by NineShipsAdmin | Dec 3, 2024 | Book Review, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives
Helen I. Cowan, British Emigration to British North America: the first hundred years, Toronto, U of Toronto Press, 1961, Pp. xi, 321, illustrations, endnotes, bibliography Helen Cowan’s study of British emigration remains the gold standard work on the subject. She had...
by NineShipsAdmin | Nov 19, 2024 | Additional Research, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives, Uncategorized
Peterborough, named in 1825 to honour Peter Robinson, has a more intricate origin than commonly understood. Public lore often misrepresents the naming process, which, while a tribute to Robinson, was also influenced by Hon. Zacheus Burnham’s New Hampshire background…
by NineShipsAdmin | Nov 13, 2024 | News, Newsletters
Nine Ships 1825 Inc Newsletter 2 November 2024 ©2024 Nine Ships 1825 Inc. Click here to download the original Newsletter (as PDF): Nine Ships 1825 Inc. Newsletter 2
by NineShipsAdmin | Nov 5, 2024 | Book Review, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives
Edwin C. Guillet, ed., The Valley of the Trent, Ontario Champlain Series, Toronto, 1957, PP. lviii, 474, includes footnotes Edwin Guillet’s volume on the Valley of the Trent remains one of my favourite books on local history. It has a fascinating introduction that...
by NineShipsAdmin | Oct 22, 2024 | Book Review, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives
A book review of David Dickson’s Old World Colony by Elwood H. Jones David Dickson, Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster 1630-1830, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 2005 David Dickson studied the historical records of southern Ireland over 200 years...