Vanished Villages of Elgin

Vanished Villages of Elgin
Title Vanished Villages of Elgin PDF eBook
Author Jennifer Grainger
Publisher Dundurn
Pages 233
Release 2008-06-09
Genre History
ISBN 155002812X

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Shipwrecks, War of 1812 skirmishes, ghost sightings, and even a murder or two help make up the colourful story of Elgin Countrys heyday.

Vanished Villages of Middlesex

Vanished Villages of Middlesex
Title Vanished Villages of Middlesex PDF eBook
Author Jennifer Grainger
Publisher Dundurn
Pages 400
Release 2002-07-10
Genre History
ISBN 1554883717

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Once home to over 60 flourishing villages, Middlesex County, in the heart of southwestern Ontario, has a rich history just waiting to be discovered. Anthropologist and local history enthusiast Jennifer Grainger has, through extensive research and much personal exploration, produced a valuable document chronicling the "rise and fall" of these pioneering settlements, truly the foundation of all that exist in the area today. Nostalgia buffs, armchair adventurers, genealogists and curious daytrippers alike will welcome the arrival of this timely publication with its many fascinating stories and countless visual reminders of the past.

The Lake Erie Shore

The Lake Erie Shore
Title The Lake Erie Shore PDF eBook
Author Ron Brown
Publisher Dundurn
Pages 195
Release 2009-04-20
Genre History
ISBN 1770706054

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The Lake Erie shoreline has born witness to some of Ontario's earliest history, yet remains largely unspoiled. Much of the area's natural features - the wetlands, the Carolinian forests - and its built heritage - fishing ports and military ramparts - provide much of interest for vistors to the region. Ron Brown has traversed this most southern coast line in Ontario, fleshing out forgotten stories of the past, from accounts of the world's largest freshwater fishing fleet, War of 1812 skirmishes, links with the Underground Railroad, forgotten outposts and canals, the introduction of wineries, and the legacy of the many appealing towns and villages that hug the shoreline.

Lake Erie Murder & Mayhem

Lake Erie Murder & Mayhem
Title Lake Erie Murder & Mayhem PDF eBook
Author Wendy Koile
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 112
Release 2021-08-30
Genre History
ISBN 1467145394

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Lake Erie is known for its beauty and tranquility, but a dark, deadly undercurrent lurks beneath its surface. Bordering four states and two countries, the inland ocean offers the perfect getaway for criminals of all kinds. The bandits who held up the Ashtabula National Marine Bank as well as Ontario's most elusive con man used the lake to avoid capture. Pirate Joseph Kerwin relied on his knowledge of the shipping industry to evade the law. Narene Mozee's murderer quietly slipped away on a luxury cruise ship after completing his heinous deed, and when a lighthouse keeper found a corpse floating in the shallows near his post, all signs pointed to the killer fleeing by boat. Local author Wendy Koile wades into the depths of this great but deadly lake.

The Golden Dream

The Golden Dream
Title The Golden Dream PDF eBook
Author Ronald Stagg
Publisher Dundurn
Pages 299
Release 2010-04-05
Genre History
ISBN 1770705317

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In the early twentieth century a movement flourished in the Midwestern states bordering the Great Lakes to champion the St. Lawrence route as the answer to easily transporting goods in and out of the centre of the continent. Internal rivalries in the United States and Canada held back the project for fifty years until Canada suddenly decided to build a seaway alone, pressuring the American Congress to co-operate. The building of the Seaway and its completion in 1959, involved engineering on an unprecedented scale and significant human dislocation. During construction, communities along the Great Lakes planned for increased prosperity, but changes in transportation, aging infrastructure, and environmental problems have mean that "the Golden Dream" has not been fully realized, even today. This popular history chronicles the rise of one of the great engineering projects in Canadian history and its controversial impact on the people living along the St. Lawrence River.

Quill & Quire

Quill & Quire
Title Quill & Quire PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 308
Release 2008
Genre Book industries and trade
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Seeking a Better Future

Seeking a Better Future
Title Seeking a Better Future PDF eBook
Author Lucille H. Campey
Publisher Dundurn
Pages 530
Release 2012-08-11
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1459703537

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Most emigration from England was voluntary, self-financed, and pursued by people who, while expecting to improve their economic prospects, were also critical of the areas in which they first settled. The exodus from England that gathered pace during the 19th century accounted for the greatest part of the total emigration from Britain to Canada. And yet, while copious emigration studies have been undertaken on the Scots and the Irish, very little has been written about the English in Canada. Drawing on wide-ranging data collected from English record offices and Canadian archives, Lucille Campey considers why people left England and traces their destinations in Ontario and Quebec. A mass of detailed information relating to pioneer settlements and ship crossings has been distilled to provide new insights on how, why, and when Ontario and Quebec acquired their English settlers. Challenging the widely held assumption that emigration was primarily a flight from poverty, Campey reveals how the ambitious and resourceful English were strongly attracted by the greater freedoms and better livelihoods that could be achieved by relocating to Canada’s central provinces.