William Quarrier’s annual report for 1894. It mentions “…a boy of 9, brother to two taken before and now in Canada doing well. This one has been with a married sister, but he is getting beyond control and although so young has been pilfering, etc.” (Source:untitled (iriss.org.uk...
Helen Roberta Fitzgerald (Helen Bacon, in some documents) was the first woman to design postage stamps for Canada. Her earliest work was theAssociated Country Women of the Worldstamp (1959). She would complete six further designs that were accepted by the Post Office Department. Including a Chr...
completing his famous Bible in Mainz, Germany, around 1454. By 1500, Gutenberg’s innovation had been adopted widely in Europe. European colonists then transported printing technology to the Americas. It was not until 1751—almost 300 years post-Gutenberg—that the first press reached Canada. This...
He needs a stamp.(4) Does he know his address D. I can see a big shop.(5) Can Li Ming fly a kite E. Yes, I have one. 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: Canberra is in ___.()A. Canada B. Australia C. the UK 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: In the United States and Canada...
Maclean’smagazine recognized him as the top Canadian athlete of the 20th century. Canada Post issued a stamp in 2000 commemorating his winning time. In Ontario, theTom Longboat Day Act, 2008designated June 4 as “Tom Longboat Day.” Tom Longboat Corner in Six Nations, a Tom Longboat Trail...
Map of Newfoundland and Labrador, July 1931, one-cent Newfoundland stamp, Perkins, Bacon & Company, © Canada Post (s001670k) STEP 2. Determining the 1931 Census district Lucky scenarios that let you skip Step 2 There are a few scenarios in which you may go directly to Step 3 (forthcomi...
What do Inuit mapmakers, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, a notorious Italian stamp forger and Soviet spies have in common? Their works are all represented in the collections at Library and Archives Canada. These artifacts are also showcased inUnexpected! Surprising Treasures From Library and ...
Withpart 1 of this post, we marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day and commemorated Canada’s participation in the June 6, 1944, invasion of northwestern Europe, and the Normandy Campaign, which ended on August 30, 1944. In part 2, we explore some of the unique collections that Library and...
stamp, representing the fisheries, shipbuilding and seamanship of Nova Scotia. Less than a decade after the launch of the schooner, the Post Office Department issued theBluenose50-cent stampon January 6, 1929. The stamp has a composite design that shows theBluenoseracing off Halifax Harbour, ...
Lambart overcompensates with four pairs of socks in his boots, restricting the circulation to his toes. He wakes in the middle of the night to try to stamp some feeling back into them, but he will suffer from this miscalculation for the remainder of the expedition and beyond. Several of...