They said it might rain; they said it might be windy; but they never really thought that Hurricane Hazel would...
In Northern Ontario, the unusually hot and dry conditions that had prevailed throughout the summer of 1922 continued unabated into...
Winner of Rogue or Angel? Contest Congratulations to reader Heather Milnes, winner of The Social Historian’s Rogue or Angel? Contest...
The London chapter of the Bond family chronicles takes us back another generation to Laura’s parents, William and Jessie Bond...
Hardship, adversity and heartbreak can often serve as glue that binds families together. Such was the case with the ancestors...
While there is no doubt in my mind that our earliest female ancestors worked, and worked very hard, their choices for...
In the mid-nineteenth century, although officially part of British North America, British Columbia was a wilderness territory, effectively run by...
The motion picture industry was in its infancy when my grandfather started working for General Film in Montreal. Although very new, dedicated movie...
On Monday, December 11, 1944, the forecast for Toronto, Ontario was for fresh to strong winds with some snow Monday...
On Sunday night, May 27, 1934 at a rural home midway between the towns of Corbeil and Callander in northern Ontario, Donalda Legros and Mary...