Susanna McLeod
Since she’s not yet making great history herself, Susanna McLeod enjoys discovering the history of others, their private lives, their work, their mysteries, their discoveries and their sacrifices. Canadians have a rich past overflowing with fascinating stories and as Susanna researches one story, she is lead down the paths of so many others. Ahh - so many stories, so little space.
Writing a local history column for the Kingston Whig-Standard, Susanna’s work has also appeared in print in the Globe and Mail, Kingston This Week, Tour of Duty News and more, and on several prominent websites including Morrisburg.ca. Along with fondness for history and mystery, she has a passion for comic strips and cartoons. Though her own pencil just will not co-operate, she makes up for lack of cartooning skill by writing about the lives and art of cartoonists at www.TheCartoonists.ca. (The Cartoonists originally appeared on suite101.com.) Susanna has been a published writer for over 15 years, nearing 600 articles, in both print and on the Internet.
Seeming to be a lifelong student, Susanna is reaching toward a degree university degree focussed on Religious studies and Philosophy, enthralled with the history of the ages. She is also investigating fine arts.
Awards:
Suite101's "Best of Editors Choice":
Lila Bell Acheson Wallace, Co-founder of Reader's Digest
Editors Choice:
Artist Paraskeva Clark Painted Canadians at Work and at War
Joe Shuster, Canadian Artist of Superman
Carboniferous History of Nova Scotia
Dr. Norman Bethune, Surgeon and Innovator
The Geological Survey of Canada
Latest Articles
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Smallpox Devastated Canadian First Nations Peoples 1780 -1782
The numbers killed were unclear, but the consequences of smallpox were heart-breaking for the natives in the Hudson's Bay region of Canada.
May 20, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Hadrosaur Dinosaur Eggs Found at Devil's Coolee, Alberta
Interested in fossils and dinosaurs, teenager Wendy Sloboda made a significant discovery in southern Alberta: fossilized eggshells.
May 11, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Rupert's Land Purchased in 1870 From the Hudson's Bay Company
The Rupert's Land Act, 1868, set out the terms for the purchase of nearly 8 million acres from the Hudson Bay Company, but not all were pleased.
May 4, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Sir Charles GD Roberts, 'Man of Letters', Poet and Writer
One of Canada's 19th century poets of renown, Charles GD Roberts also earned respect for his engaging animal stories. He was knighted in 1935.
Apr 20, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Warship 'HMS Acorn' Foundered in Atlantic Ocean in April 1828
The square-rigged sloop-of-war carrying 18 guns was not yet two years old when disaster struck. Commander Gordon and all hands were lost to the Atlantic.
Apr 14, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Château Laurier Hotel, a Century of Luxurious and Grand Service
Opened on June 1, 1912, the Château Laurier Hotel resembles a castle, regally overlooking waterways and the City of Ottawa.
Apr 7, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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British Colony of Newfoundland Joined Canada in 1949
Eighty-two years after Confederation, a small majority of Newfoundlanders relinquished ties with Britain and voted for union with Canada.
Mar 29, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Origin of the Stanley Cup
Enjoying hockey games, Lord Stanley realized a challenge prize was needed. Purchasing a silver punch bowl in 1892, the Stanley Cup is a coveted annual award
Mar 15, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Fine Artist Charlotte Morrell Schreiber a Canadian Pioneer
Charlotte Schreiber set several "firsts" for women artists in Canada, her realism painting skills opening doors in Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and others
Mar 3, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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Fur Trader and Red River Settler Alexander Ross (1783-1856)
Alexander Ross came to Upper Canada as a fur trader in 1804. Plying his trade, he and his family settled on the Red River, creating a higher-class community
Feb 25, 2012
- Susanna McLeod
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