About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: John A McDonald
Prince Edward Island – Confederation Circus, Green Gables and White Sands
A real live circus nearly scuppered the ambitions of politicians when they sailed into PEI and tried to negotiate Confederation – but booze and … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged America, Anne of Green Gables, Atlantic, Atlantic Provinces, Canada, Charlottetown, circus, Confederation, George Brown, Gulf of St. Lawrence, John A McDonald, Lower Canada, Lucy Maud Montgomery, National Park, Ottawa, oyster boat, Prince Edward Island, salt marshes, sand dunes, SS Queen Victoria, trans-continental railway, Upper Canada
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Toronto #15: Champions of Industry
New immigrants George Brown, Timothy Eaton, Adam Beck and Sir Henry Pellatt bring their entrepreneurial skills to the new City of Toronto and pave … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged Adam Beck, Aldershot (England), Canadian National Exhibition, Canadian Pacific Bank, Casa Loma, Clear Grit Party, Dominion Bank, Eaton’s, Father of Confederation, George Brown, Globe & Mail, Hydro Electric generators, Immigrants, John A McDonald, Liberal Party, militia, Niagara Falls, Provincial Capital, Queens Own Rifles, Sir Henry Pellatt, Timothy Eaton, Toronto, Toronto Electric Light Company, Traders Bank, Victorian architecture, Yonge Street
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