Following upon previous blogs on logging in the region in the 1920s, I have more recent and personal remembrances to relate. My father, Harold, and grandfather, Harry, operated a portable bush mill on the Commonage in the 1950s, supported by horse logging. The operation was located off Commonage...
I just finished putting up a display in the lobby of the District of Lake Country offices. It was inspired by the Heritage Week theme for 2010. In 2010 Heritage Week is February 15-21, and this year it coincides with the Olympics, hence the theme of athletic endeavor, sports and community spirit....
Wow, This one is really interesting! Right on the box it says “Each maximum dose contains .0008 grs. Strychnine”. One the other side it says “Medicinal extracts from Natures’ roots, herbs, leaves and barks are blended with other efficacious ingredients in compounding...