Better late than never… Here are this week’s historical highlights touching on museum news, Canadian history, World War II, and… Read more Historical Highlights 208
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Exploring Grey County: Inglis Falls
A couple of weeks ago, after a long day with the kids, I took myself to Harrison Park, bought a… Read more Exploring Grey County: Inglis Falls
Four Picture Books About Emily Carr
Today I’m sharing four picture books about a famous Canadian artist. I knew that Emily Carr (1871-1945) lived in British… Read more Four Picture Books About Emily Carr
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I have quite a mix of historical highlights for you this weekend: libraries, paintings, veterans, not to mention ice cream.… Read more Historical Highlights 201
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This weekend dip into art, archives, architecture, and more. I hope you find these historical highlights as interesting as I… Read more Historical Highlights 195
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This week’s historical highlights includes lots of articles about art, as well as libraries, museums, and archives. Have you seen… Read more Historical Highlights 194
Did You Know? 12 Facts About A.Y. Jackson
One of the first pieces of art I ever bought was a large print of an A.Y. Jackson painting (Maple… Read more Did You Know? 12 Facts About A.Y. Jackson
Exploring Grey County: Harrison Park
Good news! We had a conditional offer on a house accepted on Saturday night. (Next up, finalizing the financing and… Read more Exploring Grey County: Harrison Park
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Here are this week’s historical highlights, six articles touching on race, archives, and museum exhibits. Have you heard of the… Read more Historical Highlights 186
Exploring Bruce County: Fathom Five
When I was a kid we used to camp on the Bruce Peninsula in the summer. One memorable day trip… Read more Exploring Bruce County: Fathom Five
Picnicking with History: St. Raphael’s Ruins
When touring around to visit relatives at Canadian Thanksgiving this fall, we stopped for a picnic at the ruins of… Read more Picnicking with History: St. Raphael’s Ruins
Exploring Grey County: Bruce’s Caves
When we did some local sight seeing back in September (including The Corran), we also visited Bruce’s Caves, near Wiarton.… Read more Exploring Grey County: Bruce’s Caves
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I’m behind on my historical highlights post this week because I was out last night at a performance of Wingfield Unbound. It… Read more Historical Highlights 168