4. While they might now be used to share books, the actual origins of this go back to the misplaced Anglophilia & Bardology of late 1900s.
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5. Frank Dewdnoy, first mayor of Regina (1882-1904) share the Victorian passion for amateur birding & Shakespearepic.twitter.com/a47o0eUshi
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6. Upon becoming Mayor, Dewdnoy put in town charter an ambitious program to bring every bird mentioned in Shakespeare to Regina.
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7. To further the plan, Dewdnoy had the town finance building of hundreds of birdhouses in the city's core.
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8. The Shakespearen birds were brought in mass in 1897 to mark Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
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9. Unfortunately, the founders of Regina hadn't factored in climatic differences between Saskatchewan & England. Many birds died. A horror.
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10. The residence of Regina were left with many empty, forlorn birdhouses, mute testaments of their folly.
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11. As a kind of mourning ritual, Reginans started storing their books in these now useless birdhouses. At first Shakespeare, then all books
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12. Over time, the tragic origins of these bookhouses were forgotten & they evolved into free libraries to share books.
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