Isle of Wonder

It started with being a dumping ground for my extraneous projects in Medieval Studies while I was in university, now it is whatever subject I am moved by regarding literature, history or language.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Postage Stamp Commemorating Captain Worsley's Deeds on Lake Huron

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     I visited the Nancy Island Museum this summer. It is the 200th anniversary of the burning of the HMS Nancy in the Nottawasaga River. I...
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Friday, August 22, 2014

Eat this! Mmmmmmmm!

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     The February 6, 1832 Hampshire Telegraph was reporting on a duel between two lawyers over a case that had recently been tried in Londo...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

The Sailor and the Princess

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      One finds the most extraordinary stories in old newspapers. I spotted an article in the August 4, 1834 Hampshire Telegraph about the ...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Circus Comes to Town (1891)

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Found this ad in the Orillia Packet. It must have been quite a show - a $30,000 parade for such a small town financed by a 50 cent ticket. ...
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The Red Witch
Southern Ontario, Canada
Heritage worker and Researcher. M.A. in Medieval Studies.
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