An example of an early New England family home that was also used as
a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American
Indian tribes.
As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn
stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between
towns and across regions.
Leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games – the Olympic
Torch Relay started on October 30, 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia –
as day one of the 106 day journey through over 1,000 communities across
Canada (including historic West Shefford (Bromont), Magog and
Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec).
Early New England Settlers - William Berry [Strawbery Banke (Portsmouth) N.H. c.1631] & Jane - were ancestors of:
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), American Author - "Little House" series of books (including: "Little House on the Prairie" (1935) - this was followed 39 years later by the TV series of the same name)
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965), Prime Minister of the U.K. (1940-1945 & 1951-1955)