A is for Algonquin: An Ontario Alphabet

A is for Algonquin: An Ontario Alphabet — page 5 — A is for Algonquin Park a popular camping ground Hike canoe or snowshoe it’s fun here all

A is for Algonquin: An Ontario Alphabet — page 6 — year round

A is for Algonquin: An Ontario Alphabet — page 7 — The letter B is for a man whose invention we know well We can talk on the telephone thanks to Alexander Graham Bell

A is for Algonquin: An Ontario Alphabet — page 8 — Alexander Graham Bell came to live in Brantford Ontario with his family in 1870 He first thought of the idea for the telephone while visiting his family home in Brantford during 1874 Two years later he invented the telephone While the first recorded phone conversation conversation happened in Boston in 1876 the first long-distance telephone call was placed between Brantford and Paris Ontario on August 10th of the same year During this call Bell heard his Uncle David say To be or not to be over the telephone The Bell family home became a Canadian National Historic Site in 1953 B also stands for Frederick Banting and Charles Best who made the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto between 1921 and 1922 This discovery has saved the lives of many people who have been diagnosed with diabetes Their finding is considered to be the most important Canadian contribution to medicine

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