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I’m pleased to share with you the following comment from C. O’Marra: The Museum For Human Rights in Manitoba now sits on top of a treasure trove of ancient native artifacts.Construction went ahead in spite of these early finds.Thousands of items have been located around the site and photographed for the public. One can only […]
C. O’Marra writes: Did you ever find out what happened to the Colonel Smith homestead artifacts found almost thirty years ago? I read an incredibly detailed description of the dig. The only maddening thing. Not ONE blessed word of artifacts found, not one. Why all the secrecy? Was this a private company project ? (C. […]
Many people in Long Branch, I’ve learned, have an interest in the history of the mouth of Etobicoke Creek. Some time ago I selected this area of Toronto as a focus of study and began sharing what I was learning. Jane’s Walks and Heritage Rides offer great two ways in which we can share what we’ve learned. […]
(Photo credit: Doris Durance. © Durance family and Robert Lansdale.) Left to right in photo above: Connie Durance, Cyril Durance, George Durance, Rene Durance, and Florence Morrel. We owe thanks to Barbara Durance for sharing this photo, taken about 1925, with us. The image we have posted is from a 3-inch wide, highly faded photo from the 1920s. Robert […]
Jim Gill played a key role, as President of the Long Branch Historical Society at that time, in the initiation of the 1984 preliminary archaeological survey at the Parkview School grounds. The wider context for this narrative is Military History. I mention this because the link in the previous sentence has been read by many visitors […]
My interest in military history arises from my current documentary project in Long Branch where I live. One of the personalities associated with Long Branch is Colonel Samuel Smith who faught in the Wars of the American Revolution. Not much is known about Colonel Smith. He’s perhaps best known for deprecations directed his way by the Scottish author and reformer Robert Gourlay after a visit to Smith’s log cabin east […]
The concept of a “Save Sam’s Homestead” group occurred to residents living close to Parkview School in Long Branch in late 2010. We did not develop the concept further. Sam’s Homestead refers to the original homestead of Colonel Samuel Smith. You can search elsewhere, at this website, if you wish to learn more about Samuel […]