NADINE ROBINSON: Walking through the back door of Canada’s history

NADINE ROBINSON: Walking through the back door of Canada’s history

On a blustery winter morning in Kingston, Ont., the snow accumulation prevented us from walking through the orchard to the front doors of Bellevue House National Historic Site. Given the experiential tour that I was being invited to take part in, it made sense, because I had drawn the lot of a servant, and could only go in the backdoor anyhow. I knew right away that this was no ordinary historic site; I was literally walking through the backdoor…