... Janet Smith , took up residence at 3851 Osler in May 1924 . On Saturday , July 26 , the Bakers left the house early in the morning , Fred going to his import - export company office and Doreen heading for the shops and to do some family ...
Originally published in 1984, and out of print for over a decade, this tale of intrigue, racism, privilege, and corruption in high places as a true-crime recreation that reads like a complex thriller.We are pleased to be reissuing this ...
... Janet Smith had killed herself at 3851 Osler Street in the upscale Shaughnessy Heights neighbourhood, part of the separate municipality of Point Grey, which was embedded inside the Vancouver city boundaries. Janet Smith was a Scottish ...
Shocking Deaths, Scandals and Vice Marques Vickers. The Mysterious Death of Scottish Nursemaid Janet K. Smith Murder Site: 3851 Osler Street, Vancouver Reported Haunting Site: Hycroft Mansion, 1489 McRae Avenue, Vancouver The death of a ...
... JANET SMITH CASE . On July 26th , 1924 , a young Scotswoman , Janet Smith , employed at 3851 Osler Avenue , in the Municipality of Point Grey , was discovered dead in the basement by Sing Wong Fung , the Chinese cook . He immediately ...
Moving back and forth between past and present, between Canada and China, Sky Lee weaves fiction and historical fact into a memorable and moving picture of a people's struggle for identity.
People change, styles change, colours change, cars change, but through it all, the house remains a central fixture and the structure for the stories in "At Home with History,"
... Janet Smith , a Scottish nursemaid , had stunned the city . On the twenty - six of July 1924 , the police were summoned to 3851 Osler Avenue , Shaughnessey Heights , the magnificent home of F.L. Baker , an exporter of pharmaceutical ...
... 3851 Osler Avenue became one of the most famous addresses in Shaughnessy during 1924 and 1925. While they were vacationing in Europe , Richard's brother Fred lived there with his family and their nanny , Janet Smith , who was found ...