Adam Leach - Author

1975 - Isfahan, Iran. My mother always made sure that we stopped and gave this woman some money.

This is how you do it.

"The joke was distasteful and unfortunate...Now I have to sit in front of you...and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility." - Team USA captain and Torrent forward Hilary Knight on the call and joke by President Donald Trump.

Welcome to some new friends from “Filles du Roi Descendants” - Ann, Marie, Joel and Lisa! Thanks for joining my group!

It is sad to see the World Factbook disappear! It was such an important teaching tool in social studies.

The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.

Our winter comfort food has been cooked and canned! Salsa, Spaghetti sauce, and Chili.

Happy New Year!

In 1690, the most popular card game in Quebec was “Le Cent” or “Piquet.” The rules for the game can be found here. https://www.parlettgames.uk/histocs/piqrules.html. It’s a “trick game” similar to Spades or Hearts and it was a rival game to the popular English game, Cribbage.

King William’s War (1688-1697) is the time setting for Empire of Orphans. Here is a teaser to help you get familiar with this little-known conflict.

Top 6 Battles, Raids & Massacres of King William’s War This video highlights six major events during King William’s War (1988-1697)

This is amazing!

104 year old World War 2 Veteran Dominick Critelli performed the National Anthem on the saxophone at tonight’s game!

The protagonist in Empire of Orphans is based on my 8th Great Grandmother, Marie-Sainte Vie! Can you imagine an orphan girl from Paris ending up being the next-door neighbor to the Governor-General (Louis de Buade de Frontenac) and the Bishop of New France (Francois Laval)? How did she end up in that neighborhood?