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 –
Websites
Atlantic Canada Genealogy Project http://chignecto.tribalpages.com This project, tracing people from Yorkshire, England
in the late 1700s, to what is now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada, is
still collecting information. It has been on the Internet since 2010.
Blog
Ancestral Road: Sharing the journey to know our ancestors
http://ancestralroad.blogspot.ca Join Gayle as she starts the journey to gather
information on her and her husband’s ancestors. She is tracing them as they immigrated
to Ontario, Canada at various times between 1842 and 1912 from the United
Kingdom.
Facebook
Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society www.facebook.com/TOFamilyHistory
They have just recently started a Facebook page, and the 2013 events are posted
there.
Video
Piece
of Canadian history sent home from Kirriemuir (Scotland) www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus/video-piece-of-canadian-history-sent-home-from-kirriemuir-1.73447 Bowlby Bros tin, which had been filled with
“choice winter apples” from Ontario has been returned home.
Newspaper Articles
Annual French
celebrations
start this week www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2013-03-03/article-3191424/Annual-French-celebrations-start-this-week/1
Provincial
French celebrations called the Rendez-vous de la francophonie will be taking
place across Prince Edward Island starting this Friday and will continue until
March 24.
Naval memorial in Halifax gets funding from Ottawa/Northumberland Fisheries Museum will also get funds www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/03/03/ns-naval-memorial-mackay.html The federal government is making a financial contribution to preserve HMCS Sackville in Halifax as a naval memorial.
Government cancels public viewing of designs for War of 1812 monument
www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Government+cancels+public+viewing+designs+1812+monument/8065516/story.html
The
Department of Canadian Heritage abruptly cancelled a planned public unveiling
of six competing designs for a prominent new monument to the War of 1812 on
Parliament Hill – no reason as to why it was cancelled was given.
Genealogist
looking for long-lost members of UK woman’s family in Oakville www.insidehalton.com/news/article/1590374--genealogist-looking-for-long-lost-members-of-uk-woman-s-family-in-oakville Keith Morris of the Genealogical & Local
History Research Service Segontium Searchers, is tracing the history of two
sisters from North Wales, who immigrated to Oakville , Ontario.
A
life at sea can be smooth or choppy www.northumberlandtoday.com/2013/03/06/a-life-at-sea-can-be-smooth-or-choppy A life at
sea was the life for two of the ancestors discussed at the recent Mystery
Ancestor Night, held annually by the Lakeshore Genealogical Society.
Look
for more articles next Monday March 18th.
