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The Nichol House. Architects Maclure and Fox built this Arts and Crafts style estate house in 1913 for Walter and Quita Nichol. At the time, it was on the northern edge of Shaugnessy and was constructed on an escarpment that gave the home a sweeping view of the growing city below. Walter Nichol was the owner of the Province newspaper from 1901 to 1923 and served as Lieutenant-Governor from 1920 to 1926.

Letters from The Front

By Denise Jacques

My favourite television program is Finding Your Roots. I am moved by how often the male and female guests are reduced to tears on discovering some aspect of family history. VHS had a parallel experience when we were contacted by a local family with a cache of Great War letters. We were asked for advice on preserving the letters and making them accessible….

I have been in this trench.” Handwriten words by Peter Dueck on a magazine clipping that reads: “The gallant Canadians, sturdy sons of ‘Our Lady of the Snows,’ have won for themselves and their country an imperishable fame by their victories on the Western Front. A party of them may be seen passing up a communication tench in the neighbourhood of Lens.”
I have been in this trench.” Handwriten words by Peter Dueck on a magazine clipping that reads: “The gallant Canadians, sturdy sons of ‘Our Lady of the Snows,’ have won for themselves and their country an imperishable fame by their victories on the Western Front. A party of them may be seen passing up a communication tench in the neighbourhood of Lens.”
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Our annual ritual as a society will be held on Zoom, as it has been for the past several years. The notice of it and a call for nominations will be included in the May newsletter.

The Queer Frontier: The Untold Story of Canada’s Queer Wild West

A photograph of an all-men's Cowboy Stag Dance at a work camp, c. 1910. Photographer Unknown,True West Magazine

A photograph of an all-men’s Cowboy Stag Dance at a work camp, c. 1910.
Photographer Unknown,True West Magazine

Date: May 23, 2024
Speaker: Glenn Tkach

Glenn has a background in theatre, specialising in storytelling, mime, and physical theatre. Glenn created the Really Gay History Tour in 2018. He has continued his research on the erased history of queer people in the nation’s development.

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