Category Archives: HISTORICAL

BRETHERN IN CHRIST

Posted on September 10, 2023 by bilyreid

The BIC was founded by my 6th great uncle, the Reverend Martin Beam back in Pennsylvania in the 1770s. The Reverend Otterbein heard him speak and rushed forward to clasp him in greeting, saying “We are Brethern,……. Brethern in Christ!”. … Continue reading →

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SQUILAX GENERAL STORE AND HOSTEL

Posted on September 5, 2023 by bilyreid

Alas, the old Squilax General Store and Hostel is no more. It succumbed to the recent wildfires in the Shuswap area of  British Columbia. Glad I shot it when I did just a few years ago.

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19 August 1942

Posted on September 5, 2023 by bilyreid

19 August 2023 was the 81 st anniversary of the disasterous Canadian raid on the French harbour town of Dieppe. The following legacy photos were shot with a 35mm film camera in a tour I did of the town back … Continue reading →

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KING CHARLES CORONATION

Posted on May 5, 2023 by bilyreid

Today is the coronation of King Charles. It seems like yesterday that I watched his investiture as the Prince of Wales.  Long live the King!!

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Posted on March 12, 2023 by bilyreid

THE CLASS OF ’43 Women who broke so much more than mere glass ceilings. WOMEN FERRY PILOTS Women ferry pilots flew more than nine million miles in 72 different aircraft for the Ferrying Division, US Air Transport Command during WWII.  … Continue reading →

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SILICON VALLEY BANK FAILURE

Posted on March 10, 2023 by bilyreid

The Silicon Valley Bank was closed down today by Californian regulators. Brought back memories of bank failures which I witnessed over the years in London. Most memorable was the forced shutdown of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) … Continue reading →

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VIETNAM PEACE DAY

Posted on January 27, 2023 by bilyreid

Today is the anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty for the Vietnam war. This effectively ended  American  involvement in the southeast Asian conflict.  CHU-CHI TUNNEL Thirty feet below the surface, this is a self portrait taken in the … Continue reading →

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INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

Posted on January 27, 2023 by bilyreid

Today, January 27, is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Below are a couple of images I snagged at Yad Vashem memorial museum in Jerusalem a few years back.    German Rail Car Poised on the Abyss.

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REMEMBERING EVELYN

Posted on July 27, 2022 by bilyreid

  “Sing me a song of a lass that is gone, Say, could that lass be I ? Merry of soul, she sailed on a day  Over the sea to Skye.”   THE OUTLANDER Rose Queen of the Snows, Queen Mary’s … Continue reading →

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BORIS BECKER

Posted on May 3, 2022 by bilyreid

Game, Set and Match! Boris Becker, a two time Wimbledon champion, will serve the next two and one half years as a guest of Her Majesty the Queen in Pentonville prison after being convicted of bankruptcy fraud for failure to … Continue reading →

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