My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Catherine Schubert. One of the Overlanders of 1862, Catherine Schubert was the first European woman to travel overland from Fort Garry (now Winnipeg, Manitoba) to Kamloops, British Columbia.

A memorial unveiled on 1 July 1926 in Armstrong, British Columbia is inscribed with the words, “In honour of Catherine Schubert who in company with her husband and three small children was a member of the hazardous overland expedition of 1862 across the Canadian Rockies from Fort Garry to Kamloops. A Brave and Notable Pioneer.”

Click here to read my article about Catherine Schubert in the Canadian Encyclopedia

My latest article is the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Madeleine de Verchères

Madeleine de Verchères is best known for her role in the defence of Fort Verchères in New France in 1692. She is remembered as a military heroine, and her image became part of efforts to recruit Canadian women for wartime work during the First and Second World Wars.

Click here to read my article about Madeleine de Verchères in the Canadian Encyclopedia