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    The Story of the Anchor at Anchor Park, Holland Landing
    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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    Taverns "producing Murder, blood and strife": The life and death of Henry Blackstone
    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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    Hotels and Inns in Holland Landing in the 19th Century
    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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    Find your Next Read in the List of Canadian Bestsellers in Fiction or Non-Fiction!
    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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    Wizards Tower Escape Room - July 2nd
    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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    Curated Picture Books about Residential Schools
    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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    Travel by Road in Early Upper Canada
    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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    Stephen Turney: Murderer and Member of the Markham Gang
    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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    Storytime! Snakes in Space
    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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