A Chronicler of Canada: The Life and Art of Charles William Jefferys Born in Rochester, England, in 1869, Charles William Jefferys became synonymous with the visual narrative of early Canadian history. His journey to becoming a celebrated painter, illustrator, author, and teacher was one shaped by relocation and a keen eye for detail. The Jefferys family’s move to Canada – initially to Philadelphia and Hamilton, Ontario, before settling in Toronto around 1880 – proved pivotal. This immersion into the burgeoning Canadian landscape and its stories ignited a lifelong passion that would define h…