I’m Gwen Tuinman, an author digging into the past for the details that form the bedrock of my novels and short stories.

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Many thanks to singer songwriter Cheryl Casselman whose music opens and closes The Wellspring Podcast. I love that tune!

Part 1: The War of 1812 with Historical Author Tom Taylor and Lynde House Museum Curator Monica Effenberger

How Settlers Cleared Their Land

Julie Oakes: Historical Culinary Expert–Part 1

Julie Oakes: Historical Culinary Expert–Part 2

Catherine Parr Traill: A Traill in the Woods

Soapy Smith: Gangster in the Klondike

Ice Harvesting and Spring Houses

John Wesley and the Methodist Movement

Pioneer Food Gardens and Orchards

Pulp and Paper

Shoeing Horses

Unwed Mothers and Maternity Home History