Sunday, September 30, 2018

Watoto Children’s Choir

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Watoto Children's Choir My husband Jim and I are now unpacked and have guest rooms thanks to our excitement about housing a few memb...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Two-Thirds of the Way Through 1st Draft of "A Picture on the Wall" - Halifax Explosion Memoir

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Photo Halifax Harbour - Cal Shook This month marks the completion of about two-thirds of the first draft for “A Picture on the Wall,” a...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Uncle Joseph Burke at Ground Zero – Halifax Explosion

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What follows is a Halifax Explosion story about my great Uncle Joseph Burke based on information given by my great Aunt Anna Bella, along wi...
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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Update on the progress of “A Picture on the Wall"

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CSS Acadia at Maritime Museum of Atlantic -Photo by Cal Shook To date there are 27 people, who end up in about 16 different locations j...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Landry, Burke, and Myatt Family Chart: Halifax Explosion

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Inspired by conversations with my editor,  Sylvia Clark,   I’ve created a chart  to make it easier for  readers to visualize the families th...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Do You Know the Simon and Hilda Myatt Family - Dartmouth NS - Halifax Explosion?

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Photo by Cal Shook From my great Aunt Anna Bella's memory featured in last month's blog , I'm hoping will come a much fu...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Do you know Mrs. Myatt, a Bouchard-Burke born in River Bourgeois, Cape Breton?

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St. John the Baptist Church - Photo by Cal Shook Do you know Mrs. Myatt, a Bouchard-Burke born in River Bourgeois, Cape Breton? Mrs. M...