Category: History & Heritage
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Mnemonic: A Book of Trees – Post 1 of 5
I also discovered that this was one possible way to write a memoir in which I could get everything in. Not just the personal details but the things that drew me to investigate, to research, to pair with my own sense of the world. Bits of song, notes about botany, musings about family history, moments… Read more
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The Photo Man
Mark Kologi has collected and sold literally millions of forgotten personal photos of complete strangers. Produced & Directed by Ben Kitnick Cinematography & Editing bySaxon Richardson Music byMarkus Rennemann Read more
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In the House With Sir John A.
Did some macro- to micro-Habicurious time travel this weekend in celebration of Canada Day. Spent July 1st (the launch of confederation) in Kingston (the first capital city of the united Canadas), touring the house of Sir John A. Macdonald, the country’s first Prime Minister and a Father of Confederation. Bellevue House was built in the… Read more
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Perfectly Beautiful
When I stepped into the dark coolness to escape the scorching heat I didn’t expect to find the most beautiful space I’d ever seen. Of course no flash photography or tripods were permitted and my children possess a built-in limitation for looking at things tiled or religious. I was, as always, left wanting more. Click… Read more
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Welcome to Quintland
UPDATE: August 5, 2018: Annette visited her birth house in North Bay today. Cecile was supposed to join her but cancelled due to health reasons. The story is here. UPDATE: As of November 19th, 2017, the birth house and museum of the Dionne Quintuplets has been moved to the North Bay waterfront, installed on Oak… Read more
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Something Old, Something New
Seven years ago I snapped a photograph of a pair of doors that I fell in love with in New York City. I always carried it with me, hoping to find some of my very own. Four years ago I built a recessed, open-shelved cabinet in the dining room that never felt quite done. Two… Read more