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Military Service in World War One- Looking into the Past
The Government’s call in 1916!
Posted in history and literature
Tagged archives, Canadian, National Service, Primary Documents, World War One
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November 3, 1916 (exploring the past, and great gran’s journal)
(Excerpt of great gran’s journal) November 3, 1916 This is my birthday. I hate to tell but I am fifty-three. Marjorie (my gran-her daughter), the darling little girlie gave me a perfectly lovely blouse for which she sent to Toronto. … Continue reading
Exploring the past- what happened on this date…many years ago?
Posted in Art, history and literature, Thoughts
Tagged art, family history, history, stamps, war tax, World War One
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Halloween
I hear something in the wind this time of year. It as though an instinctual urge for… change… takes hold. It is in the falling leaves, in the crisp air, in the colour of the season- it is a longing … Continue reading
Human Rights vs. Money
We had a debate in history class yesterday. What is the most important event of the 1920s? Based on student input, the choices were: women’s rights (vote and persons case), forced enrollment of Native children in residential schools, the Great … Continue reading
Brushed With Mystery 