I
have come across the following Canadian genealogy, history and
heritage websites, social media, and newspaper articles this past
week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be
interested in them, too.
This
Week in Canadian History
September
28, 1857 - Great Western Railway opened from Galt to Guelph,
Ontario.
The line was taken over by the Grand Trunk
Railway in August 1882, and in time, it became a major part of the
Canadian National Railway's southern Ontario routes. The majority of
the mainlines remain in use to this day.
To
read more about the railroad, go to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Railway_(Ontario)
September
28, 1867 - Toronto officially became the capital of Ontario.
Today,
it is the fourth most populated city in North America, after Mexico
City, New York, and Los Angeles.
And
it is where the headquarters of the Ontario Genealogical Society has
been located since the 1980s with the North York Public
Library system as their office space.
To
learn more, please go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto
Social
Media
(Photos)
HANTS HISTORY (Sept. 24, 2015 edition)
News Articles
Newfoundland
Beothuk history unearthed along Exploits River
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/beothuk-history-unearthed-along-exploits-river-1.3232011
Nova
Scotia
http://www.thevanguard.ca/News/Local/2015-09-22/article-4285879/Liverpool%26rsquo%3Bs-decaying-history%3A-Perkins-House-needs-six-months,-unknown-amount-of-money-for-repairs/1
When tourists came to town to ask about Perkins House this summer, they were asked to support efforts to shore up the building’s flimsy foundation
Prince Edward Island
P.E.I. student's great project
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Living/2015-09-19/article-4282230/P.E.I.-students-great-project/1Geoffrey Paton of Charlottetown discovered that his great-great-great-great-grandfather, Samuel Cunard, who helped establish the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, was quite the man.
Prince Edward Island's Bicycle Trail
http://www.examiner.com/article/prince-edward-island-s-bicycle-trailThe island is just the right size for touring--about 168 miles long and no more than 36 miles wide. By driving along the scenic routes of the six enticing day tours outlined in the Visitors Guide, you’ll find that Island history lives on–from the native Mi’kmaq inhabitants to the early settlers from England, Ireland and Scotland. Or visit the regions of Evangeline, Tignish or Rustico to share the lively Acadian culture.
Ontario
Enterprise along the river: A major meat-packing operation once stood on the shores of the Otonabee River at Little Lake
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2015/09/19/enterprise-along-the-river-a-major-meat-packing-operation-once-stood-on-the-shores-of-the-otonabee-river-at-little-lake
The best wall decoration in the Trent Valley Archives reading room is a large framed copy of the 1895 Bird's Eye View Map of the Town of Peterborough
THE JOY OF GENEALOGY: What did your ancestors do for a living?
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5924536-the-joy-of-genealogy-what-did-your-ancestors-do-for-a-living-/
Part of the fun in uncovering family history is discovering what our ancestors did for a living
ANAF:
Heritage deserves more attention
http://www.intelligencer.ca/2015/09/22/anaf-heritage-deserves-more-attention
The African-Canadian military heritage in Canada is still generally unknown and unwritten.
Many Canadians of all races are totally unaware that African-Canadians served, fought, bled and died on many battlefields for the cause of freedom. The fact that approximately 600 African-Canadian soldiers served in a segregated, non-combatant labour battalion during First World War has been one of the best kept secrets in Canadian military history.
Alberta
Historic southern Alberta train station, part of museum, damaged by fire
http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/provincial-news/2015/09/18/historic-southern-alberta-train-station-part-of-museum-damaged-by-fire/Crews were called in early Friday morning to the old Bassano train station in Beiseker.
New Field of Fame unveiled at McDougall Centre
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/new-field-of-fame-unveiled-at-mcdougall-centre
A new Field of Fame honouring prominent contributions to Calgary was unveiled Thursday at the McDougall Centre with family members present.
Canadian news stories this week
This week saw the intersection between heritage and history in Canada, with a sprinkling of genealogy thrown in for good measure.
A new campaign for the Hudson’s Bay Company
The Toronto agency, Red Urban, has launched a new campaign for the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), which includes the brand’s first-ever broadcast spot.
It's a 60-second spot, which made its debut during the Emmy's, is promoting the HBC History Foundation’s launching of a new series of historical narratives exploring Canadian history.
The HBC is nearly 350 years old. It was established in 1670, was founded as the ‘Company of Adventurers trading into Hudson Bay.’
It's archives are at the Archives of Manitoba at https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/
These archives were in London, England until 1970, when they were transferred to Manitoba.
There is an Online Finding Aid at https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/resource/index.html
40 years since the dawn of the Cold War
The
CF-18 Hornet, CF-5 Freedom Fighter, CF-104 Starfighter and the F-86
Sabre are the highlights of the exhibit, but this is not just about
aircraft. The exhibit features artifacts and descriptions of a time
when the threat of nuclear war was all-too real.
During
those tense decades, 37 Canadian airmen were killed in crashes
involved the CF-104 alone.
To
see the times of the exhibit, go to http://www.themilitarymuseums.ca/
World
Rivers Day
It
was established by Mark Angelo, a native of British Columbia, an
active and internationally celebrated river conservationist.
This
year is the 35th anniversary of British Columbia Rivers Day, and
this year it is especially timely for British Columbia because of the
warm, dry weather they had this summer, It caused the rivers ![]()
to reduce their water flows to low levels and higher water temperatures caused problems for the fish.
Educational
Materials, and discover some of the
great rivers of this county.
The
Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/RiverWorld?_rdr=p
The commission recognized six place names in the province that include the N-word in English and five that include the word nègre, which in French can mean both Negro and the N-word.
This is a victory for Rachel Zellars, a PhD student at McGill University who started a petition to get the names removed.
For example, some of the places are Niger River, near Sherbrooke, Lac du Nègre and Ruisseau du Nègre in west Quebec, and Rivière du Nègre near Drummondville, Le Buttereau-du-Nègre on Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Lac à Ti-Nègre near Shawinigan.
So for genealogists out there who have ancestors who lived in these areas, please make note of this change which will occur with the names. The new names should be released shortly.
And that was the week in Canadian heritage, history and genealogy news!
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