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Soon we shall start a series on the
War of 1812, a series of battles fought between Americans.
Canadians, First Nations persons and the British. |
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Back in 1979, Steven Pile told us about
Canada's Worst Jury. |
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If you are aware of the Ross
Rifle Scandal of World War I, I wonder if you know about the
McAdam Shield Shovel? |
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Did Canada Sanction the Hiroshima Bomb? Read about it here.
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If you follow the stories of the
Franklin Expedition, check out this
BLOG by Ron Carlson |
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After 13 years in operation we decided to sell link ads. There will
not be a lot of ads but it will help offset the cost. |
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It is about time. I put up the story of my good friend
Alex Storm, Canada's Most Prolific Shipwreck
Hunter. What's six years between friends?
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Well, moving into the here and now, we have decide to put up a
BLOG.
This will allow us to keep thing up to date without having to put up
completely new stories. We will also be able to comment on current
issues, which of course are historical the minute that they are done! |
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I am a member of a number of municipal organizations in Ottawa, including
Friends of the Ottawa Archives and the City's Arts Heritage and Culture
Advisory Committee. The city has built a new Archives building in
the west end and it is great. However there was, and is, a debate
going on about the potential name of the structure. My choice, and
that of the two groups of which I am a member, was William Pitman Lett.
The mayor rejected this and proposed
Charlotte Whitton instead.
However there has been a move afoot to brand Whitton as anti-Semitic and
the mayor withdrew his support.
Check out my response to this claim in
Was Charlotte Anti-Semitic?
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I recently have had a series of emails from a gentleman in the UK who
takes exception to my story on Louis
Riel. His arguments, on the whole, were reasoned, even if
his tone was not. When I asked him to provide an article for this
web site, he refused, essentially saying that I was biased and would not
give his argument fair play. I want go on the record to say that
Mysteries of Canada is not a vanity exercise by me. It is a site
DEDICATED to providing help for Canadians (and non-Canadians) to
understand our rich history. If you have something to contribute, do not be shy. Just make
sure that your contribution is based on fact and not fantasy.
That being said, we have a new article for you by Barry Degenstien,
author of The Pursuit of Louis Riel,
entitled: Was the
Métis Rebellion Unjustified? |
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We have added new books that can be
purchased through MOC. Proceeds go to help maintain this site.
Thanks for your support. |
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What is the story behind the Lost
Boys of Pickering? I wish we knew. |
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Canadian skies were cleared of all civilian aircraft on three occasions between
1960 and 1962.
Operation Sky Shield is why. |
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Port Perry... the crime capital of Canada.
But things finally settled down. |
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Welcome to the Potlach
A story of ceremony |
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How the Algonkian view the Creation
of the World |
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We have started a new subsection outlining
First Nations Treaties
with Canada |
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We have added the story of Robert McBeath,
VC, who was a hero on many continents |
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