Tag archives for Ontario
A Wonderful Syncretion: A Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Beaded Orange Lodge Crown
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Article by Christina Bates
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igures 1 and 2 show a headdress in the shape of a royal crown, decorated with Orange Order symbols executed in Iroquois raised...
neon promises
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Article by James A. Chambers
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n 1971 my new bride and I drove from Toronto to British Columbia in a 1967 VW bus. The Trans-Canada cut...
A Canadian Cigar Box Sampler
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Article by Sheldon Posen
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n 1893, six men from Zorra Township in south-western Ontario, veterans of the region’s famed Highland Games, beat all comers at the Chicago...
Tiger Maple Lamp Table
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Article by Su Murdoch
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spend much of my time evaluating heritage buildings. Some are exquisite in their design and craftsmanship; others prove that bad taste has...
PRIVATE PASSION PUBLIC PURPOSE: The John and Heather Harbinson Collection
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he Canadian Museum of Civilization recently acquired the John and Heather Harbinson Collection of Canadian historical furniture and related items. This was perhaps the most complete and best...