This digital museum is an archive of my wandering and wondering. I will share previous posts from my personal Facebook page and the Dead Canadians socials, but going forward will be used for new and original posts. I’ve also been doing extensive work on Find a Grave for the past year, I’m hoping to use this space to add some of that work as well. Everywhere I turn I find something fascinating. I hope you find something of interest here!
In doing some genealogy research a few weeks ago, I came across the obituary of an extended family member who had died in a plane crash. I started investigating and discovered that the crash of Maritime Central Airways Flight 315 … Continued
Elmbank Cemetery, the second cemetery that was “in the way” of the development of Malton Airport (now Toronto’s Pearson International Airport), was handled differently than the cemetery for the nearby Bethany United Church. The community of Elmbank was the first … Continued
My recent work on the Pantages Theatre got me thinking…who was this guy? Although his name lingers on in a variety of theatres, he is not very well known. Alexander Pantages was a Greek American vaudeville impresario who created a … Continued
The Pantages Theatre (aka the Imperial, the Canon, the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre) was built in Toronto in 1920 by architect Thomas W. Lamb as a combination vaudeville and motion picture venue. Lamb also built the nearby Elgin & Winter … Continued
The Henry Farm community in Toronto has a direct link to the pioneering Mulholland family that was featured in two posts last week on Snippets of History. The Henry Farm neighbourhood is located on land at Sheppard and Leslie, originally … Continued
Happy Hogmanay! As the year comes to a close and I cook my traditional haggis to celebrate, I thought I should touch upon a Scottish Canadian family whose home, now a museum, holds a special place in my heart and … Continued
Graydon Hall Manor, known today primarily as a wedding venue in the 401 and Don Mills area, was originally the home of wealthy financier Henry Rupert Bain. It was built in 1936 on over 100 acres overlooking the Don Valley … Continued
You may be familiar with the name Stong from Black Creek Pioneer Village, as the first two homes of Daniel and Elizabeth Fisher Stong formed the basis for much of the village. Or you may know the Stong name from … Continued
I pass by this park all the time and decided this rainy vacation day would be a great time to finally stop and read the sign. #alwaysreadtheplaque The Mullholland Farm was a 400 acre property inherited by Thomas Mullholland, a … Continued
To further my new interest in the pioneering Mulholland family, I headed to Mount Pleasant Cemetery this afternoon to find their graves. Thomas Mulholland and his wife, Mary Ann Conway, are buried near the western side of the cemetery looking … Continued