Haliburton County Centennial 1974 plus Canada's First Female War Correspondent

12/04/2024 13 min
Haliburton County Centennial 1974 plus Canada's First Female War Correspondent

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This week, Kate tells us about Haliburton County's centenial anniversary in 1974 and some of the uniques, interesting celbrations that took place including a full day event at Toronto's Ontario Place. Plus, Paul has the story Kathleen 'Kit' Coleman who was a successful journalist, columnist and reporter in the late 1800's - early 1900's. Kit became the first North American female war correspondent who was accredited by the US government to report on the 1898 Spanish-American war being fought in Cuba.
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 [email protected]