Digital History Archives of Tottenham, Ontario

articles Articles, Documents & Newspaper Clippings
Tottenham is no stranger to natural disasters. Both a fire and tornado have rocked this quiet community. Read fist person accounts of both horrifying events that occured nearly 90 years apart to the day.




artifacts Artifacts
Learn about Totteham's 1984 centennial celebrations through a special song written for the occasion.





Honda Plant Festivals
Tottenham is home to the famous Bluegrass Festival held annually. It also hosts a very successful community week which concludes with a large garage sale. Who can forget the Santa Claus parade? More information to appear in this section soon!


fire Tottenham Fire
Many small communities were subject to the devastating fires around the turn of the century, Tottenham was no exception. Fire broke out June 18, 1895: learn about it within.


remembered Tottenham Remembered
Tottenham Remembered records the recollections of early Tottenham life and personalities of a group of long time Tottenham residents. The original recordings were made in 1977 by Allan Anderson while preparing the "History of Tottenham" published by the Tottenham Women's Institute. Portions of the recordings were heard on the CBC national radio program "Between Ourselves" on December 31, 1977. The CD is narrated by Betty Anderson.



Loblaw Tweedsmuir History
A complete and thorough guide to the history of Tottenham complied by the Tottenham Women's Institute. The Tweedsmuir History covers the following aspects of Tottenham: WI Hsitory, churches, village history, the Great Fire, post office, the railroad, utilities & services, schools, medical history, the Tottenham Creamery and Clubs and organizations.