Lessons of loss and perseverance from Jane Klyne McDonald
During the early days of the Covid pandemic, I thought of my Métis great-great-great-grandmother, and the loss of three of her young children to scarlet fever in Edmonton in May 1845.
Stories tagged: 1840s
In Dark Times, Go to the Garden: Part 1
Plans are afoot for spring. Sunday was spent scouring the glossy pages full of roots and blossoms in a favourite…
Rev. Robert Rundle: The Missionary and his Cat
The history of missionaries as they relate to the development of post-contact Canada is long, complicated, and often very emotional,…
Jemmy Jock Bird: Interpreter with an Independent Spirit
James Bird Jr. (1798-1892), also known as “Jemmy Jock Bird,” “Jimmy Joke Bird”, “Jamey Jock Bird,” and many variations in…
Edmonton Goes to the Dogs
Edmonton loves their dogs. If you are one of the many that own or ‘parent’ these animals, I would hazard…