"Comrade Marg", my maternal grandmother (1874-1953) discovered mainly from family history & archive research. Her ambition was to be a municipal councilor
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ALT A tattered copy of this famous book which I now regard as an object lesson in colonial history . My current appreciation is for the First Nations gardeners who have taught me so much more.
ALT Thanks to my subscription more about this tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Tower . Martello Towers in North America had removable domes to protect the soldiers and horses from snow in winter.
ALT The Tower c. 1800 Unknown author - Nova Scotia Archives Prince Of Wales Tower Halifax Nova Scotia
ALT An image from https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/community/3657 Royal Newfoundland Regiment at the Somme July 1 1916
ALT Photographed by Tim Boyd, February 26, 2024 2. Sentinel of the Around the Bay Race Marker Photo & details shared with thanks "This granite post marked the 15 Mile point of the Hamilton Herald "Around the Bay" Road Race, first run on Christmas Day 1894; it is the oldest footrace in North America. To this day runners pass this post on their way to the race finish in Hamilton. The race posts were put in place before 1905 and only three are known still to exist: this 15-mile post, the 17-mile post on York Blvd east of the McQuesten High-Level Bridge, and the 5-mile post, which was originally located on Barton Street East near Ottawa Street, but is now located on Hamilton's Beach Blvd north of Sierra Lane. ".
ALT Photographed by Tim Boyd, February 26, 2024 2. Sentinel of the Around the Bay Race Marker Photo & details shared with thanks "This granite post marked the 15 Mile point of the Hamilton Herald "Around the Bay" Road Race, first run on Christmas Day 1894; it is the oldest footrace in North America. To this day runners pass this post on their way to the race finish in Hamilton. The race posts were put in place before 1905 and only three are known still to exist: this 15-mile post, the 17-mile post on York Blvd east of the McQuesten High-Level Bridge, and the 5-mile post, which was originally located on Barton Street East near Ottawa Street, but is now located on Hamilton's Beach Blvd north of Sierra Lane. ".
ALT " World War I memorial tablet – World War One memorial tablet set in the chancel screen at St. Paul's (Anglican), Toronto, Ontario. The screen is in three sections, with the two outside sections displaying the tablets. The chancel screen includes statues of twelve historic figures including Admiral Earl Beatty, King George V, Earl Kitchener, Marshal Foch, Earl Haig, and Lord Byng of Vimy. The screen was the work of Messrs. J. Wippell & Co., of Exeter, England. The great chancel war memorial windows are located above. These are inscribed: "To the Greater Glory of God and in Everlasting Remembrance of the Men of St. Paul's Parish who gave their lives in Defence of Justice, Liberty and Truth, A.D. 1914-1919 ....The panels include fragments of glass from 70 buildings in the war zones. It was unveiled by Baron Byng of Vimy in 1922. Both windows were manufactured by Robert McCausland Ltd." thanks to Marika Pirie for sharing these details and more.
![Long Branch Aerodrome was an airfield located west of Toronto, Ontario and just east of Port Credit, now Mississauga, and was Canada's first aerodrome.[1] The airport was opened by the Curtiss Flying School, part of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, as a pilot training school in 1915.[2] In 1917 the airport was run by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), and then closed in 1919. .](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GupIsi1WQAEILrq.png?name=orig)
ALT Long Branch Aerodrome was an airfield located west of Toronto, Ontario and just east of Port Credit, now Mississauga, and was Canada's first aerodrome.[1] The airport was opened by the Curtiss Flying School, part of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, as a pilot training school in 1915.[2] In 1917 the airport was run by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), and then closed in 1919. .