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I'm not opposed to inclusion of a "Laura Secord in Fiction" section as such, but the Harry Turtledove reference is, at best, extremely tangential, in that the character in the novel in question happens to have the name Laura Secord and is described as a distant descendent of the original. Interesting perhaps to fans of Harry Turtledove, but so far as encyclopedia entries go... Geoff NoNick 18:36, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
This appears to be blatant advertising, and I propose to remove it if no-one objects. Palmiro 17:25, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
I was going to wiki-link "Laura Secord Chocolates" in this reference, but noticed that that page redirects here. While it's fine making a brief mention of a company named after her, it doesn't make sense for that company to redirect here, since it really doesn't have anything to do with her. -- Q Canuck 00:17, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I really Like this website.It has good information and is exactly what i needed for my mid-term project on Laura Secord. Thanks to all who helped make this biography.
With Great Appreciation, Niru
Whether or not descendents of Loyalists refer to themselves as UE, I don't know, but what possible justification can there be for referring to Secord that way? She herself would obviously not have used UE, and I have never seen anyone else use with her name either. It sounds not only dubious but also ridiculous. Adam Bishop, BA, MA, VC, GCVO, SGM, QHDS 15:50, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
User:Arctic.gnome, can you explain why UE is necessary here? In what way is this a title or an official post-nominal? Are there any sources that ever use "Laura Secord, UE"? Who granted this title to her? When did she use it herself? When has anyone, anywhere, ever referred to his this way? Adam Bishop 06:52, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
I believe the song title is simply, "Secord's Warning." I don't see where the "for Love" part would come in. It has nothing to do with the song to the best of my knowledge.
In the intro section it asserts that "Suffering the aftermath of the American Revolution, her father, Thomas Ingersoll, moved the family to Canada in 1795...", without going into any details as to the alleged suffering. Ingersoll's own wiki page, however would lead one to believe that the move was instigated by the avilibility of cheap land in Canada. Unless anyone has a good reason not to, I would edit the intro section to conform to Ingersoll's page, as the existing version is vague and contradictory. PreciousRoi ( talk) 09:49, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Under Attack it says; Native warriors who led her the rest of the way to FitzGibbon's headquarters at the Decew house. while in beaver dams it says DeCou house and refers to this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCou_House Only one is right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.102.186 ( talk) 00:24, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I can't find the name or birthdate of Laura's sixth child. It doesn't seem to be in Peggy Dymond Leavey's Laura Secord: Heroine of the War of 1812, which is the only book-length source I've had full access to (while I was visiting relatives).
I'm not actually residing in Canada, so I can't just pop down to the library to find this information. I have a feeling it is likely in David Hemmings' Laura Ingersoll Secord: A Heroine and her Family, which is supposed to be heavy on the genealogy.
Is their anyone out there who could help track down this info?
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This would be the third article I see in the past few weeks using the {{Refbegin|40em|indent=y}} code/layout. I am not sure what others see but every time i see this coding I have to side scroll because of the odd format in the works cited section. Not only that but the are no bullets to separate each book. Basically its a side scrolling undefined (not separated by line) list of books? Do others have this problem? Moxy ( talk) 22:14, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
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I'll be glad to do this review. I'll start with a close readthrough in the next week, noting any initial issues that I see, and then start the checklist. Thanks in advance for your work on this article--looking forward to working with you, -- Khazar2 ( talk) 19:28, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
My first impression is that this is a strong article and shouldn't have much trouble passing. (It's an interesting bit of a history, too; as an American, we don't get taught Laura Secord in school. =))
It sounds like Little Miss Khazar may be waking up upstairs, but if she gives me a few more minutes, I'll start the checklist now. -- Khazar2 ( talk) 11:32, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
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I'm not going to add these things to the article until they cease to be "coming soon", but I suppose it's no surprise that a lot of Secord Stuff is happening in 2013. For instance:
——— Curly Turkey ( gobble) 08:28, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Below is a draft of a TFA request for this article. It will need to be added in the next few days to allow time for discussion before the anniversary, but I thought it was worth posting here first as some tweaks will be needed. Paul MacDermott ( talk) 19:00, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
On June 22, 2013, the On This Day… section of the Main Page stated she began her walk on June 22. This is probably not the right page on which to point out this discrepancy (I'm assuming this article has the right date) but I don't know where else I might post this. --anon. 71.183.133.71 ( talk) 00:13, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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A map would be very useful for this page, indicating the area in question, her journey, etc. 45.72.221.236 ( talk) 19:20, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
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I'm not opposed to inclusion of a "Laura Secord in Fiction" section as such, but the Harry Turtledove reference is, at best, extremely tangential, in that the character in the novel in question happens to have the name Laura Secord and is described as a distant descendent of the original. Interesting perhaps to fans of Harry Turtledove, but so far as encyclopedia entries go... Geoff NoNick 18:36, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
This appears to be blatant advertising, and I propose to remove it if no-one objects. Palmiro 17:25, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
I was going to wiki-link "Laura Secord Chocolates" in this reference, but noticed that that page redirects here. While it's fine making a brief mention of a company named after her, it doesn't make sense for that company to redirect here, since it really doesn't have anything to do with her. -- Q Canuck 00:17, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I really Like this website.It has good information and is exactly what i needed for my mid-term project on Laura Secord. Thanks to all who helped make this biography.
With Great Appreciation, Niru
Whether or not descendents of Loyalists refer to themselves as UE, I don't know, but what possible justification can there be for referring to Secord that way? She herself would obviously not have used UE, and I have never seen anyone else use with her name either. It sounds not only dubious but also ridiculous. Adam Bishop, BA, MA, VC, GCVO, SGM, QHDS 15:50, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
User:Arctic.gnome, can you explain why UE is necessary here? In what way is this a title or an official post-nominal? Are there any sources that ever use "Laura Secord, UE"? Who granted this title to her? When did she use it herself? When has anyone, anywhere, ever referred to his this way? Adam Bishop 06:52, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
I believe the song title is simply, "Secord's Warning." I don't see where the "for Love" part would come in. It has nothing to do with the song to the best of my knowledge.
In the intro section it asserts that "Suffering the aftermath of the American Revolution, her father, Thomas Ingersoll, moved the family to Canada in 1795...", without going into any details as to the alleged suffering. Ingersoll's own wiki page, however would lead one to believe that the move was instigated by the avilibility of cheap land in Canada. Unless anyone has a good reason not to, I would edit the intro section to conform to Ingersoll's page, as the existing version is vague and contradictory. PreciousRoi ( talk) 09:49, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Under Attack it says; Native warriors who led her the rest of the way to FitzGibbon's headquarters at the Decew house. while in beaver dams it says DeCou house and refers to this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCou_House Only one is right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.102.186 ( talk) 00:24, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I can't find the name or birthdate of Laura's sixth child. It doesn't seem to be in Peggy Dymond Leavey's Laura Secord: Heroine of the War of 1812, which is the only book-length source I've had full access to (while I was visiting relatives).
I'm not actually residing in Canada, so I can't just pop down to the library to find this information. I have a feeling it is likely in David Hemmings' Laura Ingersoll Secord: A Heroine and her Family, which is supposed to be heavy on the genealogy.
Is their anyone out there who could help track down this info?
CüRlyTüRkey
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Contribs
00:08, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
This would be the third article I see in the past few weeks using the {{Refbegin|40em|indent=y}} code/layout. I am not sure what others see but every time i see this coding I have to side scroll because of the odd format in the works cited section. Not only that but the are no bullets to separate each book. Basically its a side scrolling undefined (not separated by line) list of books? Do others have this problem? Moxy ( talk) 22:14, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
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I'll be glad to do this review. I'll start with a close readthrough in the next week, noting any initial issues that I see, and then start the checklist. Thanks in advance for your work on this article--looking forward to working with you, -- Khazar2 ( talk) 19:28, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
My first impression is that this is a strong article and shouldn't have much trouble passing. (It's an interesting bit of a history, too; as an American, we don't get taught Laura Secord in school. =))
It sounds like Little Miss Khazar may be waking up upstairs, but if she gives me a few more minutes, I'll start the checklist now. -- Khazar2 ( talk) 11:32, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
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I'm not going to add these things to the article until they cease to be "coming soon", but I suppose it's no surprise that a lot of Secord Stuff is happening in 2013. For instance:
——— Curly Turkey ( gobble) 08:28, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Below is a draft of a TFA request for this article. It will need to be added in the next few days to allow time for discussion before the anniversary, but I thought it was worth posting here first as some tweaks will be needed. Paul MacDermott ( talk) 19:00, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
On June 22, 2013, the On This Day… section of the Main Page stated she began her walk on June 22. This is probably not the right page on which to point out this discrepancy (I'm assuming this article has the right date) but I don't know where else I might post this. --anon. 71.183.133.71 ( talk) 00:13, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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A map would be very useful for this page, indicating the area in question, her journey, etc. 45.72.221.236 ( talk) 19:20, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
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