Guestbook
[Note: this guestbook was shut down in 2001 when
it lost its CGI scripts. The 62 entries which were made
are included further down on this page, but first: ]
During the last 5 years, I have received numerous interesting e-mail. Here are six of the best, six students who turned to me for help. (Their names have been changed and the dates modified to help keep them anonymous.)
When politely replying to each e-mail, I had to tell them that I am very busy so could not fulfill their requests.
From: Doug
Subject: About The Western Rebellion
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2000hey
i just got this history project and i have to write a report on the western rebellion.i was just wonderin if u could write a report for me on the whole thing because i was at ur site and i could see that u were really good at the western rebellion so could u please e-mail me back and tell me if u could do that for me please so if u could e-mail me back at doug2746@hotmail.com that would be great
thanx
please write back
From: Ronald
Subject: help me pleeeeeeease!! im failing history!
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001help!! i need some stuff about the western rebellion and the red river rebellion!! i need it before wednesday
thanx!!
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2001
Subject: IMPORTANT!!!! READhi!
This is Marion. I am 13 years old and I live in Canada. I'm in grade eight and i was just on your site. I was just wondering if u could please help me out with something. I have this huge project on the rebellion of 1885! Its so hard! I was just wondering if u had any specific info I could have that don'sn't have all this info that i don't need. It really hard to read all that stuff and then half of it I don't even need. It gets on my nervs so if u can please e-mail me back,
thank you so much.
Marion
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2001
Subject: (no subject)
hi
this is marion again i just wanted to tell you that my term essay is due the 25 of march so please contact me as soon as possible
thanks
Marion
From: Kerry
Subject: Farming In Western Canada.
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2004 19:57Hi! I am Kerry here. Can you please send me some important imformation about How was farming before in Western Canada? Send me imformation on this email ID which is Kerry44@hotmail.com.
Thankyou for your inconvenience. bye. Have a good day.
From: Lenore Morrow
Subject: Life in the future
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2004Dear Sir,
I'd like to know something about land and water in the future, but i don't have this kind of imagination. Would you please say something about them. I'd be very grateful to you for the help.
All the best to you and your bright future.
Yours,
Lenore
Page 1 of 1 (Entries: 62)
May 19/01What is your name? Gemma
Where do you live? Raymond, Alberta, Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? sales women and grade 11 student
Email (optional): gdolamore@hotmail.com
May 13/01What is your name? Just Me
Where do you live? Battleford,Sask,Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? I'm in gr.8
Any more comments? doin research
May 13/01What is your name? Just Me
Where do you live? Battleford,Sask,Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? I go to John
May 11/01What is your name? KrystalLeigh
Where do you live? Hinton Alberta
What is your occupation/school/grade? Harry Collinge High 8
Email (optional): Krystalleigh_69@hotmail.com
What is your greatest interest in history? Native Things
Which diary/account are you commenting on? The natives/The Meties
Comments about the account? very interesting
Comments about history in general? very interesting
May 11/01What is your name? Kimberly
Where do you live? Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? singer, Grade 12
Email (optional): your_kimmy@hotmail.com
What is your greatest interest in history? Music (classical)
Which diary/account are you commenting on? I'm trying to find something on Big Bear
May 9/01What is your name? Polly Betterton
Where do you live? Mission, B.C.
What is your occupation/school/grade? "domestic goddess" volunteer/mom B.A.
Email (optional): pajbest@home.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? Canadian life - currently clothing ca. 1910
Which diary/account are you commenting on? homestead/life
Comments about the account? very interesting, informative, helpful
Comments about history in general? real people excel dry dates & facts
Any more comments? This is the first such site (that I've visited) where real people are profiled, compete with photos and diaries. Our church is celebrating 100 years in Mission & I'm looking for early dress styles. I don't know why you created this site, but thank you for all your work.
May 8/01What is your name? jake
Where do you live? canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 8
Email (optional): baby_j@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? lets just say im not a big fan of history
Which diary/account are you commenting on? cant find it
Comments about history in general? i dont like it
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. nope
Any more comments? i came to your site to find information about Gabriel Dumont for a project for school, and I couldnt find anything about him! Your site is overall VERY gOOd and i know for a fact that i wouldnt want to make a site all about history, i would die of bordem, well, if you can, make some informaiton about Gabriel Dumont by tomorrow or if anyone is reading this, and you have info bout him, e-mail me, thanks
May 2/01What is your name? Lloyd Berry
Where do you live? Surrey B.C.
What is your occupation/school/grade? Semi-retired Actor Arts Administator
Email (optional): landaberry@home.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? Riel
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. Born on Ferry Road, St. James.
Any more comments? Riel saved western Canada from an American take-over.
Apr. 29/01What is your name? Aaron
Where do you live? Winnipeg
What is your occupation/school/grade? lawyer
Email (optional): aberg@mb.sympatico.caWhat is your greatest interest in history? social history
Which diary/account are you commenting on? the homestead
Comments about the account? didn't read in detail...will savour later...but well set up and interesting
Any more comments? Very nice site. I intend to return and read it in detail soon, when I am working on my family history (Sask and Alta)
Apr. 26/01What is your name? Krista McGinn
Where do you live? Youngstown
What is your occupation/school/grade? Chemong/8What is your greatest interest in history? Constitution Act of 1982
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Yahoo
Comments about the account? Realistic, Not boaring, Intresting Facts
Comments about history in general? Interesting, Weird to read about changes
Any more comments? I thought that this was really cool to read about. I actually wanted to read about it, and for the first time I learn't something.
Thanks!
:o)
Apr. 26/01What is your name? Andrew
Where do you live? Chase B.C. Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? Grade 10
Email (optional): ANP6969@hotmail.com
Apr. 26/01What is your name? jesse
Where do you live? chase b.c canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade10
Apr. 23/01 12:06 PMWhat is your name? devon wile
Where do you live? ns
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 7
Apr. 10/01 12:16 PMWhat is your name? Lisa Mustus
Where do you live? Edmonton , Alberta, Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? UpgradingWhat is your greatest interest in history? the oppression of the native people
Which diary/account are you commenting on? eg. the 1885 rebellion and many more unfair occurences inflicted by the government need to control.
Comments about the account? it all speaks for its self
Comments about history in general? I'm just beginning to learn
Apr. 09/01 6:32 PMWhat is your name? Melida
Where do you live? Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 8 in school
Email (optional): Melida_Him56@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? i like greek stuff
Which diary/account are you commenting on? the war of 1885
Comments about the account? not really it was helpful
Comments about history in general? umm its pretty kewl
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. umm nothinmuch just wanted to say thanks for letting me use this web site
Any more comments? nope not really just thanx again
Apr. 08/01 5:05 PMWhat is your name? Colton Zurcher
Where do you live? Crofton, Maryland
What is your occupation/school/grade? Student in grade 5
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. Chief Big Bear is my Great " " uncle
Apr. 03/01 8:11 PMWhat is your name? Ryan
Where do you live? Brandon Manitoba
What is your occupation/school/grade? disk jockey/grade 11
Email (optional): pearldrum49@hotmail.com
Comments about the account? interesting
Comments about history in general? most of its great and the other is crap
Apr. 2/01 1:59 PMWhat is your name? Linda HUnt
Where do you live? Washington State ,currently Argentina
What is your occupation/school/grade? Barber,Mom
Email (optional): lhunt@icehouse.netWhat is your greatest interest in history? family history
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Riel Rebellion
Comments about the account? My gg grandfather was suppose to have been there
Comments about history in general? Great site
Apr. 2/01 11:24 AMWhat is your name? Sally
Where do you live? Paris, France
Mar. 24/01 4:42 PMWhat is your name? sue
Where do you live? Darwin Australia
What is your occupation/school/grade? Clerk MumWhat is your greatest interest in history? my 8 year is doing an assignment on Austalian school life in the 1900s
Which diary/account are you commenting on? teaching in the 1900
Comments about the account? how peopel coped with nothing
Comments about history in general? there is not much about australian history
Any more comments? thankyou for the photos, and the accounts
Mar 22/01 6:47 PMWhat is your name? Nadia
Where do you live? Calgary, Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? Grade 11 studentWhat is your greatest interest in history? South African history, apartheid in particular
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Louis Riel and the Metis
Comments about the account? informative
Any more comments? I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate a site like this, having to write an essay on Louis Riel and whether or not he should have been hanged. It's informative and you try your best to provide unbiased accounts of events. Your site has proved to be very helpful.
Mar. 20/01 7:58 PMWhat is your name? trixx
Where do you live? canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? gr. 10
Which diary/account are you commenting on? this page sucks
Comments about the account? what a waste of time
Mar. 19/01 11:11 AMWhat is your name? Genny
Where do you live? Ontario, Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? James McQueer,grade 6
Email (optional): genny_11@yahoo.caWhat is your greatest interest in history? Native Americans
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Big bear, Poundmaker
Comments about the account? very useful
Comments about history in general? interesting
Mar. 14/01 8:38 AMWhat is your name? krissy friday
Where do you live? regina, saskatchewanWhat is your greatest interest in history? Learning about native and metis leaders and learning how great the culture is.
Which diary/account are you commenting on? All were very well put together
Comments about the account? very good
Comments about history in general? History is what made us today
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. its my birthday today! March 14
Any more comments? GO CANADA!
Mar. 13/01 2:01 PMWhat is your name? Judy Half
Where do you live? Edmonton, Alberta
What is your occupation/school/grade? University
Email (optional): judien_half@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? government, dysfunctionalism, business/theory, philosopies, poetry, writing, art
Which diary/account are you commenting on? poundmakers
Comments about the account? informative becuase looks at leadership struggle in a different era and country
Comments about history in general? informative that we can learn to better our paths by using research approaches and standards
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. I am native american. I belong to the treaty #6 region and Saddle Lake Band
Any more comments? For anyone viewing my cooments I am interested in cultures and would sure accept e-mail pertaining to interest based on this site or any other sites
Mar. 9/01 10:11 AMWhat is your name? Trish and Amanda
Where do you live? Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 10
Email (optional): skippybaby@yahoo.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? the whole fact that we evolved from such glory
Which diary/account are you commenting on? the roaring 20's!
Comments about the account? i wish i was a 20's kind of gal
Comments about history in general? i love history
Any more comments? history rocks! i love history! history's great! we should all live in history! gooooooo history! woowoo!!!!!
Mar. 7/01 9:08 PMWhat is your name? Jeannie
Where do you live? Genoa, Nevada, usa
What is your occupation/school/grade? Native American history
Email (optional): roany@gbis.com
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. I am interested in Native Americans. Have many friends who are and are dear to me.
Mar. 7/01 3:25 PMWhat is your name? bob
Where do you live? vancouver
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 10
Any more comments? this page sucks like cr -
Mar. 6/01 2:59 PMWhat is your name? Brenda Bouvier
Where do you live? Hay River Northwest Territories Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? College student
Email (optional): Menna_b2001@yahoo.caWhat is your greatest interest in history? Louis Riel and Metis Heritage
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Everything
Comments about the account? informative
Comments about history in general? interesting and educational
Mar. 5/01 2:21 PMWhat is your name? dixie palmer
Where do you live? b.c.
What is your occupation/school/grade? retired
Email (optional): kcpalmer@netidea.com
What is your greatest interest in history? finding out about ancestors (Dumont)
Mar. 4/01 12:55 PMWhat is your name? Barry
Where do you live? Calgary
Email (optional): barrygmoore@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? yesterday I filmed a medieval beer commercial!
Which diary/account are you commenting on? not sure!
Comments about the account? cool dude! you've done it!
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. I like ice cream!
I once had a cat named "Cleo"
Mar. 3/01 7:25 PMWhat is your name? Bryce Fleming
Where do you live? Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? Grade 8
Mar. 2/01 1:20 AMWhat is your name? R. Wells
Where do you live? Ontario, Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? Freelance Writer
Email (optional): rwells@nhb.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? Canadian & British
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Natives - Chief Big Bear
Comments about the account? GREAT!!
Comments about history in general? gives this person's life, a new life
Any more comments? Thanks for all the great info. When I lived in Northern Ontario (many moons ago) my Dad & I would visit a Cree lady & her Russian husband who lived in a cabin in the bush. I remembered wonderful stories she used to tell me about Chief Big Bear - her parents & grandparents knew him & had travelled with him. I decided he deserves more recognization in the annuals of Cdn. history, thus am doing a paper, hopefully to be published in a magazine.
Feb. 28/01 8:11 AMWhat is your name? Cindy
Where do you live? Montreal, Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 10
Email (optional): zawada_babe@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? Middle ages
Which diary/account are you commenting on? all of them
Comments about the account? interesting
Comments about history in general? normally boring
Any more comments? this site makes history interesting i wish canadian history class was this interesting!
Feb. 27/01 5:40 PMAny more comments? your site was a life saver for history thank you!
Feb. 26/01 12:38 PMWhat is your name? jess
Where do you live? canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? school
Email (optional): jess_13_cuttie@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? 1900,s
Comments about history in general? interesting
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. I live in sault ste marie
Feb. 22/01 10:20 AMWhat is your name? lisa
Where do you live? california
What is your occupation/school/grade? i go to school
Email (optional): idonthaveone@girls.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? i have no interst in history
Which diary/account are you commenting on? imnot
Comments about the account? it was very good for my project
Comments about history in general? it sux
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. i am a really nice person and i like boys.
Any more comments? this was avery nice site. i want to come here again. i will reccomend it to all my friends and everyone else that i know.
Feb. 19/01 7:12 PMWhat is your name? John Dolly
Where do you live? Winnipeg, Manitoba
What is your occupation/school/grade? in grade 9Any more comments? excuse me for my slightly immature behavior, I really
thought that this is a very good siteFeb. 19/01 6:30 PM
What is your name? John Dolly
Where do you live? winnipeg manitoba
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 9Which diary/account are you commenting on? métis
Comments about the account? interesting
Comments about history in general? interesting
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. nope
Any more comments? it's.....driving me crazy....the.....research.....too amazing!
argh!
Feb. 18/01 6:18 PMWhat is your name? Nicky & cheynee
Where do you live? Kimberley :& beulah
What is your occupation/school/grade? Grade 11Comments about the account? its a good research
Comments about history in general? interesting
Feb. 16/01 4:18 PMWhat is your name? Louise Marleau
Where do you live? Winnipeg, Manitoba
What is your occupation/school/grade? Communications Coordinator/3rd year
fine arts student/full time mom
Email (optional): dmarleau@home.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? real accounts by real people
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Louis Riel
Comments about the account? more balanced than most - good work!Any more comments? Wonderful site! I'll be sharing the diary of the 10 year old boy (before television) with my two teenage sons. I think it will be good for them to learn that there actually was life (and a full one at that!) prior to t.v., the internet and playstation! Thank you for the opportunity!
Found your site while looking for information for an exhibition review I must write for my North American Native Art Course. The Winnipeg Art Gallery is presenting "Rielisms", a collection of visual representations of 10 Canadian artists who are from various ethnic backgrounds. It's very interesting to see how the image of Louis Riel has been manipulated and used for various purposes by those who tend to forget his role in history and his intentions as compared with those who are stakeholders in that history. Well worth taking a long look!
Anyway, thank you for the help!
Feb. 15/01 2:28 PMWhat is your name? Joe
Where do you live? Toronto
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade8What is your greatest interest in history? myths and legends
Comments about the account? interesting
Comments about history in general? interesting
Feb. 15/01 2:30 PMWhat is your name? S. Black
Where do you live? Brussels, Ontario
What is your occupation/school/grade? University of Guelph, 2nd year history majorWhat is your greatest interest in history? Canadian and U.S. history, 1800 on
Which diary/account are you commenting on? all
Comments about the account? Informative and interesting site. It was easy to read and find information. The diaries and photos give it a nice personal touch.
Feb. 14/01 8:53 AMWhat is your name? Carney
Where do you live? Hell
What is your occupation/school/grade? SecretaryWhat is your greatest interest in history? Dead musicians & political uprisings
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Diary of a 10 year old boy
Comments about the account? Dude your life was way more interesting than mine is, I would be jealous, but that is a usless emotion.....
Any more comments? :) Thank you for the site
Feb. 14/01 6:22 AMWhat is your name? lisa williams
Where do you live? north carolina
What is your occupation/school/grade? 11gradeAnything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. 2205 lutheran is where i stay
Feb. 11/01 - 11:54 AMWhat is your name? david beckham
Where do you live? manchester, England
What is your occupation/school/grade? professional soccer player
Feb. 8/01 - 11:42 AMWhat is your name? Graylin Johnny
Where do you live? Canada,B.C.
What is your occupation/school/grade? College Student/UCC in Williams Lake/College Prep.
Email (optional): johnny_graylin@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? Past Leaders
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Big Bear
Comments about the account? Educational for young minds.
Comments about history in general? Educational for young minds.
Feb. 7/01 - 6:29 PMWhat is your name? Neil
Where do you live? Toronto Ontario
What is your occupation/school/grade? Grade 6 (enriched)What is your greatest interest in history? Wars
Which diary/account are you commenting on? The homestead
Comments about the account? Intreging
Comments about history in general? Intreging
Feb. 6/01 - 3:25 PMWhat is your name? michael iamonaco
Where do you live? ontario, canada
Feb. 5/01 - 6:00 PMWhat is your name? Cole Bellefeuille
Where do you live? Moose Jaw, Sask
What is your occupation/school/grade? Salesman/Vanier/12What is your greatest interest in history? military
Feb. 05/01 - 1:26 PMWhat is your name? Cecilia Taypotat
Where do you live? Broadview ,Saskatchewan
What is your occupation/school/grade? grade 12
Email (optional): peachestaypotat@hotmail.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? native history
Which diary/account are you commenting on? big bear , riel rebellion
Comments about the account? very informative
Comments about history in general? very interesting
Any more comments? very informative site
I found what I was looking for right away
Feb. 03/01 - 12:28 PMWhat is your name? Dee Johnston
Where do you live? Saskatoon, SK
What is your occupation/school/grade? Retired
Email (optional): owl125@home.comWhat is your greatest interest in history? Metis culture & events
Which diary/account are you commenting on? Actually, the whole site
Comments about the account? Wonderful
Comments about history in general? I love it
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. www.members.home.net/owl125/owl125 is my family website
Any more comments? As a Metis person, I found your site to be very interesting and explanitory. Wonderful site...
02/02/01 - 9:04 AMWhat is your name? Dan
Where do you live? Maryland
What is your occupation/school/grade? 5What is your greatest interest in history? nothing
Which diary/account are you commenting on? nothing
Comments about the account? stupid
Comments about history in general? boring
02/02/01 - 8:35 AMWhat is your name? Jodie-Lynn
Where do you live? Saskatchewan
What is your occupation/school/grade? Aberdeen/7What is your greatest interest in history? the reil rebellion
Comments about history in general? interessting
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. It's a good web site
Any more comments? I't a very very good site
01/31/01 - 9:51 PMWhat is your name? Della
Where do you live? Alberta Canada
What is your occupation/school/grade? Grade 10What is your greatest interest in history? Roman History
Which diary/account are you commenting on? The North West Rebellion
Comments about the account? cool
Comments about history in general? Boring
01/31/01 - 8:39 AMWhat is your name? mrs. rudd
Where do you live? atlanta ga
What is your occupation/school/grade? teacher 2nd gradeWhat is your greatest interest in history? formation of states in U.S. U.S. history in general WW1 WW11 African American History
01/31/01 - 7:42 AMWhat is your name? Rebecca
Where do you live? New Brunswick, CanadaWhich diary/account are you commenting on? Violet & all
Anything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. Stonehaven Life: http://www.crosswinds.net/~stonehaven
Any more comments? Brian,
Congratulations on the new site design and domain!I've just been "visiting Violet" and very much like what you're done with her diaries, especially the nav bar on the side that gives a sense of the scope. I'll be updating links to your site from _Stonehaven Life_ quite shortly, and will probably send our mutual visitors straight to Violet's front page as you suggest.
I've said this before, and I'll say it again: In preserving -- and sharing -- this wealth of first-hand history, you are doing a tremendous service to us all.
Bravo!
01/26/01 - 11:59 AMWhat is your name? C
Where do you live? KINGSTON ONT
What is your occupation/school/grade? naAnything else about you? Name and URL of Web site? etc. your site sux
Comments about history in general? IT SUX
01/20/01 - 04:49 PMWhat is your name? larry cherkewski
Where do you live? Hamilton, Ont
What is your occupation/school/grade? Aspiring writer/history BA 1990What is your greatest interest in history? military
Comments about the Rebellion? Dumont probably Canada's greatest natural military leader
Comments about history in general? Not well taught in schools - more myth than fact
12/29/00 02:49 AMWhat is your name? Jennifer Riel Hatten
Where do you live? Mokelumne Hill, California, USA
What is your occupation/school/grade? college-graduate/homemakerWhat is your greatest interest in history? anything about Louis Riel (my ancestor)
Comments about the Rebellion? Riel had a strong religious side, and a belief in doing the right thing/ something he has passed down to later generations of Riels.
Comments about history in general? It is wonderful that historians set the record straight.
More comments? Thank you for your wonderful research and reporting on Louis Riel and the rebellion; He has always been my hero and your book brought tears to my eyes! God Bless You!
Thank you, once again! I thoroughly enjoyed your work!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Riel Hatten
12/29/00 02:12 AMWhat is your name? Jennifer Riel Hatten
Where do you live? California
What is your occupation/school/grade? HomemakerWhat is your greatest interest in history? Louis Riel and other family history
Comments about the Rebellion? wish I had been there to help my family fight
Comments about history in general? it is facinating-we all could learn a lot more than we know
More comments? Thank you for all of this information I am about to see and read. I am very interested in my roots
12/21/00 10:41 AMWhat is your name? Barbara Millar
More comments? My grandfather served in the No.1 Company 32 Bruce Battlion.
back to: http://www.alittlehistory.com.
Jan. 26/01.