“It’s hard to say I’m “enjoying” this podcast given its grim subject matter, but I do think every Canadian should hear it. I have one small quibble: in episode 5, Annie Lena Pappenberger’s 1910 death is discussed, and it’s stated that her cause of death is unknown. In fact, I have a copy of her death certificate in front of me. She died on Salt Spring Island, where her family lived, and cause of death is noted as “phthisis”—an archaic term for “consumption”, the wasting phase of tuberculosis. Annie was only 16 when she died, and while the loss of any young life is a tragedy, I’d need further evidence to support linking Annie’s death to the Kuper Island school.”
Inn@c3nt byst@nd3r via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/27/23