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Monuments in Ontario: Grief, Beauty and Controversy
Posted Jun 18, 2020 at Local History & Genealogy
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This is fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing!
Commented Jul 11, 2019 on Ontario's Cottage Country: A Bit of History at Local History & Genealogy
Ontario's Cottage Country: A Bit of History
As summer weather comes to Ontario, many people hit the road to "cottage country." You may have a favourite hotspot to enjoy the outdoors — but do you know how the region developed into what it is today? Each area has its own unique history (including its Indigenous land status, as mapped on Nat...
Totally! Looks like it's always been tricky getting out of the city in the summer, based on the photos.
Commented Jul 4, 2019 on Ontario's Cottage Country: A Bit of History at Local History & Genealogy
Ontario's Cottage Country: A Bit of History
As summer weather comes to Ontario, many people hit the road to "cottage country." You may have a favourite hotspot to enjoy the outdoors — but do you know how the region developed into what it is today? Each area has its own unique history (including its Indigenous land status, as mapped on Nat...
Ontario's Cottage Country: A Bit of History
Posted Jul 2, 2019 at Local History & Genealogy
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Thanks so much for your comment, Diane! I'll have to check out Clara's Rib. I'm also reading 'Building Resistance: Children, Tuberculosis and the Toronto Sanatorium' right now, which you might find interesting.
Here's the link to the book's Toronto Public Library catalogue record: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3669425&R=3669425
Commented Apr 24, 2019 on Ontario's Tuberculosis Sanatoriums, 1897-1960 at Local History & Genealogy
Ontario's Tuberculosis Sanatoriums, 1897-1960
“It is an appalling reality that, during the first five years of World War II, 36,000 Canadians died of TB, while 38,000 Canadians were killed by enemy action.” — Saturday Night newspaper, quoted in Katherine McCuaig's The Weariness, the Fever and the Fret Tuberculosis (TB) used to impact a hu...
Hi Judy-- thanks very much for this information! I've double checked my sources and made those changes to the final paragraph.
And thank you for letting us know about the fonds Gravenhurst Archives-- that sounds like a fascinating resource.
Commented Apr 24, 2019 on Ontario's Tuberculosis Sanatoriums, 1897-1960 at Local History & Genealogy
Ontario's Tuberculosis Sanatoriums, 1897-1960
“It is an appalling reality that, during the first five years of World War II, 36,000 Canadians died of TB, while 38,000 Canadians were killed by enemy action.” — Saturday Night newspaper, quoted in Katherine McCuaig's The Weariness, the Fever and the Fret Tuberculosis (TB) used to impact a hu...
Ontario's Tuberculosis Sanatoriums, 1897-1960
Posted Apr 18, 2019 at Local History & Genealogy
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