Category Archives: HISTORICAL

FROM GETTYSBURG TO RIDGEWAY

Posted on May 26, 2013 by bilyreid

From Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Ridgeway, Ontario. Three years in terms of historical chronology or a pleasant 6 hour spring drive between the two locations. Both battles are inextricably linked. NORTH AMERICAN FENIAN BROTHERHOOD The Fenians hatched a wicked plan for … Continue reading →

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LONDON – A PHOTO JOURNEY

Posted on May 7, 2013 by bilyreid

TOWER BRIDGE AT DUSK My new book, LONDON – A Photo Journey, is available for preview at my publisher’s website.

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GETTYSBURG

Posted on May 6, 2013 by bilyreid

CEMETERY HILL AT DAWN CEMETERY GATEHOUSE This gatehouse witnessed some of the most savage fighting at Gettysburg.

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THE NIGHT BILL DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by bilyreid

“The Savannah Delta was shining like a National Guitar, I am following the river down the highway  through the cradle of the civil war!!” WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA I’ll say one thing about Bill Sherman, he was … Continue reading →

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MARGARET THATCHER…..RIP

Posted on April 8, 2013 by bilyreid

“Ah, wake up Maggie, I think I’ve got something to say to you!” GENERAL EISENHOWER, US EMBASSY, GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON Funny thing how premonition works. Spent a lot of time thinking of Ike while driving through the rich, rolling farmland … Continue reading →

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MAYAN PROGNOSTICATION

Posted on December 23, 2012 by bilyreid

MAYAN OBSERVATORY, CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO December 21  has come and gone and we’re still here!! LOL!! So much for long term prognostication. The Mayan’s thought themselves capable of predicting the end of the world hundreds of years in advance of … Continue reading →

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PEARL HARBOUR

Posted on December 7, 2012 by bilyreid

Today is the anniversary of “a day which will go down in infamy” according to the words of US President,  Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Above is a poster I put together as a result of a brief visit to Pearl Harbour … Continue reading →

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100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREY CUP

Posted on November 26, 2012 by bilyreid

Earl Grey is more than just a good cup of tea! The Grey Cup was donated  by our ninth Governor General , the Lord Earl Grey, for football supremacy in Canada. Few trophies in modern sports can claim its longevity … Continue reading →

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GREAT DEBATE

Posted on November 8, 2012 by bilyreid

I attended a debate last night hosted by the MacDonald-Laurier Institute at the Canadian War Museum between Professor Jack Granastein and journalist Jeff Simpson on the question as to whether or not the War of 1812 commemoration has been over … Continue reading →

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BROCK MEMORIAL

Posted on October 30, 2012 by bilyreid

I managed to take in the small but distinguished ceremony at St. Saviour’s church (the Brock Memorial Church) in the Village of Queenston the day before the major re-enactment. Queenston is twinned with St. Peter Port, Guernsey, birthplace of General … Continue reading →

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