Monday, October 17, 2016

Canadian Week in Review 17 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 

12 October 1957 Canadian awarded for creation of U.N Peacekeepers

On this date, Canadian external affairs minister, Lester B Pearson, received a telegram from Sweden telling him that he had was being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It was due because of the way that he had handled the Suez Crisis. 

He had proposed a neutral UN military force that would occupy the middle ground between the two sides, and it became the standard concept of the the blue berets - UN Peacekeeping Force. Lester Pearson was thereafter known as the Father of International Peacekeeping.

For more information, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping

Social Media 

(Video) Mother of fallen Canadian soldier: New Afghanistan war monument a 'godsend' 


A demilitarized version of the same vehicle that Bev McCraw's son, Shawn, was in when he was killed by an IED in Afghanistan in 2008 will be installed permanently as a new war monument at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum., 

Newspaper Articles 

Nova Scotia 

Bluenose II preps for summer tour with travelling exhibit 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bluenose-ii-summer-tour-travelling-exhibit-1.3795438

For the first time in nearly a decade, Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador will live up to its name. 

The Bluenose II will leave the province next summer and travel to ports along the Eastern Seaboard to "demonstrate Nova Scotia's rich Maritime heritage and expertise," according to government documents published Friday morning. 

The tour will conclude in Quebec City where the ship will be part of the celebrations for Canada's 150th anniversary. 

Mi'kmaq History Month 


Membertou Heritage Park is where people can learn about Mi’kmaq culture throughout the year. Each year at this time, Jeff Ward notices a surge of interest in aboriginal culture. 

Hand-written recipes featured in Nova Scotia Archives online exhibit 


From generation to generation, some recipes and cookbooks have become treasured family heirlooms. 

The Nova Scotia Archives has scores of them in its personal collections, and has created a digital exhibit featuring hand-written and early printed recipes, some dating as far back at the 1700s. 

New Brunswick 

Tales from the crypt: 6 tips for exploring N.B. graveyards 


Graveyard exploring sounds macabre to some; however, according to one local historian, the sites are a gold mine of information on local history. 

This is Main Street: Rise and fall of a once thriving commercial district 


When Saint John was a smoky 18th century seaside colony, Main Street was a trade road, used to cart goods from the First Nations settlement at Indiantown up to Fort Howe.  

From the 1700s until the mid-1960s, it evolved into a thriving commercial district in Saint John, rivalled only by Prince William Street. 

Man jailed 2 years for possessing stolen N.B. Museum plaques
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/sentencing-stolen-plaques-museum-1.3803563

A man who pleaded guilty to possessing stolen bronze plaques from the New Brunswick Museum was sentenced Thursday to two years minus one day in provincial jail.

Prince Edward Island

P.E.I. Scottish history part of huge tapestry on display

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/scottish-diaspora-tapestry-p-e-i-history-1.3804077

A gigantic tapestry which celebrates Scottish heritage and the influence its people have had around the world has arrived in P.E.I., and is on display at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. 

Ontario 

Exhibit tells the story of Jewish farming in Ontario 


A small photographic exhibit in the main-floor gallery of the Miles Nadal JCC at Bloor and Spadina tells the small but interesting story of Jewish farming in Ontario, past and present. 

Italians collect London stories 


A two-day conference dedicated to preserving Italian-Canadian history is coming to London. 

The Italian-Canadian Archives Project (ICAP) links communities across the country with history experts, public archivists and community organizers. The goal is to train Italian-Canadian communities to gather, organize and share their history 

The website is at https://icap.ca/about-us/ 

Collection of military history essays captures the importance of the battle at Hill 70 


The True Story of the Real-Life Winnie-the-Pooh 


When a soldier shipping off to World War I stepped onto a train platform during a brief stopover in a small Canadian town, little did he know his footsteps would lead a dozen years later to the October 14, 1926, publication of “Winnie-the-Pooh.” Find out how a real-life black bear inspired A.A. Milne to write one of the classics of children’s literature. 

Chief Shingwauk and SRSC Included in Special 150th Anniversary Exhibition at Archives of Ontario 


As Canada gets ready to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation and the creation of the Province of Ontario, the Archives of Ontario has unveiled a special exhibition titled “Family Ties: Ontario Turns 150” in Toronto, Ontario. One of the families highlighted in the exhibition is the family of Chief Shingwauk. 

FEATURE: Archives house valuable artifacts of Canada’s Jewish left 


One of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Jewish left in Canada occurred some 57 years ago, in 1959, when a huge and irreparable split developed within the ranks of the United Jewish People's Order (UJPO) and a significant number of members left to form a new organization, the New Fraternal Jewish Association (NFJA). 

Saskatchewan 

Historic Gull Lake, Sask., hotel 'a shadow of what it once was' after destructive fire 


A piece of history is gone from Gull Lake, Sask., after a fire broke out at the Clarendon Hotel Sunday morning. 

Emergency crews were called to the hotel and bar around 8 a.m. CST 

Alberta 

Bones, tools unearthed by Alberta flood could fill gaps in First Nations history 


Archaeologists are hoping bones and tools unearthed after the 2013 southern Alberta floods will help paint a better picture of a little understood period in the region's indigenous history. 

Students get heartfelt history lesson with Field of Crosses 

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/students-get-heartfelt-history-lesson-with-field-of-crosses

What began with a few hundred white crosses in 2009 has grown to more than 3,200, all paying tribute to those who died serving their country. 

The North 

Arctic Bay Thule man to form part of Inuit exhibit at history museum 


A Thule man who lived near Arctic Bay hundreds of years ago will soon be part of an exhibit on Canada’s Indigenous peoples to be unveiled at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau in July 2017 to coincide with Canada’s 150th birthday. 

Epic voyage planned for Canada's 150th anniversary 


Canada's three oceans will be the centrepiece of an epic 150-day voyage to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. 

The Students on Ice Foundation is planning to take an icebreaker on trip that will begin in Toronto and end up in Victoria next summer, transiting the Northwest Passage on the way. 

Canadian Stories this Week 

Find My Past 


I was surprised to see that findmypast.com has put on some Canadian databases, and they are Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 and New Brunswick Birth and Baptism Index 1769-1899. 

Since the Archives of Ontario are the official keeper of the births, marriages, and deaths after they are released from Office of Registrar General Service Ontario, it surprises me that they include records up to 1920, whereas the archives on this website say that they only includes records up to 1917. 

The AO Site says that "Due to changes in regulations, 1918 and newer birth registrations and indexes will not be transferred to the Archives of Ontario until 104 years after the year of registration. The 1918 birth registrations and indexes will be transferred to the Archives in 2023". 

Since the explanation on their website doesn't provide a good explanation, I will write to findmypast to see if I can get a clearer definition of the collection. 

The second collection is the New Brunswick Birth and Baptisms Index 1769-1899 and it contains over 25,000 transcripts of civil registration records. Each record will include your ancestor's birth year, birth place and parent's names. The records will also provide you with the information you need to order a copy of an official birth certificate through Service New Brunswick at www.snb.ca.

I have checked the New Brunswick Archives at http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/FEDS/Databases.aspx?culture=en-CA and the date do not seem to coincided with the date of the births that the archives have, so I am wondering were they got these records from because the collection does not say.

Drop Me a Card 

Take a minute to go to this page of my friend, Daniel B. Parkinson, to look at the postcards he has put on the webpage http://uptorawdon.com/supplementary-card.html 

These postcards are beautiful, and the ones which show Ottawa as it use to be in the olden days. There are nice ones , including ones about Easter, for example, (and they are in perfect condition), so they are worth your time. 

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.
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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

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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.
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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!

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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! 

Be sure to tell your friends about us. 

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Monday, September 26, 2016

Canadian Week in Review 26 September 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

Walter Pidgeon

23 September 1897 - Walter Pidgeon, the actor, was born in Saint John, New Brunswick.

He died in California September 25, 1984. He was in the First World War with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and you can read his Em;istment paper at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=574248 Canadian Expeditionary Force

If you would like to know more, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pidgeon

Social Media

(Photos) March 12, 1857: 59 die in Desjardins Canal Bridge railway disaster
http://www.thespec.com/community-story/6868734-march-12-1857-59-die-in-desjardins-canal-bridge-railway-disaster/

Fifty-nine passengers on board a Great Western Railway train from Toronto to Hamilton were killed when an axle broke as the train was crossing the Desjardins Canal Bridge.

(Photos) New museum exhibit looks at life of military legend Sir Arthur Currie

http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2016/09/23/new-museum-exhibit-looks-at-life-of-military-legend-sir-arthur-currie#

An exhibition featuring the life of a Canadian commander who never lost a battle during the First World War is now on display at a local museum.

(Photos) ndigenous WWII veteran immortalized with statue in Chapleau

http://www.timminspress.com/2016/09/18/indigenous-wwii-verteran-immortalized-with-statue-in-chapleau

As a man of humble nature, Charles Henry Byce never spoke of his military history or his time in the residential school system.

His story of valor -- like those of many other Indigenous soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars -- was scantly told in the media or history books, and for a time, was only known by those men who served alongside him in combat.

(PHOTOS): Digging into our local history

http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/1397964-photos-digging-into-our-local-history

“This is great. I’m thinking of changing careers,” joked Colin Munroe, a teacher from Little Harbour as he made one more pass with his trowel through the dirt.

Munroe, like some hundred other people last weekend, took part in a public archaeological dig uncovering the former foundry building on the Museum of Industry site in Stellarton.

Newspaper Articles 

Prince Edward Island 

East Point light named Canada's Confederation Lighthouse

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-confederation-lighthouse-1.3765495

The East Point Lighthouse, the only surviving lighthouse in Canada built in 1867, is being rebranded as Canada's Confederation Lighthouse.

P.E.I. fishermen back home after helping discover HMS Terror

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/hms-terror-pei-fishermen-discovery-1.3771719

A father-son pair of Island fishermen are back on P.E.I., after being part of a discovery of a lifetime earlier this month.

Captain David McIsaac and son Daniel McIsaac, were part of the small crew that discovered Sir John Franklin's long-lost HMS Terror.

Nova Scotia 

Life in 'the big house': Former N.S. jail becomes a home

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/life-in-the-big-house-former-n-s-jail-becomes-a-home-1.3086322

From the outside, the handsome stone building on Court Street in Antigonish, N.S. looks like a spacious property with a bit of historic charm.

Stories connect people

http://www.ngnews.ca/Community/2016-09-18/article-4643882/Stories-connect-people/1

October is just around the corner, bringing with it Treaty Day in Nova Scotia, United Nations' International Day of Older Persons and National Seniors Day in Canada on Oct. 1.

Digital project in place to preserve Gaelic and Acadian voices

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1398241-digital-project-in-place-to-preserve-gaelic-and-acadian-voices

Old newspapers and magazines provide rich historical records, but when the ink fades and the paper turns to dust, the information is lost.

Those records are preserved digitally by the Nova Scotia Historical Newspapers Online Database, in collaboration with local universities and libraries. Now, the list includes Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse and two Gaelic publications — An Cuairtear Òg Gaelach and Am Bràighe.

Ed Longard's tiny, 3D models brought Nova Scotia museum exhibits to life

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ed-longard-museum-of-natural-history-chief-curator-died-1.3772451

The former chief curator of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax is being remembered as an exceptionally creative man who co-ordinated the construction of miniature museum models in the days before computer-aided design.

Ed Longard died at home on Sept. 4. He was 93 years old.

Three lighthouses in Atlantic Canada granted federal heritage status

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1399117-three-lighthouses-in-atlantic-canada-granted-federal-heritage-status

Three lighthouses in Atlantic Canada have been designated for federal protection under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act

The new additions include the St. Peters harbour lighthouse in northeastern P.E.I., the Woody Point lighthouse in western Newfoundland, and the Cape St. Mary lighthouse in western Nova Scotia.

New Brunswick

N.B. village excited over return of 146-year-old figurehead

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-village-excited-over-return-of-146-year-old-figurehead-1.3083978

A unique piece of Maritime history that sailed away from the region 146 years ago is now back where it belongs, thanks to the efforts of a New Brunswick community.

Last of Harkins schools closing in January

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/harkins-school-close-january-1.3773278

This year's students at Harkins Middle School in Miramichi are the last pupils that will be taught in a school that opened in 1924 and will close its doors in January 2017.

Ontario 

Heritage Ottawa: Château Laurier extension challenges the rules

http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/heritage-ottawa-chateau-laurier-extension-challenges-the-rules

The widespread public outcry against a proposed addition to Ottawa’s Château Laurier, presented last week by Larco Investments, clearly demonstrates that passions for this beloved heritage structure run high.

Finding Canada’s other shipwrecks: Group seeks to document history hiding underwater across the country

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/finding-canadas-other-shipwrecks-group-seeks-to-document-history-hiding-underwater-across-the-country

While Sir John Franklin’s doomed search for the Northwest Passage looms large in the Canadian consciousness, thousands of other shipwrecks lie in obscurity at the bottom of the country’s waterways.

The Amateur Genealogist: Maps

http://www.mykawartha.com/opinion-story/6866401-the-amateur-genealogist-maps/

When researching ancestors, one of your best tools is a map from their era.

Ontario was a very different place in 1830! Even in 1900 it was quite different. People moved on the available routes so you may be surprised at what was “close” and what was “far.” For example the railway expansion in the last half of the 1800s completely changed how and where people moved.

Essex County Library strike's stalemate continues

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/library-strike-stalemate-1.3773465

The Essex County Library Board and striking library workers represented by CUPE local 2974 do not seem to be close to making a deal.

Bear Island is a Canadian landmark to see

http://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/bear-island-is-a-canadian-landmark-to-see/367884.html

Bear Island, the second largest island on sprawling Lake Temagami in Ontario, Canada, is home to a native population whose history is thousands of years old and still revered as the anchor of civilization here.

Photo exhibit examines Canadian descendants of slaves

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/slave-descendants-photo-exhibit-1.3775232

A Toronto photographer is taking another look at Ontario's role in the Underground Railroad.

Yuri Dojc photographed descendants of slaves living in Canada for a portrait series called North is Freedom.

Manitoba 

“Gateway to the West”: Railway museum celebrates Winnipeg’s past

http://globalnews.ca/news/2947509/gateway-to-the-west-railway-museum-celebrates-winnipegs-past/

The city of Winnipeg has long traded on its location, culturally and economically, on being in the middle of Canada’s geography. It’s been nicknamed the “Gateway to the West” and the Winnipeg Railway Museum is recognizing the history of railway technology with “Railway Days”.

Manitoba's oldest mosque celebrating 40th birthday

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/manitobas-oldest-mosque-celebrating-40th-birthday-394284081.html

Manitoba's oldest mosque is getting a new name for its birthday and inviting neighbours for a party on Sunday.

Saskatchewan 

Blanket exercise unfurls Indigenous history for Saskatoon leaders

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/blanket-exercise-city-of-saskatoon-1.3771147

The City of Saskatoon is using blankets to unfurl the history of colonization in Canada.

As part of the city's wider goals of advancing reconciliation, it recently hosted a "blanket exercise" to teach community leaders about colonization.

Alberta

Pioneer’s memories kept alive

http://www.producer.com/2016/09/pioneers-memories-kept-alive/

WANTED: Personal records of individuals and families. Alberta’s provincial archives is interested not only in the records of public figures but also in records that show what individuals and families did in their daily lives, including materials they have created, used or kept during their life.

Canadian Stories this Week  

Library and Archives Canada 

As of today, 333,687 of 640,000 files are available online in our Soldiers of the First World War” 1914-1918 database at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/canadian-expeditionary-force.aspx  

Library and Archives Canada is digitizing the service files systematically, from box 1 to box 10,686, which roughly corresponds to alphabetical order.  

So far, we have digitized the following files Latest box digitized is Box 5608 and Levesque.  

Please check the database regularly for new additions and if you still have questions after checking the database, you may contact us directly at 1-866-578-7777 for more assistance. 

Celebrate the Sesquicentennial with the Archives of Ontario! 

If you click on the website http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/familyties/ontario150_at_archives.aspx#sthash.RqGzs581.dpuf, you will see two online exhibits - Family Ties: Ontario Turns 150 and Family Ties: Meet the Browns that is online in celebration of Canada's 150 birthday in 2017.  

In addition to this, there will be seven different presentations during 2017 and it will cover Dear Sadie: Love, Lives and Remembrance from Ontario’s First World War, A Century of Ontario Photographs and Doing Research from a Distance. To get more information, Tel: 416-327-1600 Toll free: 1-800-668-9933 (Ontario residents) Email: reference@ontario.ca 

And of course, there will be travelling exhibits too, so stay turned for when it comes to your local archives. 

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 

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