HISTORY

Our Duty: To Remember Them

As the years turn to decades and the surviving veterans of the Great Wars dwindle in number, the need to remember those who fought and those who died for Canada becomes an essential duty.

Season’s Greetings from 1957

The diversity of businesses in Oxford some 65 years ago boggles the mind... how many of these local proprietors do you remember? Some were still operating into the 1970s. On the occasion of Christmas, 1957, these were the greetings published in The Oxford Journal from local mom 'n' pop stores, and more!

Oxford’s “Empress”

Oxford Skirts Fire Disaster

Puzzle from 1965

Events

Coming Up:

Amherst Play: Our Story, Women iN Canada's Military; Coats for Cumberland; Art Show at the Capitol Theatre; The Church Mouse Players present: "10 Ways to Survive the Holidays" Oxford Walk Group Twice a Week; Town of Oxford Chili Cook-off; Monday Morning free breakfast at the Oxford Seniors Club; Coffee House at the Oxford Seniors Club Tuesday; Legion PTSD Support; Cribbage Night; more!

Around Town This Week

PHOTOGRAPHY

Truth & Reconciliation Day at Wild Blueberry Corner

A lovely gathering at Wild Blueberry Corner this morning for Truth & Reconciliation Day. Great attendance as well!— with Tracy Sweet.

CN 8801 trailing as a mid DPU on CN 120 bound for Halifax NS

Source Instagram @kats_trainz https://www.instagram.com/p/CzX03misp8_/

Berry blue

Finally….

Hoppy Trails!

CULTURE

Oxford’s Capitol Thespians Take a Bow!

Oxford's theatre community takes to the stage once again, to sing, dance, and receive the recognition they deserve.

Rhyme nor Reason

Oxford's unofficial poet laureate offers up prose that recalls a childhood growing up adjacent to the blueberry patch.