A Childhood Marked by Loss: The Smilgjus Family Story
A Childhood Marked by Loss Excerpts from the memoirs of C. S. Smith (Smilgjus) When you read Stan Smith’s memoirs, […]
Between the Wars (1919–1939), Family Stories, Scotland
Canada, Family Stories, Modern Family Era (1970–Present)
Smilgjus to Smith? A funny thing happened on the way to the Airport
Smilgjus to Smith? A funny thing happened on the way to the Airport How did the Lithuanian family Smilgjus become
Vimy: The Ridge Where a Nation Found Its Voice (1917)
Canadian National Vimy Memorial — commemorating the 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge, a defining moment for Canada and a solemn
Vimy Ridge: One Soldier’s War
Among the men preparing for that battle was Private William Mears, a recent immigrant to Canada whose war would be decided on
A Lifetime of First Cries
Misericordia Hospitals were established by the Sisters of the Misericordia in both Winnipeg and Edmonton. Laura Mears (1926-2015) completed her training at
The Adventurer from Hudson Bay – Part I
Matthew Cocking’s 1772–73 journal is a first-hand account of a Hudson’s Bay Company expedition from York Factory into the Canadian
The Adventurer from Hudson Bay – Part 2
From York Fort to the Eagle Hills: Reconstructing an Eighteenth-Century Route York Factory, 1770s by Samuel Hearne. Engraving coloured, March
Canada, Fur Trade Era & Métis Origins (1700-1815), Historical Context, Manitoba, Red River & Métis History
The Adventurer from Hudson Bay – Part 3
A Map of Rupert’s Land, the monopoly given to the Hudson’s Bay Company by King Charles II in 1670, named