Signs and omens – The Case of Abraham Lincoln

Signs and omens – The Case of Abraham Lincoln I hope everyone had a happy Halloween. Here is the third … More

Sounds of an Abandon Farm House

Art Post – the experience of Hamilton Cemeteries

Signs & Omens – The Tale of Sailing Ship Troy

In earlier times, people often believed that death could be foretold by signs or warnings. I don’t have any local … More

MacNab’s Inchbuie one of many examples of early settler cemeteries in Hamilton Ontario

  Death doesn’t wait for anyone, in the days before church and city cemeteries, early Hamilton settlers had the practical … More

Sir Allan MacNab buried at the family cemetery called Inchbuie, located at Dundurn Castle,Hamilton Ontario

Sir Allan MacNab was buried with: his son (Robert MacNab); his parents (Allan and Anne MacNab); his first wife (Elizabeth … More

Art Post 43 – How the Dead Shape the Landscape

Yr 1862 MacNab dies on Aug 8th at Dundurn Castle, Hamilton Ontario

Odds and Ends – The Dead Shaping Our Urban Landscapes

Odds and Ends – an artist’s notebook Oct 19th – The month of the dead is fast approaching; and before … More

1855 the gardener’s house is built at Dundurn