This month’s Canada 150 post is about Emma Lajeunesse Albani, the first Canadian international superstar. I have to say that I had never heard of Ms. Albani before this, but she came up in a search for notable mid-19th century Canadians so I decided I would do a little research into her life. I haveContinue reading “A Year of Canadian History – August”
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A Year of Canadian History – May
In this post, I continue my project for 2017, discussing interesting Canadians who lived around 1867 (the time of Confederation) in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday this year. For the month of May, I chose to do a little research into Adelaide Hoodless. Many of Adelaide’s important activities took place well after 1867, but sheContinue reading “A Year of Canadian History – May”
Some Great Podcasts – #TryPod
As a knitter and a person who commutes to school and often needs to drive for several hours at a time for work, I am a huge fan of podcasts. One of my favourite things to do is to sit outside in the summer, knit and listen to something interesting on my device, soaking upContinue reading “Some Great Podcasts – #TryPod”
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