Letters & Opinions/History Hunter

My column published in the print edition of the News on Jan. 20 has elicited an unprecedented response from my readers. Never has an article led to so many people contacting me about something that I have written. This is reassuring; it confirms that somebody out there reads my column, but it is also complicated.

A look at family history

The life of Lachlan T. Burwash would have the makings of a good book

The book introduces the story of Yukon’s wartime involvement and describes heroic contributions

It was the best designed and most pretentious of all the theatres in Dawson City

The overland trip to Dawson City today is a cakewalk compared to a century ago

This year the Yukon Historical and Museums Association marks a major milestone

No Time To Bury Them undermines its own authenticity with goofy gunfights

Michael Gates | History Hunter

He financed a machine gun unit for WWI, escaped Russia and befreinded the queen of Romania