History Bits
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Today I Remember Je Me Souviens Aujourd’hui
This morning I opened my iPad to check my email and my FB messages and a couple of significant things popped out. First I saw a notice about a rally […]
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An Amazing Wooden Bridge and Two Great Contests!
Last Sunday my husband and I decided to drive to a favorite spot just to see if and how the St. Jacob’s Farmers’ Market might be open. We really just […]
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Every One of Us Needs a Hero
I hardly know where to start. Tuesday night I spoke at the awesome Beachville Historical Society about the book above. Featured prominently on the cover is Ron Calhoun because he […]
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Poppies, People and Potato Peels
Fulfilling my dreams of becoming an author has made me notice Remembrance Day so much more keenly than ever before. I still remember marching in my cadet uniform, lining up […]
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The Loyalists in Ontario
In the latter part of August, my husband and I took a trip to Gananoque, Ontario to see a performance at the theatre there. My sister was one of the […]
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Rules For Teachers and the Changing Nature of Society
In August my husband and I happened to be in Grand Bend, Ontario, so named because of the large bend in Lake Huron right where Grand Bend is located. We […]
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Legacy: The Nelles Story Book Review
I found Dorothy Turcotte’s book, Legacy: The Nelles Story: Pioneers, Loyalists, Founding Families, very intriguing not only because I’ve written myself about this time period but because of the method […]
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Loyalist Until 93 Years of Age!
For those of us who love a good story, especially one of which we loyalists are a part, join me in reliving Part III of this story first printed in […]
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Even More on Her Own After Battle and Shipwreck
For those of us who love a good story, especially one of which we loyalists are a part, join me in reliving Part II of this story first printed in […]
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Elsie Perrin Williams and Windermere
In November of 2017 I was lucky enough to notice that the Elsie Perrin Williams estate called Windermere in northwest London was going to be open to the public and […]
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