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Canadian History With New Eyes: The Dark Ages?
The Dark Ages & the French Wars of Religion Some time ago, I started to
Our Legacy-25 Scriptures on Parliament Hill
In many places, like legislatures and schools, the Bible is considered ‘hate literature’. Counseling someone
Rupert’s Land: Part 1 From Fur Trade To Rebellion
Britain’s claim of Rupert’s Land by the Doctrine of Discovery, proved to be one of
From France to Canada to Dominion Day
Dominion Day had been a federal holiday that celebrated the enactment of The British North American Act which united four of Britain’s colonies – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada (which became Ontario and Quebec), into a single country within the British Empire, and named that country The Dominion of Canada.
Personal Life John Rudophus Booth JR Booth 1827 1925 was born during the time when Thomas McKay was building the Rideau Canal He was the second of 5 children born to John and Eleanor Rowley Booth His parents were Irish immigrants from Ulster who farmed in Waterloo Quebec...
- lynettebloedow
- April 6, 2023
New Edinburgh amp Rideau Hall The Creativity amp Resourcefulness of McKay The experience Thomas McKay gained when he first partnered with another skilled Scottish stonemason 8211 John Redpath to build The Lachine Canal in the 1820s contributed to his success in getting the contract to build the Ottawa...
- lynettebloedow
- March 27, 2023
It is almost inconceivable that such a man should have found no biographer so far wrote Francis J Audet in 1932 The extraordinary success of his ventures is a striking proof of what may be done in Canada by an enterprising man who applies himself diligently to...
- lynettebloedow
- March 11, 2023
You might not know that our nation s full name is the Dominion of Canada In fact our national celebration of Confederation on July 1 was originally entitled Dominion Day The celebration of this day was changed to Canada Day in 1983 Dominion is certainly a unique title...
- Natalie Myers
- January 3, 2023
The purchase of Alaska was influenced by a few important intersecting issues Russia was selling off assets to pay its war debts from the Crimean War there was the fear of its conquest by a stronger nation whether the US or Britain and there was the over trapping...
- lynettebloedow
- December 30, 2022
Two virgins were called by God to fulfill 2 different purposes nbsp They were called from two different eras two different time zones two different cultures and from two different families nbsp One was in the BC era the other in the AD era One was from the...
- lynettebloedow
- December 15, 2022
November 11 is truly a 8216 Day of Remembrance 8217 for many Canadians Some Canadians have made their marks in history not just by their death in the various wars but by leaving indelible memorials which are recognized nationally and internationally Dr John A Pearson His name lives...
- lynettebloedow
- November 10, 2022
Have you ever heard the phrase 8216 enquiring minds want to know 8217 That 8217 s ME I am a 8216 Transplanted Canadian 8217 who grew up in the West Indies and immigrated to Canada many moons ago I taught Canadian History to homeschoolers but some of the...
- lynettebloedow
- October 12, 2022
Many stories have been told about the War of 1812 For newcomers to Canada and the 8216 not so new Transplanted Canadians 8217 this was a war fought between the United States and Canada during a period of history where distrust was the name of the game To...
- lynettebloedow
- October 6, 2022
The battles in the War of 1812 were fought largely on Lakes Ontario and Huron The question is still asked 8216 Who won the War of 1812 8217 As in all wars both the United States and Upper Canada won some and lost some battles Here is some...
- lynettebloedow
- September 29, 2022
Once there were the Canadiens Indigenous First Nations groups and the descendants of New France settlers inhabiting the Province of Quebec Then there were Loyalists those who came to British North America 8211 NS NB the Province of Quebec after the war of American Independence The Canadiens and...
- lynettebloedow
- September 7, 2022
I 8217 m on a mission 8230 in case you don 8217 t know ChristianRoots Canada 8217 s mission statement includes the intent to 8216 fill in the gaps of knowledge lacking in the Canadian Christian s understanding of the true Christian foundations of Canada 8217 Many of...
- lynettebloedow
- August 22, 2022
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