Fall officially begins this weekend! The weather, the clothes, the food, the routine… I look forward to it all. With… Read more Historical Highlights 160
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I’m running late this weekend, so I’ll just list the historical highlights that I came across. I hope you find… Read more Historical Highlights 159
Favourite Historical Fiction of My Childhood
Did you read historical fiction as a child? I didn’t have any ambition to become a historian or archivist, but… Read more Favourite Historical Fiction of My Childhood
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Here are this week’s historical highlights, including some excellent articles (don’t skip the first one!) and intriguing recommendations. They touch… Read more Historical Highlights 158
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What are you up to this weekend? We hope to attend the local fall fair on Saturday. The kids are… Read more Historical Highlights 157
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Here are this week’s historical highlights. Sign me up to visit Mark Twain’s house! What do you think of interactive… Read more Historical Highlights 155
Three Picture Books About Internment Camps
It’s a well-known fact that Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during World War II, but the same thing happened… Read more Three Picture Books About Internment Camps
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Here you are: seven recent articles on books, archives, and history. Book-lovers get your “to-be-read” lists ready – here are new… Read more Historical Highlights 146
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My parents arrived yesterday for a short visit, so we’re off to explore and picnic today. Meanwhile here are some… Read more Historical Highlights 145
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I came close to forgetting about my historical highlights post for the first time in 144 weeks… but as an… Read more Historical Highlights 144
Four Novels Set in the Spanish Civil War
In my fourth year of university I wrote an essay about the Canadian and American volunteers who fought in the… Read more Four Novels Set in the Spanish Civil War
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It’s the last day of our drive from Calgary to Southwestern Ontario! While lounging in the hotel last night I… Read more Historical Highlights 139
Photo Quiz: Famous Figures from Owen Sound
This week we are en route from Calgary to Owen Sound, Ontario, where we hope to settle down. As I… Read more Photo Quiz: Famous Figures from Owen Sound