Lake Erie

In an era not long ago social media didn’t exist. Those were the good old days of the early Internet. No algorithms. No ads. No AI slop. Just fun and interesting stuff online. That moment in time is what I strive to recapture here – complete with some of the cheesy GIFs like this:


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Genealogy

Family history with a focus on the Finch, Mills, Vansickle, Power familes as well as Mitchell, Young, Reed, Baker, and more.

Local History

Stories from the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, rural Ontario, and Hamilton Beach.

Monarchy

Musings about the Canadian monarchy and my advocacy for the institution.


Alice Mary (Baker) Power’s Diary

I have been slowly (and I do mean slowly) transcribing my great-grandmother’s five-year diary (1946-1950). It offers a brief glimpse into the life of a fisherman’s wife in post-war rural Nova Scotia.


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Doris Elaine (Mills) Finch
1949-2023

This site is dedicated to the memory of my dear mother who left this world for a better one and is missed by many.

“Grief is the price we pay for love.”
– Queen Elizabeth II

Doris Elaine (Mills) Finch

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