Susanna McLeod
Since she’s not yet making great history herself, Susanna McLeod enjoys discovering the history of others, their private lives, their work, their mysteries, their discoveries and their sacrifices. Canadians have a rich past overflowing with fascinating stories and as Susanna researches one story, she is lead down the paths of so many others. Ahh - so many stories, so little space.
Writing a local history column for the Kingston Whig-Standard, Susanna’s work has also appeared in print in the Globe and Mail, Kingston This Week, Tour of Duty News and more, and on several prominent websites including Morrisburg.ca. Along with fondness for history and mystery, she has a passion for comic strips and cartoons. Though her own pencil just will not co-operate, she makes up for lack of cartooning skill by writing about the lives and art of cartoonists at www.TheCartoonists.ca. (The Cartoonists originally appeared on suite101.com.) Susanna has been a published writer for over 15 years, nearing 600 articles, in both print and on the Internet.
Seeming to be a lifelong student, Susanna is reaching toward a degree university degree focussed on Religious studies and Philosophy, enthralled with the history of the ages. She is also investigating fine arts.
Awards:
Suite101's "Best of Editors Choice":
Lila Bell Acheson Wallace, Co-founder of Reader's Digest
Editors Choice:
Artist Paraskeva Clark Painted Canadians at Work and at War
Joe Shuster, Canadian Artist of Superman
Carboniferous History of Nova Scotia
Dr. Norman Bethune, Surgeon and Innovator
The Geological Survey of Canada
Latest Articles
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A Slave, Marie-Josèphe Angélique Hanged for Montreal Fire in 1734
Attempting to flee with her white lover, Marie-Josèphe Angélique was caught. She was accused of lighting a blaze in Montreal, tortured and put to death
Feb 8, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Built in 1879, Martin's Opera House Became the Grand Theatre
Martin's Opera House featured an opulent interior and spacious stage. Later renamed Grand Theatre, a fire destroyed the building but not the spirit
Feb 2, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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11-Year-Old Hannah Ingraham Fled American Revolution with Family
With little food and a harsh Nova Scotia winter, the Ingraham family survived to set down roots in Canada, members of the United Empire Loyalists
Jan 27, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Russell Motor Car, Luxury Built in Canada in 1908
Overtaking horse and carriage, motor vehicles surged as means of transport. TA Russell built cars for the wealthy with quiet engines and luxurious interiors
Jan 14, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Dare Foods Limited Founded in 1892 by Charles H. Doerr
Baking delicious goodies in his Berlin, Ontario grocery store, the baker opened C.H. Doerr Co. The name changed to the easier-to-pronounce Dare in 1945
Jan 10, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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RCAF Pilot Dick Audet Became an Ace on December 29, 1944
During a brief air battle in WW2, Audet raised the RCAF bar by shooting down five enemy aircraft over Osnabruk in five minutes from his Spitfire.
Dec 30, 2011
- Susanna McLeod
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A Viking Canadian Christmas in 1000 CE?
Though not recorded, it is possible that the Vikings from Greenland observed North America's first Christmas at their settlement in Vinland (Newfoundland)
Dec 17, 2011
- Susanna McLeod
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Sir Hugh John Macdonald, Premier of Manitoba in 1899
A treasured moment, Hugh John Macdonald strode Parliament's aisle with his father, Sir John A. Macdonald. Later, Hugh John tackled provincial politics.
Dec 7, 2011
- Susanna McLeod
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40th Anniversary of the Boston Christmas Tree
Given as thanks for their urgent help in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, the City of Boston receives a beautiful Christmas Tree from Nova Scotia.
Nov 26, 2011
- Susanna McLeod
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Canada's 1st Curling Club, the Montreal Curling Club Founded 1807
With irons and brooms, members of the Montreal Curling Club used the thick ice of the St. Lawrence River as their rink. Brrrr... it was a cold game outside
Nov 19, 2011
- Susanna McLeod
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