I have come across the following Canadian websites, blogs, Facebook, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too
This is an abbreviated edition of the Canadian Week in Review.
Newspapers Articles of the Week
UPDATED: Huge exhibition of Greek artifacts coming to Gatineau http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2013/11/01/huge-exhibition-of-greek-artifacts-coming-to-gatineau/ The exhibit - The Greeks — From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great - will be at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (by then it will be known as the Canadian Museum of History) from June 5th to October 15th. It will be the largest exhibit of ancient Greece that has ever visited North America.
Plans to mark 250th anniversary of Samuel Holland’s survey of P.E.I. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Living/2013-10-31/article-3456631/Plans-to-mark-250th-anniversary-of-Samuel-Holland%26rsquo%3Bs-survey-of-P.E.I./1 This year marks the 250th year that Samuel Holland surveyed Prince Edward Island as the first surveyor general of British North America.
New Canada Post stamp series will feature Africville http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1164190-new-canada-post-stamp-series-will-feature-africville Africville, a former community in the north end Halifax, and Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver will be featured on Canada Post’s 2014 Black History Series.
Bill to create new Canadian Museum of History passes http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Conservative+government+used+closure+Wednesday+push+through/9134544/story.html The government has passed the bill that will change the name of the Museum of Civilization to the Canadian Museum of History. Now it has to go to the Senate, and receive royal assent (sometime in 2014, it is believed), and there will be a new museum in the country!
Historical society fights to save remaining Alberta Provincial Gaol building http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Historical+society+fights+save+remaining+Alberta/9133505/story.html The Fort Saskatchewan Historical Society is seeking signatures on an online petition to convince Fort Saskatchewan city councillors to preserve and restore the 99-year-old jail’s facility shop.
Story of the Week
Here are three more articles about the Canadian military -
Ottawa casualties from the First World War: CBC Ottawa has mapped the local addresses of soldiers who died overseas http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-casualties-from-the-first-world-war-1.2418617 Read how the original Ottawa Senators Hockey team was impacted by the First World War.
Caribou war memorial returns to Bowring Park
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/caribou-war-memorial-returns-to-bowring-park-1.2421664 The famous Caribou monument was returned home to Bowring Park on Saturday, after undergoing repairs for damages caused by vandals.
How to Find the Military Heroes in Your Family http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/iman-sheikh/military-ancestry_b_4242270.html Do you know that almost one-third of Canadians do not know if any of their ancestors fought in either the First or Second World Wars. There is lot of work for genealogists to do!
Reminder: Check the Canadian Week in Review next Monday for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada. It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in country! The next post will be on 18 November 2013.
This is an abbreviated edition of the Canadian Week in Review.
Newspapers Articles of the Week
UPDATED: Huge exhibition of Greek artifacts coming to Gatineau http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2013/11/01/huge-exhibition-of-greek-artifacts-coming-to-gatineau/ The exhibit - The Greeks — From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great - will be at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (by then it will be known as the Canadian Museum of History) from June 5th to October 15th. It will be the largest exhibit of ancient Greece that has ever visited North America.
Plans to mark 250th anniversary of Samuel Holland’s survey of P.E.I. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Living/2013-10-31/article-3456631/Plans-to-mark-250th-anniversary-of-Samuel-Holland%26rsquo%3Bs-survey-of-P.E.I./1 This year marks the 250th year that Samuel Holland surveyed Prince Edward Island as the first surveyor general of British North America.
New Canada Post stamp series will feature Africville http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1164190-new-canada-post-stamp-series-will-feature-africville Africville, a former community in the north end Halifax, and Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver will be featured on Canada Post’s 2014 Black History Series.
Bill to create new Canadian Museum of History passes http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Conservative+government+used+closure+Wednesday+push+through/9134544/story.html The government has passed the bill that will change the name of the Museum of Civilization to the Canadian Museum of History. Now it has to go to the Senate, and receive royal assent (sometime in 2014, it is believed), and there will be a new museum in the country!
Historical society fights to save remaining Alberta Provincial Gaol building http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Historical+society+fights+save+remaining+Alberta/9133505/story.html The Fort Saskatchewan Historical Society is seeking signatures on an online petition to convince Fort Saskatchewan city councillors to preserve and restore the 99-year-old jail’s facility shop.
Story of the Week
Here are three more articles about the Canadian military -
Ottawa casualties from the First World War: CBC Ottawa has mapped the local addresses of soldiers who died overseas http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-casualties-from-the-first-world-war-1.2418617 Read how the original Ottawa Senators Hockey team was impacted by the First World War.
Caribou war memorial returns to Bowring Park
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/caribou-war-memorial-returns-to-bowring-park-1.2421664 The famous Caribou monument was returned home to Bowring Park on Saturday, after undergoing repairs for damages caused by vandals.
How to Find the Military Heroes in Your Family http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/iman-sheikh/military-ancestry_b_4242270.html Do you know that almost one-third of Canadians do not know if any of their ancestors fought in either the First or Second World Wars. There is lot of work for genealogists to do!
Reminder: Check the Canadian Week in Review next Monday for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada. It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in country! The next post will be on 18 November 2013.
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