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
Find a Family
History Center
https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?s=Alberta There are over 4,500 centres
throughout the world, and everyone of them are on a map showing their location.
This is a good thing to know because when RootsTech 2014 is held in February,
it will be live streamed videos in various centers worldwide from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Blogs
Call for
Bloggers: Canadianmilitaryhistory.ca Wants Contributions from YOU http://www.canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/call-for-bloggers-canadianmilitaryhistory-ca-wants-contributions-from-you/
Here is your chance to blog about Canadian military history.
Facebook,
Videos, You Tube
How
did your street get its name? http://www.yorktonnews.com/article/20131024/YORKTONNEWS0101/310249996/-1/YORKTONNEWS01/how-did-your-street-get-its-name This is not only a column, but also a podcast which
appears weekly with interesting stories about Canada.
Newspapers
Articles of the Week
Heritage trades celebrated in Hamilton http://dcnonl.com/article/id57550/--heritage-trades-celebrated-in-hamilton The exhibit is entitled Building Our
Futures, Preserving Our Pasts: A Celebration of Southern Ontario’s Heritage
Building Trades and it is opening in Hamilton.
History of
slavery at Windsor heritage home being examined http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/history-of-slavery-at-windsor-heritage-home-being-examined-1.2224245 Camille Turner, a researcher
from Toronto, is in Windsor, Ontario researching the role that slaves played in
the life of Francois Baby and the Baby House, which was used as headquarters in
the War of 1812.
Historical ghost walk in Windsor an enlightening
good time http://www.novanewsnow.com/Community/2013-10-22/article-3435796/Historical-ghost-walk-in-Windsor-an-enlightening-good-time/1Windsor, Nova Scotia use to be called the Athens of Nova Scotia, and now is the
home of ghost stories and walks. The events are put on by the West Hants
Historical Society Museum and Quick As A
Wink Theatre Society. The next event will be November the 9th
at 7:30.Governor General's Awards Recognize Five Canadian Women Marking the 84th Anniversary of the Persons Case http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/21/5839187/governor-generals-awards-recognize.html#storylink=cpy Persons Day is celebrated annually during Women's History Month in Canada, and this year marks the 34th year of the awards.
The five women are
Constance Backhouse - Ottawa, Ontario
Nahanni Fontaine - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Susan Shiner - St. John's, Newfoundland and
Labrador
Julie Lalonde - Ottawa, Ontario (Youth Recipient)
Cherry Smiley - Vancouver, British Columbia
(Youth Recipient)
Story
of the Week
Glenbow Archives has Métis genealogy
Glenbow Library & Archives in
Calgary has a wide variety of Métis genealogy on hand to research. The sources
cover Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and some parts of the Northwest
Territories, Ontario, and British Columbia.
They say that some of the genealogical sources unique to Glenbow are
§ Charles Denney Métis Genealogical Collection. Files on over 1,200 families with roots in the Canadian fur trade and the Red River Settlement.
§ Gail Morin Métis Database. A database consisting of pedigree charts of over 40,000 Métis individuals.
§ T. R. "Pat" McCloy Genealogical Collection.
Includes a card file on Métis families.
§ Warren Sinclair's Metis Genealogy Collection.
Well-documented files on over 900 Canadian Metis families.
§ Geoff Burtonshaw's Metis Genealogy Research Collection.
Files created by well-known Metis researcher, who also published "The
Metis Newsletter".
§ Métis Scrip
applications. Records of the three Canadian Métis Scrip commissions, 1870-1902,
and these original records are held at the National Archives of Canada.
The website is http://ww.glenbow.org
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 04 November 2013.
