W.J. Gibson
not William Gibson but William J. Gibson, nuff said.
Links
- - Gibson Library Bar and Grill
- bluetyger magazine
- Choice Photography
- Huronia Museum test blog site
- Kidney Disease Information and Current News
- Martin Howard Antique Typewriters Collection
- Nelson foto
- Ontario Archaeology Society Huronia Chapter blog
- Photo.net, a community of photographers
- Photography in Malaysia (Nikon info)
- rebekkaguðleifsdóttir – icelandic visual artist
Site Meter
- www.wjgibson.ca
one of my favourite photos
Category Archives: New France
Etienne Brule
in 1610 Étienne Brulé at the age of 18 visited Huronia in central Ontario, the first European to visit the area. Today at the Huronia Museum, the 400th aniversary of this important time in Canadian History was marked. Event sponsored … Continue reading
Posted in New France
Leave a comment
Brule comes to Huronia Oct. 16th Orillia (Couchiching Park) and Oct. 17th Midland (Huronia Museum)
1610 – We have been notified via the moccasin telegraph that Etienne Brule will be arriving with Chief Iroquet and his people within the next week and a half. Iroquet has set off from his Algonquin homeland in the lower … Continue reading
Jesuit cell – desk and chair – Ste Marie among the Hurons 068
Jesuit cell – desk and chair – Ste Marie among the Hurons 068 Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer (W.J. Gibson) it is interesting to imagine sitting at this spot in 1640s a long way from home in France, working to convert … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian History, Catholic church, chair, furniture, Huron, Jesuit, journal, mostly photography, New France, Ontario, Wendat
Leave a comment
door latch 1640s reconstruction
door latch Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer (W.J. Gibson) Ste. Marie Among the Hurons is a reconstruction of the 1640s fortified French mission located just east of Midland, Ontario. The reconstruction was undertaken in 1967. The original buildings were burned to … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, building, Canadian History, Huron, Jesuit, journal, New France, Wendat
Leave a comment
St. Louis plaque
St. Louis plaque Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. Federal government plaque at the historic site about two miles from the shores of Georgian Bay. Well, it is not impossible to find after all. The better way to get there is to … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian History, Georgian Bay, Huron, Iroquois, mostly photography, New France, Wendat
Leave a comment
St. Louis – Huron village destroyed by the Iroquois in 1649
St. Louis – Huron village destroyed by the Iroquois in 1649 Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. 1649 was a bad time in the Huron confederacy in what is now called central Ontario. see next post for more information. timeline considerations Today … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian History, Georgian Bay, Huron, Iroquois, mostly photography, New France, Wendat
Leave a comment
Carhagouha cross – 1615 first Mass in Ontario (Champlain)
Carhagouha cross Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. a Mass is still said at this spot each year to commemorate the first Catholic Mass said in Ontario in 1615 — drove up to this location this morning before the thunderstorms hit. It … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian History, Georgian Bay, Huron, mostly photography, New France, Wendat
1 Comment
2nd cross at Carhagouha
2nd cross at Carhagouha Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. a Mass is still said at this spot each year to commemorate the first Catholic Mass said in Ontario in 1615
Posted in Canadian History, Georgian Bay, Huron, mostly photography, New France, Wendat
Leave a comment
interpreter
interpreter Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. Ste. Marie interpreter – I suppose she is supposed to be a French Jesuit, who were all males. Ste. Marie Among the Hurons is the reconstructed fortified mission to the Hurons or Wendat people originally … Continue reading
