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Gabriele has 3 blogs, 2 of which are now archived. But you'll find plenty of historical tidbits and photos pertaining to the Muskoka Novels, especially on The Age of Elegance Goes to War blog, where she shares some of the more intriguing social history of that era.   
Her active blog is The Muskoka Novels.

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Bathing beauties in Muskoka - by Frank Micklethwaite
Find out more about swimming in the Edwardian era on this post - Scandalous Bathers .


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The author visiting John McCrae's grave, Wimereux, France
Discover more about Lt.-Col. John McCrae on this post -  Doctor, Soldier, Poet.

Characters in Elusive Dawn attend McCrae's funeral in 1918.
Posts about  olde Muskoka:

Diamonds in the Wilderness

Millionaires' Row

The Canadian Elite

The Steamship Era

Messing About in Boats

Lakeside Gems

Floating General Stores

The Best "Room" in the House

Simple Pleasures

Scandalous Bathers

Shall we Dance?

A Different Kind of "Family Bible"

No shocking Glimpse of Stocking

All Aboard the Dippy!

From Regattas to Combat

The Storm Begins

Naked Poets, Freethinking Clergymen, and an "Enchanted Island"

Lakeside Resorts - Then and Now

The Magic of Muskoka Boathouses

Gentlemen Racers


Posts About WWII:
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R.C.A.F. Women's Division

Spitfire Girls

German POW Camp in Gravenhurst
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General historical topics:

Hell's Bells, Slang is Fun
 
The Sassy Jazz Age

Sexy, Scandalous, Revolutionary

Victorian Dress Torture

Influenza Pandemic


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Posts about WWI:

Marching Off to War

Sinking of the Lusitania

From Parlour to War

Volunteer Angels of Mercy

Hospitals With Chandeliers

At Home with the Astors

This Could Have Been You 97 Years Ago

A Long Way Home

The Glamorous Birdmen

Daredevils of the Skies

Forgotten Hero

Chivalry in the Clouds

Women Pilots


From Bloody Battlefields to the Azure Mediterranean

War and Games

The Art of War

Hospitals Flapping in the Wind

Sex and the Soldier

Shell-Shock

The Deadly Skies

Officers and Gentlemen

Officers and Prisoners

Doctor, Soldier, Poet

Halifax Explosion

Christmas Truce

From Parlour to War - Part 1

From Parlour to war - Part 2

Remembrance Day - Every Day!

Deadly Aftermath

How Do You Forget?

Guest Blogs:


Why I Like Times of Monumental Change

My Favourite Place to Research

Surprising Facts Inspire Intriguing Fiction



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