by lakecountry | Sep 26, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
My grandfather1, John Brixton, was called The Colonel. No one really knows why, but it is likely because he resembled the picture of the sailor on “Players Tobacco” tins. Actually, the Colonel’s birth name was Mark Joseph Ellis. He was born in...
by lakecountry | Aug 8, 2014 | Bloggers, Thomson, Carol
“1917: Bras get a boost from the U.S. government’s decision to ration metal for domestic use during the First World War. Bras used less metal than corsets so they became the undergarment of choice.” Source: “Real Life talking point.”...
by lakecountry | Aug 4, 2014 | Bloggers, This Day in History, Thomson, Carol
August 4, 1914: Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I. “In Flanders Fields the poppies grow and remains of an inordinate number of Okanagan soldiers lie buried. Many believe the Okanagan Valley lost more men per capita in the First World War than any...
by lakecountry | Aug 1, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
“Q’sapi is a phrase in the Okanagan language that means ‘long time ago.’ It is an expression often heard among the Okanagan people to introduce a story.”1 So begins the Introduction to the book Q’sapi. A History of Okanagan People...
