Margaret Dougherty 🇨🇦 🍁
@emdeeinto.bsky.social
Cousin collector/#genealogy/#familyhistory…Royals, history, crime/historical fiction, 🇨🇦politics, figure skating
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Bus Stop, Fredericton, N.B.
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Bus Stop, Fredericton, N.B.
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
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Still Life
Claude A. Simard
2003
Claude A. Simard
2003
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Still Life
Claude A. Simard
2003
Claude A. Simard
2003
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Old Houses, Quebec
Robert Wakeham Pilot
1955
Robert Wakeham Pilot
1955
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Old Houses, Quebec
Robert Wakeham Pilot
1955
Robert Wakeham Pilot
1955
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Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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Every time a new DNA tool drops, the cycle begins:
Excitement → overwhelm → frustration → back to old methods.
Break the cycle for $10.
Kelli’s live masterclass will show you EXACTLY how to use Ancestry’s new Clusters Tool and whether it’s worth your time. hubs.la/Q03VfWkx0
Excitement → overwhelm → frustration → back to old methods.
Break the cycle for $10.
Kelli’s live masterclass will show you EXACTLY how to use Ancestry’s new Clusters Tool and whether it’s worth your time. hubs.la/Q03VfWkx0
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Every time a new DNA tool drops, the cycle begins:
Excitement → overwhelm → frustration → back to old methods.
Break the cycle for $10.
Kelli’s live masterclass will show you EXACTLY how to use Ancestry’s new Clusters Tool and whether it’s worth your time. hubs.la/Q03VfWkx0
Excitement → overwhelm → frustration → back to old methods.
Break the cycle for $10.
Kelli’s live masterclass will show you EXACTLY how to use Ancestry’s new Clusters Tool and whether it’s worth your time. hubs.la/Q03VfWkx0
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Still Life with Brioche #1
Joseph Plaskett
1995
Joseph Plaskett
1995
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Still Life with Brioche #1
Joseph Plaskett
1995
Joseph Plaskett
1995
Their poor feet. They don’t look orthotic friendly. 🤔
Three medieval shoes found at Coppergate, York.
Photo Jorvik Viking Centre.
Photo Jorvik Viking Centre.
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Their poor feet. They don’t look orthotic friendly. 🤔
Hapsburg family names trustee in Canada to steward Florentine Diamond and other fabled gems
November 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hapsburg family names trustee in Canada to steward Florentine Diamond and other fabled gems
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I'm pretty revved up for giving this talk tonight at the Beaches Sandbox - hope to see some of you there!
I am also starting to take bookings for historical talks in 2026 - something I would like to do more of. Drop me a private message if you or your organization are interested! #TOHistory
I am also starting to take bookings for historical talks in 2026 - something I would like to do more of. Drop me a private message if you or your organization are interested! #TOHistory
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm pretty revved up for giving this talk tonight at the Beaches Sandbox - hope to see some of you there!
I am also starting to take bookings for historical talks in 2026 - something I would like to do more of. Drop me a private message if you or your organization are interested! #TOHistory
I am also starting to take bookings for historical talks in 2026 - something I would like to do more of. Drop me a private message if you or your organization are interested! #TOHistory
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Pleased to welcome King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to Ottawa today.
There is growing momentum in trade, innovation, defence, and industrial co-operation between Canada and Sweden. We’ll work together to capitalise on those new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
There is growing momentum in trade, innovation, defence, and industrial co-operation between Canada and Sweden. We’ll work together to capitalise on those new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Pleased to welcome King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to Ottawa today.
There is growing momentum in trade, innovation, defence, and industrial co-operation between Canada and Sweden. We’ll work together to capitalise on those new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
There is growing momentum in trade, innovation, defence, and industrial co-operation between Canada and Sweden. We’ll work together to capitalise on those new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
Free webinar 7:30 p.m tonight! Pre-1924 adoption in Quebec: History, law and legacy. Registration link at genquebec.com #genealogy
Quebec Genealogical eSociety |
genquebec.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Free webinar 7:30 p.m tonight! Pre-1924 adoption in Quebec: History, law and legacy. Registration link at genquebec.com #genealogy
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Still Life with Cat
Jori Smith
1951
Jori Smith
1951
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Still Life with Cat
Jori Smith
1951
Jori Smith
1951
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Pierre calls it medical freedom, I call it irresponsibility.
Why we have measles spreading.
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
Why we have measles spreading.
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Pierre calls it medical freedom, I call it irresponsibility.
Why we have measles spreading.
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
Why we have measles spreading.
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
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This is the relationship Canada and the United States had, and in some ways still has. This is the relationship Trump has tried his absolute best to deliberately destroy.
boston sent vital assistance following the 1917 halifax harbor explosion (so awful it killed 1700 people), and as thanks, nova scotia has sent us a christmas tree every year. it’s a nice little tradition. this is the first time the boston mayor visited to retrieve it in person
In Canada, Wu helps chop down Boston's Christmas tree
Mayor Michelle Wu spent three days in Nova Scotia, saying she wanted to affirm Boston's relationship with Canada amid antagonism from the Trump administration.
www.boston.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is the relationship Canada and the United States had, and in some ways still has. This is the relationship Trump has tried his absolute best to deliberately destroy.
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My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump | The Walrus
I turned to history—and my ancestors—to understand the country’s resistance to American domination
thewalrus.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
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It’s time to be our own best customer. It’s time to Buy Canadian.
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It’s time to be our own best customer. It’s time to Buy Canadian.
This matters for all of us, regardless of where you live in #Canada.
Alberta's government invoked the Notwithstanding Clause this week to force teachers back to work and reportedly plans to use it again against trans kids in the coming days.
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This matters for all of us, regardless of where you live in #Canada.
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Alberta's government invoked the Notwithstanding Clause this week to force teachers back to work and reportedly plans to use it again against trans kids in the coming days.
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
October 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Alberta's government invoked the Notwithstanding Clause this week to force teachers back to work and reportedly plans to use it again against trans kids in the coming days.
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
‘I was under duress’: Prince Harry apologizes to Canada for wearing L.A. Dodgers hat during World Series www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal... #royals Days later…….
‘I was under duress’: Prince Harry apologizes to Canada for wearing L.A. Dodgers hat during World Series
Prince Harry was spotted wearing a Dodgers hat during Game 4 of the 2025 World Series between the L.A. Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s only Major League Baseball franchise.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
‘I was under duress’: Prince Harry apologizes to Canada for wearing L.A. Dodgers hat during World Series www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal... #royals Days later…….
The sleuthing behind groundbreaking entries of early Black Torontonians in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, by Natasha Henry-Dixon. #TOpoli #CDNpoli
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
They Were Right Here: Tracing Black People Enslaved in the Town of York - Spacing Toronto
The presence of Black children, women, and men who were enslaved in Upper Canada has been omitted from, or marginalized, in the Canadian historical narrative. Because of my years of research on slaver...
spacing.ca
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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#NewBio! Margaret Gascoigne (1876–1934), educator, school administrator, and musician.
She immigrated to #Montreal in 1913 and opened The Study, a private English-language girls’ school, which developed a reputation for high educational achievement. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gasco...
She immigrated to #Montreal in 1913 and opened The Study, a private English-language girls’ school, which developed a reputation for high educational achievement. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gasco...
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#NewBio! Margaret Gascoigne (1876–1934), educator, school administrator, and musician.
She immigrated to #Montreal in 1913 and opened The Study, a private English-language girls’ school, which developed a reputation for high educational achievement. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gasco...
She immigrated to #Montreal in 1913 and opened The Study, a private English-language girls’ school, which developed a reputation for high educational achievement. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gasco...
My grandfather fought and survived diphtheria in a field tent like this, late in the First World War after four years at the Front.
Interior of a Field Hospital Tent
John W. Beatty
1918
John W. Beatty
1918
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My grandfather fought and survived diphtheria in a field tent like this, late in the First World War after four years at the Front.
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House of Ypres
A.Y. Jackson
1917
A.Y. Jackson
1917
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
House of Ypres
A.Y. Jackson
1917
A.Y. Jackson
1917