About this episode

The episode covers a group of students' journey to see the royal couple in 1939 and the history of Prince Edward Island's entry into Canada.

This week, Kate has the story of the adventure a group of Haliburton County students making the long trek to Toronto to hopefully catch a glimpse of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their 1939 Canadian Tour. Plus Paul continues the arc of Canadian Confederation. This week Prince Edward Island - the British colony that first said 'absolutely not' only to come to join Canada in 1873 after their circumstances changed. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com

People in this episode

Host: Paul Vorvis

Guest: Kate Butler

Topics covered

• Royal Visit
• Canadian Confederation
• Haliburton County
• King George VI
• Queen Elizabeth
• Prince Edward Island
• historical events

Keywords

• Royal Visit
• Confederation
• Prince Edward Island
• King George VI
• Queen Elizabeth
• Haliburton County
• Canadian history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Prince Edward Island, Canada, Haliburton County, Toronto

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