My 2007 book Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw, published by Red Deer Press, is just what it says: a collection of 10 walking tours (eight in Regina, two in Moose Jaw) that take you past a number of homes and commercial buildings of historical or architectural interest, with a brief description of each. …
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Municipal Heritage Award for Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw
I’m pleased to announce that thanks to my book Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw (Red Deer Press), I’ve been awarded a Municipal Heritage Award by the City of Regina. (I posted about it being nominated back in November.) The award was presented tonight at the beginning of the City Council meeting by Mayor …
An award nomination for Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw
My nonfiction book Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw (Red Deer Press) has been nominated by Heritage Regina for a City of Regina Municipal Heritage Award in the Education category. From the letter in support of the nomination, signed by Dr. J. William Brennan, chairman of Heritage Regina: Reginans and visitors to our city …
Photo of the Day: Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw book launch
Signing books at Book & Brier Patch today!
You’re invited to my book launch!
Here’s the invitation Red Deer Press is sending out for the upcoming book launches for Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw… …you know, in case for some reason yours didn’t arrive in the mail.
Nice review of Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw
Much to my surprise, there’s a big review (in the newspaper itself, it comes with a giant image of the book!) of Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw in today’s Leader Post. Edward Willett has cobbled together a walking guide that will appeal to history buffs and those with a keen appreciation for architecture. …
My new book is out!
No, not Terra Insegura–I haven’t even done the revisions on that yet. I’m talking about my newest nonfiction book, Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw, published by Red Deer Press. I saw a bunch of them on sale in the Smith Books in the Cornwall Centre here in Regina today. I haven’t receieved any …
Lookie what I found…
…on Amazon.ca: the cover art for my upcoming book Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw! It must be getting close.
Snow slogging and photo blogging in the Warehouse District
My final trudge through the snow taking photos for Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw took me to the Warehouse District, where I saw–you guess it–lots of warehouses. Here’s a favorite: This 1920 building was built for the hardware and school supplies wholesaler Wood Vallance Ltd. It merged with Marshall-Wells of Moose Jaw in …
Snow slogging and photo blogging–in Moose Jaw!
Yes, today I took my Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw travelling photography act on the road to Moose Jaw. Moose Jaw has many fine old buildings. Look, there’s one now! Specifically, Central Collegiate: Built in 1909-1910 and designed by John D. Atchison and Richard Bunyard, this was Moose Jaw’s first high school building. …
Snow slogging and photo blogging, the sequel
The second tour I photographed Friday for my Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw book was Germantown. You may be wondering about the name. From the introduction to this section in the book: Germantown…emerged as a distinct residential and commercial neighbourhood in the early 1900s. Regina Market Square, established in 1892, was a public …
Snow slogging and photo blogging
Yesterday I photographed two of the tours from Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw. First: Lakeview. Lots of very nice houses. Lots of other scenic things to shoot, starting with Wascana Centre: As you can tell, it may be March, but it definitely ain’t spring yet: Of course there were the obvious things I …
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