Sault Ste. Marie's most infamous murders
The Dalton Barber case: Sault Ste. Marie's 'trial of the century' begins

The Dalton Barber case: Sault Ste. Marie's 'trial of the century' begins

This week's edition of Remember This continues the story of Algoma Steel executive Dalton Barber and the murder of his wife Marjorie