Google newspaper archive

The Google newspaper archives search site has been added to the Online newspapers link in the left margin.

You can access 1,130 older Ladysmith Chronicle newspapers from this link dating between 1959 to 1989.

The different newspapers are arranged alphabetically.

Additions to “People and Families”

To read about an interview done with Louise Erskine by Rollie Rose which appeared in the Chronicle back in  the 1990’s click on the following link

A Talk with our First Native Daughter

An interview done with Kit Willmot by Rollie Rose has been added as Further Reading in the article contributed by Take 5 in People and Families. To view the interview click on the following link.

Keeping our Heritage Alive

To view an article by Rollie Rose about John and Alexis MacNaughton, see John MacNaughton in the People and Families Section

John MacNaughton

Added an article by Rollie Rose about Florence Foster to the People and Families Section

Reminiscing with a Pioneer Woman

Added an article by Rollie Rose about Keith Gourlay to the People and Families Section

A Real Old-time Character

Added another article by Rollie Rose about Bill Grouhel, a long time fire department member

Heaven just gained  a Fire Chief

More Ramblin’ with Rollie Rose

We consider ourselves indeed fortunate  that former Ladysmith mayor and owner of the  Chronicle, Rollie Rose has agreed to contribute articles to this website. For his first contribution “The 1970’s” please click on the link below

The 1970’s

In 1962 singer Nat King Cole introduced the song “Rambling Rose” which has become a classic. Ladysmith’s “Rambling Rollie Rose” is another classic – a classic newsman. For a brief glimpse of his colourful career please click on his biography on this website.

Biography

Museum schedule change

Ladysmith Museum Curator Bernardien Knol advises that

Effective, October 7, 2015, Ladysmith Museum is closed for the winter season.

The Museum will make every effort to open for special requests during the winter and will of course open  for Light Up and Old Time Christmas as before.

Watch for our re-opening notice in the spring of 2016

Find a Grave links

We recently added links to the Ladysmith and Nanaimo cemeteries which are provided on the Find A Grave website.

Click on either Ladysmith cemetery or Nanaimo cemetery in the Ladysmith links list shown on the left side of the page.

You can search  by name at either link. The Ladysmith cemetery link shows there are 3,377 interments listed while the Nanaimo link shows 2,204 interments.