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What Peter Robinson referred to as ‘The Depot’ is the focus of two walking tours of downtown Peterborough led by historians Elwood Jones and Don Willcock.
Set for August 1st, 9:30 a.m., and again August 8th, 10 a.m., Peter Robinson’s Peterborough will take registered participants on a tour of the downtown core, providing a look at what the city looked like in 1825 when the area was first settled as part of the Peter Robinson Emigration of new arrivals from Ireland.
The walking tours are hosted by Trent Valley Archives in partnership with Nine Ships 1825, which is co-ordinating events to commemorate the bicentennial of the Irish settlers’ arrival. Each tour will start at Confederation Park and continue along Water Street, to Millennium Park, and then finish at Princess Gardens’ Peter Robinson Room for refreshments. To order tickets for either tour, visit www.trentvalleyarchives.com.
Willcock explains the origin of The Depot moniker applied by Robinson.
Willcock says those who think Peterborough was named after Robinson, and there are many, will learn that isn’t the case.
Willcock says appeal of walking tours for participants can be found in their seeing city buildings and landmarks with a fresh set of eyes.
In addition to these walking tours, another on August 4th will tell the story of Peterborough’s first cemetery, which opened in 1825.
(Written by: Paul Rellinger)
