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History

Explore the Past, from Antiquity to Last Week

The Mayor of Kew
8 Dec 2023

The Mayor of Kew

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Family History | 2

The town of Kew consisted of a single building; a post office/store located just west of our place.

Click on the photo for a tour…

Foothills, Alberta, Kew
Medicine Hat
24 Nov 2023

Medicine Hat

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 1

The term “medicine” is synonymous with unexplainable phenomena.

Click on the Blackfoot Medicine Man for details.

Medicine, Medicine Wheel, Medicine Hat, Medicine Line
Medicine
22 Nov 2023

Medicine

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 0

Medicine comes in many forms: tablets, liquids, or injections, sometimes even as a pile of rocks.

Click on the Medicine Wheel for details….

Majorville, Medicine Wheel, Iniskim Umaapi
Extra Hour
5 Nov 2023

Extra Hour

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 3

Having trouble deciding how to spend your extra hour today?

Here are a few suggestions……

Click on Marty or Doc Brown for details…

Time, Daylight Saving
In Nanuk’s Hands
3 Nov 2023

In Nanuk’s Hands

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

I am sure Flin Flon is nice this time of year, but we prefer to get all the way to Churchill.

Click on the Tundra Buggy to join us.

Polar Bear, Churchill, Nanuk
A Coin Toss
26 Oct 2023

A Coin Toss

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel, Family History | 0

Heads, or Tails?

Click on your choice to see who wins….

Polar Bear, Churchill, Toonie
My Apologies to the Bear
20 Oct 2023

My Apologies to the Bear

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

Have I got your attention? Good.

Click on the pretty blonde bear for an important message.

Polar Bear, Churchill, Hudson Bay Company
If Bears Could Paint
13 Oct 2023

If Bears Could Paint

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

“The polar bears made me do it,”

Click on the bear to find out what…

Polar Bear, Franklin Expedition
Sad, and Kinda Creepy
20 Sep 2023

Sad, and Kinda Creepy

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History | 0

I activated the on-demand feature on the CKUA Radio App and listened to The Beach Boys’, “Summer’s Gone”. I wish I hadn’t.

Click on “Surfin’ USA” for details…

Summer's Gone, Charles Manson, The Beach Boys
America Will Endure
14 Sep 2023

America Will Endure

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

We never saw a live opossum; they are nocturnal, and we are not.

Click on the possum family for a rundown on things we did encounter in the American Deep South …

America

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