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EGPLadmin
- Sep 12
- 2 min
EGPL's Giant Used Book Sale Weekend
For the first time in two years the East Gwillimbury Public Library Board is hosting its Giant Used Book Sale starting Friday September...
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EGPLadmin
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Story of the Anchor at Anchor Park, Holland Landing
Everyone knows about Anchor Park as a lovely place to take the kids to the playground or to bask in nature on the picturesque walking...
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EGPLadmin
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Taverns "producing Murder, blood and strife": The life and death of Henry Blackstone
Last week, we discussed the inns and taverns that were present in Holland Landing during the nineteenth century. This time, we will learn...
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EGPLadmin
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
Hotels and Inns in Holland Landing in the 19th Century
Previously on this blog, we discussed travelling by road in early Upper Canada. Due to the seven-hour long stagecoach trip and the poor...
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smari31
- Jul 5, 2021
- 7 min
Find your Next Read in the List of Canadian Bestsellers in Fiction or Non-Fiction!
Canadian Fiction Five Little Indians by Michelle Good This book chronicles the desperate quest of five residential school survivors as...
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EGPLadmin
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Wizards Tower Escape Room - July 2nd
"Oh no! You wake up, dazed and confused, not sure where you are. As you look around, you realize - you’re trapped in a wizard’s tower! "...
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smari31
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Curated Picture Books about Residential Schools
EDIT: For an updated copy of this Book List, go to our catalogue! Many of us did not learn about Residential Schools in school. As...
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EGPLadmin
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
Travel by Road in Early Upper Canada
Nowadays, travelling up Yonge Street is relatively easy, given that Highway 404 now stretches up all the way to Woodbine Avenue; people...
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EGPLadmin
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
Stephen Turney: Murderer and Member of the Markham Gang
Last week, we discussed a crime in Holland Landing which occurred in 1846, in which Edward Clarke narrowly avoided being killed by a...
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EGPLadmin
- Jun 11, 2021
- 1 min
Storytime! Snakes in Space
Snakes... in space? Yes - a colourful crewful! Today's story brings us along with some slithery friends as they explore the stars and...
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