During my brief abode in Toronto some 50 years ago, I was struck by how American many Torontonians were, or …
To join or not to join : U.S. & Canada; Sawyer’s head & body
This memorial stone was originally the base of the Josiah Sawyer statue. I received a very astute question about my …
Josiah Sawyer’s Head
Josiah Sawyer Statue I read all about it in The Sherbrooke Examiner of September 30, 1901.« GREAT DAY FOR SAWYERVILLE. A …
Endings & Beginnings
The Townships Sun used to publish books under the “Sun Books” label. Some four decades later, we still get queries …
Need to vent?
I hope you’re not too disappointed. I decided against using this space to vent about the American elections. Or Canadian …
20th annual exhibition at Bury United Cultural Centre
Seventeen artists of the region packed the Bury United Cultural Centre with more than 170 artworks in a one-day art …
Exposition d’art au Centre culturel de Bury
Dix-sept artistes de la région ont rempli le Centre culturel de Bury avec plus de 170 œuvres d’art lors d’une journée …
THRIFTING
We have such a glut of stuff. Despite that, it’s hard to resist accumulating more.As my sister used to say, …
Gould was scammed
Out of the skies of cyberspace has emerged five nifty videos about our forebears here in the Townships. Right in …
Girls—washing dishes. A girl and her orange shirt.
My sister the storyteller was seven years older than I was. Doing the dishes was our job. She would wash; …
A man—washing dishes!
Visiting my family reminds me of my love-hate relationship with doing the dishes. Flashback 1:Angry motherIn our old farm kitchen, …
Le Centre culturel de Bury lance sa nouvelle saison
Des projets de folk, de blues, de cabaret jazz, d’ateliers d’art et possiblement de café faisaient partie des nouveautés proposées …
Bury’s United Cultural Centre launches new season
Plans for folk music, blues, a jazz cabaret, arts workshops, and maybe a café were “something new” at a 5 …
SMALLPOX
Stephen Burroughs is infamous for his counterfeiting activities back in the 1790s and early 1800s. It was in the Eastern …
CHURCHES GALORE
Religious Heritage has grown BIG. The Bury Historical & Heritage Society used to organize an annual one-day open house of …
Stuart Main, le peintre en plein air par excellence
Stuart & Violet Main. Les montagnes, les champs, les granges et surtout les chevaux occupent une place importante dans son …
Stuart Main, plein-air painter par excellence
Mountains, fields, barns, and especially horses figure prominently in his work. He paints in nature, and has nature in his …
Riding high, looking great!
COOKSHIRE CHICKENS It’s hard to miss the Cookshire Fair this week, Thursday to Sunday. But alas, chickens will be missed. …
HMM. HEMP.
It was 1800 and hemp had a future in Eaton Township. And then it didn’t.These days I am reading the …
FOOTPRINTS
Footprints into Newport Township, the big historical book by Frederick Edmund Hurd based on his ancestors’ accounts, is the topic …
MUSIC, ART
CANTERBURY CONCERTCanterbury Concert: Paula Chiasson, Normand Breton, and Christian Nolet offer a concert at the Canterbury Centre on June 21st …