Featured Pieces: Picturesque Postcards
The Grand Opera House on Collier Street was built in 1896 but lost the upper floor to fire in 1926. Eighty years later, in 2006, the remains of the building were expropriated to build a municipal parking garage.
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In Memory of the Postcard
Wish you were here. A simple sentiment that, at one time, was likely entirely overused. At one time, when distance was a real thing. When entering into someone’s company, regardless of spatial separation, wasn’t as easy as booking a cheap fight to any corner of the world. When our best [...]
Historically Happy Holiday Wishes from the BHA
Members of the BHA celebrate their group award from Heritage Barrie. All the Barrie Historical Archive wants for Christmas is...you! Cliche? Maybe. But in earnest, we want you in 2018! We would be amazed if you shared your historical photos/documents with us. Elated if you offered us your time [...]
Tiny Building Leaves Big Impression – BHA Monthly Meeting, November 1, 2017
It's just a tiny, clapboard building in Oro-Medonte, just a few kilometres from Barrie's city limits. But it's left a HUGE impression on our community. Now, learn about the HUGE undertaking required to restore the church, first constructed more than 170 years ago, at the Barrie Historical Archive's monthly meeting. Join us on Wednesday, [...]