by Laurie Ness Gordon | May 16, 2025 | Finding Home, The Medal, Writing |
What a pleasure to present Keeping History Alive Through Storytelling to the Preceptor Epsilon Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Kingston on May 14th. There were many positive comments about the local content in both The Medal and Finding Home. Great conversation and...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 8, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page
Kingston streets were recently transformed into scenes of London, England in 1912 for the filming of 300th episode of Murdoch Mysteries. Yannick Bisson and Helene Joy, along with a few regular cast members and dozens of local “extras” chatted in the white...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 6, 2024 | Finding Home, Miscellaneous, Writing
In 2018 the Canadian government recognized the contributions of the over 100,000 Home Children to Canadian society by proclaiming September 28th British Home Child Day, These waifs, orphans and children from impoverished families were sent to Canada as indentured farm...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Sep 30, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
On September 26th, I had the pleasure of presenting Where Fact Meets Fiction at the Perth Union Library. Participants heard the benefits of historical fiction and learned how fictitious characters are woven into real events to create an engaging narrative. They were...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Sep 1, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
Petticoats and long dresses, buttons and boots, hair nets and hats. On the Saturday of Labour Day weekend, I was treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the Costuming Department at Upper Canada Village when I donned an outfit that might have been taken out of Finding...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Aug 2, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
So thrilled that Finding Home is on the Ottawa Public Library’s Recommended List. Thank you, Nancy Green for dropping off a copy for their evaluation. So far the novel has found its way to Vancouver, Victoria, Ottawa, Sarnia, Belleville, Madoc, Brockville,...
