Guelph in postcards

Postcards of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, from my collection, spanning the early 20th century to the present. Click on postcard images to see them enlarged, and on Street View images (where given; copyright to Google) to compare with the present-day city. Also, check out my Flash from the Past columns with the Waterloo Record.

Sunday, 19 July 2026

Atomic age lighting comes to Guelph's City Hall Square

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Postcard images of Guelph's (old) city hall are, not surprisingly, pretty common. In their heyday (roughly the Edwardian era), picture ...
Saturday, 6 June 2026

The early days of Guelph's county courthouse

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A courthouse is both a practical and symbolic structure all at once. This is certainly true of Guelph's historic courthouse. Not long ...
Monday, 9 March 2026

Rockhaven Motor Court: Guelph's first motel

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About 12:30 in the morning of 6 November 1968, Harry Johnston, proprietor of the Rockhaven Motel, answered the doorbell to find two young me...
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Monday, 29 December 2025

Harriet Miller, "One of Guelph's most picturesque characters"

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This rare and appealing postcard provides an image of an older woman seated outside in a rocking chair in the sunshine, wearing a straw hat ...
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Monday, 10 November 2025

Old Home Week, 1927 was 100 years in the making

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Guelph's third Old Home Week took place from August 1 through 8, 1927, and it took a lot of effort! One of the people who worked in a b...
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