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Diamond Harbor 1858: Mr. Doyle Builds His Dream House

Diamond Harbour. The approximate location of Tom Doyle’s house is to the right of this picture. Photo: Neurdein brothers, McCord Museum Collection

This is a ghost story of a sort. It’s the tale of a vanished neighborhood.

Rue Champlain w...

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Manhattan 1995: Clockwatching

In the work of collecting and preserving our family stories, we shouldn’t forget to record our own.

Once upon a time there was a French historian who counted on her fingers and ended up on Wall Street.

I have been a small part of a much...

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Grand Central Terminal 1923: As Under a Green Sea

In the early decades of the twentieth century the Montreal Star featured a classified advertising section called “Missing Relatives” for people trying to locate lost loved ones.

This is an occasional series about some of the missing people...

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Edmonton 1912: We Must Meet Apart

In the early decades of the twentieth century the Montreal Star featured a classified advertising section called “Missing Relatives” for people trying to locate lost loved ones.

This is an occasional series about some of the missing people...

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Walking on the Twelfth

On Monday, in towns across Northern Ireland, streets will fill with orange sashes and the sound of the fife and drum. Orange marches are annual events celebrating Irish Protestant history and heritage. They are held on the public holiday co...

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