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Monday, November 28, 2016

Canadian Week in Review 28 November 2016


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 

Sir Clifford Sifton 

In 1874, Sit Clifford Sifton was named the Minister of the Interior, with the task of filling the Prairies with settlers. And fill them he did! 

After the 1885 Northwest Rebellion led by Louis Riel was put down, settlers began to pour into Alberta. Around 1890, about 600,000 Americans moved to Saskatchewan and Alberta, where the farming frontier flourished from 1897-1914. Other Canadians, as well as British, German, and Ukrainian immigrants, also went Out West. 



Social History

There are no articles this week. 

Newspaper Articles 

Nova Scotia 

Mi'kmaq chiefs accept N.S. premier's apology for 'conquered people' legal brief 


Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq chiefs have accepted an apology from Premier Stephen McNeil for a controversial government legal brief that implied members of a First Nation band are a conquered people. 

McNeil made the apology Thursday during a meeting between chiefs and the provincial cabinet at the Nova Scotia Archives.

Prince Edward Island 

New Mi'kmaq name for Bonshaw Provincial Park trail 


The main trail at Bonshaw Provincial Park has a new name. 

The Ji'ka'we'katik Trail will be the main connection to the four-season trail system that covers 25 kilometres in the park. The name means "the place where bass are plentiful" and is the traditional Mi'kmaq name for the West River.  

Quebec 

The (almost) lost history of Canada's cinematic birthplace  


Last Thursday, a fire unfortunately destroyed The Robillard, a historic 19th-century building in Montreal's Chinatown district. As a heritage building, the Robillard certainly lived up to the designation with its historical significance: it was the birthplace of cinema in Canada. 

‘Montreal’s Michelangelo’ to disappear from park to make way for statues donated by Quebec City  


Guido Nincheri was one of Canada’s greatest religious artists, described as Montreal’s Michelangelo. But as the city prepares to celebrate its 375th anniversary next year, the administration is erasing Nincheri’s name from an east-end park to instead honour the provincial capital. 

Montreal museum confirms location of city’s first European settlement 


After years of research, officials at Montreal’s archaeology and history museum say they’re now able to pinpoint the precise location of the city’s first European settlement. 

Ontario 

Historic military aircraft recognized with tribute at Jackson Park 


The Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee donated three mounted signs to the City of Windsor to honour and provide historical significance of military aircraft located at Jackson Park.  

Rare cigar box lights up Jumbo exhibit at Elgin County Museum  


Referred to of late as "the Holy Grail of St. Thomas artifacts," a smoking piece of history has now returned to the city, if only temporary. 

At a short ceremony Friday afternoon at the Elgin County Museum, a rare cigar box that once housed Jumbo-brand stogies from the Honsinger cigar factory on Talbot Street was returned to St. Thomas for public viewing. 

Eye Candy: 1918 McLaughlin Buick 


I had always thought it would be great to own an antique car with a wooden steering wheel, and when I heard through word of mouth there was a 1918 McLaughlin Buick stored in a garage in Colbourne, I knew it was just the vehicle I was looking for. 

Chinese Canadian Archive Project - What's New? 


The Chinese Canadian Archive will collect and preserve documents, photographs and memorabilia which reflect the rich heritage of the Chinese Canadian community in Toronto. Please join us to learn more about this exciting project. 

Feature: Siegel was deeply involved in Toronto’s early community 


When Ida Lewis Siegel turned 90, Canadian Jewish Congress official Ben Kayfetz wrote an article celebrating her many accomplishments within Toronto’s Jewish community, noting that she had devoted her life to the community’s welfare and that she was still in possession of an impressive memory.  

Saskatchewan 

The thrill of the find: Saskatoon's metal detectives unearth pieces of history  


Yasha Rassi kneels on the ground in Buena Vista Park after his metal detector goes off, his two friends, John Cave and Walt Degenstein, in the distance. 

British Columbia 

B.C. First Nation celebrates return of artifacts from Royal B.C. Museum  


A five-metre-wide painted wood screen and 37 hand-carved birds are among a collection of artwork returned to a First Nation after more than a century in the Royal B.C. Museum 

Some old favourites coming back to B.C. Highways 


The Ministry of Transportation has some great news for people who love B.C.’s roadside heritage: the ministry is rejuvenating, and adding to, the iconic Stop of Interest signs around the province. And in an interview with The Journal, Transportation Minister Todd Stone said that the province is also bringing back the Garbage Gobblers, the bug-eyed creatures that guarded garbage cans beside B.C. highways for many years. 

B.C. marks 100-year milestone of limited female suffrage 


The B.C. government is celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the right to vote being extended to some women, although full voting rights for all women would not happen until decades later. 

A century ago, using petitions, speeches and marches, suffragettes argued women deserved a voice and a chance to influence their country. 

Historical society receives blast from the past 


The Devon Historical Society recently received a new item for its display, one that flashes back to the earliest days of Devon.  

Canadian Stories this Week 

Blogging at the LAC 

Five years ago, blogging was unheard of at the Library and Archives Canada, and then it all changed. 

They have produced 650 blog posts, and I look forward to hearing about their collection each time a post is published.


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Write Cyber Monday 2016 in your email to genealogyresearch@aol.com, and resolve your brick wall today! Offer lasts until midnightMonday, 05 December 2016

And that was the week in Canadian news! 

This e-newspaper has been published since April 2012! 

Be sure to tell your friends about us. 

If you would like to subscribe, please send your email to genealogycanada@aol.com 

Publishers Elizabeth and Mario Lapointe 

Sponsored by Elizabeth Lapointe Research Services. To learn more about the research services offered by ELRS, go to www.elrs.biz 

(c)2016 All rights reserved.

Monday, October 10, 2016

Canadian Week in Review 10 October 2016




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  
The first edition of the Evening Star was published in Toronto on 03 November 1892. It was a self-styled “Paper for the People,” and it was put together under the guidance of Horatio Hocken, a foreman and future Toronto mayor. 

It was a four-page paper which eventually turned into the Toronto Star. It turned into Canada’s largest daily newspaper, with the largest readership in the country. 

To read more about the paper, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Star 

Social Media  

(Blog) ‘New Tales from Old Records’ 


The first blog post, ‘Piecing It All Together,’ explores how early government financial records tell the story of founding the Humane Establishment on Sable Island two hundred years ago. 

(Blog) Do you have Aboriginal ancestry? The census might tell you 

The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) blog has put out a summary of how you go about finding if you have Aboriginal ancestry. 


Newspaper Articles 

Newfoundland

Why Do We Irish Not Take More Pride in What We Are? 


Why, I wonder, do we have to be told as a people that we must become ‘more European,’ so that we ape the characteristics and the lifestyles of those who live on the European mainland? 

Nova Scotia 

Nova Scotia's only Speakers to share chair built for Edgar Rhodes 


Parliament Hill is undergoing major renovations and asbestos-removal that will empty Centre Block for years, but crews can't get the massive Speaker's chair out the doors. 

Recognizing Mi’kmaq History Month

http://thechronicleherald.ca/halifaxcitizen/1403215-recognizing-mi%E2%80%99kmaq-history-month

How do you mark more than 11,000 years of history? For the Mi’kma’ki nation, one of the ways is to educate people by celebrating Treaty Day every Oct 1, followed by a month of activities and education 

Nova Scotia working on posthumous pardon for Mi'kmaq grand chief 


The Nova Scotia government is working on a pardon for a major figure in Mi'kmaq history who died more than half a century ago 

Burnley 'Rocky' Jones celebrated in posthumous autobiography 


A new book tells the life story of one of Canada's greatest civil rights leaders, Burnley "Rocky" Jones. 

Jones, who fought for the rights of black Canadians from the streets of Halifax to the highest courts in the land, died in 2013. But he left behind about 90 hours of conversations recorded with the poet George Elliott Clarke and the historian James Walker. 

OPINION: Remember and learn from our greatest shipbuilder 


When the Canadian Mint produced the Transportation Series of coins a few years back, one of them was a fully rigged square rigger, the W.D. Lawrence, which I recognized immediately from the sail plan. 

Halifax Explosion documentary to tell untold survival story of deaf students 


Two novice documentary filmmakers are hoping to spread the word about the Halifax School for the Deaf and its students, who miraculously all survived the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917. 

Quebec 

Quebec group pushes Ottawa to recognize former slave burial site 


A Quebec cemetery where black slaves are believed to be buried should be formally recognized as a historical site, say a black rights group and some Montreal city councillors.

Outremont’s Vimy Park officially renamed after Jacques Parizeau 

Months after Montreal’s city council voted overwhelmingly in favour of renaming Outremont’s Vimy Park after former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau, a ceremony held Sunday afternoon made it official. 


Nigger Rock, Quebec: What’s in a name? 

Nigger Rock is the name of one of eleven geographical sites in the province of Quebec that a group of mostly black people want changed. Understandably, they find the name offensive.


Save 'breathtaking' west Quebec mine from demolition, petition urges 


A scenic, off-limits mine in western Quebec that's seen an influx of visitors over the past year could end up being demolished if a campaign to save it is unsuccessful 

Ontario 

Shortage of those willing to step up to executive posts could pull plug on Sault Ste. Marie and District Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society 

An area genealogical group could, itself, become history by December. 

A dearth of interest in filling executive positions — and not necessarily technology — is the chief culprit, says Mary Anne MacDonald, chair of the Sault Ste. Marie and District Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. 

Saskatchewan 

Effort to preserve Chinese history in southern Alberta in the running for $40,000 prize 


A bid to save a historic building in Lethbridge’s shrinking Chinatown and preserve an important part of Alberta’s history is in the running for $40,000 prize 

Alberta 

Remembering the horrible harvest of 1919 


Another fall harvest is well underway. Although Central Alberta experienced a long and very dry spring, growing conditions over most of the summer were good. 

However, there has been uneven weather this fall, with rain showers that have made harvesting a challenge. 

British Columbia

REMINDER: Putting South Asian historic places on the BC map: you can nominate a place 

THE South Asian Canadian community is invited to nominate historic places in B.C. that it believes is of significant importance to the history and development of the South Asian Canadian community in the province, says Heritage BC. 



Trove of historic documents heads to Vancouver Public Library  


Thousands of boxes of aging federal documents, containing reams of information on B.C.'s First Nations, will move to downtown Vancouver as part of a new collaboration between the national archives and the public library. 

This Week in History: Girl Guides in British Columbia 


Girl Guides began in England in 1909, when girls demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally in London.  

Just three years later, in 1912, guiding made its way to Canada. 

Canadian Stories this Week 

Women's History month in Canada

One thing that I forgot to mention last week is that October is Women's History Month in Canada. 

Women's History Month was proclaimed in Canada in 1992, where its purpose is to give Canadians "an opportunity to learn about the important contributions of women and girls to our society – and to the quality of our lives today". 

It was chosen to coincide with the celebration of the anniversary on October 18 of the decision of the court case, the Persons Case, in which it was established that Canadian women were eligible to be appointed senators in the government.  

It is a time to recognize that “Because of Her” Canada is the extraordinary country that we know today. 

To learn more about the month, please go to http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/commemoration/whm-mhf/index-en.html 

Ancestry has put on index

The Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1626-1935, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BanQ), has out on the index to the records, and are available for free until today – 10th of October. The records themselves are not on Ancestry. 

Some records are in English, but the reason that they are not translated from French to English is because the records are narrative – they are written in French. 

So to our non-French people, they will have to get them translated. 

It is well-worth the translation because they hold lots of juicy details on land grants, and marriage contacts not available anywhere else. 

So take a look at the index at the 16,000 French and English language records and more than 7,000 images at http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=61062 or at additional information on the collection’s contents as well as tips for navigating and searching the records please consult the Quebec Notarial Records Research Guide. 

And finally, are you and did you have a good Thanksgiving?

We did, and all though tired with the activity we did over the weekend, the weather was fine, the trees were absolutely spectacular, and the time away from our jobs was an excellent break. 

So hope that you time was as good as ours was and that you had an excellent holiday! 

For more information on the Canadian Thanksgiving, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada) 

And that was the week in Canadian news!

This e-newspaper has been published since April 2012! 

Be sure to tell your friends about us. 

If you would like to subscribe, please send your email to genealogycanada@aol.com 

Publishers Elizabeth and Mario Lapointe 

Sponsored by Elizabeth Lapointe Research Services. To learn more about the research services 

fered by ELRS, go to www.elrs.biz

(c)2016 All rights reserved.

Canadian Week in Review 10 October 2016




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  
The first edition of the Evening Star was published in Toronto on 03 November 1892. It was a self-styled “Paper for the People,” and it was put together under the guidance of Horatio Hocken, a foreman and future Toronto mayor. 

It was a four-page paper which eventually turned into the Toronto Star. It turned into Canada’s largest daily newspaper, with the largest readership in the country. 

To read more about the paper, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Star 

Social Media  

(Blog) ‘New Tales from Old Records’ 


The first blog post, ‘Piecing It All Together,’ explores how early government financial records tell the story of founding the Humane Establishment on Sable Island two hundred years ago. 

(Blog) Do you have Aboriginal ancestry? The census might tell you 

The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) blog has put out a summary of how you go about finding if you have Aboriginal ancestry. 


Newspaper Articles 

Newfoundland

Why Do We Irish Not Take More Pride in What We Are? 


Why, I wonder, do we have to be told as a people that we must become ‘more European,’ so that we ape the characteristics and the lifestyles of those who live on the European mainland? 

Nova Scotia 

Nova Scotia's only Speakers to share chair built for Edgar Rhodes 


Parliament Hill is undergoing major renovations and asbestos-removal that will empty Centre Block for years, but crews can't get the massive Speaker's chair out the doors. 

Recognizing Mi’kmaq History Month

http://thechronicleherald.ca/halifaxcitizen/1403215-recognizing-mi%E2%80%99kmaq-history-month

How do you mark more than 11,000 years of history? For the Mi’kma’ki nation, one of the ways is to educate people by celebrating Treaty Day every Oct 1, followed by a month of activities and education 

Nova Scotia working on posthumous pardon for Mi'kmaq grand chief 


The Nova Scotia government is working on a pardon for a major figure in Mi'kmaq history who died more than half a century ago 

Burnley 'Rocky' Jones celebrated in posthumous autobiography 


A new book tells the life story of one of Canada's greatest civil rights leaders, Burnley "Rocky" Jones. 

Jones, who fought for the rights of black Canadians from the streets of Halifax to the highest courts in the land, died in 2013. But he left behind about 90 hours of conversations recorded with the poet George Elliott Clarke and the historian James Walker. 

OPINION: Remember and learn from our greatest shipbuilder 


When the Canadian Mint produced the Transportation Series of coins a few years back, one of them was a fully rigged square rigger, the W.D. Lawrence, which I recognized immediately from the sail plan. 

Halifax Explosion documentary to tell untold survival story of deaf students 


Two novice documentary filmmakers are hoping to spread the word about the Halifax School for the Deaf and its students, who miraculously all survived the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917. 

Quebec 

Quebec group pushes Ottawa to recognize former slave burial site 


A Quebec cemetery where black slaves are believed to be buried should be formally recognized as a historical site, say a black rights group and some Montreal city councillors.

Outremont’s Vimy Park officially renamed after Jacques Parizeau 

Months after Montreal’s city council voted overwhelmingly in favour of renaming Outremont’s Vimy Park after former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau, a ceremony held Sunday afternoon made it official. 


Nigger Rock, Quebec: What’s in a name? 

Nigger Rock is the name of one of eleven geographical sites in the province of Quebec that a group of mostly black people want changed. Understandably, they find the name offensive.


Save 'breathtaking' west Quebec mine from demolition, petition urges 


A scenic, off-limits mine in western Quebec that's seen an influx of visitors over the past year could end up being demolished if a campaign to save it is unsuccessful 

Ontario 

Shortage of those willing to step up to executive posts could pull plug on Sault Ste. Marie and District Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society 

An area genealogical group could, itself, become history by December. 

A dearth of interest in filling executive positions — and not necessarily technology — is the chief culprit, says Mary Anne MacDonald, chair of the Sault Ste. Marie and District Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. 

Saskatchewan 

Effort to preserve Chinese history in southern Alberta in the running for $40,000 prize 


A bid to save a historic building in Lethbridge’s shrinking Chinatown and preserve an important part of Alberta’s history is in the running for $40,000 prize 

Alberta 

Remembering the horrible harvest of 1919 


Another fall harvest is well underway. Although Central Alberta experienced a long and very dry spring, growing conditions over most of the summer were good. 

However, there has been uneven weather this fall, with rain showers that have made harvesting a challenge. 

British Columbia

REMINDER: Putting South Asian historic places on the BC map: you can nominate a place 

THE South Asian Canadian community is invited to nominate historic places in B.C. that it believes is of significant importance to the history and development of the South Asian Canadian community in the province, says Heritage BC. 



Trove of historic documents heads to Vancouver Public Library  


Thousands of boxes of aging federal documents, containing reams of information on B.C.'s First Nations, will move to downtown Vancouver as part of a new collaboration between the national archives and the public library. 

This Week in History: Girl Guides in British Columbia 


Girl Guides began in England in 1909, when girls demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally in London.  

Just three years later, in 1912, guiding made its way to Canada. 

Canadian Stories this Week 

Women's History month in Canada

One thing that I forgot to mention last week is that October is Women's History Month in Canada. 

Women's History Month was proclaimed in Canada in 1992, where its purpose is to give Canadians "an opportunity to learn about the important contributions of women and girls to our society – and to the quality of our lives today". 

It was chosen to coincide with the celebration of the anniversary on October 18 of the decision of the court case, the Persons Case, in which it was established that Canadian women were eligible to be appointed senators in the government.  

It is a time to recognize that “Because of Her” Canada is the extraordinary country that we know today. 

To learn more about the month, please go to http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/commemoration/whm-mhf/index-en.html 

Ancestry has put on index

The Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1626-1935, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BanQ), has out on the index to the records, and are available for free until today – 10th of October. The records themselves are not on Ancestry. 

Some records are in English, but the reason that they are not translated from French to English is because the records are narrative – they are written in French. 

So to our non-French people, they will have to get them translated. 

It is well-worth the translation because they hold lots of juicy details on land grants, and marriage contacts not available anywhere else. 

So take a look at the index at the 16,000 French and English language records and more than 7,000 images at http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=61062 or at additional information on the collection’s contents as well as tips for navigating and searching the records please consult the Quebec Notarial Records Research Guide. 

And finally, are you and did you have a good Thanksgiving?

We did, and all though tired with the activity we did over the weekend, the weather was fine, the trees were absolutely spectacular, and the time away from our jobs was an excellent break. 

So hope that you time was as good as ours was and that you had an excellent holiday! 

For more information on the Canadian Thanksgiving, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada) 

And that was the week in Canadian news!

This e-newspaper has been published since April 2012! 

Be sure to tell your friends about us. 

If you would like to subscribe, please send your email to genealogycanada@aol.com 

Publishers Elizabeth and Mario Lapointe 

Sponsored by Elizabeth Lapointe Research Services. To learn more about the research services 

fered by ELRS, go to www.elrs.biz

(c)2016 All rights reserved.

Canadian Week in Review October 3 2016




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  
The first edition of the Evening Star was published in Toronto on 03 November 1892. It was a self-styled “Paper for the People,” and it was put together under the guidance of Horatio Hocken, a foreman and future Toronto mayor. 

It was a four-page paper which eventually turned into the Toronto Star. It turned into Canada’s largest daily newspaper, with the largest readership in the country. 

To read more about the paper, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Star 

Social Media  

(Blog) ‘New Tales from Old Records’ 


The first blog post, ‘Piecing It All Together,’ explores how early government financial records tell the story of founding the Humane Establishment on Sable Island two hundred years ago. 

(Blog) Do you have Aboriginal ancestry? The census might tell you 

The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) blog has put out a summary of how you go about finding if you have Aboriginal ancestry. 


Newspaper Articles 

Newfoundland

Why Do We Irish Not Take More Pride in What We Are? 


Why, I wonder, do we have to be told as a people that we must become ‘more European,’ so that we ape the characteristics and the lifestyles of those who live on the European mainland? 

Nova Scotia 

Nova Scotia's only Speakers to share chair built for Edgar Rhodes 


Parliament Hill is undergoing major renovations and asbestos-removal that will empty Centre Block for years, but crews can't get the massive Speaker's chair out the doors. 

Recognizing Mi’kmaq History Month

http://thechronicleherald.ca/halifaxcitizen/1403215-recognizing-mi%E2%80%99kmaq-history-month

How do you mark more than 11,000 years of history? For the Mi’kma’ki nation, one of the ways is to educate people by celebrating Treaty Day every Oct 1, followed by a month of activities and education 

Nova Scotia working on posthumous pardon for Mi'kmaq grand chief 


The Nova Scotia government is working on a pardon for a major figure in Mi'kmaq history who died more than half a century ago 

Burnley 'Rocky' Jones celebrated in posthumous autobiography 


A new book tells the life story of one of Canada's greatest civil rights leaders, Burnley "Rocky" Jones. 

Jones, who fought for the rights of black Canadians from the streets of Halifax to the highest courts in the land, died in 2013. But he left behind about 90 hours of conversations recorded with the poet George Elliott Clarke and the historian James Walker. 

OPINION: Remember and learn from our greatest shipbuilder 


When the Canadian Mint produced the Transportation Series of coins a few years back, one of them was a fully rigged square rigger, the W.D. Lawrence, which I recognized immediately from the sail plan. 

Halifax Explosion documentary to tell untold survival story of deaf students 


Two novice documentary filmmakers are hoping to spread the word about the Halifax School for the Deaf and its students, who miraculously all survived the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917. 

Quebec 

Quebec group pushes Ottawa to recognize former slave burial site 


A Quebec cemetery where black slaves are believed to be buried should be formally recognized as a historical site, say a black rights group and some Montreal city councillors.

Outremont’s Vimy Park officially renamed after Jacques Parizeau 

Months after Montreal’s city council voted overwhelmingly in favour of renaming Outremont’s Vimy Park after former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau, a ceremony held Sunday afternoon made it official. 


Nigger Rock, Quebec: What’s in a name? 

Nigger Rock is the name of one of eleven geographical sites in the province of Quebec that a group of mostly black people want changed. Understandably, they find the name offensive.


Save 'breathtaking' west Quebec mine from demolition, petition urges 


A scenic, off-limits mine in western Quebec that's seen an influx of visitors over the past year could end up being demolished if a campaign to save it is unsuccessful 

Ontario 

Shortage of those willing to step up to executive posts could pull plug on Sault Ste. Marie and District Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society 

An area genealogical group could, itself, become history by December. 

A dearth of interest in filling executive positions — and not necessarily technology — is the chief culprit, says Mary Anne MacDonald, chair of the Sault Ste. Marie and District Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. 

Saskatchewan 

Effort to preserve Chinese history in southern Alberta in the running for $40,000 prize 


A bid to save a historic building in Lethbridge’s shrinking Chinatown and preserve an important part of Alberta’s history is in the running for $40,000 prize 

Alberta 

Remembering the horrible harvest of 1919 


Another fall harvest is well underway. Although Central Alberta experienced a long and very dry spring, growing conditions over most of the summer were good. 

However, there has been uneven weather this fall, with rain showers that have made harvesting a challenge. 

British Columbia

REMINDER: Putting South Asian historic places on the BC map: you can nominate a place 

THE South Asian Canadian community is invited to nominate historic places in B.C. that it believes is of significant importance to the history and development of the South Asian Canadian community in the province, says Heritage BC. 



Trove of historic documents heads to Vancouver Public Library  


Thousands of boxes of aging federal documents, containing reams of information on B.C.'s First Nations, will move to downtown Vancouver as part of a new collaboration between the national archives and the public library. 

This Week in History: Girl Guides in British Columbia 


Girl Guides began in England in 1909, when girls demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally in London.  

Just three years later, in 1912, guiding made its way to Canada. 

Canadian Stories this Week 

Women's History month in Canada

One thing that I forgot to mention last week is that October is Women's History Month in Canada. 

Women's History Month was proclaimed in Canada in 1992, where its purpose is to give Canadians "an opportunity to learn about the important contributions of women and girls to our society – and to the quality of our lives today". 

It was chosen to coincide with the celebration of the anniversary on October 18 of the decision of the court case, the Persons Case, in which it was established that Canadian women were eligible to be appointed senators in the government.  

It is a time to recognize that “Because of Her” Canada is the extraordinary country that we know today. 

To learn more about the month, please go to http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/commemoration/whm-mhf/index-en.html 

Ancestry has put on index

The Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1626-1935, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BanQ), has out on the index to the records, and are available for free until today – 10th of October. The records themselves are not on Ancestry. 

Some records are in English, but the reason that they are not translated from French to English is because the records are narrative – they are written in French. 

So to our non-French people, they will have to get them translated. 

It is well-worth the translation because they hold lots of juicy details on land grants, and marriage contacts not available anywhere else. 

So take a look at the index at the 16,000 French and English language records and more than 7,000 images at http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=61062 or at additional information on the collection’s contents as well as tips for navigating and searching the records please consult the Quebec Notarial Records Research Guide. 

And finally, are you and did you have a good Thanksgiving?

We did, and all though tired with the activity we did over the weekend, the weather was fine, the trees were absolutely spectacular, and the time away from our jobs was an excellent break. 

So hope that you time was as good as ours was and that you had an excellent holiday! 

For more information on the Canadian Thanksgiving, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada) 

And that was the week in Canadian news!

This e-newspaper has been published since April 2012! 

Be sure to tell your friends about us. 

If you would like to subscribe, please send your email to genealogycanada@aol.com 

Publishers Elizabeth and Mario Lapointe 

Sponsored by Elizabeth Lapointe Research Services. To learn more about the research services 

fered by ELRS, go to www.elrs.biz

(c)2016 All rights reserved.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Canadian Week in Review 03 October 2016


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 

Spanish Influenza

02 October 1918 

Fifteen soldiers who had Spanish influenza were removed from a train and placed in Calgary's isolation hospital. These cases were the first identified in Calgary. A doctor in Calgary emphasised that no one was in danger of catching the flu from the soldiers, but reminded the public that all precautions should be taken. 


Newspaper Articles 

Ontario 

Canadian Afghan Vets Recognized with First National LAV III Monuments on Highway of Heroes

www.lavmonument.c

Canada Company, the leader in Military Transition, is unveiling Canada's first National monument locations dedicated to Canadian Afghan Veterans featuring the iconic LAV III military vehicle. The monuments, located along the Highway of Heroes, recognize the role the Ontario manufactured LAV III played in keeping Canadian Veterans safe by protecting them from multiple threats including weather, terrain and opposing military in Afghanistan. 

World War One centennial project continues in Thunder Bay, Ontario 


The Thunder Bay Public Library, as part of a community group which includes museums, historical societies and the city archives, is asking people to share old photographs, letters, diaries and even clothing with the ongoing World War One Centennial Project. 

Manitoba 

Hotel owner feels 'handcuffed' after building deemed heritage 


The owner of Vendome Hotel near Portage and Main says a city committee's decision to list his property as a heritage resource will make it harder for him to sell the building to developers. 

Mayor says reaction to aboriginal heritage museum idea 'overwhelmingly positive' 

Saskatchewan 

This Week in History: Earl Marsh, collector of the history of The British Columbia Coast Steamship Service 


Often called “Pocket Liners” – smaller versions of international cruise ships – Marsh’s collection includes all thirty-two BC Coast Steamships, including the Princess Kathleen, built in Scotland in 1925. 

Alberta 

Edmonton mayor eyes old Royal Alberta Museum site for national museum of aboriginal heritage  


Mayor Don Iveson says Edmonton is an ideal location for a national museum of aboriginal heritage — and he thinks it could become a reality at the old location of the Royal Alberta Museum. 

British Columbia 

Royal Family visit to Victoria steeped in history 


When Prince William, his wife, Kate, and their children land in Victoria on Saturday aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter, the future king and queen will survey the city that has more connections to the monarchy than any other place in Canada. 

Canadian Stories this Week 

Canadian Islamic History Month 

Today marks the beginning of Canadian Islamic History Month and this year's theme, Muslim Contributions - Enriching Canada, provides an opportunity to recognize the valuable role Muslim Canadians play in our country. 

There are so many talented and skilled Muslim-Canadian trailblazers who have enriched our lives-the internationally acclaimed musician K'Naan, award-winning foreign correspondent Nahlah Ayed, Canada's first female Dean of Engineering. Hoda ElMaraghy, Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, and Zarqa Nawaz, creator of the TV hit series, Little Mosque on the Prairie, to name just a few. 

To take in the events which will happn across the country, go to http://www.ihmcanada.com/index.php/events/ 

The website is http://www.ihmcanada.com/ 

And that was the week in Canadian news!

This e-newspaper has been published since April 2012! 

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Friday, July 1, 2016

Happy Canada Day!!!



Next year will be the 150th birthday of Canada, and we will all celebrate it in our own way, but celebrate we will. Are you starting to plan your Canadian vacation for next year? There are so many places we can choose from - each province has its own historical significance.

One thing we can think about attending now are the genealogical and historical conferences that will be held in 2016. Be sure to keep your eyes open for them!

So happy birthday to us, and we will see you next year as you travel across our country!

Monday, June 27, 2016

Canadian Week in Review 27 June 2016



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 

O Canada 
In 1880, “O Canada,” the future Canadian national anthem, was first performed in Quebec City, Quebec. The music had been written in 1880 for St-Jean-Baptist Day, and the lyrics were originally in French, and English version was created in 1906. 

Canada kept the British anthem until 1967, when it was adopted as the national anthem. 

To read more about the anthem, go to http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/o-canada/ 


Social Media 

(Audio) The battle of Vimy- continued in Montreal 


A small greenspace in Montreal, Parc de Vimy (Vimy Park) has become a national issue as city council plans to rename the space after controversial politician Jacques Parizeau 

Newspaper Articles 

Newfoundland and Labrador 

Letter: Give the Beothucks their day 


One of our Province’s statutory holidays is Discovery Day (June 24). It is a commemoration of John’s Cabot’s “discovery” of Newfoundland in 1497. The claim that Cabot discovered this island is problematic. There is no clear documented evidence that he actually came here and even if he did, he was far from the first. 

Prince Edward Island 

P.E.I. museum launches WWI exhibit 


P.E.I.'s Regiment Museum launched a new exhibit in Charlottetown on Saturday. 

The exhibit, called Rally Round the Flag — PEI and the Great War, features photos, artifacts and stories from all the units that served overseas, including nurses, navy and the air force. 

New tourism website maps out culture trail for Island visitors 

Visitors to the Island can better plan their experiences with the help of a new website from PEI Arts and Heritage Trail. 


Nova Scotia 

Monument honouring women a first for Halifax: 'This is a big deal' 


Of the 280 statues in Halifax, fewer than a dozen show women — and virtually all of them are mythical figures, such as fairies and nymphs.That is about to change: A project to recognize the contribution to Canada of real women took a leap forward on Friday 

Polish Church to reopen Sunday 


St. Mary's Polish Church in Whitney Pier, Cape Breton, has risen from the ashes following a spectacular fire that burned the 100-year-old building to the ground in November 2014. 

The doors of the newly rebuilt church will reopen to the community during an open house on Sunday 

New Brunswick 

Sisters meet for first time at Fredericton Airport 


"You're just like me!" exclaimed Sharon Rein, as she and her sister Sharon Dennis held each other for the first time. 

It was an airport moment 56 years in the making. 

With the help of an amateur genealogist and a Facebook group, the biological sisters — who share a first name — spoke on the phone for the first time earlier this year. 

Campsite dating back 12,000 years unearthed by Route 8 


Archaeologists say a campsite unearthed just metres from a new highway in Fredericton could be more than 12,000 years old. 
                                                                 
The campsite includes a fire pit, which was determined by the presence of charcoal. 

Quebec 

Quebec National Assembly to get a $60-million makeover 


The historic monument, designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché in the 1800s, is getting an unprecedented $60.5 million makeover. 

The project is ambitious: to build a 3,800-square-metre underground reception pavilion, just outside the main building, and expand facilities underneath the inner courtyard. Two additional parliamentary committee rooms are being built. 

Ontario 

Canadian shipwrecks on display at the Peterborough Museum and Archives 


An exhibition of shipwrecks has landed at the Peterborough Museum and Archives until September, giving the community the chance to learn the tragic stories of vessels of all sizes, torn apart in Canadian waters. 

CN Tower at 40: Still a magnet for Toronto photographers 


Look up. Look way up — 553.33 metres up to be exact, the crown jewel of Toronto's skyline. 

For a while there, it was the world's tallest freestanding structure and tallest tower. 

Tory MP calls on government to apologize for St. Louis 


An Alberta opposition MP is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to formally apologize on behalf of the government of Canada for turning away Jewish refugees on board the ocean liner St. Louis in 1939. 

Smiths Falls, Ont., funeral business dissolves the dead into the town's sewers 


Waterworks officials in Smiths Falls, Ont., are monitoring a funeral company that's become the first in Ontario to use an alkaline solution to dissolve the bodies of the dead — and then drain the leftover coffee-coloured effluents into the town's sewer system. 

Island has unique heritage 


About 35 kilometres southwest of Kingston in Lake Ontario, the island was out of view of the prying eyes of prohibition authorities. "It is almost directly north of the city of Oswego, making it an ideal spot for smugglers," said C.W. Hunt in Booze, Boats, and Billions: Smuggling Liquid Gold (McClelland and Stewart, Toronto 1988). "It was here that the rum-runners would lay over, waiting for darkness or better weather before making their dash for the American shore." 

Ajax seeks historic designation for munitions plant 


The Town is seeking a historic designation for the former Defence Industries Limited (DIL) munitions plant. 

Ajax is applying for a National Historic Event, though the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC). 

Three students compete at Ontario Provincial Heritage Fair 


Winners from the recent Kenjgewin Teg Regional Heritage Fair, representing two Manitoulin area schools, travelled to the University of Toronto recently to share their projects at the provincial level. 

Manitoba 

Street names tell stories of neighbourhood 


Names on the doorways of museums or universities often tell who has donated money or supplies to the institution. On street signs, names tell a different story. 

Manitoba celebrates National Aboriginal Day 


For the 20th year in a row, Manitoba is celebrating National Aboriginal Day with festivities throughout the province that honour the culture, heritage and achievements of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

British Columbia 

B.C. demands return of First Nations artifacts 


The province is calling on museums and institutions from around the world to give back artifacts and 'treasures' from British Columbia First Nations. 

Over hundreds of years, items including grave goods, ceremonial regalia, masks and pieces of arts have found their way out of B.C. and into museums and private collections around the world. 

Aboriginal 

Why is First Nations oral history embracing voice, video and paper? 


For centuries, First Nations people recounted the cultures’ histories orally. With decreasing use of traditional languages, the art of oral history is looking to film, audio and paper methods to pass the history on to younger generations. 

North 

New Heritage Minute explores dark history of Indian residential schools 


Making its premiere on National Aboriginal Day, Historica Canada's newest Heritage Minute explores the dark history of Indian residential schools and their lasting effects on Indigenous people. 

Goodbye Great Slave Lake? Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing 


Behind every name there is a history that moulds a collective consciousness, a narrative that transcends time and ties people to the land and for many, to their ancestors. 

WW I hero Francis Pegahmagabow given Aboriginal Day honour 


His Ojibway name was Binaaswi, translating roughly to "the wind that blows off." 

How apposite it is, then, that a hard wind was blowing off the choppy waters of Ontario's Georgian Bay when the most decorated Indigenous soldier in Canada's history was finally given an honour befitting his story. 

History largely remembers him as Corp. Francis Pegahmagabow — the deadliest sniper and scout of the First World War, credited with 378 kills and 300 captures. 

Canadian Stories this Week 

Users give Library and Archives Canada low marks for public access to collection 

I don't entirely agree with this survey, and the reason I don't agree is that I think the service has improved. It got so bad a couple of years ago, you felt the negative vibes as soon as you would walk in there. But now, the attitude is a lot brighter, and you feel happier when you walk into there – it's all better. 

So to read that people still feel there isn't enough public access, I don't think I agree with that. True, I think they could do a better job on the microfilm that has been digitized and put on Heritage.com, like further explanation, but it can still be worked with – even though it could stand more publicity. 


DPLA and FamilySearch Partner to Expand Access to Digitized Historic Books Online 

FamilySearch International is on the move again – they have partnered with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), “the largest genealogy organization in the world, have signed an agreement that will expand access to FamilySearch.org’s growing free digital historical book collection”. 

They also say that “this new partnership, DPLA will incorporate metadata from FamilySearch.org’s online digital book collection that will make more than 200,000 family history books discoverable through DPLA’s search portal later this year. From DPLA, users will be able to access the free, fully viewable digital books on FamilySearch.org”.  

And don't forget, check them often to see the latest books which have been advertised. 


And Ancestry.ca has put on the Canada Homestead Grant Registers, 1892-1930.
They have put the register books online ONLY, not the actual land grant. The archives still has the index and you can still write for the land grant (for a fee), to the archives, Ancestry.ca has just put on the index book.

They have put on With 668,623 records and 78,794 images, Ancestry users can learn about some of Canada’s earliest settlers such as applicants’ names, region, date of application and homestead fee paid. 

The Canada Homestead Grant Registers 1892-1930 Collection is now available on Ancestry at: http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=9209 

And that was the week in Canadian news! 

This e-newspaper has been published since April 2012! 

Be sure to tell your friends about us. 

If you would like to subscribe, please send your email to genealogycanada@aol.com 

Publishers Elizabeth and Mario Lapointe 

Sponsored by Elizabeth Lapointe Research Services. To learn more about the research services offered by ELRS, go towww.elrs.biz 

(c)2016 All rights reserved.