A treacherous journey lies ahead.
Fashion in the 1820s is, in many ways, reminiscent of the 1910s: Empire waists, short sleeves, cleavage. After the 1820s, clothing became more constrictive and skirts more voluminous. The trends in this post applied only to the wealthy. Working-class women wore practical garments, and in Colonial Canada it was not uncommon for women of any…
If you lived in 1820s Colonial Canada, your life would be a constant and ever-present struggle for survival. The land was still wilderness. There were few roads, and those that existed were choked by roots and rocks. Medical care was rudimentary. Goods were expensive. It took months for news to travel from community to community,…
Claire was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1810. At the time, it was a sleepy village of less than 200 houses, farms and cottages surrounded by forest. The Mi’Kmaq, a First Nations people, lived in a village outside the colonial settlement. Fredericton was the colonial capital city. The elite members of society’s lives revolved…
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. The conflict ended in a stalemate, but was a battle for commerce and territorial expansion. Colonial Canada, unable to decide its own foreign policy, involuntarily was drawn into the war. Although many Americans thought the war would bring…
In the United States, Loyalists during the American Revolution often are painted in pop culture as villains. As with many things in life, it depends which side of the issue you fall. Claire, the heroine in Journey of Hope, is the great-granddaughter of Loyalists who fled to New Brunswick. This fact is mentioned in three…