The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley is the official publication of the Trent Valley Archives.
Current Issue
October 2025 | Volume 30 | Number 2
As we reflect on the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Peter Robinson settlers in August, the Trent Valley Archives team is grateful for the hard work of volunteers, the team involved in Crossing Over, and everyone’s welcoming hospitality to tourists and distant cousins.
The stories in this issue explore relationships between people, and between people and history. Dana Lynch, for example, uncovers an unexpected link between the Peter Robinson emigration and Hollywood, California, through correspondence between Howard Pammett and Robert Doman, an American Twentieth Century Fox executive. Shelley Ryan, President of the Peterborough Canadian Irish Club, celebrates the club’s 50th anniversary and reflects on its deep ties to the city’s Irish heritage.
We appreciate the relationship our contributors have with historical resources. In this issue, Gordon Dibb brings the life of James Thomson to light through a wide array of sources, I explore the legacy of Joseph Ayotte and his farm in Smith Township as it connects to his descendants, and Elwood Jones shares the discovery of the Costume Concerts broadsheet from the Peterborough Review (1877), along with a trove of intriguing items in “Around the Archives,” including a birdwatching scrapbook, a postcard from Robert Elwood McBrien, artifacts from Gardiner Cemetery, and more.
This issue also examines Peterborough residents’ relationships with places and spaces. Highlights include a revisit of the Ashburnham Railway station and reflections on the community’s reaction to the demolition of Hazelbrae, the former home of Dr. Barnardo’s home children.
If you have stories or memories of war veterans or local family members, records you’d like to donate to the TVA, or if you’d like to share your “nine ships” family history—even beyond the 200th anniversary—we’d love to hear from you!
As we plan the Winter 2025 edition of the Heritage Gazette, we hope you enjoy the beauty of the changing leaves, the return of sweater weather, and a joyful Thanksgiving and Halloween ahead.
Alicia Bertrand, M.A.
Editor-in-Chief, Trent Valley Archives Heritage Gazette
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