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Six Generations of Ancestors in Southern Ontario — Cemetery Tour

If you have ancestors from Southern Ontario with the last names Seppala, Danby, Bailey, Culley, Hamilton, Evans, Brack, Wanless, Ricaby, Moscrip, Tribe, or Bennett, check out this cemetery tour of a family’s journey to find their ancestors’ headstones. Maybe you’re also related to them!

Exploring My Revolutionary War Ancestors

In this article, Alicia Bertrand, M.A., summarizes the lives of Revolutionary War soldiers in her family tree, including Edward Hicks Sr. and Jr, Lazarus and Simeon Puffer, Jacobus Peek, William Carl, Aaron Bagg, and David Miller. Both Patriot and Loyalist alike, these soldiers’ lives are interesting micro-histories of individuals in American and Canadian history that…

Ghost Stories, Murder, and Mayhem in Oshawa

This article details the haunted history of Oshawa, Ontario, sharing stories of paranormal encounters and historical crime. Alicia Bertrand invites submissions of spooky tales. The tales include ghostly encounters at the public library, a haunted market, and a museum with spirited apparitions. Legends of duels, tragic deaths, and macabre crimes are also retold.

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