I
have come across the following websites, blogs, and newspaper articles this
past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in
them, too –
Websites
Black History
Month www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/black/index.asp I gone to this
website quite a bit over the past month because February is Black History Month,
and I specially liked the Key Historic Events, and Games and Quizzes.
Blogs
Antiquated
Canada: A Canadian history blog
http://antiquatedcanada.com/category/everyday-life Read the short stories set
in Toronto`s post-war Polish immigrant community
Facebook
OurDigitalWorld
www.facebook.com/OurDigitalWorld OurDigitalWorld has a Facebook page, and it is interesting reading for a genealogist. See what they
have to say about the Newmarket Public Library and Whitby Public Library
newspaper projects.
Newspaper
Articles
P.E.I.'s
Province House on track for Confederation celebration
Repairs
to historic building total about $2M www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/02/21/pei-province-house-reno-584.html
The CBC
News has the story of the PEI Province House is getting ready for the 150th
anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference.
Native
group wins heritage award www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/02/22/pei-church-heritage-lennox-island-584.html
Click on
to the video and see how a group from Lennox Island First Nation in PEI has won
a provincial heritage award for its repairs and renovation of a 19th-century
church.
African
history is Canadian history www.wellandtribune.ca/2013/02/22/african-history-is-canadian-history Read
how the Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre held a celebration on
Friday, marking Black History Month.
Headstone
inscription puts spotlight on municipal bylaw www.parisstaronline.com/2013/02/20/headstone-inscription-puts-spotlight-on-municipal-bylaw See how one
city in Brant County, Ontario is dealing with the Korean tradition of putting genealogy on the rear of tombstones.
Falls
honeymoon registries going digital www.wellandtribune.ca/2013/02/20/falls-honeymoon-registries-going-digital
If Ancestry.ca doesn't do it,
then the Niagara Falls Tourism in Niagara Falls, Ontario will make available their
honeymoon registry which date back to 1949. Niagara Falls Tourism hopes to
digitize the records and make the database available to the public
Rental
fees for Library and Archives building threaten to freeze out community groups www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Rental+fees+Library+Archives+building+threaten+freeze+community+groups/7973170/story.html#ixzz2LoghbjU8 More and higher
fees mean bad news for genealogical groups in Ottawa.
Six
Nations plans 'more than a library' www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/02/14/six-nations-plans-more-than-a-library The Six Nations
in Brant County, Ontario plans a $15-million facility that will be far more
than a place to check out books – it will be the hone to a genealogy centre.
