Nov. 18, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in Rm 113 of the Education Building
at Brandon University
at Brandon University
TransCanada Highway 1.0
Description:
The Americans wanted the "Great Lone Land" of the western plains. So did Canadians, but how could we get there quickly and efficiently? Simon Dawson thought he knew and from his dream came "The Dawson Trail". We will talk about how well his idea worked out.
Presenter:
Neil McQuarrie
Neil McQuarrie's mother sent him off to Kindergarten in Fort Frances Ontario when he was five years old and he never left school until he retired. Along the way he developed a keen and abiding interest in Canadian social history.
The Americans wanted the "Great Lone Land" of the western plains. So did Canadians, but how could we get there quickly and efficiently? Simon Dawson thought he knew and from his dream came "The Dawson Trail". We will talk about how well his idea worked out.
Presenter:
Neil McQuarrie
Neil McQuarrie's mother sent him off to Kindergarten in Fort Frances Ontario when he was five years old and he never left school until he retired. Along the way he developed a keen and abiding interest in Canadian social history.