Post Tagged with: "Canadian history"
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The Man Behind the Marathon of Hope: Ron Calhoun
Well here we are 40 years after our Canadian hero, Terry Fox, started his Marathon of Hope across Canada with the behind-the-scenes help of Ron Calhoun. Ron was the Canadian […]
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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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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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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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Biography is My Marathon of Hope
Here are some points that might both explain how I’m writing the biography of Ron Calhoun (Behind the Marathon of Hope: How Ron Calhoun Helped Terry Fox Raise Millions for […]
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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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Yesterday was Remembrance Day here in Canada or Memorial Day in the U.S. and I got to thinking again about my Uncle Frank who died in Italy in WWII. This […]
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This Writer’s Decisions
On my website you will see a few quotes from various readers about my Loyalist trilogy and I’d like to talk about one of those today. A friend of mine […]
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Subplots Enrich the Main Plot: The Use of Native Peoples in The Loyalist Trilogy
In the writing of my Loyalist trilogy, close to one thousand pages of fiction which delves into the history of Upper Canada, now called Ontario, one of the first Natives […]
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