John A. Macdonald – Leslieville Historical Society

January 28 in Leslieville: the Brook’s Bush Gang

Well, she picked the wrong victim. If you are a smart robber, you don’t mess with the press and you don’t mess with influential politicians. She killed John Sheridan Hogan, a member of the provincial legislature and newspaperman. But this wasn’t the first murder she was involved in, and we know of others.

Highland Clearances

The Highland Clearances The day will come when the big sheep will put the plough up in the rafters . . . The big sheep will overrun the country till they meet the northern sea . . . in the end, old men shall return from new lands. The Brahan Seer ( 17th century Highland Prophet)Continue reading “Highland Clearances”