Robert Duffy

Robert Duffy

Robert Duffy (b. 1839), son of James Duffy. Robert was the first Duffy to be born in Canada, in Bolton, Ontario. When the town of Bolton was newly established, then consisting of only about four cabins, the Duffy Farm was the first Methodist place of worship in the...
Portrait of my Irish grandmother, Annie Walsh

Portrait of my Irish grandmother, Annie Walsh

This portrait of my Irish grandmother, Annie Walsh, was taken in Paris sometime before the Great War. c. 1913. She had a rich life in Paris, eventually becoming engaged to a wealthy French officer who showered her with jewelry. He would be killed in the first weeks of...
Portrait of my father, Edmund Davis, possibly taken around 1938

Portrait of my father, Edmund Davis, possibly taken around 1938

Portrait of my father, Edmund Davis, possibly taken around 1938 just before the war when we was 21. He went missing for nearly three years while stationed in London during the war. Those who tried to locate him wrote of their efforts, and the rumours they heard. Some...