TS Harrison
@tomharri.bsky.social
Teacher, artist, farmer, writer, lawyer, actor, Author: 'Searching for Richard Nixon: Finding Refuge & Making a Home in Prince Edward County', now at Indigo Chapters, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart online & local bookstores & libraries near you!
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TS Harrison
@tomharri.bsky.social
· Jun 19
When Richard Nixon Came to Prince Edward County | The Agenda
YouTube video by TVO Today
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Had a great time chatting with @spaikin.bsky.social about my book about Richard Nixon's secret 1957 visit to Canada on @tvotoday.bsky.social #cdnpoli #cdnhist youtu.be/YKOOsSyM83I?...
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Jim Beam is pausing bourbon production at its main Kentucky facility for 2026 because demand is down.
That decline comes from a sharp drop in sales to Canada after U.S. trade aggression triggered provincial pullbacks and consumer boycotts.
That decline comes from a sharp drop in sales to Canada after U.S. trade aggression triggered provincial pullbacks and consumer boycotts.
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Jim Beam is pausing bourbon production at its main Kentucky facility for 2026 because demand is down.
That decline comes from a sharp drop in sales to Canada after U.S. trade aggression triggered provincial pullbacks and consumer boycotts.
That decline comes from a sharp drop in sales to Canada after U.S. trade aggression triggered provincial pullbacks and consumer boycotts.
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Today marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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![Black and white photograph of an old printed page from the Statute of Westminster 1931.
At the top is the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (lion and unicorn supporting a crowned shield).
Below it:
CHAPTER 4.
An Act to give effect to certain resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930.
[11th December 1931.]
The text begins with a large illuminated capital W:
WHEREAS the delegates of His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom, the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland, at Imperial Conferences holden at Westminster in the years of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-six and nineteen hundred and thirty did concur in making the declarations and resolutions set forth in the Reports of the said Conferences:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jmtnawmplc5anp7dh5scy22a/bafkreiglgtb2dulbhpbbuzdskalj5gnw7n6yb2ogc5x2fywnqrc7wysjkm@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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A U.S. customs officer having to go through my social media history
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A U.S. customs officer having to go through my social media history
Come join us Friday at the Waring House to celebrate the launch of a new musical, "In the Key of Blue", launching in 2026, featuring the music of @bluerodeo.bsky.social @regenttheatre.bsky.social A new play #pec born & raised in the County
December 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Come join us Friday at the Waring House to celebrate the launch of a new musical, "In the Key of Blue", launching in 2026, featuring the music of @bluerodeo.bsky.social @regenttheatre.bsky.social A new play #pec born & raised in the County
Tabling at the Crystal Palace last weekend, lots of people doing holiday shopping...my book about Nixon's secret 1957 Canadian visit to my rural Ontario hometown #pec #picton makes a great 🎁 for holidays 😀 Buy Searching for Richard Nixon online at Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Waterstones
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
#escapepony doing his thing on the front lawn #pec
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#escapepony doing his thing on the front lawn #pec
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I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
thewalrus.ca
September 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
Awesome interview with Hidden Coffee House Podcast, about 'Searching for Richard Nixon' but also covering theatre, story telling, & ghosts #cdnhist #cdnpoli drops Friday at 6pm Don't miss out! Stream it today! youtu.be/iaSJFhAUsFc?...
Thomas Harrison: Searching for Richard Nixon
YouTube video by The Hidden Coffee House Podcast
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September 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Awesome interview with Hidden Coffee House Podcast, about 'Searching for Richard Nixon' but also covering theatre, story telling, & ghosts #cdnhist #cdnpoli drops Friday at 6pm Don't miss out! Stream it today! youtu.be/iaSJFhAUsFc?...
Tabling at the @bellevillepl book fair today was so much fun! Expecting to announce some more exciting news about my book soon #searchingforrichardnixon Ask for it in your local library on, on multiple online platforms including Amazon & Indigo & at fabulous independent bookstores near you!
September 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Tabling at the @bellevillepl book fair today was so much fun! Expecting to announce some more exciting news about my book soon #searchingforrichardnixon Ask for it in your local library on, on multiple online platforms including Amazon & Indigo & at fabulous independent bookstores near you!
September 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thrilled to announce my book, about Nixon's secret 1957 trip to County, NOW AVAILABLE #pec's newest bookstore @idyllbooks
1932 County Road 13 It's a great store with a wonderfully curated selection of reads that's sure to become 'must-stop' for anyone in the south part of Prince Edward County!
1932 County Road 13 It's a great store with a wonderfully curated selection of reads that's sure to become 'must-stop' for anyone in the south part of Prince Edward County!
September 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thrilled to announce my book, about Nixon's secret 1957 trip to County, NOW AVAILABLE #pec's newest bookstore @idyllbooks
1932 County Road 13 It's a great store with a wonderfully curated selection of reads that's sure to become 'must-stop' for anyone in the south part of Prince Edward County!
1932 County Road 13 It's a great store with a wonderfully curated selection of reads that's sure to become 'must-stop' for anyone in the south part of Prince Edward County!
Thrilled that 'Searching for Richard Nixon', story of my investigation into his secret 1957 visit to Canada & Picton & Belleville, is still breaking top 10 in a couple of Amazon its categories! Also available online at Indigo, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones & McNalley Robinson #SearchingforRichardNixon
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thrilled that 'Searching for Richard Nixon', story of my investigation into his secret 1957 visit to Canada & Picton & Belleville, is still breaking top 10 in a couple of Amazon its categories! Also available online at Indigo, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones & McNalley Robinson #SearchingforRichardNixon
Re-upping this post about the Labour Day tradition in #cdnpoli & #cdnlaw - the day has a long & sometimes surprising history as I described in the blog from a few yrs ago #HappyLabourDay politicslawlife.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-...
The Labour Day Tradition in Canada
Labour Day is a milestone in Canadian life . [1] For many in Canada, true summer begins early on the Victoria Day long weekend in May...
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August 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Re-upping this post about the Labour Day tradition in #cdnpoli & #cdnlaw - the day has a long & sometimes surprising history as I described in the blog from a few yrs ago #HappyLabourDay politicslawlife.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-...
Just dropping off a few more books to Wandering Albatross books in Bloomfield #pec on the last Friday in August. What happened to the summer? I blinked and it is nearly gone!
#thanksforthesupport #searchingforrichardnixon #independantbookstores #bloomfield
#thanksforthesupport #searchingforrichardnixon #independantbookstores #bloomfield
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Just dropping off a few more books to Wandering Albatross books in Bloomfield #pec on the last Friday in August. What happened to the summer? I blinked and it is nearly gone!
#thanksforthesupport #searchingforrichardnixon #independantbookstores #bloomfield
#thanksforthesupport #searchingforrichardnixon #independantbookstores #bloomfield
Great interview on @tvotoday.bsky.social tonight with Canada's #scc Chief Justice Wagner by @spaikin.bsky.social Timely subject when we face so many challenges to #ruleoflaw #cdnpoli #cdnlaw
August 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Great interview on @tvotoday.bsky.social tonight with Canada's #scc Chief Justice Wagner by @spaikin.bsky.social Timely subject when we face so many challenges to #ruleoflaw #cdnpoli #cdnlaw
Still cracking Amazon's top 10, 6 months after release! Story of my investigation into Richard Nixon's secret 1957 visit to #Canada & the Bay of Quinte #pec also available through Indigo, Barnes & Noble, McNalley, Waterstones, at select independent bookstores & in local libraries - buy it today!
August 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Buy "Searching for Richard Nixon" online at Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, & at select Independent bookstores near you". A great summer read!
August 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Buy "Searching for Richard Nixon" online at Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, & at select Independent bookstores near you". A great summer read!
Thrilled to see "Searching for Richard Nixon" featured in Write, the magazine of the Writers Union of Canada #WritersUnion #SearchingforRichardNixon Available online at Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Waterstones, get your copy today!
August 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Thrilled to see "Searching for Richard Nixon" featured in Write, the magazine of the Writers Union of Canada #WritersUnion #SearchingforRichardNixon Available online at Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Waterstones, get your copy today!
Excited to get more books to our favourite #Bloomfield bookstore, where "Searching for Richard Nixon" keeps selling out! @walbatrossbookshop.bsky.social #pec Don't miss out! Get yours today!
August 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Excited to get more books to our favourite #Bloomfield bookstore, where "Searching for Richard Nixon" keeps selling out! @walbatrossbookshop.bsky.social #pec Don't miss out! Get yours today!
Buy "Searching for Richard Nixon" online at Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, & at select Independent bookstores near you". A great summer read!
August 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Buy "Searching for Richard Nixon" online at Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, & at select Independent bookstores near you". A great summer read!
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They were all saved 🙌🏼 🐬 🍁
#NovaScotia
#Annapolis Valley community gathers to help pod of 12 dolphins trapped in mud
People used their bare hands and rope to help the dolphins
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#NovaScotia
#Annapolis Valley community gathers to help pod of 12 dolphins trapped in mud
People used their bare hands and rope to help the dolphins
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Annapolis Valley community gathers to help pod of dolphins trapped in mud | CBC News
Melissa Pineo and her family noticed a pod of 12 white-sided dolphins in the water on a beach near Canning, N.S. They were enjoying the scenic moment on Sunday morning but after the tide started to go...
www.cbc.ca
August 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
They were all saved 🙌🏼 🐬 🍁
#NovaScotia
#Annapolis Valley community gathers to help pod of 12 dolphins trapped in mud
People used their bare hands and rope to help the dolphins
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#NovaScotia
#Annapolis Valley community gathers to help pod of 12 dolphins trapped in mud
People used their bare hands and rope to help the dolphins
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Walk with me 'In Nixon's Footsteps' in Picton Saturday, starting at Crystal Palace at 2, & ending Royal Hotel where, like Nixon 73 yrs ago, we can go get nice cool drink, tickets 10$ at link or cash start of walk #pec #searchingforrichardnixon princeedwardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/thomas...
Thomas Harrison Walking Tour | Prince Edward County Public Library
Walk in Vice-President Richard Nixon’s footsteps on an 'upstreet' tour of Picton! Follow the path the VP took on his secret Canadian 1957 getaway to the County.
princeedwardcounty.librarycalendar.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Walk with me 'In Nixon's Footsteps' in Picton Saturday, starting at Crystal Palace at 2, & ending Royal Hotel where, like Nixon 73 yrs ago, we can go get nice cool drink, tickets 10$ at link or cash start of walk #pec #searchingforrichardnixon princeedwardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/thomas...
