Category Archives: History

Johnston-Stevenson Stopping House

Posted on December 15, 2017 by danocan

 Sometimes you stumble across something completely unexpected and it causes you to fall into a research hole… This posting got its start back in the summer, August 8 to be exact.  I had a day off from work and I … Continue reading →

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Seymour Hotel

Posted on December 6, 2017 by danocan

For today’s lunch-time posting, I want to highlight a classic prairie hotel. The Seymour Hotel in Hanna, AB has certainly seen better days, but that is what makes it so appealing to me. It was September 11, 2017 and Emily … Continue reading →

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STST2017: Fort Steele

Posted on November 26, 2017 by danocan

I’ll bet you thought we were done with the Scratch the Surface Tour 2017, didn’t you?  Well, surprise!  There’s at least one more story to tell… It had been more than thirty years since I had visited Fort Steele, British … Continue reading →

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Retrospective: McDonalds Museum

Posted on November 21, 2017 by danocan

This is the second in my now-officially-a-series lunch break postings… Today’s post was inspired by an article I saw in my Facebook Newsfeed as I ate breakfast this morning. “McDonald’s museum in Des Plaines will be demolished next month” I … Continue reading →

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Retrospective: West Hope School

Posted on November 17, 2017 by danocan

Thanks to apps like Timehop and the “On This Day” feature of Facebook, sometimes we see old photos resurface to remind us of our explorations of the past. That is how I stumbled upon these images of West Hope School, … Continue reading →

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