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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Muskoka Heritage Place, Huntsville, Ontario

There are many genealogy, history and heritage things to do at the Muskoka Heritage Place since it was first envisioned in 1958. It comprises of a museum, a village and a train which can take you around the village.

There is an exhibit on site "War: What is it Good For?" It is an exhibit of locally-pertinent First World War artifacts, featuring several items specific to Muskoka's own 122nd Battalion, information panels and historic images, to honour the 100th anniversary of "The Great War".

The temporary exhibit will be on display until 2018.

The homepage is at http://www.muskokaheritageplace.org/en/index.asp

Their Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/MuskokaHeritagePlace?ref=hl

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Saturday, July 11, 2015

Extra news items 11 July 2015

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

Isn't this a neat idea from Canada's heritage!

Cheryl Horgan, a local St. John's artist, is making jewellery from a church's copper roofing. And she is using the copper roofing as it is stripped off the 160-year-old Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, so that the copper roofing can be replaced.

Cheryl is donating two third of the sales to the restoration effort of the roof of the church.

To read the rest of the story, go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/cheryl-horgan-is-making-jewellery-from-church-s-copper-roofing-1.3147264

And her come another neat idea.

To the Revitalizing Indigenous Agriculture Project, methods of indigenous culture will be used to plant the seeds and help the garden grow at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon.

And they are using Mohawk traditions using the idea of growing for sustenance.

To see the pictures of the garden, go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-community-garden-grows-thanks-to-aboriginal-culture-1.3147407

And finally, there is the project called A Flanders Field in London, Ontario, a remembrance project that about a dozen local volunteers has been busy planing a garden of poppies.

The garden will be on the city-owned park on the southwest corner of Veterans Memorial Parkway and River Road. Over the past two years, they’ve been developing a large poppy garden to honour veterans, remember soldiers who have fallen and provide information about Canada’s military history.

Here is the story in the paper http://www.thelondoner.ca/2015/07/10/remembrance-gardens-nearly-ready-for-dedication

Here is their website at http://remembernovember11.com/

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

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Friday, July 10, 2015

151th PEI Highland Games and Scottish Festival 2015

It's time to start posting the highland games events that will take place around the country each summer.

The Caledonian Club of P.E.I.’s annual 151th PEI Highland Games and Scottish Festival 2015 at the Lord Selkirk Provincial Park, Eldon, PE from August 1 – 2, 2015.

Schedule of Events 2015 are posted on the main page page of the society at http://caledonianclubofpei.ca/?page_id=16

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Summer Series of Talks at Keir Museum, Malpeque, PEI

 The Keir Memorial Museum is housed in the former Keir Memorial Presbyterian Church (1925-1983)

This is the roster of speakers for the summer series of “Talks” at Keir Museum, Malpeque Route 20 for the summer of 2015. The Malpeque Historical Society has been presenting these talks relating to the history and people of Malpeque and Area for the past 16 years.

The talks are held each Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. beginning on July 15th and ending on August the 12th. Go and join them and bring a friend!

July 15 - Stories and Songs of the Sea by Leon Gallant.

July 22 - Birds of P.E.I. by Gerald MacDougall

July 29 - Island Heroine: Great War Nurse Lillian Pidgeon of Kensington by Katherine Dewar

August 5 - Maps and the Army:The Military Career of Samuel Holland by Earle Lockerby

August 12 - Over and Under the Darnley Bridge: songs and stories of the Island by Cindy C. Stone

If you happen to be in PEI this summer, why don't you take in one of these talks, especially if you have ancestors that came from the island.

You can go to the website at http://www.malpequebay.ca/keirmuseum.htm

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Extra news items

Here are some news items which have come across the desk this week -

Lancaster Day will be celebrated in Ontario on July 11th

The Museum is keen to have as many Lancaster airplane crew Veterans present as will as well.

Lancaster veterans will receive FREE admission for themselves and two guests.

Contact Erin Napier at 905-6794183 ext. 245 or erin@warplane.com to receive VIP parking.

The Bomber command Museum of Canada also has a Canadian-built Lancaster B.X in their collection, FM159, which they have lovingly restored to ground-running condition.

To go to the website, go to http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/lancaster-day-july-11th-2015-hamilton-ontario.html

N.L. residents feel strongest sense of belonging, survey finds

More people in Newfoundland and Labrador feel a strong sense of belonging to their province than anywhere else in Canada, according to a recent report.

A Statistics Canada survey found that 65 per cent of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians feel a "very strong sense of belonging" to their province.

To read the article, go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-residents-feel-strongest-sense-of-belonging-survey-finds-1.3137979

No Plaisance for town of Placentia logo

Placentia's controversial new town logo will remain the same — disappointing news to some 500 residents who signed a petition, appealing the town to incorporate its French name, Plaisance, into the design.

To read the article, go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/no-plaisance-for-town-of-placentia-logo-mayor-says-1.3131228

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

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

How about changing the term “Meetings”?

What I mean by this is “Meetings” is getting to be an old term. Something out of the 20th century. How about calling them something different, like the Toronto Family History Branch has done. They now call their meetings and special events Learn with Toronto Branch.

And isn't that why we hold meetings – to learn?

September will be a busy month with them, with a three-session course taught by Carol Nichols on how to make the most of Ancestry.ca Library Edition running on Wednesday afternoons. Carol’s course, titled Hands-On Ancestry.ca Library Edition, will be followed by three drop-in sessions at the Toronto Reference Library, again on Wednesday afternoons, where you can practice your Ancestry.ca skills with the help of volunteers from the Toronto Branch Members Network.

On Friday 18 September, they present a special two-hour afternoon lecture by professional genealogist Chris Paton on his research into the hardships endured by our Scottish ancestors.

And on Saturday 19 September, Chris will be back with us together with historian Dr. William Roulston for a full-day workshop on Irish Genealogy—Focus on Ulster. This workshop is aimed at family historians researching ancestors in the nine counties in the historic province of Ulster, but many of the topics discussed will be of relevance to Irish research generally.

They are now accepting registrations for all of the above courses and events.

Visit their Learn with Toronto Branch pages at http://torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/ to read about the program and details and to sign up online. We expect to open registration for October and November courses in late July.

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