Sherry L. B. Johnson

16 posts

I Spy Gananoque, where is this seen?

My first guess was wrong. The location was not the obvious and now vanished second floor walkway at Parmenter and Bulloch . . .

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Of Poets, Photographers and Summer in the Islands

When Gretchen Huntley first told me of her poem inspired by a Sam Battams’ photo I knew it was article material . . .

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A 1987 Vacation to Gananoque

Just then email request to help identify the subjects of some just discovered 35mm slides of a 1987 vacation in the Thousand Islands.

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My name is Blinkbonnie

Charles McDonald built me as a simple frame home after arriving in Gananoque in 1810 . . .

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My Name is Belle Vue

My name is Belle Vue, but you more likely know me as the Gananoque Town Hall. I stand in the middle of a delightful park. . .

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History or Heritage?

So, what is heritage? How is it different from history? In my first few years living in Gan, I haunted second hand bookstores . . .

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The Sunset Anniversaries

Warren pulled the ties of his wife’s apron undoing the bow. She removed it and hung it up on its hook. “A walk to enjoy the sunset, my dear husband?” Elizabeth asked . . .

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Percy Returns to Gananoque

In January of 1908, a coffin with the body of Percy Ireland started its way back from BC to Toronto by train . . .

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The Start and Now The Latest!

This photo, which is used as GanWalking’s icon, is a logo of sorts, and for a good reason. It was part of the journey that spawned GanWalking.

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The Pubble Story by Annie Beatty & Ganwalking

My name is Annie, I was born in South Lake, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada, 16 June 1858. I lived a normal life for my time, except my husband was fascinated with time travel. Time travelling killed him but not me!

Sherry L. B. Johnson

Excerpts from: Peggy Hutcheon’s "Growing up in Gan"

Peggy Hutcheon's memories were transcribed by her son after her death. He posted in Gananoque Heritage Research Facebook, saying "My mother was Peggy Hutcheon. She was born in Gananoque in 1931 and lived there until 1954, when she married my father."

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Snail and Rocket Mail from Gananoque

The variety of ways that mail has snailed or raced from Gananoque to its recipients over the years is quite interesting. ‘Rocket Mail’ has to be the most unusual and with good reason . . .

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While the Women Only Wept: Loyalist Refugee Women in Eastern Ontario, by Janice Potter-MacKinnon

I chased down this book a few years ago, while researching the first wife of Joel Stone, the founder of Gananoque. What a fascinating read it turned out to be!

Sherry L. B. Johnson