Unbelievably valuable for my research purposes! (I'm writing a series of historical novels about the Acadians from a Mi'qmaw woman's point of view. Two down, four to go.) Thanks for sharing! Sherrill Wark On 2017-04-17 8:56 AM, Paul L LeBlanc via ACADIAN wrote: > From: Finding Your Canadian Story > > Canadian History Timeline. This page is great. Every day of the year has a historical event in Canadian history. Not only the typical historical events, but you can also find events relating to sports, finance, and entertainment as well. If it relates to Canada, it will be listed. > > http://canadachannel.ca/todayincanadianhistory/index.php/Canadian_History_Timeline_-_Canada's_Historical_Events > > Some examples for today > > > April 17, 1610 - Henry Hudson sets sail on Discovery to look for the North West Passage; he will enter and explore Hudson Bay, and die there, cast adrift by mutineers the following June. England > > April 17, 1645 - Charles d'Aulnay attacks Fort La Tour; with Charles de La Tour in Boston, seeking help to maintain his hold in Acadia, his wife, Françoise-Marie Jacquelin, is forced to surrender, and dies soon after. Saint John, New Brunswick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the "Name" you would like us to call you. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- Sherrill Wark Writer of Weird Sh*t sherrill@crowecreations.ca <mailto:sherrill@crowecreations.ca> http://crowecreations.ca http://crowecreations.ca/sherrill http://sherrillwark.wordpress.com https://www.facebook.com/sherrill.wark.1 /"Writing is an act of willed understanding." /- Stephen King /"I'm curious about other people. That's the essence of my acting. I'm interested in what it would be like to be you." /- Meryl Streep