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.
Social Media
(Video) Queens (Nova Scotia) seeking keeper for historic lighthouse
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1426448-queens-seeking-keeper-for-historic-lighthouse
Want to operate a lighthouse? Here’s your chance — with a tourism twist.
It has been four centuries since Samuel de Champlain landed at the site of what is now the Fort Point Lighthouse, and the Region of Queens Municipality is looking for an entrepreneur to welcome modern-day explorers to the historic Liverpool beacon.
Newspaper Articles
Newfoundland
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a folklore and oral history interviewing course to help those interested in conserving the province's untold history.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotians have the chance to shape a collection of 150 artifacts from across the province, put together to represent our region’s history in 150 years of Confederation.
This uniquely Nova Scotian effort allows residents to curate a historical collection that truly represents who we are.
Time capsule to be 'a snapshot' of the Halifax Explosion
Ninety-nine years after the Halifax Explosion, with "virtually no survivors left," historian Janet Kitz wants people to bring forward their stories about the wartime accident that changed the city forever.
Nova Scotia black history course a first in Dal's 198-year history
Prince Edward Island
Feds putting up new buildings for World Acadian Congress
Quebec
Quebec diocese: On the cusp of change?
http://www.anglicanjournal.com/articles/quebec-diocese-on-the-cusp-of-change
In many ways, the diocese of Quebec contains, in microcosm, the whole diversity of the Anglican Church of Canada, and the tensions and challenges that come with it.
While its headquarters are in Quebec City, the diocese includes the rural farmlands of the Eastern Townships, the fishing outports of the Lower North Shore, Gaspé and Magdalen Islands, the remote Naskapi community of Kawawachikamach in the northern part of the province, and the growing university city of Sherbrooke.
Ontario
Insulin. The zipper. The telephone. The electric wheelchair. The pacemaker.
Canada has been at the forefront of some of the most important innovations in modern history. Also: Basketball.
Canadian memories of First World War’s forgotten Christmas truces
It was Christmas morning near Ypres, and the men of the Toronto Regiment were waking up in their chilled, fetid trenches.
Swells of chlorine gas had floated across no man’s land a few days earlier. Shells and sharpshooters’ bullets before that.
But on this mild Christmas Day, there was only the sound of young voices singing “The Maple Leaf Forever” — in German accents.
Mantissa
Saskatchewan
Peter might not have been widely known, but in June 1934, he was captured on film — in his mother’s arms — in one of the most famous photographs in Canadian history.
British Columbia
Royal BC Museum seeks stories from people in First Nations communities
http://www.wltribune.com/news/407791496.html
The Royal BC Museum and Archives invites submissions from First Nations community members from across British Columbia for the 2017 spring issue of
Curious.
Canadian Stories this Week
A Canadian Innovation
Louis Kessler, a Winnipeg genealogist and a DNA person, has invented a genealogy tool titled the Double Match Triangulator (DMT).
He explains it as a "combines two different people's Chromosome Browser Results files from FamilyTreeDNA to provide Double Match and Triangulation data that can be used to help determine genealogical relationships. It loads the results into an Excel file along with a colorful map that helps the researcher visualize the matches and help to identify Triangulation Groups made up of people who could share a common ancestor, helping you to map your DNA segments to your ancestors".
And he has successfully entered the RootsTech Imnovtation Summit, and last week was chosen one of the semi-finalists. Good luck, Louis, we hope you win!
Growing Our Family
There are six more days till the end of December to take advantage of Ontario Genealogical Society's half-price 2017 membership drive. They are offering full membership at $31.50 CDN. A great membership deal you don't want to miss.
There are lots of extras –
- Free membership to FindMyPast, after you become a member
- Access to 34 OGS branches, and their Member's-Only webpages
- Access to the journal - Families
- Access to the newsletter – NewsLeaf
- And it goes on and on ...
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