I’m not sure where this photo was taken. Could still be in Winnipeg or we may already be in Bowness. This might be at our babysitters house in Bowness. She had a couple of kids and they had a very cool peddle car, that I was almost never allowed to play with. I think she … Continue reading Crotch Shot

Here are some then and now pictures of the house on Pacific Ave. in Winnipeg. The first is from 1954 and the second is from 2015 from Google Earth Street View. I have a few memories from this house. I recall having a nap with my grandfather and I also recall sleeping in the upstairs … Continue reading The Bachelors House

On this day in 1813 Charles de Salaberry, leading 1,600 French Canadian light militia, turned back General Wade Hampton and an invading army of 3,000 Americans, after four hours of fighting at a ford over the Châteauguay River, 56 km southwest of Montréal; 300 front line militia blew hunting horns in the woods, making the … Continue reading The Battle of Châteauguay

Sometime before moving to Bowness we were in Winnipeg. I think we spent time at my grandfather’s place on Pacific Ave. before moving to Alberta.  Perhaps he let us live in his little  house for a while.  Here is a photo from then.  I was very cute of course, but you can see that my … Continue reading Pacific

On this day in 1415, Henry V of England defeated a French army 5 times the size of his own, on a muddy plateau near Azincourt France. The Battle of Agincourt is known as one of the most famous military routes in history. Read about Henry V and the ancestor Gillet Charron at the famous … Continue reading Azincourt