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A cool place named Oxley. Yeah, O-x-l-e-y.
Oxley, Ontario. My mind instantly conjures up images of beasts of burden lumbering about. “And just where is this mythical place?” I ask Chris who has called me from his family’s Oxley cottage to invite me to a party. Apparently, there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Essex County, People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 2012, Canada, Detroit, Explore the Shore, history, History Babe, Lake Erie, Ontario, Oxley, Ravine Cottages, Ravine Hotel, The Holy Retreat House, vintage, Windsor, WWII
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Lost Children of Windsor
I promised Adele M. M. McLennan I would post this charming photo in my blog. She brought it to my attention through something called Facebook. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. And perhaps you’ve come across some of Adele’s musings; she … Continue reading
The Canadian Club Girl: 1897
Walkerville is the home of Canadian Club whiskey. (You may have heard of it. Wink.) You see, in 1856, a middle-aged American businessman who wanted to augment his Detroit enterprises decided to cross over a one-mile river to the wilds of … Continue reading
Shovel It: Winter 1930s
At our house here in wonderful Walkerville, there’s been some debate as to whether we actually used the snow shovel so far this winter of 2011/12. I can recall the comforting drone of a snowblower steered by a thoughtful neighbour … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1980s, 2012, Al Roach, Dirty Thirties, frontpage, Groundhog Day Blizzard, History Babe, memoirs, snow, spring, Walkerville, weather, winter
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It’s the REAL McCoy!
In honor of Black History Month, I give you the story of the great locally born inventor – Elijah McCoy. On either May 2, 1843 or 1844 (depending on the source) a new baby boy was born free in Colchester, … Continue reading
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Tagged black history, Black History Month, Civil War, Colchester, Detroit, Elijah McCoy, engineer, fame, history, History Babe, ignorance, industrial age, inventor, knowledge, locomotive, lubricator, machines, Mary Eleanora Delaney McCoy, Michigan, Ontario, patents, Real McCoy, slavery, steam engine, The Real McCoy, Windsor, Yipsilanti
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