The IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 2. 1940-1949 The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire raised $100,000 in just one month to purchase a Bolingbroke Bomber. In 1990, members agreed to help the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum restore a Bolingbroke Bomber, Number 704 IDA, the very same […]
IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 1 The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire I first learned of the IODE during Miss Coverdale’s, a.k.a. Miss Covergirl’s, grade 13 history class in 1964. In addition to the regular material we learned about The Depression, which, like the war, was seldom mentioned […]
Evolving Name Changes for the MNR Since the birth of our nation the present Ontario MNRF has undergone some name changes. Following are the timelines as of April 16, 2023. 1867 – 1905 – Commissioner of Crown Lands 1905 -1906 – Ministry of Lands and Mines 1906 – 1919 – Ministry of Lands, Forest and […]
Algonquin Fire Towers At one time there were at least 23 fire towers in Algonquin Provincial Park. One of the first was built on the top of a giant white pine at Smoke Lake which featured a rough observation platform at the top. A ladder at the base helped the climbers. Clearly safety concerns were […]
ONTARIO’S FIRE WATCHTOWERS by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 During the late 1960s and early ‘70s I did a lot of canoe tripping throughout Ontario. Whenever I saw a fire tower I was obsessed to find and climb it. Somewhere, among boxes of film and slides, are loads of photos and the […]
1004 SPECIAL EDITION THE TIMES TRAVELLER by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1.800.893.5777 WILLIAM PATTISON 1878-1911 A SPECIAL MEMORIAL The June edition of the North Hastings Advertiser published the following report from St. Ola: The community was greatly shocked at the news of the terrific calamity at The Ridge in which Mr. Patterson […]
THE BACKSTORY – Joni Mitchell’s Coe Hill Connection Much of the following information is courtesy of Ernest (Ernie) Pattison; local historian also the former owner of The Old School Teahouse where many enjoyed a relaxing, refreshing ‘English’ tea and from where numerous book launchings took off. “I think old English or traditional English would describe […]
JONI MITCHELL – THE COE HILL CONNECTION On Wednesday March 1, 2023 Grammy Award winner Joni Mitchell received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Washington, D.C. This award “celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects the influence, impact and achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression […]
From column #1079 June 1963 THE TIMES TRAVELLER SPECIAL DAY FOR FATHERS To a child, father means safety, security, a refuge from pain and defeat. Father means discipline, the setter of rules and regulations that govern a small world and give it direction. His guidance increases to meet our ever changing needs. His strength and […]
FIRST MOTHER’S DAY A picnic for mothers – at the end of the Civil War – when the hatred of men, who had once been friends, still existed – was the first organized Mother’s day in history. The mother who planned the picnic; who on that day saw these men become friends again and just […]
