Extra news items 18 July 2015

Here are some news items which have come across my desk this morning -

 Word has been received that Stuart Ash, the Canadian designer of the last Centennial logo in 1967, is less than impressed with the newly chosen logo for the official celebration of Canada's 150th birthday. He says the choice of the logo was 'too complicated and confusing'.

To read the whole story and to see photos of other logos, go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-150-logo-called-confusing-by-centennial-logo-creator-1.3154959

It looks like the KICKSTARTER project that was underway for the Oak Island Project has been cancelled if you can believe the latest news on the website at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1730663204/expedition-to-oak-island-nova-scotia-canada-the-mo.

The message says “ Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator about 21 hours ago”, and although no reason was given, it looks like it is no-go for the expedition to Oak Island. 

And finally, the Ontario Heritage Trust is seeking nominations to the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards and Young Heritage Leaders – its annual recognition programs celebrating contributions to heritage conservation. The nomination deadline is September 30, 2015, 

22 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards – representing 335 individuals, one community and three projects – were presented for outstanding achievements to conserving Ontario's heritage in 2014, and 195 youth were recognized through Young Heritage Leaders for their volunteer contributions in 2014.

To read information on the awards, go to http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Programs/Recognition-programs.aspx

Until next time, this is what crossed my desk this morning.

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Extra news items 16 July 2015

Here are some news items which have come across my desk this morning

Now they have put the Halifax area in Lego at the Halifax Central Library, and there are tons of photos of the display at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lego-versions-of-halifax-area-buildings-on-display-at-central-library-1.3152240

I looked at the photos, and I recognize everyone of the landmarks. Nice to see Gail Meagher, the local artist, included the Quinpool Road Theatre – it used to be my favorite movie theatres when I lived in the city.

The Toronto Public Library has put on a display of the 2015 PanAm Games being held in the city. They say it is “an exciting and colourful display showcasing Ontario’s fascinating summer sports and games history”.

There are also books on display, and you can click on the photos to access their catalogue records for these books on display.

To read more about the exhibit, go to http://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2015/07/canadiana-display-celebrates-the-2015-pan-amparapan-am-games.html

We see that Olive Tree Genealogy has made the top ten list of Twitter influencers! That surely is a feat for a Canadian when Twitter is so popular with genealogists these days worldwide. So congrats, Lorine McGinnis Schulze!

To see the list, go to http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-top-10-genealogy-influencers-you.html


Until next time, this is what crossed my desk this morning.

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

LAC Update: Digitization of First World War Service Files

Library and Archives Canada has busy digitizing the service files of the First World War veterans.

They have sent out this press release -

 As of today, 171,771 of 640,000 files are available online via 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/search.aspx.

Library and Archives Canada is digitizing the service files systematically, from box 1 to box 10686, which roughly corresponds to alphabetical order. Please note that over the years, the content of some boxes has had to be moved and, you might find that the file you want, with a surname that is supposed to have been digitized, is now located in another box that has not yet been digitized. So far, we have digitized the following files:

A to Dagenais (boxes 1 to 2257)

Free to Gorman (boxes 3298 to 3658)

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the following boxes were skipped in the digitization process, but will be done in the next few months.

Dagenais to Fredlund (boxes 2258 to 3297)

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