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Sir Oliver Mowat
Few political leaders in Ontario's history have had as lasting an impact on the province, and perhaps on the nation, as Oliver Mowat, premier from 1872 to 1896. Under his leadership Ontario flourished economically, socially, and politically. Among the many political skills that Mowat brought to office, one of the most useful was pragmatism. He was able to establish a rock-solid style that appealed to a wide spectrum of the electorate: rural and urban, Catholic and Protestant. He was also adept at redrawing constituency boundaries and extending the franchise at opportune times. Margaret Evans's biography of Mowat is in some ways the story of a golden age in the province's history. During this...
Mrs. Margaret Evans
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A Century of stories
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Anna Margaret Christy
""Anna's Story" is a history; a memoir, a tribute to my Grandmother, who was a very remarkable woman. Daughter of pioneer parents, a pioneer herself, as she at age 16 was teaching in a one-room schoolhouse which was nestled in a meadow on a seemingly endless prairie. Blessed with strength of mind, will and body, Anna managed to teach the rudiments of what her students would need to survive in a brutal world. At age 26, Anna met and married a man, Wilmot Fish, who would become the father of the family she had dreamed of; nine beautiful, intelligent children, who grew to be a credit to, her faith in God and devotion to learning and living productive lives. Enjoy!"
Return to Rhostryfan
Margaret Evans grew up in Rhostryfan, a small rural village near Caernarfon. Retired and living in Wrexham, on returning to the place of her upbringing she was inspired to write this wonderfully vivid account of her childhood.
Ann Evans Francis Howells Family Record Book
Handwritten, leather-bound compilation of a journal, talks, and family records of Howells' family sewn together in one volume. Includes patriarchal blessings given to Howells' mother, Margaret Evans Francis, in 1853. Most of the items are in Welsh and do not have a date. The patriarchal blessings were translated into English and added to the middle of the volume. Dated approximately 1853.
Century One
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