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Pigeon Rookeries and Bird Dog Tales From Old Mulmur Journal
A memoir fragment recalls a brown spaniel named Tris ty trained as a bird dog that flushed coveys in woods near Georgetown. It describes hunting pigeons, rookeries, and nets used to trap birds, with large flocks brought to the village for eating and sport. The author also notes 1866 summer travel with relatives through Mulmur and Orangeville, referencing the Fenians and local pioneers.
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Lake Ontario
Newcastle
Bowmanville
Samuel Wilmot
Canada
Lake
Ontario
Hugh McKay
Long's Pond
Dezen
Long’s Pond
Spring Creek St
Georgetown
Hamilton
Riddsway
Samuel Phillips
Mulmur
Orangeville
Kotahum
Stratford
Ozark Mountains
Miaxouri
Chicago
St. Louis
Thos, Phillips
Phillips
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Herefordshire
England
Institute of Learning
Dor
Phil LpSas
Etobicoke
Shaptia
Lucifer
Juba
Angeter
Magle
Death
Joundus Street
Badwin
Missie
Uni
Lousey
Wellington Square
Burlington
John the Barbei
Creorgetown
Wright
Caleb Quorum
Timi
James Vyseo
Naffy
Murdock