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Christie's Drug Store - Centretown History

In the seventies, Christie’s drug store was contemporaneous in Centretown with MacCarthy’s in the Uppertown and Mortimer’s in the Lowertown. Christie’s stood on part of the land now occupied by the Union Bank building. In the late seventies, Mr. Christie moved to the corner where the Union Bank is now located. The old two-storey stone building which Mr. Alex Christie occupied till Mr. Shillington…

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Black History Month - How erasing death erases history.

I thought for black history month I might present some of the black segregated cemeteries and why they are hard to find. This is 1440 Forest Ave. in Staten Island New York. This is where an estimated 1000 people of color have been buried. Only 50 of the actual graves have been recorded but none of the graves have been moved. Lot 384 is where the church and cemetery once existed. The church gone…

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Jacqueline Hopkins' Timeless : Book 1Ready for pre-order

An Escape from Reality’s own Author Jacqueline Hopkins’ Vella will be coming to eBook soon. It is now ready for pre-orders. It will be delivered to you on November 24th but after the 24th, you can get it for free reading through Kindle Unlimited if you have that option. If you are interested in ordering it now, you may click the link above or below this post.…

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The Redshirt Soldier in Biennale Gardens

A ghost in a red shirt used to haunt the Biennale Gardens in Venice. The former soldier had to uphold his promise to protect his hero, Garibaldi, even in death.  Read the full story in the MoonMausoleum

A ghost in a red shirt used to haunt the Biennale Gardens in Venice. The former soldier had to uphold his promise to protect his hero, Garibaldi, even in death.  In the Castello district in Venice, in the Giardini della Biennale there is a statue of a soldier of Garibaldi, a hero of the Italian Unification. If you look closely though, there is another statue to see. Right behind Garibaldi’s…

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What's Sera Reading? The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

What’s Sera Reading? The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

I’m Seraphim Bryant and I work at Tenbury Library UK I love to read but it wasn’t always so. I struggle with the written word, and will all my life, but I have the taste for adventure too and there is nothing as remarkable as the other worlds we find in books. This week I finished reading The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry. It is chocka-block with different themes including love and friendship,…

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I Just Watched "" HAD YOU LIVED THEN ... AMERICA AROUND 1800 " EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT 19th CENTURY USA 43924" on YouTube

I Just Watched “” HAD YOU LIVED THEN … AMERICA AROUND 1800 ” EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT 19th CENTURY USA 43924″ on YouTube

According to this documentary that came out in 1969, the biggest city in 1800 was Philadelphia. Most people lived in the countryside, approximately 90%.. This documentary follows the Wilson family as they live there life out on an American farm. It appeared they were living in a saltbox style house, which was popular during the 1800’s. The father not only was a farmer but also had a store that…

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1,629.) Wed May 19, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Giuseppe Verdi - “Requiem: Dies Irae”(1874) #SongoftheDay #music #parenting #requiemmass #opera #verdi #dayofwrath #Giuseppeverdi #italy #journal #HearTodayGrownTomorrow Support the Blog - Click Below

The Song of the Day is: Guiseppe Verdi – “Requiem: Dies Irae” From the musical setting Messa de Requiem (1874) Dies iraedies illaSolvet saeclum in favilla:Teste David cum Sybilla.Quantus tremor est futurusQuando judex est venturusCuncta stricte discussurus! Today we are listening to a choral work from the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Verdi is viewed as a master of opera,…

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A Yankee In The Deep South - Part 2

A Yankee In The Deep South – Part 2

The view from the Collins’ backyard

The pleasant road to Lake Champlain

The alehouse – 14th Star Brewing Co. 

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Carleton Place 1857- Your Butcher Your Baker and Your Candlestick Maker -Names Names Names

Carleton Place 1857- Your Butcher Your Baker and Your Candlestick Maker -Names Names Names

The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 21 Oct 1933, Sat  •  Page 26

  The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Wed, Mar 11, 1857 · Page 2

    Carleton Place Directory 1859

CARLETON PLACE – 1851 DIRECTORY

1898-1899 Carleton Place Directory

Carleton Place 1903 Business Directory –Names Names Names

LANARK VILLAGE – 1851 DIRECTORY Village of Lanark Business Directory 1886– 1887 Busi…

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DNA Test Bitterness

My science teacher but creepier.

When I was a sophomore in high school, we had to take Biology.  I couldn’t stand my teacher, because he was a pig before the #metoo movement started, but also he wasn’t very good at teaching. I remember him talking about the weirdest things like you should change your deodorant often because the glands under your arm get used to a certain type and stop working as…

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1,617.) Fri May 7, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Pete Seeger - “(Oh My Darling) Clementine”(1957) #SongoftheDay #music #parenting #peteseeger #folk #folkmusic #traditional #clementine #western #journal #HearTodayGrownTomorrow Support the Blog - Click Below

The Song of the Day is: Pete Seeger – “(Oh My Darling) Clementine” From the album American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1 (1957) Ruby lips above the water,Blowing bubbles soft and fine,But alas, I was no swimmer,So I lost my Clementine.Oh my darling, oh my darlingOh my darling, ClementineThou art lost and gone forever,Dreadful sorry, Clementine.Traditional – Percy Montrose Today’s song selection is…

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Handwritten Notes from 1821- Erin McEwen

    Erin McEwen–here is the direct “translation” of the handwritten notes from 1821. I apologise for the grammar, etc., but this is a true copy:

Author’s Note- Hannah Stedworthy could also be Hannah Stidworthy in various translations.

In June 1821, a party of stalwart young Scotch men and women assembled at the Stedworthy Home in Dornock Scotland to make arrangement for their sailing to Canada –…

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Mourning Rings

The Victorian Age was the period of 1860-1902. This historical time was named after Queen Victoria. In America this was time before the industrial boom and after the Civil War. Queen Victoria mourned her husband Prince Albert for over 20 years and the Civil War created nationwide grief and mourning rings became a part of grief fashion. It was expected that a woman would were black when in…

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Tesla vs. Edison: War of Currents + Powering Up Expansion Pack by Artana Review

Tesla vs. Edison: War of Currents + Powering Up Expansion Pack by Artana Review

Publisher: Artana Game Type: Stock market management, hand management, route/network building Designer: Dirk Knemeyer Initial Year of Release: 2015 Artist: Heiko Günther, Jessica Riola

Expansion pack cover. Theme and What is it?

In the late 1800’s Nikola Tesla, Thomas A. Edison, Elihu Thomson, Sir Hiram Maxim, and Charles F. Brush (base game) as well as Madam C.J. Walker (expansion) were key…