Andrew Maclean

Andrew MacLean's popular long form Atlantic Canadian history column, Backyard History, appears once a week in more than a dozen newspapers and is read widely across the Maritimes. He is also the host of the Backyard History Podcast, and has a television show in the works with Cultivation Productions and Bell Fibe. He puts the story into history, digging deep into forgotten and obscure moments in Maritimes history and fashioning them into fascinating tales. Mixing academic research with the...See more

Andrew MacLean's popular long form Atlantic Canadian history column, Backyard History, appears once a week in more than a dozen newspapers and is read widely across the Maritimes. He is also the host of the Backyard History Podcast, and has a television show in the works with Cultivation Productions and Bell Fibe. He puts the story into history, digging deep into forgotten and obscure moments in Maritimes history and fashioning them into fascinating tales. Mixing academic research with the human touch Maritimers are known for, MacLean's Backyard History has been featured by media outlets across Canada. See less