Talbot Road* as a Result of the War of 1812?

"Ever mindful of the sparse settlement of Ontario and the threats to British prestige in Canada during the War of 1812 and more lately in the Rebellion of 1837, the government determined on a policy of road building in order that troops might be moved more quickly from one part of Upper Canada to another.  The road from Canboro and Simcoe was graded for this purpose by negro labour.  One of the workman is said to have been bitten by a rattlesnake in Walpole and to have died from the effects.  It was the building of this road which resulted in Cayuga becoming a village rather than Indianna.
When the Hamilton and Port Dover Road was built where the two roads crossed, Jarvis sprung up."

~ The Early History of Haldimand County, John Russell Harper, Sachem Print, 1950
(1914 - 1983) b. in Oneida Twp., graduate Caledonia High School. Archaeologist, Chief Cataloguer & Registrar of ROM, Art Historian.  Bio. on Wikipedia.

By Russell Harper

* Hwy. #3

In his book A Field Guide to Irish Fairies, Bob Curran attempts to identify the fairies that one is "most likely to encounter." He cautions against examining them too closely, however, because of a warning once given Irish poet W. B. Yeats by the Queen of Fairies, through a Dublin medium.  "Be careful, and do not seek to know too much about us!"

Following are nine Irish fairies for whom one has to be on the watch:  The Grogoch, the Grey Man, the Sheerie, the Changelings, the Pooka, the Merrow, the Banshee, the Leprechaun (sometimes described as Ireland's National Fairy) and the Dullahan.

Fairies can be "wilful and capricious creatures, easily offended and quick to anger."  There was a time when they were so feared that one did not speak the name "fairy."  More flattering terms were used, such as the Gentry and the Good People.
As March 17 approaches, use caution and be aware!

* Published by Chronicle Books, 1997.

In A Field Guide to Irish Fairies*,  Bob Curran attempts to identify the fairies with whom one is most likely to run into.  But first, where did fairies come from?
My favourite explanation is that they are "fallen angels, those who sat on the fence during the great rebellion in Heaven and were thrown out for their indecisiveness. . .
"There were not, however, consigned to Hell with Lucifer and his followers, being neither good enough to be saved or bad enough to be lost.  St. Michael, the patron saint of all fairies, interceded with God on their behalf and they were given the dark and remote placesof the earth in which to dwell, well away from human habitation.  Some were granted the depths of the oceans and became merfolk; others were sent to the lands under the earth (this explains the fairies at the bottom of our garden) and became goblins and trolls.  Others were granted the air and became spirits and sheeries.  Others were given the harsh and barren areas of the countryside and became leprechauns and grogochs."

Tomorrow:  The thirteen types of fairies.

Published by Chronicle Books, 1998  http://www.chroniclebooks.com/

IRISH~ AMERICAN FUNNY QUOTES * 
by Merrit Malloy

"A cat without a dog is like a lazy Saturday morning without 'The Three Stooges."
~ Sasha Sullivan

"A farm is a hunk of land on which, if you get up early enough mornings and work late enough nights, you'll make a fortune ~ if you strike oil on it."
~ Fibber McGee

* Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1994

Treats?

M-m-m

Any more?

The Dog Gallery ~

Hector visits the bookshop.  Only four and a half months old, he is being carefully trained as a service dog.

A deal brokered between Six Nations with Samsung and the province of Ontario is getting mixed reviews.  "Closed door negotiations between Samsung, Ontario and Six Nations of the Grand have resulted in a precedent-setting deal worth as much as $55 million for Six Nations."  This announcement is made in the March 7 issue of TEKAWENNAKE.
Six Nations Economic Director Matt Jamieson has asked Six Nations for an endorsement of what he calls a "historic opportunity to capitalize on the use of our traditional territory."

The article by Stephanie Dearing of Ohsweken, refers to the turbine/solar project for Haldimand County; however, stops short of identifying the location.  Jamieson said, "If members back the deal, Six Nations could pursue similar lease arrangements for other projects in the Haldimand Tract."
"Six Nations members now have 30 days to make a decision," the author of the article asserts.  Six open houses will be held during the month to provide information.  On April 3 there will be a special community meeting to discuss the deal.  Elected Council will then make the final decision.
We welcome information from our municipality.  We believe that the "traditional territory" in question is South Cayuga.

http://www.sixnationsfuture.com/

Post script:  Two parties voted "No" yesterday at Queen's Park to health studies on effects of wind turbines.  A delegation from Haldimand in attendance.
http://www.ontario-wind-resistance.org/  

Canadian author, Nellie McClung, worked tirelessly to improve the existence not only of women and children but of men as well.

"The Church must renounce the idea that, when a man goes forth to preach the Gospel, he has to consider himself a sort of glorified immigration agent, whose message is, 'This way, ladies and gentlemen, to a better, brighter, happier world;  earth is a poor place to stick around, heaven is your home."
His mission is to teach his people to make of this world a better place !~ to live their lives here in such a way that other men and women will find life sweeter for their having lived."

Canadian author, Nellie McClung

~ Nellie McClung, best known for her book, Sowing Seeds in Danny (1908).
Source:  No Small Legacy, Carol L. Hancock, Wood Lake Books, Inc., 1986.
Image:  Wikipedia