About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Genealogy
Emerald Isle: Cycling Trails
Discover the hidden side of Ireland on a bicycle. Trails take you across parks and country lanes, along canal paths and by seaside villages. … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged accommodation, Ards Peninsula, Bronze Age, canals, cemeteries, Churches, coast, countryside, cycling, Enniskillen, Genealogy, healing wells, Ireland, Irish Sea, Kearney, Northern Ireland, Pubs, Scotland, St. Patrick, Strangford Lock, Vikings, whiskey
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Emerald Isle: Belfast
The history of Belfast is explored from its muddy origins as an inlet of the Irish Sea to its great shipyards and intriguing city … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Belfast, Belfast Loch, bird-watching, Botanical Gardens, Crown Bar, Crown Liquor Saloon, Europa Hotel, Genealogy, Grand Opera House, Harlan and Wolff, Irish Sea, Kelly’s, Lagan River, lagoons, Linen Hall Library, mud flats, Northern Ireland, Odyssey Centre, Queens University, Scotland, St. George’s Market, Stormont Castle, Titanic
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Toronto #9: Epidemics & Discoveries
In 1834 – tragedy strikes. Toronto is invaded by cholera then typhus and has to take drastic measures to save the population. An archaeological … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged archaeology, artifacts, Charles Best, Cholera, cholera sheds, documentary, Dr. George Grasett, England, Fever sheds, Fred Banting, Genealogy, history, Immigrant hospital, Insulin, Ireland Park, Irish famine, John Rolph, medical school, Medical Sciences, Reese Wharf, Russia, St. James Cathedral, St. James Cemetery, Toronto Hospital, typhus, University of Toronto, Upper Canada, Victoria College
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1812 – Part 14: Discovery Harbour and Penetanguishene
Even though the Treaty of Ghent had been signed at the conclusion of the War of 1812, the British were still concerned that … Continue reading
Posted in 1812 and all that
Tagged Admiralty Longboat, Americans, British, British Naval Base, Canada, Discovery Harbour, documentary, Drummond Island, French, Fur Traders, Genealogy, history, Insect Fleet, James Keating, John Graves Simcoe, Metis, Natives, Ontario, Penetanguishene Museum and Archives, Provincial Marine, Rev George Hallan, Rush-Baggot Agreement, St. James on the Lines, Surveyor Henry Bayfield, Upper Great Lakes, voyageurs, War of 1812
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