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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Salisbury Plains: 1915
During World War One, Canadian troops were trained at Valcartier (I found some of the pictures of this training camp in my gran’s photographs, and have posted some of them on this site). After their training, the Canadian troops were … Continue reading
Posted in old photographs, World War One
Tagged Colonel Bedell, old photographs, Salisbury Plains, World War I
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The Duke of Athlone and Princess Alice
A photo I found in the basement. Canadian soldiers- from the back I can read; ‘…Princess Alice on reviewing stand.’ The new Governor General of Canada in 1940 was the uncle of Gorge VI, the Earl of Athlone. His wife … Continue reading
August 31, 1944
Posted in historical, historical media, primary resource, World War Two
Tagged 1944, british press, dauphin manitoba, hitler, old newspaper, poison gas, world war two
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A Wedding in 1910…
Gran is the little flower girl…
Posted in 1900-1914, historical, old photographs
Tagged 1910, elisabeth stoughton, Helen Gamsby, Kingston, marjoie gamsby, mary stoughton, old photos
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Brushed With Mystery 