As a student of history, both formally and informally, I have become used to the gaps in people’s knowledge of our Canadian past. Family historians who have...
Our Painted Turtles
How they survive Canadian winters remains a mystery
The Invitation
At six, I was beckoned by the word, come. It was summer, and I was with my family at Birchdale, a remote hunting and fishing lodge just north of Kemptville,...
Newfoundland hospitality on steroids
The secret wartime shipwreck that dramatically changed a community
Just how do they survive?
A fleeting but momentous visit with Sable Island’s wild horses
Back In The Saddle
Shortly before midnight, a 13-year-old rides her 10-speed through the silky darkness to the barn where her horse is boarded. It’s a secret assignation. If her...
The Importance Of Place
Among the most frequently asked questions by genealogists are the three Ws: “Who? When? Where?” On the face of it these seem to require less explaining than...