Podcast
The Explore Our Story Podcast
Hosted by Dan Schmalz · EN
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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Season Two: Our Storytellers Volume 1: Marion Roes ”Death as Life’s Work” Funeral Homes in Cambridge
Jun 15, 202200:23:02Tap to summarizeJoin Dan Schmalz as he begins a new series of interviews with members of the local history community. In Volume 1 Dan speaks with Marion Roes about her book Death as Life's Work, which deals with Undertaking and Funeral Homes in Waterloo Region. She comes from a family that has 4 generations of experience in the field and she tells interesting stories about Cambridge Funeral Homes and more!
Transcribe →Season Two Episode Three: The Night is Always Darkest Just Before the Dawn: Galt After the Cholera
May 4, 202200:14:27Tap to summarizeIn this episode Dan continues to look at the development of the Village of Galt as it recovers from a devastating cholera outbreak and begins to emerge from the shadow of it's two principle founders William Dickson and Absalom Shade.
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Season Two Episode Two: Galt: The Cholera Outbreak of 1834
Apr 18, 202200:26:00Tap to summarizeJoin Dan as he explores the events surrounding the outbreak of cholera in the village of Galt in 1834, with first hand accounts of the tragedy. How a thriving village was nearly destroyed, an especially timely topic given our recent history.
Transcribe →Season Two Episode 1: Galt the Early Years a Closer Look
Apr 11, 202200:16:23Tap to summarizeJoin Dan Schmalz as he continues to look at the early history of Galt, part of what is now Cambridge, Ontario. This episode he looks at what was like 200 years ago and how the settlement developed from 1816 to about 1834.
Transcribe →Season Two Promo New Name Same Great Podcast
Mar 28, 202200:04:45Tap to summarizeBack for Season Two after a long hiatus. New name same great local history! Learn a bit about where we will go next. Dan Schmalz is your guide as we continue to Explore Our Story!
Transcribe →Season One Episode 13.2: Queen’s Square, some churches and a big canon!
Sep 7, 202100:24:44Tap to summarizeIn Part Two of our look at Queen's Square Dan goes over the Centennial Fountain, some long lost buildings that once occupied the Square and finally the Cannon!
Transcribe →Season One Episode 13.1 Queen Square, some churches, a big canon and more!
Jul 19, 202100:18:58Tap to summarizeIn the first of a two part episode learn about the history of the iconic Queen's Square in Galt. The plan to make it Galt's Town Centre, it's amazing Churches, the Cenotaph and more!
Transcribe →Season One Episode 12: ”The Flood of 1974”
May 17, 202100:10:15Tap to summarizeJoin Dan this time and he discussed the most famous event in Cambridge's almost 50 year history. The Great Flood of 1974.
Transcribe →Season One Episode 11: ”The Empress of India Disaster”
May 4, 202100:14:53Tap to summarizeThe tragic story of the pleasure boat Empress of India and the sinking that claimed the lives of more than a dozen people on the Grand River in 1878.
Transcribe →Season One Episode 10: ”The Birth of Cambridge and Blair, the Often-Overlooked Village”
Apr 12, 202100:14:02Tap to summarizeA look at the history of Blair, the smallest and often most overlooked part of the City of Cambridge. We also look at the amalgamation of 1973 that saw Galt, Preston, Hespeler and the former village of Blair merged to form the new City of Cambridge.
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