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Rick Henderson
- Mar 12
- 12 min
The Capital's Curious Archaeology
It should not be surprising that some of the investigation done on the earliest buildings adds to our Capital's Curious History
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Rick Henderson
- Mar 12
- 13 min
La curieuse archéologie de la capitale
Il n'est pas surprenant que certaines des recherches effectuées sur les bâtiments s'ajoutent à la à la curieuse histoire de notre capitale.
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Rick Henderson
- Feb 10
- 21 min
The First Lady of Canada's Capital Area
It is hard to imagine the courage that Abigail must have had to summon in order to leave her home, travel to an utter wilderness.
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Rick Henderson
- Feb 10
- 23 min
La première dame de la région de la capitale du Canada
Il est difficile d'imaginer le courage qu'Abigail a dû avoir pour quitter sa maison, voyager dans une région sauvage.
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Rick Henderson
- Jan 16
- 15 min
"What's Yer Poison?" - The Hooch in the Valley.
MANY BELIEVE that people in the 1800s were teetotalers but nothing can be farther from the truth.
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Rick Henderson
- Jan 16
- 16 min
« Qu'est-ce que tu bois? » - la gnôle dans la vallée
BEAUCOUP CROIENT que les gens des années 1800 étaient des abstinents, mais rien ne peut être plus éloigné de la vérité.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 21, 2020
- 9 min
How a Stone, leads to Three Roks, and Three Roks leads ... to a Spy
A new story for George Smyth - and its impact on our Capital's history.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 21, 2020
- 10 min
Comment une pierre mène aux Trois Rochers, et Trois Rochers mène... à un espion
Une nouvelle histoire pour George Smyth - et l'impacte sur notre histoire collective.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 4, 2020
- 8 min
The Trouble with History - It Gets Curiouser & Curiouser ...
So, that's exactly what creates a curious history, and it seems to happen a lot in our Capital's Curious History.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 4, 2020
- 9 min
Le problème avec l'histoire - Elle devient de plus en plus curieuse ...
Donc, c'est exactement ce qui crée une histoire curieuse, et cela semble arriver souvent dans l'histoire curieuse de notre Capitale.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 19, 2020
- 10 min
Of Death and Rambles, o'er Falls and Brambles - Parts III & IV
TWO MORE STORIES to complete this series, and a bonus story offered in honour of the upcoming Christmas season.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 19, 2020
- 11 min
Sur la mort et les balades, or les chutes et escalades - Parties III & IV
DEUX AUTRES HISTOIRES pour compléter cette série, et une histoire en bonus offerte en l'honneur de la prochaine saison de Noël.
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Rick Henderson
- Oct 29, 2020
- 8 min
Of Death and Rambles, o'er Falls and Brambles - Parts I & II
A little tale or two offered up on this Halloween.
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Rick Henderson
- Oct 29, 2020
- 9 min
Sur la mort et les balades, or les chutes et escalades - Parties I & II
Un petit conte ou deux pour l'Halloween.
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Rick Henderson
- Oct 15, 2020
- 11 min
The Capital Builders - Epi(b)logue
The Inglorious End of Two Glorious Men.
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Rick Henderson
- Oct 15, 2020
- 12 min
Les bâtisseurs de la capitale - Epi(b)logue
La fin peu glorieuse de deux hommes glorieux
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Rick Henderson
- Oct 9, 2020
- 10 min
The Capital Builders - Part IV
What the pieces were that curiously came into place for the building of the Rideau Canal, however, requires a brief ramble through history.
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Rick Henderson
- Oct 9, 2020
- 11 min
Les bâtisseurs de la capitale - Partie IV
Les pièces qui, curieusement, ont été mises en place pour la construction du canal Rideau, nécessitent cependant une brève balade dans cette
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Rick Henderson
- Sep 19, 2020
- 6 min
The Capital Builders - Part III
As both the Union Bridge and the Rideau Canal progressed, there would be several other failures before both projects were completed ...
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Rick Henderson
- Sep 18, 2020
- 6 min
Les bâtisseurs de la capitale - Partie III
À mesure que le pont Union et le canal Rideau progressaient, il y a eu plusieurs autres échecs avant que les deux projets ne soient achevés.
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