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What Were they Reading to their Children?!
I found an interesting little book in one of my gran’s trunks. Her father gave it to her when she was a little girl. It was printed in what looks to be 1897. After some research, I have found that … Continue reading
Posted in children, historical, media, primary resource
Tagged 1900 books, children, children's book, history, Pauline and the Matches, Struwwelpeter
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Picture of the Week
I have so many pictures, and interesting objects to share. I am going to start a ‘picture of the week’- it will be an opportunity to commune with people who like history and are interested in our past. For me- … Continue reading
Posted in old photographs, Photo of the week, primary resource, World War One
Tagged gas mask, Hales Cottage, photographs, World War One
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New Years 1856
Half of the day was spent trying to decipher ONE letter from Jane Stoughton ( great great gran) to her sisters at 4 Hales Cottage Exhibit A: Does it look like a puzzle to you? My eyes still ache! I … Continue reading
Posted in historical, primary resource, Uncategorized
Tagged 1856, Christmas, Francis Esson, Jane Anne Stoughton, letters, Louis Esson, Napanee, New Year, paleography, Robert Esson
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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
Brushed With Mystery 