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A Tribute to Uncle Donat and Uncle John at Christmas story

Dec 12, 2020
8 min

A Tribute to Uncle Donat and Uncle John at Christmas story

We are soon to be on a Christmas like no other, but really it won't be so bad. Not many of you know of my Uncle Donat and my uncle John....

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Mysteries of Huronia: Mnjikaning fish weirs. (Tkaronto in Iroqouis)

Art Duval

Nov 25, 2020
3 min

Mysteries of Huronia: Mnjikaning fish weirs. (Tkaronto in Iroqouis)

In not to far off place called the narrows there is a place that people have been fishing for thousands of years. Along time ago in this...

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The Men of Penetang: Chapter 8: Those not infantry

Art Duval

Nov 19, 2020
10 min

The Men of Penetang: Chapter 8: Those not infantry

Most of my writing on the Men of Penetang is about those who enlisted and were made into infantry, but some went to other specialties....

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The Men of Penetang Winter Looms: Chapter 7

Art Duval

Nov 8, 2020
9 min

The Men of Penetang Winter Looms: Chapter 7

So with Remembrance Day coming up I have decided to return to the First World War. I had put the Men of Penetang on hold until after this...

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Art Duval

Oct 2, 2020
2 min

Summer Break

So I have taken a few months off to catch up on my research, so I shall soon be putting out blogs again. With all the crazy stuff going...

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Art Duval

Aug 11, 2020
3 min

The Real history, in Brief of Ontario Metis

There seems to be a false narrative about anyone outside of Red River wanting to "steal" history because they call themselves metis. This...

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Drummond Islanders: The British Remove from Drummond Island

Art Duval

Jun 23, 2020
8 min

Drummond Islanders: The British Remove from Drummond Island

Those boarding the Wellington would have been familiar with her. She had made Drummond Island her port of call for at least a decade.

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Art Duval

May 25, 2020
1 min

Lanegan's Sugar Shack

This is called Lanegan's Sugar shack. Is Lanegan misspelling of Landrigan? Likely since there were Landrigan's. If it is... And this is...

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Living in Prehistoric Huronia Part 3 (Fire, Stone and Sand)

Art Duval

May 20, 2020
12 min

Living in Prehistoric Huronia Part 3 (Fire, Stone and Sand)

Part one: https://www.pipesmokeofthepast.com/post/part-1-life-in-prehistoric-times-in-huronia-village-life Part...

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Part 2-Life in Prehistoric Huronia (Life in living colour)

Art Duval

May 10, 2020
6 min

Part 2-Life in Prehistoric Huronia (Life in living colour)

Part one available at:https://www.pipesmokeofthepast.com/post/part-1-life-in-prehistoric-times-in-huronia-village-life Part three...

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Art Duval

May 3, 2020
8 min

Part 1-Life in Prehistoric Times in Huronia (Village Life)

To understand what I am going to be telling you, you need to forget all you know. The Pre-contact native people of this continent...

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Art Duval

Apr 26, 2020
2 min

The Cures of 1863

This is a slightly different blog on the cures of the 19th century. Today we have a President who would have probably fallen for some of...

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Art Duval

Apr 23, 2020
5 min

Cruising Georgian Bay in 1886

With the closing of boat launches, it made me think of days of yore when sail-powered craft plied the waters of Georgian Bay. One such...

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Art Duval

Apr 5, 2020
5 min

Penetang, why are we all skewed up?

So another Quarantined blog. I just think doing positives is where it's at. This asks and answers and asks again some questions I have...

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All roads leading to Penetang(A Travelers Guide through Time)

Art Duval

Mar 30, 2020
5 min

All roads leading to Penetang(A Travelers Guide through Time)

I will probably go back and piece the different routes to Penetang, but this comes from research I have been doing. This is from my...

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Art Duval

Mar 23, 2020
5 min

Awenda Provincial Park

So I'm bored so I am going to write. I hope if your bored you will read. Here's a stroll through Awenda's history. Awenda Provincial Park...

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The Men of Penetang Chapter 6 (Summer 1917)

Art Duval

Mar 14, 2020
8 min

The Men of Penetang Chapter 6 (Summer 1917)

The story of the Men from Penetang through the summer of 1917.

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Drummond Islanders-Brisette (the Hypolite's)

Art Duval

Feb 25, 2020
6 min

Drummond Islanders-Brisette (the Hypolite's)

There is no way that I can uncover all about a given subject, so I do the best I can. Working with Johanne Brissette I have attempted to...

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The Men of Penetang Chapter 5(Spring 1917)

Art Duval

Jan 27, 2020
7 min

The Men of Penetang Chapter 5(Spring 1917)

As I write this I wonder if the deep cold of winter would be worse than the wet cold fall? As the winter turned to spring would the...

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Art Duval

Jan 15, 2020
6 min

Council Rock (Part 2 the Players)

So a return to Council Rock. The names on the rock, just who were they? In the late 18th century colonisation was taking on a more...

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Welcome to Pipesmoke of the Past

A historical Blog

I have been researching the history of my area, Penetang, Lafontaine and Georgian Bay and find my self with too much on my mind. So I am blogging to free up some space and share the rich history of the area.

Contact

Georgian Bay, ON, Canada

artduval7@gmail.com