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
Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
As of July 2013, the following index is available online -
Births 1864 – 1877, 1908 – 1912 (delayed registration 1830 – 1912)
Marriages Bonds 1763 – 1864 Registration 1864 – 1937
Deaths 1877 – 1874, 1`908 – 1962 City of Halifax 1890 - 1908
If you want copies of the records for historical and genealogical research purposes, you can purchase them, as e-files at $10.84 each, or paper copies at $21.74 each.
Province commits $1.5M to spruce up N.S. streets www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/07/26/ns-street-improvements.html The Nova Scotia government is spending $1.5 million a year to help Nova Scotians upgrade streets across the province as part of a new program - the Communities, Culture and Heritage Department.
Regina teacher travelling to Europe to visit
battlefields of First and Second World Wars www.leaderpost.com/travel/Regina+teacher+travelling+Europe+visit+battlefields+First+Second+World+Wars/8705294/story.html
There will be 28 Canadian educators, who will travel to Europe on a 10-day tour
“to receive professional development training on the battlefields”.
Heritage
Society telling story of resettlement www.thecoaster.ca/News/Local/2013-07-25/article-3327730/Heritage-Society-telling-story-of-resettlement/1 The Heritage Society of
Milltown-Head Bay d’Espoir is telling the story of resettlement from the small
isolated south coast communities of Grole, Round Harbour, Pushthrough Muddy
Hole.
Historic
Calgary Week explores past, from oil to aircraft http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Historic+Calgary+Week+explores+past+from+aircraft/8709645/story.htmlFrom July 26 to Aug. 5, the Historic Calgary Week, is telling the history of the
city’s most venerable buildings and artifacts, such as the Hudson’s Bay
Building, Second World War aircraft and pioneer cemeteries.
Websites
Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
As of July 2013, the following index is available online -
Births 1864 – 1877, 1908 – 1912 (delayed registration 1830 – 1912)
Marriages Bonds 1763 – 1864 Registration 1864 – 1937
Deaths 1877 – 1874, 1`908 – 1962 City of Halifax 1890 - 1908
If you want copies of the records for historical and genealogical research purposes, you can purchase them, as e-files at $10.84 each, or paper copies at $21.74 each.
To
see the web site, go to www.novascotiagenealogy.com
Blogs
Acadian
Heritage News http://afgs-acadian-heritage-news.blogspot.com/2013/07/fete-nationale-des-acadiens.html
There are all sorts of Acadian festivals taking place in Canada this year, and
this blog has a list of them.
Facebook,
Videos, You Tube
Perth County
Branch Facebook www.facebook.com/PerthCountyBranchOGS
This is a current page, with
up-to-date news items.
Newspapers
Articles of the Week
Province commits $1.5M to spruce up N.S. streets www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/07/26/ns-street-improvements.html The Nova Scotia government is spending $1.5 million a year to help Nova Scotians upgrade streets across the province as part of a new program - the Communities, Culture and Heritage Department.
Regina teacher travelling to Europe to visit
battlefields of First and Second World Wars www.leaderpost.com/travel/Regina+teacher+travelling+Europe+visit+battlefields+First+Second+World+Wars/8705294/story.html
There will be 28 Canadian educators, who will travel to Europe on a 10-day tour
“to receive professional development training on the battlefields”.
Heritage
Society telling story of resettlement www.thecoaster.ca/News/Local/2013-07-25/article-3327730/Heritage-Society-telling-story-of-resettlement/1 The Heritage Society of
Milltown-Head Bay d’Espoir is telling the story of resettlement from the small
isolated south coast communities of Grole, Round Harbour, Pushthrough Muddy
Hole.
Historic
Calgary Week explores past, from oil to aircraft http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Historic+Calgary+Week+explores+past+from+aircraft/8709645/story.htmlFrom July 26 to Aug. 5, the Historic Calgary Week, is telling the history of the
city’s most venerable buildings and artifacts, such as the Hudson’s Bay
Building, Second World War aircraft and pioneer cemeteries.
Remembering Canada’s forgotten war htto://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2013-07-25/article-3328267/Remembering-Canada%26rsquos-forgotten-war/1Vincent Joyce, founder of the Pictou County Military Museum in Nova Scotia, is
hoping to bring the Korean War to the forefront of people today.
Story of the
Week
The Canadian Arctic Expedition of
1913–1918
Ottawa-based
Arctic scientist and historian David Gray, is leading the retracing of the steps
of the 1913-1918 exploration of the Arctic, in which three men - Vilhjalmur
Stefansson, Rudolph Anderson and Diamond Jenness , discovered a whole new Arctic,
never before known to the world.
David
Gray, Bob Bernard and their crew members are re-visiting campsites used during
the 1913-18 expedition. They are collecting artifacts and scientific samples,
document their journey on film and searching for clues to the answer about
Capt. Bernard’s disappearance
The Museum of Civilization has a virtual
exhibition called Northern People, Northern Knowledge,
which has stories, photos and films on the Expedition
To
see the exhibit, go to www.civilization.ca/arctic/the-expedition
Be
sure to visit their blog at http://www.civilization.ca/arctic/blog?lang=en&kiosk=false
They
take portions of the writings of John
Hadley, who was Captain of the ship, the Polar Bear in 1913, and put it
against the writings of the people on the Expedition today. A neat idea!
Reminder: Check out
Canadian Week in Review every 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 posted 05 August, 2013
