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.
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Toronto #12: Conflicts and Resolutions
Conflicts and Resolutions takes a look at Toronto’s involvement in times of War starting with Fort York an authentic War of 1812 site from … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Regiment, Afghanistan, Boer War, Canadian Forces, Canadian Soldiers, CanLoan, Christie Street, City of Toronto, Dieppe, Fenian Raids, Fort York, Gardiner Expressway, Garrison Common, history, Jarvis Collegiate, Kandahar, Korean War, Lady Eaton, Mackenzie King, Military Burial Ground, Military Hospital, Officer’s Mess, Pantages Theatre, Peacekeeping, Reil Rebellion, Remembrance Services, Royal Canadian Military Institute, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, UN postings, Vimy Ridge, War of 1812, Warrior’s wing, WW1, WW2
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1812 – Part 18: Aftermath — Military Settlements
The British Government has run out of money and rather than have the soldiers who have fought in the War of 1812 return home, … Continue reading
Posted in 1812 and all that
Tagged 100th Regiment, American, Blockhouse, British veterans, ByTown, ByWard Market, Captain Burke, Chippewa, Clyde, Court House, Duke of Richmond, Fenian Raids, Garrison Church, Goulbourn Township, Governor General, Immigrant policies, Irish, Lanark, Loyalists, Lt Roderick Matheson, McMartin House, Merrickville, Military Settlement, militia, museum, Ottawa, Perth, Perth Town Hall, Rideau Canal, Sam Jakes Inn, Scots, St. James, standing army, Tay Canal, UNESCO, Upper Canada, War of 1812
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