She excelled at so many sports one writer said that it was easier to summarize her athletic achievements by saying she wasn’t good at swimming. She led basketball, softball and hockey teams to championships. Trophies from tennis, the discus...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at When she was only an infant, her family immigrated to Canada just as the peasants were beginning to rise up against the Czar. The family would settle in Barrie, Ontario. At the time, Fannie had...