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A new podcast featuring discussions on local history of the Cambridge, Ontario area. Learn about the development of the communities of Galt, Preston, Hespeler and Blair from settlement to their amalgamation in 1973 to the present. Popular Historian Dan Schmalz is your host through history of his hometown and beyond. Not affiliated with the City of Cambridge or the Archives.
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Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
The story of the World Famous Galt Arena, the oldest continually operating arena in the world! Learn about the incredible history of this rink from its beginnings to the years of welcoming starts like Gordie Howe and Terry Sawchuck to today as it approaches its 100th anniversary!
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
The story of Hespeler Hockey Sticks. From it's early beginnings, to being the stick supplier of the Great One himself. Learn about the history of one of Hespeler's most iconic businesses.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
This is Part One of a four part episode discussing hockey in Cambridge. It begins with the story of the incredible Preston Rivulettes, a women's hockey team of the 1930's that lost only twice in over 350 games. Stay tuned for more including Hespeler and its hockey sticks and the Galt Arena Gardens (The world's oldest continually operating arena) and hockey since Cambridge was created in 1973.
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
This episode explores the sinking of the RMS Titanic and its connection to the Galt area of Cambridge in the form of the six Chinese men who survived its sinking. One of these men was a Lee Bing who may have settled in Galt. Learn more about Cambridge's connection to Titanic and the new documentary film "The Six" chronicling the incredible story of of these men who survived Titanic, racism and more to finally have their stories told more than a century after the sinking of the Titanic.
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
In this episode we take a look at the field of genealogy and how to study your family history using popular tools such as Ancestry, oral histories and good ole fashion detective work! I also use my own experience researching my family and how I was able to trace my family back to Belgium, Ireland and Germany and then visited my ancestral homelands in the summer of 2016.
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
The History of Preston from it's founding in 1805 to the early 1900's. Exploring its Mennonite roots, the Hotel Corner, Schools, Railways and more!
This Version contains only the audio as Spotify does not currently accept video podcasts.
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
The History of Preston from it's founding in 1805 to the early 1900's. Exploring its Mennonite roots, the Hotel Corner, Schools, Railways and more!
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
A special supplementary episode about the Preston Springs Hotel and the Hotel Corner of Preston
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
On this episode of the Explore Our Story Podcast we look at another pivotal figure in the early history of what became Cambridge. Jacob Hespeler, the man responsible for changing the small settlement of New Hope to the thriving Village of Hespeler.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
This episode deals with military history in Cambridge. From the 111th Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry, the Wrens, some of the individual stories about veterans, the Cenotaphs and even my trip to Europe and Normandy in 2016. This is a tribute to those brave men and women who served, those that made it home, those that did not. We owe them forever gratitude. Thank you for your sacrifices. Lest We Forget.