Canadian Week in Review 16 November 2015

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

On November 14, 1891, and died in 1941. Frederick Banting, medical scientist, doctor and Nobel Laureate, was born in Alliston, Simcoe County, Ontario and studied medicine at the University of Toronto. He graduated in 1916, and then reported for military duty in December, the day after graduation.

After the war, he started studying the pancreas in 1920, and in 1922, they injected a 14-year old diabetic boy with insulin that had had made and purified from an ox pancreas.

You can read more at http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Banting-Frederick.html

Social Media

Kawartha Branch, OGS, now on Facebook

The page is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Kawartha.OGS/

The Kawartha Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society covers the counties of Haliburton, Northumberland, and Peterborough, as well as the former Victoria County, now known as the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Grande Prairie & District Branch

And the Grande Prairie & District Branch has a new website. The area covers the South Peace Region of Alberta.

It is a very clean site where you can search the obituary website, visit the cemetery index, and read the newsletter.

 The website is at http://www.abgenealogy.ca/grande-prairie-branch

Upcoming Events

Gene-O-Rama 2016

Gene-O-Rama will be held from April 1 and 2, 2016 by the Ottawa Branch Society of the Ontario Genealogical Society in Ottawa. The featured speaker will be Glenn Wright.

The latest details will be available at http://ogsottawa.on.ca/geneorama

Hamilton Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society

Christine Woodcock will present From Family Tree to Family Treasure on 19 November 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Hamilton Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

It covers the former County of Wentworth, which includes the Townships of Ancaster, Barton, Binbrook, Beverly, Flamborough East, Flamborough West, Glanford, and Saltfleet, which are now all part of the City of Hamilton. The branch includes a sub-group which focuses on British Genealogy: WISE (Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English).

For more information, you can go to their website at http://www.ogs.on.ca/hamilton/

Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia

Did you know that the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) opens up their Research Room every Sunday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at 33 Ochterloney Street, Suite 100, Dartmouth, Nove Scotia?

The Research Room is open to everyone. Stop by to chat, do some Internet research, check out the library, or buy a publication or membership. Bring a friend!

You can go to their website at http://www.novascotiaancestors.ca/eventListings.php?nm=287

Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society

The next public meeting of the PEI Genealogical Society will take place Saturday, November 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Beaconsfield’s Carriage House in Charlottetown.

Their guest speaker will be Sarah Fisher, Project Manager for the University of Prince Edward Island's (UPEI) new website called booklives.ca at http://booklives.ca, developed by the Robertson Library.

The Book Lives project originated with research on the *provenance*of books in the library’s collection which revealed interesting facts on the individuals and families who, over the course of many decades, donated the books. These books carry stories beyond their original purpose. The meeting is open to the general public, admission is free, and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

The Carriage House is located behind Beaconsfield Historic House on the corner of Kent and West Streets in Charlottetown.

For further information please email fredchorne@gmail.com

Newspaper Articles

Newfoundland

Cluny Macpherson, gas mask inventor, more than a side note of history

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cluny-macpherson-gas-mask-1.3312072

Dignitaries and medical history buffs, including the acclaimed British historian, gathered in the atrium of Memorial University's medical school last week to unveil an exhibit about Cluny Macpherson's accomplishments during the First World War – the discovery of the gas mask!

Prince Edward Island

Replica chaloupe to be built at Roma

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-roma-replica-boat-1.3311227

The Roma at Three Rivers Historic Site near Montague, Prince Edward Island, is the proud new owner of a chaloupe— a wooden boat described as the pickup truck of the 1700s.

Mi'kmaq of P.E.I. history on display at Acadian Museum

http://www.journalpioneer.com/Living/2015-11-09/article-4337838/Mikmaq-of-P.E.I.-history-on-display-at-Acadian-Museum/1

The Acadian Museum's latest exhibition -- Ni'n na L'nu: The Mi'kmaq of Prince Edward Island -- opened last Thursday.

Ontario

South African historian revisits Canada’s role in Boer War after discovery of hidden grave

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/forgotten-grave-in-south-african-bush-recalls-canadians/article27216630/

In a remote patch of South African bush, where only giraffe and wildebeest roam, lies the long-neglected grave of an unknown Canadian who may have been a veteran of Canada’s first major overseas war.

11 Canadian War Heroes We Can't Forget On November 11

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/09/canadian-war-heroes-remembrance-day_n_8475820.html

While many soldiers have been recognized for their exploits in combat, others deserve praise for the roles they played in other fields designing planes, gathering intelligence, or treating wounded fighters.

Manitoba

Military hall of honour opens in Manitoba legislative building

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-legislature-military-hall-1.3312455

A hall of honour listing all First World War regiments based out of Manitoba was unveiled at the legislative building on Tuesday.

Located in the southwest corridor on the main floor, the hall will eventually include dedications to Lt.-Col. William "Billy" Barker of Dauphin, the most decorated serviceman in Canadian history, and Sgt. Tommy Prince of Winnipeg, Canada's most decorated First Nations soldier.

Fundraiser celebrates Carberry’s heritage

http://www.mywestman.ca/community-news/4503-fundraiser-celebrates-carberry-s-heritage.html

When the provincial heritage branch declared two blocks of Carberry’s Main Street as Manitoba’s first (and still only) Heritage District in 2007, one of their recommendations was to create a comprehensive walking tour guide that illustrates what’s special about the town. Thanks to Winnipeg writer and heritage buff Reid Dickie, Carberry now has such a book.

British Columbia

Lost to history: the Canadians who fought in Vietnam

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lost-to-history-the-canadians-who-fought-in-vietnam-1.3304440

At only 17 years old, B.C.'s Rob McSorley knew he wanted to go to war, and it didn't matter if it wasn't in a Canadian uniform.

Now, 45 years after his death in the jungles of Vietnam, his sister is finally learning how much he mattered to the American soldiers with whom he served.

Canadian news stories this week

First World War letters are now online

On November the 11th, in addition to the nation remembering veteran's who died in the First World War, the county's archives, like the Archives of Manitoba, paid homage by putting online The First World War in Letters in a weekly blog.

They also have put on a database of 1, 092 names of veteran who died in the First World War. This a very complete database, for it contains their surname, and given names, rank, battalion, community of residence, next of kin/siblings at the front, details surrounding death, and date of death.

You can see this date base and the letters at http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/ww1blog/index.html

The Archives of Nova Scotia also has a website for putting on Correspondence from the First World War.

30,000 Nova Scotians signed up between 1914 and 1918, and archives is oresenting a small selection of original letters, to be augmented with new content each year until 2018.

The three letter that are presented, are those from Private George Allen “Al' Fraser, Captain L. Howard Johnstone, and Corporal Daniel Morrison.

The letters (which are very interesting to read), are at http://novascotia.ca/archives/warletters/

1921 Census for Colchester County, Nova Scotia are now online

Dwayne Meisner, who keeps on top of the 1921 census, tells us that thanks to Beverley Sumpter, Donna Rushton and Christine Vincent, census for Colchester County, Nova Scotia is now fully transcribed and available to view at the link below.

As usual, if you are not already a member of his site, you will have to complete a free registration form.

Please go to the site, http://www.dwaynemeisner.com/census/novascotia/colchester1921/index.php

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) blog

Now that the election is over, the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has returned to regular blogging, and last week it launched a new online database called Immigration to Canada, porters and Domestics 1899 -1949. 

This online database allows you to access more than 8,600 references to individuals who came to Canada. Names were taken from lists contained in the Central Registry Files series of the Immigration Branch (RG76 BIA) and other files held at LAC.

Go to http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/porters-domestics-1899-1949/Pages/search.aspx

The LAC has also announced the launch of a new online database, the Ukrainian Immigration, 1891-1930. 

This online database allows you to access more than 14,700 reference to names of Ukrainian who arrived in Canada and the united States between 1891 and 1930. Names were taken from the passenger lists held at lAC for the following Canadaian and American ports – Halifax, Nova Scotia; Montreal and Quebec, Quebec; Saint John, New Brunswick; new York, New York; and Portland, Maine.

Start searching at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/immigrants-ukraine-1891-1930/Pages/search.aspx

Quebec government drops place names with n-word

And as you know, the Quebec government has announced that the rapids in West Quebec will no longer be named with racist slur after province drops place names with n-word. Quebec is the last province in Canada to do this, and now it seemed probable that placenames with the word 'squaw' in them will be banned.

There are still 27 official place names in Canada containing the term 'squaw' , for example, Quebec has the most, with eight, followed by New Brunswick with seven. British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Prince Edward Island have scrubbed the word from their maps, while it does not appear Manitoba ever used it.

To read the full story, go to http://www.24news.ca/the-news/canada-news/178152-quebec-rapids-will-no-longer-be-named-with-racist-slur-after-province-drops-place-names-with-n-word

And that was the week in Canadian news!

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Canadian News in Review (CWR) 09 November 2015

This week you can read the reason why I have decided to let go of daily posts, and concentrate on publishing the Canadian News in Review (CWR) every Monday.

The Canadian News in Review (CWR) for the week of November 9th, 2015 has been posted. It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!

If you missed last week’s edition, it is at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/11/canadian-week-in-review-09-november-2015.html

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The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) opens to the public today

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) was created to preserve the memory of Canada’s Residential School system and legacy - not just for a few years, but forever.

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) at the University of Manitoba will be home to millions of records, including statements from survivors, photos, videos and government documents and records that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has collected.

Most of these records are digital, and the physical centre has a ceremonial space, reading room, computers to access the material, a meeting room, library and physical items of the collection, such as artifacts from residential schools.

The Internet access is at http://umanitoba.ca/nctr/

For the history of the Residentail Schools, go to http://umanitoba.ca/centres/nctr/overview.html

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

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It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!

 

It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!

Bring the long-form census back in time for 2016!

In 2010, the long-form census was done away with, and we went with a volunteer form. Now that the governmemt has changed during the last election (October 19th), a call has come from the people to reinstste the long-form census, and once again to make it mandatory.

But from what the experts say, it must be done right away, so a petition has been put on at https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/save-the-census, and you may sign it if you wish. Although I have found through other campaigns that we have had over the years, that a letter to your minister can be a more effective way to go.

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/11/canadian-week-in-review-cwr-02-november.html

 

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!

 

It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!

Waterloo Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be an e-presence only



As has been reported by bloggers over the past day, the Waterloo Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is going to re-invent itself as "an e-presence only, with a new website and the creation of a Facebook group. The new website will have a members only section and an e-store. Queries will be handled via this on-line presence”. 

 

The press release that was issued as part of the OGS e-Newsletter on Saturday, said that “Since this Branch is modeled on that of our on-line based Special Interest Groups, the fee, as decided by the Branch, is a bargain of $4 for the first year due to the website being "under construction" as members and the TSIC Committee of OGS work to place items, prior to January 1st, 2016, in the members only section related to research in the County of Waterloo. The same as with other OGS Branch members only sections on websites, the "stocking" of the section will be ongoing. There will be no newsletter, no physical Branch meetings and no postal mailing address”.

 

The OGS says that that this is a “pilot project authorized by the Board in order to explore alternatives when the volunteer base for a Branch becomes too small to provide all of the services that have been provided in the past”. 

 

So is this the way for the future of the OGS as members disappear? The membership has been decreasing for years, and something had to give, so to speak, and this looks like it may be a solution. What do you think? And this news comes a day after the 2016 re-membership drive starts. It will be interesting time ahead, I think. 

 

As of this morning, the Waterloo Branch still has a website at http://www.waterlooogs.ca/ with limited information. They still have cemetery CDs at for sale at http://www.waterlooogs.ca/cemeteries.htm, and the following family CDs - Bauman/Bowman Family, Bechtel, Bergey, Biehn, Bricker, Eby, Erb, Groh, Hallman, Hoffman, Lichty, Martin, Snyder, Shantz, Wanner and Weber are available for $20 each. 

 

Happy Researching!!

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Canadian Week in Review (CWR) 02 November 2015

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

In 1918, Canadian aviator William George (Billy) Barker won the Victoria Cross during the First World War. The Dauphin, Manitoba, native downed four German planes despite being wounded three times himself. Barker died in a 1930 training accident.

If you wish to learn more about William George (Billy) Barker, go to
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/barker_william_george_15E.html

In 1971, La Presse, the largest French-language daily in North America, announced the suspension of publication in Montreal. The paper, with a circulation of 225,000, shut down because of the threat of increasing violence in a labor dispute. It resumed publication in February, 1972.

To be brought up on the latest news about La Presse, go to http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/montreal-la-presse-to-end-weekday-printed-paper-in-new-year

Social Media

(Photos) Stayner students plant tulips to create Dutch-Canadian Friendship Garden

http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/6034620-stayner-students-plant-tulips-to-create-dutch-canadian-friendship-garden/

A piece of shared Dutch and Canadian history has been honoured at Stayner’s high school.

(Video) This Week in History: A Royal BC Museum photograph exhibition in Guangzhou, China

http://www.cheknews.ca/this-week-in-history-a-royal-bc-museum-photograph-exhibition-in-guangzhou-china-120108/

Lieutenant Colonel John Frederick Crease (1836 – 1907) was mastering the art and science of photography, and captured various images of Canton, China immediately following the Anglo-French bombardment of the city.

Now, 156 years later, these photographs are being presented in Guangzhou (formerly Canton) as part of an exhibition: “Guangzhou to British Columbia – The Chinese Canadian Experience.”

(Video) Ireland pays tribute to Maritimes' help during Great Famine

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-famine-commemoration-1.3285452

 Ireland's Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is visiting New Brunswick this week as part of this year's International Famine Commemoration.

(Video) Artist rolls into Saskatoon as part of ambitious photo project

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/artist+rolls+into+saskatoon+part+ambitious+photo+project/11461518/story.html
What does Canada look like?

Artist Tim Van Horn is trying to answer that question with his Canadian Mosaic Project.

With a goal of taking photos of 54,000 Canadians ahead of the nation's 150th birthday in 2017, Van Horn has already captured 42,000 citizens with a camera. On Thursday, he stopped to collect Saskatoon faces.

(Photos) HANTS HISTORY: Oct 29 edition

http://www.hantsjournal.ca/Opinion/Columnists/2015-10-29/article-4325713/HANTS-HISTORY%3A-Oct-29-edition%26nbsp%3B/1

Here's a look at what was making the news 25 and 50 years ago in the Hants Journal, Nova Scotia.

(Video) Historical Second World War DC-3 aircraft unloaded in Saskatoon

http://globalnews.ca/news/2307814/historical-wwii-dc-3-aircraft-unloaded-in-saskatoon/

It was retired several years ago but this week an old DC3 Second World War airplane was on the move again. Jackie Wilson tells us about this historical craft and where its final resting place will be.

Newspaper Articles

Nova Scotia 

Heritage Trust asked town for time on BMO building

http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/News/Local/2015-10-26/article-4322641/Heritage-Trust-asked-town-for-time-on-BMO-building/1

Heritage Trust Nova Scotia has asked Amherst to give it some time to come up with an alternative to demolishing the former BMO building in the downtown.

Stewiacke cheers as schooner hand-built by Densmore cousins launches

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/schooner-stewiacke-cousins-hand-built-1.3290534

Five years of commitment was tested today when two cousins from Stewiacke launched their 24-metre wooden schooner.

Evan and Nick Densmore's ship sat on the banks of the Stewiacke River waiting for the tide to rise. The Densmores had hoped the new moon tide would lift the boat safely over sandbars and shoals into the water — and it did.

Quebec

Exploring Quebec City's Musee de la Civilization

http://www.travelpulse.com/opinions/blog/exploring-quebec-citys-musee-de-la-civilisation.html

But I discovered one rainy afternoon that the Musee de La Civilisation is where natives head when they can't enjoy outdoor attractions.

Ontario

Recalling the not-long-ago battle of Canadian suffragists

http://www.guelphmercury.com/opinion-story/5974266-recalling-the-not-long-ago-battle-of-canadian-suffragists

Canadian history books and classes concentrated primarily on political and military events, neglecting to offer information on how women have impacted our nation and have thus been impacted by our nation.

THE JOY OF GENEALOGY: Five ways to celebrate Family History Month

http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6048119-the-joy-of-genealogy-five-ways-to-celebrate-family-history-month/

The leaves are falling and genealogy is calling, so let’s celebrate Family History Month in North America.

Whose Mother would this monstrous monument be?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/whose-mother-would-this-monstrous-monument-be/article26957709/

The first is the controversial Memorial to the Victims of Communism, planned for a prime piece of Ottawa’s parliamentary real estate near the Supreme Court of Canada – a site long designated for a new Federal Court building, and the second is the Mother Canada statue, a privately promoted expression of monumentality proposed for an evocative coastline site in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

Alberta

Group using old bricks for new memorial honouring Edmonton's First World War history.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/group-using-old-bricks-for-new-memorial-honouring-edmontons-first-world-war-history

A community group wants to incorporate bricks from the recently destroyed Leamington Mansion apartments in a new memorial honouring Old Strathcona’s First World War history.

Calgary tour digs deep into city's past

http://calgaryherald.com/life/calgary-tour-digs-deep-into-citys-past

A new full-day tour of Calgary delves deep into the city’s past. The Herald asked Judy Uwiera of Lifetime Adventures Travel to talk about the new offering for visitors and residents alike.

British Columbia

Coffee with: New city archivist loves opening windows into the past

http://www.richmond-news.com/community/coffee-with-new-city-archivist-loves-opening-windows-into-the-past-1.2094067

When Jennifer Yuhasz took her first steps into the world of documenting history, she didn’t have to go very far. As a grade schooler, she simply explored her grandparents’ yard on the family cattle and wheat farm two hours southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Canadian news stories this week

Canadian Women on our banknotes, please!


I see where the town of Oakville, Ontario has joined a chorus of voices calling for Canadian women to be pictured on Canadian currency.

The Oakville council voted unanimously recently to encourage the Bank of Canada and federal Minister of Finance to add prominent Canadian women to Canadian bank notes.

Did you know that in 2004, the Bank of Canada circulated a $50 bill honouring the contributions of Therese Casgrain, first woman to lead a political party in Canada, and The Famous Five - Nelly McClung, Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Bouise McKinney and Henrietta Edwards?

This $50 bank note was eventually taken out of circulation in 2011 and replaced with one featuring the Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and an icebreaker.

There is an online petition at https://www.change.org/p/bank-of-canada-add-women-from-canadian-history-to-canadian-bank-notes

So far has more than 64,000 supporters and other municipalities have passed similar motions.

And that was the week in Canadian news!

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The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport (MTCS) will be holding province-wide meetings

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport (MTCS) will be holding province-wide meetings so as to
establish a vision for culture across the province, and they want to know which aspects of Ontario’s culture are valuable to you and your community.

The press release says “One of the most valuable cultural resources in Ontario is our heritage sector. All across the province, not-for-profit organizations such as historical societies, museums, archives, and other heritage organizations and institutions are working to preserve and promote our diverse history. Activities such as cemetery tours, historical walks, community bike tours, plaque unveilings, archaeological digs, and visits to museums and historic sites are just a few examples of how Ontarians participate in culture by connecting with their heritage. Many of Ontario’s grassroots heritage organizations also work tirelessly to protect our natural history—which is a vital part of both our cultural identity, and our tourism industry.

Since government funding to heritage organizations was both cut, and frozen, in the mid-1990s, the groups who provide these services to their communities have been forced to do more with less. These are the people restoring our train stations, preserving our lighthouses, defending our cemeteries, protecting our genealogical resources, and telling our stories through lectures, films, publications, and exhibitions. Despite all their valuable work preserving our historical landmarks and cultural landscapes, government funding to these not-for-profit organizations remains incredibly low”.

The deadline for public submissions to the MTCS is December 7, 2015, and they are looking for your ideas.

Go to https://talk.ontario.ca/culture/?_ga=1.252357641.1845137880.1418760706 for more information.

And to see the places where the meetings are to be held, go to https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-culture-strategy?_ga=1.214450967.1845137880.1418760706

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-cwr-26-october.html

 

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!

 

It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!

Do you know that Halloween has Celtic origins?

In pre-Christian times, many people believed that spirits from the underworld and ghosts of dead people could visit the world of the living on the night of October 31.

To avoid beimng taken back to the underworld by the spirits, people started dressing up as ghosts and spirits if they left their homes on October 31. They hoped that this would confuse the ghosts and spirits, and they wouldn't be touched.

Now, I am not so sure when that get confused with the children knocking on doors and asking for treats, and if not received, then there would be treat visited upon the house, but the Halloween traditions were brought to Canada by Irish and Scottish immigrants.

Happy Researching!!

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-cwr-26-october.html

 

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!

 

It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!

Only 2 days left to become a member

There are only 2-more days left to enroll in the half-year membership to the Ontario Genealogical Society. The closing date is 31 October 2015, and the price is $37.00CDN

This is an introductory offer for brand new members that allows you to join right away rather than waiting for the next calendar year (this category is also available to those who have not been an OGS member for the past two years and would like to come back.

To see what you get for the money, go to https://www.ogs.on.ca/membership.php

The website is https://www.ogs.on.ca/integrated/integrated_account_new_step1.php

Happy Researching!!

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed last week’s edition, it is 

at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-cwr-26-october.html

 

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It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!

Look at what I have found in the Saskatchewan Archives!

In the early 1950s, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan distributed a series of questionnaires to early settlers of the province. There were eleven different questionnaires which covered the following topics - 

 

Pioneer Diet

 

General Pioneer Experiences

 

Schools

 

Churches

 

Recreation

 

Social Life

 

Farming Experiences

 

Folklore

 

Health

 

Housing

 

Local Government

 

Christmas

 

The 3500+ replies which were received are located in the Saskatoon office of the Archives of Saskatchewan. They provide a sample of each questionnaire. 

 

The questionnaires may be searched by the name of the pioneer, the nearest community, or the year of settlement in Saskatchewan. 

 

You can view the list of names at http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/pdf/name_and_location_listing_with_lines_nc_14jan2015.pdf

To access the questionnaires, you can contact the archives at https://www.saskarchives.com/emr/?q=website-enquiry-form

 

This is a gold mine of information for those who had people who went to Sasatchewan during the early days. The information here is astounding!

 

Happy Researching!!

 

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1921 Canadian census

Dwayne Meisner has sent me notice that the 1921 census for Inverness County, Nova Scotia is now fully transcribed and available to view at http://www.dwaynemeisner.com/census/novascotia/inverness1921/index.php

As usual, if you are not already a member of his site, you will have to complete a free registration form.

His site is at http://dwaynemeisner.com/index.php

Happy Researching!!

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Here Comes the Train! The Ottawa Valley Railway Story

Here Comes the Train! The Ottawa Valley Railway Story, the latest hit musical from Stone Fence Theatre, is coming to Smiths Falls on November 7 for two performances at the Station Theatre.

The story of the show goes behind the scenes of life in the railway steam era, with much of it based on stories from Smiths Falls, collected with the help of the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario.
The show looks at the lives of the people who worked on and around the trains and the impact railways had on the Ottawa Valley and Canada as a whole.

Most of the play is set in the 1950s, with a five-piece band and musical styles including bluegrass, blues and country/folk.

The show will be performed at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Station Theatre on November 7. Tickets are available online at www.stonefence.ca or by phone, toll-free, at 1 866 310 1004."

The website of the museum is at http://rmeo.org/

Their Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/RMEOsmithsfalls

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Canadian Week in Review (CWR) 26 October 2015

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

 

Men Wearing Masks During the Spanish Flu, Alberta Fall 1918 

 

Library and Archives Canada
Photographer: Unknown PA-025025

Spanish Influenza Sweeps the Globe

http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/index_e.asphe

In 1918-19 influenza pandemic was a global catastrophe that killed more than 3 percent of the world’s population. Over 50,000 Canadians died. 

 

Social Media

 

(Photos) HANTS HISTORY: Oct. 22, 2015 edition

 

http://www.hantsjournal.ca/Opinion/Columnists/2015-10-22/article-4316017/HANTS-HISTORY%3A-Oct.-22,-2015-edition/1

 

Newspaper Articles

 

Nova Scotia

 

Yarmouth building renovation unearths interesting family history

http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/Local/2015-10-19/article-4314050/Yarmouth-building-renovation-unearths-interesting-family-history/1

 

Clifford R. Hayes was the signature written on a piece of wood that workers unearthed during renovations at the new location for Surette’s Jones Gym at 345 Main St.

 

Absolutely nobody wants to be Halifax’s town crier

 

http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2015/10/21/absolutely-nobody-wants-to-be-halifaxs-town-crier

 

Council votes to leave ceremonial position unfilled due to lack of applicants.

 

Ontario

 

TORONTO ROOTS: Beyond the grave: Don’t overlook the cemetery registers when searching for your family’s history

 

http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5971138-toronto-roots-beyond-the-grave-don-t-overlook-the-cemetery-registers-when-searching-for-your-famil/

 

There's nothing quite like the instant thrill of brushing aside shrubbery or tugging away overgrown sod in a cemetery and uncovering a name you recognize – the feeling of connecting with an ancestor you may never have met in person.

 

Sarah Mushtaq: Islam's 144-year history in Canada

 

http://windsorstar.com/opinion/columnists/mushtaq-islams-144-year-history-in-Canada

 

According to the 1871 Canadian Census, four years after Canada’s birth, there were 13 European Muslims in this country. 1882 saw the arrival of the first Arab immigrants — both Christian and Muslim — who were mainly Ottoman Syrians fleeing conscription.

 

This eventually led to the construction of the first Canadian mosque in 1938 in the city of Edmonton.

 

The Amateur Genealogist: Where there’s a Will – There’s Genealogical Gold

 

http://www.mykawartha.com/opinion-story/5969228-the-amateur-genealogist-where-there-s-a-will-there-s-genealogical-gold/

 

Many beginners do not look for wills -- “My family was too poor to have a will.”  There are many more wills than people suspect, so you should always look for one.  Furthermore, if a person died without a will (died intestate) someone often had to apply to the courts for permission to administer the estate. These Letters of Administration – loosely called Admons – are indexed with the wills.

 

Statues to memorialize Canada’s prime ministers would be ‘culturally insensitive’: university

 

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/statues-to-memorialize-canadas-prime-ministers-would-be-culturally-insensitive-university

 

More than a year after Kitchener, Ont., rejected it, a proposal to install statues of all 22 Canadian prime ministers at nearby Wilfrid Laurier University is once again facing accusations that it is “politically and culturally insensitive” to memorialize Canada’s heads of governments.

 

Celebrating women's history

 

http://www.insidehalton.com/opinion-story/5974167-celebrating-women-s-history/

 

Women's History Women's Month is a national celebration each October highlighting the contributions of women and girls to Canada’s rich history.

 

House of Refuge

 

http://www.canadashistory.ca/Community/Community-Features/Articles/House-of-Refuge

 

Passion for the past inspires a young historian in Cornwall, Ontario, to memorialize inmates who died at a local ‘poor house'.

 

Manitoba

 

Manitoba Museum gets $10M from province for renewal.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-museum-gets-10m-from-province-for-renewal-1.3272919

 

The Manitoba Museum is embarking on its largest-ever renewal and received a big boost Thursday with a $10-million donation from the province.

 

Alberta

 

Day in History, Oct. 21, 1925: Telephone service links Alberta to rest of Canada, U.S.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/day-in-history-oct-21-1925-telephone-service-links-alberta-to-rest-of-canada-u-s

 

Alberta took a big stride forward with the introduction of direct telephone service linking the province with other parts of Canada and the United States.

 

Lougheed House exhibit explores Canadian women's roles in WWII

 

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/lougheed-house-exhibit-explores-canadian-womens-roles-in-wwii

 

A new exhibit at Lougheed House showcases the lives of Alberta women who served in the armed forces during World War II.

 

Eamon's building may get moved from storage to High River

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/eamons-building-may-be-heading-to-high-river-1.3282226

 

The city is negotiating with a High River group that wants to buy the Eamon's gas station, a 1950s building the city bought three years ago to make way for the park-and-ride lot at the Tuscany LRT station.

 

British Columbia

 

In what kind of shape is your ‘Stop of Interest?'

 

http://www.kelownacapnews.com/community/334829611.html

 

Heritage BC wants to give Central Okanagan residents the chance to shape what ‘Stop of Interest’ should look like to commemoratief historic people, places, and events.

 

There are many ways to participate in this process and prizes can be won.

 

And that was the week in Canadian news!

 

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Goal is almost in sight!

If you have been reading this blog over the past year, you will know that the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society has experienced some hard times. In fact, if the people did not respond and contribute to the Demolish the Deficit Fund, they would have had to close down. Well, people did respond!

They are only $300.00 dollars away from their 2015 goal of 12,000!.

Congratulations to everyone who has contributed, and to the society for seeking help from the public with their monetary difficulties. 

And there is more good news – they will be having a 2016 SGS Conference on April 15, 16 and 17, 2016! This is good news. 

The theme will be Diving in to the Genealogy Pool, and it will be held at the Ramada Plaza, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Watch for more information coming soon,

The website for the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society is http://www.saskgenealogy.com/

Their Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Saskatchewan-Genealogical-Society-216892188363312/

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Check the Canadian Week in Review (CWR) every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

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at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/10/canadian-week-in-review-19-october-2015.html

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada! 

It has been published on a continuous basis every Monday since April 2012!