In the Winnipeg Free Press yesterday, there was a story about the Buhler Gallery off of the main lobby/food court of St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg.
They have a new showing of a quilt display called Quilts: Past and Present.
The quilts are on loan from the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, and one of the exhibitors is Heather Lair, an acclaimed fabric artist from Gimli, Manitoba.
Lair says that "She has a piece of advice if you've got an heirloom quilt: Interview old-timers in your family who can recall details about its making, and keep the 'quilt genealogy'".
To read the story, go to http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/quilts-evoke-warmth-comfort-and-a-sense-of-community-132370098.html
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Children's Aid Society (CAS) Home Opened in 1920
Patricia Winans writes a weekly column for the Moncton Times-Transcript.
This week she writes about the CAS home that opened in 1920, and "The Children's Aid Home continued to be used as a shelter until it was closed in December 1964. It was later used as office space, a social club and a nightclub until it burned in 1990 and was demolished."
Read the complete column at http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/1449455
She can be reached at aglimpseofthepast@rogers.com.
This week she writes about the CAS home that opened in 1920, and "The Children's Aid Home continued to be used as a shelter until it was closed in December 1964. It was later used as office space, a social club and a nightclub until it burned in 1990 and was demolished."
Read the complete column at http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/1449455
She can be reached at aglimpseofthepast@rogers.com.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Niagara Peninsula Branch of the OGS
I just received this notice from Steve Fulton from the Niagara Peninsula Branch of the OGS. It shows another way to reach long distant members, or people who cannot attend.
"The Niagara Peninsula Branch of the OGS would like to announce that the guest speaker will now be streamed onto the Internet for those from a distance or who are unable to make it to the meeting location.
The Regional 4 Meeting will not be streamed but the Guest Speaker will be during the talk times. Please see the flyer on our website for start times and all times are in EST. There will be no recording of the guest speaker for future playback.
The cost to join us will be $15; the fastest way to pay is visiting the Niagara Peninsula Branch Website at www.ogs.on.ca/niagara clicking on the Region 4 Meeting Box on the front page. It will allow you to register and then pay with PayPal.
Please note: If you plan to join us via the internet, please make all payments on or before Oct 27/11 so we have enough time to get instructions and login information to you.
Any questions please email the Branch directly – niagara@ogs.on.ca"
Thanks you.
Steve Fulton
Chair, Niagara Peninsula Branch
"The Niagara Peninsula Branch of the OGS would like to announce that the guest speaker will now be streamed onto the Internet for those from a distance or who are unable to make it to the meeting location.
The Regional 4 Meeting will not be streamed but the Guest Speaker will be during the talk times. Please see the flyer on our website for start times and all times are in EST. There will be no recording of the guest speaker for future playback.
The cost to join us will be $15; the fastest way to pay is visiting the Niagara Peninsula Branch Website at www.ogs.on.ca/niagara clicking on the Region 4 Meeting Box on the front page. It will allow you to register and then pay with PayPal.
Please note: If you plan to join us via the internet, please make all payments on or before Oct 27/11 so we have enough time to get instructions and login information to you.
Any questions please email the Branch directly – niagara@ogs.on.ca"
Thanks you.
Steve Fulton
Chair, Niagara Peninsula Branch
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Barns Appreciation Project
The Rideau Township Historical Society, located just south of Ottawa, has announced that they are still collecting information and photos of barns in the former township of Rideau before they all disappear.
They say, "The Barns Appreciation Project began in 2006. It represents an attempt to gather a photographic record with supporting documentation of the barns in the former Rideau Township before they all disappear.
Between 12 and 15 volunteers have been working of the project. We now have 1000 pictures from over 300 sites. The next phase to get interior photographs and supporting is just getting underway".
So if you are aware of any barns that have yet been photographed, contact the president, Bill Tupper, at gwtupper@magma.ca, or go to the website at http://www.rideautownshiphistory.org/index.html
They say, "The Barns Appreciation Project began in 2006. It represents an attempt to gather a photographic record with supporting documentation of the barns in the former Rideau Township before they all disappear.
Between 12 and 15 volunteers have been working of the project. We now have 1000 pictures from over 300 sites. The next phase to get interior photographs and supporting is just getting underway".
So if you are aware of any barns that have yet been photographed, contact the president, Bill Tupper, at gwtupper@magma.ca, or go to the website at http://www.rideautownshiphistory.org/index.html
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Gloucester Place Names Project
The Gloucester Historical Society of Ottawa has an ongoing project that will lead to the publication of a book, and the project is to identify all Gloucester Place Names, past and present, and provide some basic information about each.
Included is the original Gloucester Township, east of the Rideau River, and south of the Ottawa River. It comprises the former City of Vanier, Rockcliffe Park, and those parts east of the Rideau River that have been part of Ottawa since 1950, and even earlier.
They are asking for your help. Have the society missed a name? They are asking for any photos which shows past or present of any community listed. Do you know how a place name originated, or do you any interesting stories about any community?
If so, you can contact http://www.gloucesterhistory.com/history.html#Index, or you can reach them at english@gloucesterhistory.com.
Included is the original Gloucester Township, east of the Rideau River, and south of the Ottawa River. It comprises the former City of Vanier, Rockcliffe Park, and those parts east of the Rideau River that have been part of Ottawa since 1950, and even earlier.
They are asking for your help. Have the society missed a name? They are asking for any photos which shows past or present of any community listed. Do you know how a place name originated, or do you any interesting stories about any community?
If so, you can contact http://www.gloucesterhistory.com/history.html#Index, or you can reach them at english@gloucesterhistory.com.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Some Early Scots in the Maritimes
There will be a meeting at the Halifax Regional Library, Spring Garden Road, Halifax at 7 p.m., Tuesday, 15 November 2011 as they host the launch Volume II of Some Early Scots in the Maritimes by author Terrence M. Punch, FRSAI.
There will be a short talk, and time for questions,followed by light refreshments.
Volume II will be available for purchase. As well, a few copies of Volume I of the set will be available.
The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia is at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS
There will be a short talk, and time for questions,followed by light refreshments.
Volume II will be available for purchase. As well, a few copies of Volume I of the set will be available.
The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia is at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS
Monday, October 17, 2011
New/Improved Canadian Websites and Blogs Week 7
Here are some of the websites, and blogs that I have come across the week ending October 16, 2011
Ancêtres Famille Paquin http://afpaquin.org/~afpaquin/joom/index.php A free comprehensive Canadian & American PAQUIN family tree from 1672.
New Version of the Home Children Database
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/index-e.html I wrote about this on my blog on the 11th of October. The LAC has added 20,000 new names to the database, and they have been compiled by the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa.
Barclay - Matlack Family Homestead http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/r/Thomas-Barclay/index.html The site includes many names including the family name of Freeman from Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
AllFuneralHomes.com http://www.allfuneralhomes.com Lists the funeral homes found in Canada.
Ottawa Valley Irish: A family history weblog & genealogy database http://www.ottawavalleyirish.com As the site says, "This blog covers the family history of a number of interrelated Irish and French Canadian families in the Ottawa Valley area, including the Morans of Huntley township; the Laheys and Killeens of March township; the McGlades of Perth; the McCarthys of Kitley township; and the Derouins of Otter Lake".
The Genealogical Site of French America http://www.genealogiequebec.com A bilingual site (Frensh/English) that has more than 33,861,400 images, and files online. For instance, they have 1,260,000 BMD records linked to Drouin Collection images, 1881 and 1901 Quebec censuses, and 1881 from Ontario; 1926-1996 Marriages, 1926-1996 Deaths, and so on.
La Société du patrimoine et d'histoire de la Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec http://sphcb.com A French only site that tells the history of this famous region of Quebec.
Bible Christian Magazine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~biblechristianmag/title.html The site contains biographies, memoirs, and obituaries of people who were involved with the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Although this site mainly is about people in England, it does contain Canadian references.
The Ball Bureau: A blog to share my research of the Ball family in Devon, England and Glamorgan, Wales http://ballbureau.blogspot.com Karen Ball traces the Ball family roots in the counties of Devon, England and Glamorgan, Wales to British Columbia.
Skeletons in my Closet http://skeltonsinmycloset.blogspot.com Among others, Jennifer R. Grandchamp ("Jenny Roses") is researching her French-Canadian roots.
Ancêtres Famille Paquin http://afpaquin.org/~afpaquin/joom/index.php A free comprehensive Canadian & American PAQUIN family tree from 1672.
New Version of the Home Children Database
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/index-e.html I wrote about this on my blog on the 11th of October. The LAC has added 20,000 new names to the database, and they have been compiled by the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa.
Barclay - Matlack Family Homestead http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/r/Thomas-Barclay/index.html The site includes many names including the family name of Freeman from Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
AllFuneralHomes.com http://www.allfuneralhomes.com Lists the funeral homes found in Canada.
Ottawa Valley Irish: A family history weblog & genealogy database http://www.ottawavalleyirish.com As the site says, "This blog covers the family history of a number of interrelated Irish and French Canadian families in the Ottawa Valley area, including the Morans of Huntley township; the Laheys and Killeens of March township; the McGlades of Perth; the McCarthys of Kitley township; and the Derouins of Otter Lake".
The Genealogical Site of French America http://www.genealogiequebec.com A bilingual site (Frensh/English) that has more than 33,861,400 images, and files online. For instance, they have 1,260,000 BMD records linked to Drouin Collection images, 1881 and 1901 Quebec censuses, and 1881 from Ontario; 1926-1996 Marriages, 1926-1996 Deaths, and so on.
La Société du patrimoine et d'histoire de la Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec http://sphcb.com A French only site that tells the history of this famous region of Quebec.
Bible Christian Magazine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~biblechristianmag/title.html The site contains biographies, memoirs, and obituaries of people who were involved with the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Although this site mainly is about people in England, it does contain Canadian references.
The Ball Bureau: A blog to share my research of the Ball family in Devon, England and Glamorgan, Wales http://ballbureau.blogspot.com Karen Ball traces the Ball family roots in the counties of Devon, England and Glamorgan, Wales to British Columbia.
Skeletons in my Closet http://skeltonsinmycloset.blogspot.com Among others, Jennifer R. Grandchamp ("Jenny Roses") is researching her French-Canadian roots.
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