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Travellers’ Best: Trade Sign for an Inn
mpey’s Inn (1814), situated on the King’s Road in the township of Cornwall, Upper Canada (Ontario), was an important stop in...
Shaking Up Tradition: A Selection of Cocktail Shakers from the City of Waterloo Museum
he close connection between the Seagram company and the city of Waterloo dates to 1857, when William Hespeler and George Randall...
Canadian Temperance Banners and Excess
extiles have long been a powerful element in political movements and activism. At the turn of the 19th century some Canadian women produced banners...
Rencontre au Sommet: The Walker Cup
’est en approvisionnant les minotiers de Detroit que l’états-uniens Hiram Walker, commanditaire de ce trophée, amorce des relations commerciales dans...
A Window on Taste: Canadian Beer Labels through History
eer has been a part of Canadian life since the 17th century. The first brewery, “la Brasserie du Roi,” was built in 1671 in...
The Beauty of the Thing: The Chapel of Sainte-Cécile in the Village of Calixa-Lavallée
eaning on his shovel in silence, a man called Pierre Moussard stands in the snow. In the madness and folly of the...
A Passage Through Time And Space: The Hall in Victorian Row-house Architecture
s a gateway into the home, the front hall serves to convey an important first impression of wealth, status, and aesthetic taste. Nowhere more...
Decorative City Arches and Gates in Canada
