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Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Manuscript Continued…
Good Evening! In between the insanity of daily life, I am still attempting to type and research my “Gamsby Manuscript.” This new chapter 4-titled by the author (Belle Thorn)-is called “The Battle.” To the best of my knowledge, it is … Continue reading
Posted in history and literature
Tagged American Revolution, Boston, Bunker Hill, Charleston, Dorothea Gamsby, Gamsby, historical Journals, history
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Propaganda for Victory Bonds
I found this in one of my gran’s journals from World War One. It is about 20 pages, and reads like a child’s song. The goal of the pamphlet is to try and sell Liberty Bonds- in Canada we call … Continue reading
The Boo Files
The first of many ghost stories about Hales Cottage revolves around Lord Sydenham and his untimely death, supposedly due to Hales Cottage. Lord Sydenham was the governor of Upper Canada from 1839-1841. As governor general, he was responsible for bringing … Continue reading
Posted in history and literature, Kingston, spirit
Tagged Alwington House, ghosts, Hales Cottage, Kingston, Lord Sydenham
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Entertainment in 1917…
Thurston the Magician: I found this in one of my gran’s scrapbooks based around World War One. He came to Kingston in 1917- four years into the war. According to my Web research, Thurston was the largest magic act in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, historical media, Kingston, old photographs, primary resource
Tagged 1917, Entertainment, history, Kingston, Magician, playbill, thurston the Magician
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Brushed With Mystery 