The following "Remember When?" features are reprinted with the permission of the authors.
Remember When? The Moncton skyline was irrevocably changed in 1914-1915 when several landmark buildings burned to the ground. This “Remember When?” recalls this time period. It also features the memories of Cyril Humes (who grew up at Moncton’s # 3 firehall), Al McEachern (a member of Riverview’s first fire department) and George Bastarache (Dieppe’s former chief and a fireman for fifty years). by Katie Cushing
Remember When? The Bannister Boys. A single bullet to the head killed Phillip Lake. The skull of his pregnant wife, Bertha, was fractured. Their child, Jackie, died from exposure on that cold winter’s night in 1936 The Lake baby was nowhere to be found. Were the young men found guilty of the crime ‘evil incarnate’? Or good lads, just helping their mom with her plan to bring in a little extra cash? by Pat Winans
Remember When? Moncton’s ‘dry decade spanned the period 1917 to 1927. Historian Pat Winans gives us a glimpse of these days.
Remember When? Education in the early days - by Kate Merlin
Remember When? Historian Pat Winans revisits a crime from the 1950’s.