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Welcome to ... THE Club Putting the Grey in Great! Country Yarns Everything for your Kning, Crocheng, Cross Stch & Needlepoint Needs! - Menon this ad for a 15% discount - 2776 LaSalle Line, PETROLIA • 519-882-8740 (BETWEEN MANDAUMIN & WATERWORKS) Established in 1978, Lambton Pharmacy continues to provide caring, professional pharmacy services to residents of the beautiful town of Petrolia and Lambton County. Welcome to ... Summer 2022 THE WALK OF DOWNTOWN PETROLIA Petrolia’s Luxury Downtown Development Wed.10-5 • Thurs.10-6 • Fri.10-5 • Sat. 10-3 www.country-yarns.com VAST SELECTION OF TEAS & COFFEE Exquisite Giftware Home & Garden Decor Jewellery • Gourmet Foods 4192 Petrolia Line • Petrolia • 519-882-0238 4130 Glenview Rd, Unit 2, Petrolia 519-882-0650 Danielle Edgar, B.Sc., PharmD Pharmacist Monday–Friday 9–6 Saturday 9–12 The Walk is Petrolia’s only luxury apartment project in the downtown core. Within walking distance to the grocery store, hospital, pharmacies and more, the location is ideal for adopting Petrolia’s trendy downtown lifestyle. 519-882-3157 HOGAN P•H•A•R•M•A•C•Y Beautiful Gift Shop Full Service Pharmacy Full Service Cosmetic Department Full Service Home Health Care Dept. Wednesday is Senior’s Day ~ 20% OFF* for Customers 60+ www.albanyretirementvillage.com/the-walk Have you ever lived in a house that... By Judy Lenting, Strathroy • Wedding • Birthday • Baby • Home Decor 4177 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • (519) 882-1840 Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-6, Sun10-5 P A G E *SOME EXCLUSIONS MAY APPLY, PLEASE SEE STORE FOR DETAILS County Fair WORD SEARCH Find these words hidden vertically, horizontally, diagonally and backwards. Have you ever lived in a house that was so cold in the winter and so hot in the summer? I’m talking about the 1950’s when few homes had insulation. At least the ones I lived in. In the summer our house was so hot, and fans were not common. As you went up the stairs you were engulfed in the heat. Our beds were right in front of the window where we would try to get a whisper of night air. On the other hand, winter was the opposite. It was so cold up there you could see your breath. Often the part of the blanket around your mouth had frost on it. We all had a big rock which we got down by the creek. Our mother would put them on the oil burner in the living room. By bedtime the rocks were very hot. She would wrap them in newspapers and wrap a big towel around them. We took these to bed with us and they stayed hot all night. sometimes as we stretched in our sleep, we would kick them out of bed—that woke up the whole house! Every morning our water pipes were frozen and Dad struggled to thaw them out. He also started the wood stove every morning before we came down. Life was not easy back then but they did the best they could. We were fairly new immigrants at that time and had lots 38 “Never let yesterday use up today.” - Richard H. Nelson to learn about Canada and the customs. Our first house is now long gone but it had no indoor plumbing and no hydro. We had all that in Holland, but we did not dwell on that and took it all in stride. Sliced bread we were not used to either and it looked so strange all cut with perfect slices in the bag. We had freshly baked bread every day. We soon got used to it. Not being able to speak the language at all was a big issue and attending a one room school house was, too. We had gone to a big school in our town. However I have many good memories of those days as well and I’m glad I have them. Eventually we learned English and life became easier. One sad thing was that I never saw my grandparents again or my many cousins. We didn’t know that in a few years planes would come and go daily, not that there was money for that. I’m glad we came to Canada. I think about my early years in Holland but have no urge to go back.
Thanks again - keep this copy of pass it on to a friend please. SIGNS FROM GOD These were found on signs outside of churches. WHOEVER STOLE OUR A/C UNIT, KEEP IT. IT’S HOT WHERE YOU’RE GOING. Retirement Village Welcome to ... THE Club 395 FLETCHER ST. • PETROLIA FULL SERVICE FLORIST • LOCAL ART 226-738-0665 • WWW.BLACKGOLD.BEER 4194 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • 519- 882-1330 Downtown Retirement Living in a Quaint Victorian Town www.albanyretirementvillage.com Call to Book a Tour: 423 Albany Street Petrolia, ON 519-882-3157 Enjoy Friends | Enjoy Independence | Enjoy Life • Fresh Produce • Fresh Meat • Party Trays • Bakery • Deli • Bulk Food • Seasonal Merchandise • Flower Market The Old Van Tuyl & Fairbank Hardware Store Northeast Corner of Petrolia Line & Station Street Petrolia, circa 1930 Every Tuesday is SENIORS DISCOUNT DAY 10% OFF for age 60 and over (must tell cashier) Doesn’t apply to tobacco, lottery or gift cards Use our easy ONLINE SHOPPING SERVICE www.yourindependentgrocer.ca We’ll bring your groceries to your car! 4136 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • 519-882-2211 www.yourindependentgrocer.ca Undoubtedly, the county’s most famous nineteenth-century retailer was VanTuyl and Fairbank. Established in 1865 by John Henry Fairbank and re-organized in 1873 with the naming of Benjamin VanTuyl as a partner, the store did a brisk business in outfitting the area’s oil industry with drilling tools, specialized light machinery, piping, well pumps, valves, casings, and a variety of more conventional hardware, including nails, screws, nuts, bolts, hinges, flanges, hooks, locks, and sheet metal. Of course, the firm also courted the lucrative farm and building supply trades. During the peak of Petrolia’s oil boom in the late 1880s and early 1890s, the Van Tuyl and Fairbank business, as Lambton’s premier merchandiser, was estimated to be worth approximately $200,000 (around at least the $3,000,000 mark in today’s terms). However, local success was only partly responsible for the establishment’s renown. Indeed, since Petrolia’s foreign drillers carried the firm’s products to oil fields throughout the world, Van Tuyl and Fairbank enjoyed worldwide sales recognition. LCL Courtesy of Glen C. Phillips - Lambton: An Illustrated History of the County © 1999 Summer 2022 “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” - Mother Theresa P A G E 39
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