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From real bear to storybook character

Long before author A.A. Milne first created his character, there was a real bear by the name of Winnie who had already won the hearts of Londoners. This black bear hailed from the wilderness of the Canadian forests, and had been on a long journey before finally coming to the London Zoo where it would first meet a young Christopher Robin Milne.

In the summer of 1914 Canada was in mobilization in World War I. On one August day a train full of Canadian soldiers pulled into the station in White River, Ontario. One of the soldiers on board was a young Captain by the name of Harold Colebourn. Colebourn was a veterinarian hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. While stopped in White River, Captain Colebourn came across a black bear cub. He purchased the cub for a sum of $20 and brought the animal along with him on the train ride east. The name 'Winnipeg' came in homage to his hometown, although the name was quickly shortened to the more familiar 'Winnie'.

Verder lezen:
http://www.mibepa.info/bb/bb003f.htm

Meer:
http://www.fortgarryhorse.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=59

http://www.whiteriver.ca/article/winnie-the-pooh-6.asp

Harry Colebourn with Winnie the bear (bron: Library and Archives Canada)

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http://www.fortgarryhorse.ca/j1526/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=59

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Lees hier verder:

http://historiek.net/winnie-de-poeh-en-de-indrukwekkende-stilte/54873/

Bron: Historiek.net
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