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Canadian history trivia

Trivia EH? Frank Thompson

October 24, 2009 By Pat Williams

Sarah's mother conspired to help Sarah run away in order to avoid a marriage her father was forcing upon her. She went with her mother's friend to work selling hats in another town. She then moved to Moncton, New Brunswick. For some reason she decided to disappear - it's believed her father found …

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Trivia EH? John McCrae

October 24, 2009 By Pat Williams

McCrae was born in 1872 Veterans Day in the USA is a day that recognizes the importance of soldiers (living & dead) to America's quality of life & liberty. Memorial Day in the USA was initiallly a day to honour the soldiers killed in the Civil War by visiting their gravesites and decorating …

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Trivia EH? Alexander Mackenzie

October 24, 2009 By Pat Williams

Born January 28, 1822 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland Was forced to quit school at the age of 13 but continued to educate himself throughout his life Fell through the ice on one of his winter treks across the ice from Wolfe Island to Kingston. Managed to get himself out and there …

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