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Nursing Sister Annie Mae Ferguson
October 10, 2025
Annie Mae Ferguson (1890-1976) was a registered nurse who served as a Nursing Sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) during the First World ...
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Bruce County District Women’s Institutes: Women Improving Communities
September 18, 2025
Bruce County Women’s Institutes have been vital to the development of communities, families and women in Bruce County since 1898.
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Talking Pictures: Sound and Early Cinema in Bruce County
August 21, 2025
In 1927 and 1928, the first moving picture “talkies” hit silver screens. Unlike earlier motion pictures, where a soundtrack could be played alongside an otherwise silent ...
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The Kayoshk
July 23, 2025
Built in Wiarton around 1890, the Kayoshk was one of three “beautiful batwing sailboats that used to add zip to the Oliphant Bay”.
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Special Steering Compass: a 1920s-era Steamship Binnacle
July 8, 2025
Standing over 4 feet tall, with a patinaed brass head, fluted wooden body, and two iron balls sticking out either side, this 100-year-old binnacle cuts ...
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Pomp(adour) & Circumstance: Hair-spiration from the Collection
May 28, 2025
‘90s fashion is cool again, right? No, not the 1990s – the 1890s. Outfit posts and hair tutorials inspired by the late Victorian to early ...
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