Mysteries make life interesting and give people stories to tell. Unravelling these stories makes introverts happy. If you’re an introvert, you may enjoy some of the stories below.<\/p>\n
I’m pretty handy with a computer, artifacts, and archival gloves. If you need archaeological, historical or genealogical research, reach out to hello@wend.ca. I’m especially good at uncovering the stories of Canadian World War 1 soldiers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Montmorency and the Suspension Bridge over the Falls<\/a> — Montmorency is the setting of an interesting historical story about ghosts, tragedy, love and suicide. This tragedy involves a suspension bridge that spans the length of the falls.<\/p>\n The Curious Case of Tom Thomson<\/a> — Tom Thomson was a son, brother, fianc\u00e9, friend, a naturalist, park guide, recluse, secretive, shy, an enigma, and hailed as one of Canada’s greatest painters.<\/p>\n The Murder of Theresa Balsor<\/a> — Theresa Balsor is from the small Bay of Fundy community of Donnellan\u2019s Brook. She married a local farmer, William Grant McAuley and helped turn their 200-acre farm into a flourishing enterprise. Theresa also wrote a column for the Berwick Register.<\/p>\n The Mysteries of the Lachine Canal<\/a> — The town of “La Chine” (now known as “Lachine”), was originally home to a set of treacherous rapids that for hundreds and hundreds of years (starting in the 1600s) traders and travellers worked very hard to circumvent.<\/p>\n The People Behind the Abandoned Canada Malting Silo on Toronto\u2019s Waterfront<\/a> — This is the first of two abandoned “bookend” silos on Toronto’s waterfront Eastside: the Victory Soya Mills silo. This building’s past is a mystery and plays a role in the bringing back of Canadian malting and brewing to Toronto.<\/p>\n The Person Who Built the Abandoned Victory Soya Mill on Toronto\u2019s Waterfront<\/a> — This is the second of two abandoned “bookend” silos on Toronto’s waterfront Eastside: the Victory Soya Mills silo. It was once owned by the beer king of Canada.<\/p>\n Wandering through Yorkville and Learning about Cholera<\/a> — The sheer number of people who died during the epidemic presented a problem for a small but growing city like York\/Toronto who simply couldn’t handle the number of people dying daily.<\/p>\n H.P. Lovecraft’s Boston as seen through Pickman\u2019s Model<\/a> — After his mother was committed to an institution in 1919, H.P. Lovecraft began to venture away from his home. Boston was a common destination. It was during a 1927 tour of Massachusetts with Donald Wandrei that the two visited the sites that inspired Pickman’s Model<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Granite Street Fracas, Barre<\/a> — Barre is known for its granite and headstones. One local sculptor, Elia Corti received his own headstone when he was mortally wounded during a street brawl.<\/p>\n Civil Rights Violence & the Case of Wharlest Jackson<\/a> — Two men, Wharlest Jackson and George Metcalfe, were targeted in two separate Ku Klux Klan-orchestrated explosions when the men left their jobs at the Armstrong Tire & Rubber plant.<\/p>\n Murderous Clues About the Calico Mining Community<\/a> — The miners, prostitutes, school teachers, and families who were a part of the silver\/borax mining community of Calico in the 19th century were long forgotten by the 1950s.<\/p>\n A Crypt, Death, Murder, and a Party<\/a> — In 1905, Jane was in the process of lobbying to have the president of Stanford removed from his position when she died suddenly in Hawaii of what was believed to be (for a century) a heart attack.<\/p>\n Preston Castle Boys Reform School<\/a> — The facility has long been a source for ghost stories, sightings, and paranormal investigations.<\/p>\n The two deadliest nightclub fires in the U.S.<\/a> — These are the stories of two deadliest nightclub fires in the US. They are horrifying stories and a harsh reminder of why fire codes exist.<\/p>\n The Macabre Epilogue of those who Drowned in the Seine<\/a> — In the 1880s a young woman was pulled out of the Seine and brought to the morgue. The coroner could find no sign of violence so her death was ruled a suicide.<\/p>\n Notre Dame’s Unfortunate Suicide History<\/a> — Notre Dame is the site of the suicide of Antonieta Rivas Mercado, artist, socialite and daughter of wealthy socialites from Mexico’s Revolutionary era.<\/p>\n \u00c9dith Piaf, the Murder of Louis Lepl\u00e9e, and Montmartre<\/a> — This is the sad tale of Edith Piaf who is known for taking a string of lovers out of obscurity and making them stars as she herself spirals downward into a world filled with pain, sadness, and addiction.<\/p>\n Discoveries triggered by sleeping effigies at P\u00e8re Lachaise<\/a> — Noir’s real name is Yvan Salmon (Noir is his pen name) and he was an apprentice journalist for the newspaper La Marseillaise<\/em>, made famous by its founder Henri Rochefort who wrote a continual stream of criticism of the government and ruling families, particularly Napoleon III. <\/p>\nCanada<\/h2>\n
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