The origins of the modern game of ice hockey are obscure, and a perusal of the history of the sport’s development is … well … conflicting. An entry for “ice-hockey” in the 1936 edition of the Encyclopedia of Canada, indicates the murky beginnings of the game: “Ice-hockey is sometimes regarded as a game of Canadian [...]
Merry does not describe the facial expressions of the family in this Christmastime photograph from around the year 1900. The long exposures needed for film to record images probably explains the dour looks: holding a facial expression for a length of time is difficult, leading to vacant expressions. However, merriness is evident in the un-pruned [...]
A first blog post is a daunting thing — and since this blog is related to my profession, just how professional, or academic, or personal should it be? After some thought, I decided to go personal, but apply what I’ve learned in my profession as a historian to tell a story. My family name is [...]
