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S3.E1 ∙ Partners

Tue, Oct 17, 1989

Capt. Sims and Dr. Campbell plan to run the deserted Logan's Inn together. After they put a lot of money and work into improving it, Charlotte Logan shows up and claims her uncle willed her the inn. Her young son Thomas feels neglected.

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S3.E2 ∙ Stand and Deliver

Tue, Oct 24, 1989

Neil has been deputized by Constable Payne to witness serving routine summons. While out they see the York coach robbed by the ruthless outlaw Sam Carver. Carver and his men kidnap Harriet Sims. Neil and Constable Payne must rescue her.

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S3.E3 ∙ Gateway to the World

Tue, Oct 31, 1989

When Cleghorne raises his price to cart produce to York, Capt. Sims and Neil build a raft to go down the Grand River to Lake Erie to connect to a barge to New York. Their trip is plagued with setbacks and several Iroquois are watching them.

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S3.E4 ∙ And in the Spring

Tue, Nov 07, 1989

Neil and Larry hope to get jobs with the railroad and travel to Baltimore, but Neil starts to lose interest in travel when he falls for a young woman staying at the Campbells'. The Sims contentiously celebrate their 5th anniversary.

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S3.E5 ∙ Dreams Stay with You

Tue, Nov 14, 1989

Everyone is busy preparing for Neil and Christine's wedding. Afterwards they plan to go to Baltimore where Neil and Larry have railroad jobs waiting. Christine's father arrives claiming she is engaged to another man and takes her home.

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S3.E6 ∙ Peter Was a Saint

Tue, Nov 21, 1989

Emma and John are pleased when their cousin Peter comes from England since he fills the void caused by Neil's marriage and move. Peter, a city boy, is eager to learn about farming, but he has secrets. There is a rash of thefts in the area.

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S3.E7 ∙ The Face of a Stranger

Tue, Nov 28, 1989

Captain Sims' pretentious nephew Kevin comes to visit. Sims' horse Hector dies from a mysterious illness. A strange young woman wearing a dark, hooded cloak is hiding in a deserted old cabin in the woods. The farmers fear she is a witch.

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S3.E8 ∙ When the Bough Breaks

Tue, Dec 05, 1989

Sims awakens to the sounds of a break-in and finds a baby downstairs. Sims wants to give him to the authorities, Harriet wants to keep him and Mary McTavish offers to take him; but Dr. Campbell has a hunch about who he really belongs to.

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S3.E9 ∙ Eyes of Angels

Tue, Dec 12, 1989

Dr. Campbell treats two different men on one day for gunshots - one an escaped slave and the other a slave owner pursuing him. John is so taken by the two former slaves' tales of the joy of life on the road, that he runs away to join them.

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S3.E10 ∙ The Reluctant Candidate

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Sims runs as a Tory for the House of Assembly, in part so he can name their community 'Simsville'. Dan Bright, an apple grower from Connecticut, wants to run as a Reformer but cannot due to a technicality; so Dr. Campbell takes his place.

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S3.E11 ∙ Something's Rotten

Tue, Dec 26, 1989

The tax collector is collecting tax from the farmers. One cannot pay and may lose his farm. Two actors arrive and want to help the community put on a production of Hamlet, but Peter suspects the play is just a cover for their real plans.

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S3.E12 ∙ Fortunes of War

Tue, Jan 02, 1990

The Maitlands buy the farm neighboring the Sims. Sims recognizes the father as a soldier who ran when faced by the enemy at Cameron's Cross in the War of 1812. Sims tells Harry Thorpe whose father died there. Thorpe threatens the Maitlands.

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S3.E13 ∙ Miles to Go

Tue, Jan 09, 1990

An Iroquois woman and her son work for the Campbells in exchange for room and board. It soon becomes apparent the woman is not well. She wants to find her son's father, a white man, before she dies. She believes he will care for her son.

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S3.E14 ∙ Welcome Strangers

Tue, Jan 16, 1990

Emma is offered a regular column on rural life in "The Colonial Advocate", but has writer's block. A bison scares Thomas Logan and John when they camp out. The bison may be the solution to their winter provisions and Emma's writer's block.

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S3.E15 ∙ The Dragonslayers

Tue, Jan 23, 1990

Thomas Logan and John are playing 'Robin Hood' in the woods when they find a fair maiden asleep in the woods. Jenny is a runaway servant who was convicted of theft. John and Thomas want to 'slay her dragons' and help her escape prison.

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S3.E16 ∙ Back to School

Tue, Jan 30, 1990

The school is reopened with a loan from Capt. Sims. Rebecca Sims is the new teacher. Capt. Sims is angered when he finds out the new textbooks say the Americans won the War of 1812 and threatens to take back his loan.

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S3.E17 ∙ A Proposal of Marriage

Tue, Feb 06, 1990

Reverend Alex Buchanan, an old friend of Dr. Campbell, has come to Canada to serve at an Indian parish out west. Emma overhears Alex tell Dr. Campbell what a good wife she will make and she believes he is planning to propose to her.

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S3.E18 ∙ The Raid

Tue, Feb 13, 1990

Captain Sims publicly condemns the violence in Ireland to justify establishing a local militia. Some Irishmen are listening and kidnap Sims to make an example of him. They take cover in the Campbell house and hold John and Emma hostage.

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S3.E19 ∙ Bird of Paradise

Tue, Feb 20, 1990

Brother and sister ornithologists come to catch specimens and to sell subscriptions to their manuscript, "Birds of the Canadas". A competitor, an agent for Audubon, steals their owl. The owl escapes and takes refuge in Emma's barn.

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S3.E20 ∙ Mirrors of the Soul

Tue, Feb 27, 1990

Dr. Campbell is taken by the Chippewa. He performs a tracheotomy to save a boy's life and is rewarded with the sister as his bride. This angers a Chippewa who loves her. A trader who acts as their interpreter also wants the sister.

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S3.E21 ∙ Live by the Sword

Tue, Mar 06, 1990

Captain Sims invites Sir Reginald, an elderly British fencing champion, to give an exhibition. John is bullied by an older boy, Ned. Captain Sims offers to give John some fencing tips so he can teach Ned a lesson, but Dr. Campbell objects.

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S3.E22 ∙ A Time for Goodbyes

Tue, Mar 13, 1990

Dr. Campbell is offered a position at a hospital in Toronto. Emma and John sadly make preparations to leave the farm. Captain Sims is visited by his sister who is very critical of his household. She announces she wants to move nearby.

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S3.E23 ∙ Comfort and Joy

Tue, Mar 20, 1990

A few days before Christmas a fire damages the Sims' home. They must find a place to stay. There is no room at the inn so, much to Capt. Sims' dismay, they have to spend the holiday at the Campbells' cabin. Dr. Campbell is preparing haggis.

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S3.E24 ∙ The Firebrand

Tue, Mar 27, 1990

Reformer William Lyon Mackenzie comes to Wellington County to debate his political opponent, Capt. Sims and dine with the Campbells. He invites Dr. Campbell to Toronto where Dr. Campbell and Sims get caught up in political intrigue.

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S3.E25 ∙ Old Ways and New

Sat, Mar 03, 1990

Dr. Armstrong invites Dr. Campbell to Scotland to lecture at the University on Indian herbal cures. Campbell's advice on easing childbirth pain upsets Rev. Goff who finds the concept heathen. Emma has her stories published in Blackwood's.

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S3.E26 ∙ Truth Will Out

Sat, Mar 10, 1990

In Scotland, Emma attends finishing school and is falling for Fraser Armstrong. Emma has a story published that suggests the government should help the poor. This outrages Mrs. Armstrong. Miss McKie at Emma's school is supportive.

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