10 June 2013
I have come across the following Canadian websites, blogs,
Facebook pages, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to
me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too
Websites
Mennonite Archives of Ontario A new, and improved Mennonite Archives
of Ontario, will be debuted to the public in September 2013, when it is
scheduled to double its floor space.
If you go to the Genealogical Resources Online, they have an
index to family histories available at the archives.
The archives are located at the Conrad Grebel University
College, at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario.
The website is at https://uwaterloo.ca/mennonite-archives-ontario
Blogs
There are no new blogs this past week.
Facebook- YouTube – Video
Canadian Heritage https://www.facebook.com/CdnHeritage
The Canadian Department of Heritage has a Facebook page with very good
information on it.
Newspapers
Museums take up crowd funding: Smithsonian in Washington
appeals for funds for yoga exhibit www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/05/31/crowd-funding-museums.html
Is this a new way to raise money to keep museums open?
The wharf in Riverside-Albert is in danger of collapsing
into the Bay of Fundy http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/historic-wharf-in-danger-of-crumbling-into-bay-of-fundy-1.1312800
The Atlantic CTV News reports that “The wharf in
Riverside-Albert (New Brunswick) is in danger of collapsing into the Bay of
Fundy due to recent heavy rains. The Shipyard Heritage Park had been built in
2006 as a tribute to the community’s shipbuilding past and thousands of
tourists visit the park each year”.
The Royal Canadian Mint celebrates the 300th anniversary of
Louisbourg with collector coins
As of June 11, 2013, the coins will also be available at the
Royal Canadian Mint's boutiques in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver, as well as
through the Mint's global network of dealers and distributors, including
participating Canada Post outlets
Opening hours restricted at Green Cables http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/p-e-i-tourists-disappointed-to-find-green-gables-closed-on-sunday-monday-1.1311008
Parks Canada has decided to restrict operating hours at Green Gables, closing
on Sunday and Monday during the month of June
Tracing and celebrating Irish ancestry easier than ever
www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Tracing+celebrating+Irish+ancestry+easier+than+ever/6599552/story.html The Canadian 2006 census shows that Irish is the fourth largest ethnic group in
Canada — about 14 per cent of the total population or 4.4 million people.
Groups submit plans to save 128 surplus lighthouses
Community groups and municipalities in eight provinces have
come forward with business plans to save 128 lighthouses.
Story of the Week
The Internet was busy with blogs about the 1921 Canada Census this
past week.
It all started on June 4th, when the Library and
Archives Canada released a notice on their blog at www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2013/1921-census.aspx
which said the census would be available to research in the ‘next few weeks’.
They told us all about the census, for instance, “The almost
11,700 commissioners and enumerators recorded by hand nearly 8.8 million
individuals in thousands of communities across the country” – but not when it would
be ready for us to research. So we wait...
Meanwhile, the blogs have been, and still are, busy -
1921 Canadian Census Countdown - Get Involved! http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/05/1921-canadian-census-countdown-get.html
1921 Canadian Census http://carletonplacelocalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/1921-canadian-census
1921 Canadian Census Update http://jimsgirlfamilyhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/1921-canadian-census-update.html?showComment=1370652530311
Census Sunday: I’m ready http://yvonnesgenealogyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/census-sunday-im-ready.html
The next Canadian Week in Review will be issued Monday June
17, 2013
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