<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Historic Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore the Past, Engage the Present]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:31:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The History and Making of Portuguese Filhoses-Malassadas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we will examine one of the more simple, though unknowingly equally famous desserts that have now spread around the world, being the filhoses, or in the islands of Portugal and in the United States, more commonly known as malassadas. Similar to the Canadian “beaver tail” (no beavers are harmed in the making of them), filhoses, or malassadas, are one of the oldest form of donut, predating the more common round form with a hole and being separate form Portugal’s “bolas de Berlim”.]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/the-history-and-making-of-portuguese-filhoses-malassadas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69585c7a564ad52a95901b92</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:04:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_c977ce42361d45c78ff1060d0bb8fd98~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examining The Daniel Servos Coat: An Officer’s Garment of the Six Nations Indian Department]]></title><description><![CDATA[While many people are familiar with the Daniel Servos (Daniel Service) coat, worn by an officer of the Six Nations Indian Department (period terminology and name) during the American Revolution and an early Freemason in Niagara-on-the-Lake, few have had the opportunity to study it closely. For most, distance alone makes an in-person examination difficult. Preserved in the collections of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum, this coat survives as an exceptional example of a...]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/examining-the-daniel-servos-coat-an-officer-s-garment-of-the-six-nations-indian-department</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6954096d84f89e2b69f3522e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:27:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_d64e1e39a9c940a2a3540956877ae39e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 8th Regiment of Foot at the Siege of Quebec City]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Preliminary Examination of the Role of the King’s Regiment within Quebec City – Marcio R. A. da Cunha M.A., L.L.B., B.Ed. As documents are uncovered and re-examined, we are able to come to a better understanding of what happened in the past and who helped play a role in the creation of our shared history. In the context of the invasion and later siege, as well as battle of Quebec, Canadians are left wondering "what role may the King’s Regiment have played"? This question arises owing to...]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/the-8th-regiment-of-foot-at-the-siege-of-quebec-city</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6953e4f0bb2d984cdd7b5b12</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_9f6913a226ee45ae8677b18594ea8896~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_734,h_530,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clothing the Winter Soldier Part 5 - Mittens]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most neglected and notoriously incorrect pieces of winter clothing, is also one of the easiest to correct, that of the wool mitten. Whether it be finger-less men’s gloves, mittens knit using the wrong method, or modern leather and fabric gloves, this accessory is often ignored, or inappropriately compensated for with modern equipment. Thankfully, this need not be the case, owing to period images and patterns that still exist, inclusive of commercially available historically...]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/clothing-the-winter-soldier-part-5-mittens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6953e278f39fa713d5dd5915</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:36:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_1c2fe903776f4ab297e5c81e0a2c1cc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clothing the Winter Soldier Part 4 - The Canada Cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The “Canada Cap”, also known as the “Canadian Cap”, one of the most well-known pieces of clothing unique to the Northern regions of the North America continent and one renown for not only its beautiful appearance, but also its practical use in withstanding harsh weather. When one thinks of the Province of Quebec in the 18th century (which included modern day Ontario), outside of the capote, this is possibly the second most recognizable item. While commonly made use of by the civilian...]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/clothing-the-winter-soldier-part-4-the-canada-cap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6953dfb5c674f56a6ee5a787</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:26:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_180f5f8f63014ad7b4eca3eb2637c664~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clothing the Winter Soldier Part 3 - Snowshoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[While we have discussed clothing within the context of the winter and the Army in the North, to this point we have yet to discuss equipment. One of the most essential pieces of equipment when operating in deep snow and one rarely seen at recreated events, is that of the snowshoe. Most often in the region of lake Ontario, the most common style of snow shoe to be used would be that of the “St Lawrence, or Huron” shoe, a long teardrop shaped set, bound to the foot using ties. The ties would go...]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/clothing-the-winter-soldier-part-3-snowshoes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6953ddd4bb2d984cdd7b4b64</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:16:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_55864a491b6149f2b6ea9e3437e4ad4d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clothing the Winter Soldier Part 2 - The Blanket Coat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blanket coats, one of the most well-known pieces of winter equipment and often one of the most badly reproduced owing to the sheer extensiveness of their usage over a three hundred year period. Being made often, though not exclusively out of a blue striped trade blanket, bound with similar wool tape, these garments were widely made use of not only in the Province of Quebec, or New France, but extensively by British regular and Provincial units and as far flung as Virginia.     The blanket...]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/clothing-the-winter-soldier-part-2-the-blanket-coat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6953db52a5fe1667fd79266b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:10:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_6e903f031ccc46e88d6129392b555904~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clothing the Winter Soldier Part 1 - The Under Sleeved Waistcoat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first of our posts on winter clothing and equipment within the British Army in the North, is one of the more obscure items that may not have been widely made use of, but its existence is documented, being the "under sleeved waistcoat". The under sleeved waistcoat, also known as an “under-jacket”, is not fully documented in terms of every detail used for its creation, though we do have sufficient information to produce a reasonably accurate facsimile. The one noted here has been produced...]]></description><link>https://myhistoriclifecanada.wixsite.com/marcio/post/clothing-the-winter-soldier-part-1-the-under-sleeved-waistcoat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6953d9daa5fe1667fd79234f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:58:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/901ed9_c0b53e4ae7304ec5b654632a726e10d3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_526,h_526,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcio R. A. da Cunha</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>