Susanna McLeod
Writer and Contributor at The Kingston Whig-Standard
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2 weeks ago |
thewhig.com | Susanna McLeod
Advertisement 1 • • Article contentCharming, elegant and enduring, the buildings designed by architect Thomas Rogers have a cachet that highlights Kingston’s historical presence as a flourishing community. Many of his plans were constructed in stone in the city’s core for residents, and institutions along with government and religious buildings in Belleville, Picton and Toronto.
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3 weeks ago |
thewhig.com | Susanna McLeod
Advertisement 1 • Article contentIn the early 1940s when wartime Japan threatened the supply of natural rubber, a chemist at General Electric Company’s laboratory in Connecticut was tasked with finding a new synthetic rubber compound. Extensive experiments did not improve on the products already available, however, a lab accident proved interesting. Spilling boric acid into silicone oil, James Wright observed that a soft, mouldable, bouncy material was formed.
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4 weeks ago |
thewhig.com | Susanna McLeod
Advertisement 1 • Article contentImagine you are in 1916, tucked into your warm bed when, ugh, you need to go to the bathroom. It was out “in the back forty,” and you didn’t want to remove your toasty long johns in the icy outhouse to sit down. But wait! The long underwear can stay on! There’s a nice ‘drop seat’ in the back so only your tush will get chilly, one of the handy inventions of Stanfield’s.
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1 month ago |
thewhig.com | Susanna McLeod
Advertisement 1Brig.-Gen. William St. Pierre Hughes marks on Kingston are woven into the city’s historical fabric • • Article contentIt was a different world in the early 1870s, a time when a 13-year-old boy could join the 45th (West Durham) Battalion of Infantry militia regiment. More surprising, even his nine-year-old brother could participate as the bugler for the unit.
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1 month ago |
thewhig.com | Susanna McLeod
Advertisement 1 • • Article contentThe month of March has a number of religious feast days, among them Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17. The popular Irish saint shares commemorations on this day with Saint Gertrude of Nivelles. The patron of gardeners and travellers, her name is invoked for help against mental illness. To many, Saint Gertrude is considered the patron saint of cats.
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Artists are so interesting, especially the ones that spend their lives in fascinating places... like the Arctic. A minister's wife, Winifred Petchey Marsh accepted the challenge to live in the North, and painted amazing watercolours of people and places. https://t.co/C2Dp5ORzHJ
Nurses are our healthcare lifeline. Happy Nursing Week in Canada! https://t.co/ak1RXuCIO9
Time for a fishing tackle article for In the Tackle Box. Transparent lures were the thing over a century ago, developed by Welch & Graves. Shaped like small glass light bulbs, the angler could put a live minnows inside. https://t.co/ge1I7mtlZ6
