Old Time Christmas Community 10 min readAt the beginning of the 1800s, Christmas was hardly celebrated in Britain, with many business remaining open that day. Newspapers were... Read More
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Community 11 min readChristmas Eves of my childhood were spent down in my Nana’s basement apartment, curled up on the couch, watching ‘A... Read More
Black Sheffield Community 5 24 min readGeorge Brown was my great-great-grandfather. While I know quite a bit about George and Ann Brown of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England... Read More
Victorian Christmas Tree Decorations Community 1 7 min readMy most treasured Christmas decorations are the ones that have been passed down through the family for generations. Read More
Crowds Flock to Sunnyside Beach in 1922 Community 2 13 min readCrowds flocked to Sunnyside Beach in 1922 when the new park opened, lured by the modern new bathing pavilion and the... Read More
The Juice of the Poppy Community 8 min readIn the mid-nineteenth century, although officially part of British North America, British Columbia was a wilderness territory, effectively run by... Read More
300 years ago in England Community 22 min readOnce upon a time, about 300 years ago, my British ancestors were farmers, living off the land, battling against nature to... Read More
Toronto in the Beginning Community 2 30 min readThe province of Upper Canada, now Ontario, was created by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1791 as part of... Read More
Public Lending Libraries Community 1 9 min readWhile the concept of a library is as old as the written word, early libraries were only accessible to a... Read More
Snow, Snow and More Snow Community 2 7 min readOn Monday, December 11, 1944, the forecast for Toronto, Ontario was for fresh to strong winds with some snow Monday... Read More