I have come across the following Canadian websites, social media posts, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too.
Websites
MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds
http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm/landingpage/collection/macmillan
The records of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. are part of University of British Columbia Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, and now they have put it online.
Capilano Timber Company fonds
http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm/landingpage/collection/capilano
The Capilano Timber Company Collection forms part of University of British Columbia Library's Rare Books and Special Collections. These are images – photos – that were originally from a single photograph album, and depict the daily operations of the Capilano Timber Company.
http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm/landingpage/collection/capilano
The Capilano Timber Company Collection forms part of University of British Columbia Library's Rare Books and Special Collections. These are images – photos – that were originally from a single photograph album, and depict the daily operations of the Capilano Timber Company.
Social Media
10 Top Tips for How to Bust Through Your Genealogy Brick Wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33NcRbkm-eQ
This was posted before in RootsTech 2013 news blog, but I think it bears reposting again, because the information given by Dave Obee in this YouTube video is important to those people researching Canadian roots.
News Stories
Nova Scotia-Maine ferry to start in May
http://www.eturbonews.com/43664/nova-scotia-maine-ferry-start-may
It’s good to see ferry service between Yarmouth and Portland again. In my younger years, I took the ferry many a time on our summer jaunts down to the 'Boston States’ to visit relatives.
It’s good to see ferry service between Yarmouth and Portland again. In my younger years, I took the ferry many a time on our summer jaunts down to the 'Boston States’ to visit relatives.
Historic stick staying in Canada Stick believed to date back to early 1800s pulled from eBay, destined for museum
http://www.canada.com/Historic+stick+staying+Canada/9620247/story.html
Apparently, the so-called “Moffatt Stick,” a curved hunk of maple that experts have confirmed matches the style of sticks used for games of shinny (pond hockey) in eastern North America in the early 19th century, has been sold.
http://www.canada.com/Historic+stick+staying+Canada/9620247/story.html
Apparently, the so-called “Moffatt Stick,” a curved hunk of maple that experts have confirmed matches the style of sticks used for games of shinny (pond hockey) in eastern North America in the early 19th century, has been sold.
Saint John to become home port for cruise to Portland in 2015 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-to-become-home-port-for-cruise-to-portland-in-2015-1.2573200
This sounds just wonderful - Blount Small Ship Adventures will offer a 10-day tour of the Bay of Fundy on a 98-passenger ship, with stops in Saint Andrews, GrandManan Island, and Campobello Island.
This sounds just wonderful - Blount Small Ship Adventures will offer a 10-day tour of the Bay of Fundy on a 98-passenger ship, with stops in Saint Andrews, GrandManan Island, and Campobello Island.
Irish history in Canada and Quebec is far from timid
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Irish+history+Canada+Quebec+from+timid/9619784/story.html
Irish-Canadian history is about a lot more than the Great Famine and coffin ships. Jane McGaughey, a professor of Canadian-Irish studies at Concordia University, is investigating Irish participation in the 1837-38 Rebellions.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Irish+history+Canada+Quebec+from+timid/9619784/story.html
Irish-Canadian history is about a lot more than the Great Famine and coffin ships. Jane McGaughey, a professor of Canadian-Irish studies at Concordia University, is investigating Irish participation in the 1837-38 Rebellions.
Reclaim island airport, install Canadian Air and Space Museum: Shirley Bush’s Big Idea
http://www.thestar.com/bigideas/arts_recreation/2014/03/14/reclaim_island_airport_install_canadian_air_and_space_museum_shirley_bushs_big_idea.html
An interesting article - see how she plans to do this!
http://www.thestar.com/bigideas/arts_recreation/2014/03/14/reclaim_island_airport_install_canadian_air_and_space_museum_shirley_bushs_big_idea.html
An interesting article - see how she plans to do this!
Newfoundland’s viking connection: Recreated villages and re-enactors heat up history
http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/Newfoundland+viking+connection/9613780/story.html
A group of Greenland Vikings emerged around AD 1000 to establish a settlement on the island of Newfoundland.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/Newfoundland+viking+connection/9613780/story.html
A group of Greenland Vikings emerged around AD 1000 to establish a settlement on the island of Newfoundland.
Ed Coleman's history: The Irish started the Town of Kentville
http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Opinion/Columnists/2014-03-13/article-3644637/Ed-Colemans-history-The-Irish-started-the-Town-of-Kentville/1
Read the early Irish history of Kemtville, Nova Scotia.
http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Opinion/Columnists/2014-03-13/article-3644637/Ed-Colemans-history-The-Irish-started-the-Town-of-Kentville/1
Read the early Irish history of Kemtville, Nova Scotia.
Alberta offers free admission to museums and heritage sites to recognize military service
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Alberta+offers+free+admission+museums+heritage+sites+recognize+military+service/9613873/story.html
The free admission will be permitted to past and present members of the Canadian Forces at five major museums, including the Royal Alberta Museum and the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and 14 historic sites and interpretive centres, such as the Ukrainian Village, the Oilsands Discovery Centre, and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Alberta+offers+free+admission+museums+heritage+sites+recognize+military+service/9613873/story.html
The free admission will be permitted to past and present members of the Canadian Forces at five major museums, including the Royal Alberta Museum and the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and 14 historic sites and interpretive centres, such as the Ukrainian Village, the Oilsands Discovery Centre, and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
Manitoba wants panel to rule on costly census dispute
http://globalnews.ca/news/1202755/manitoba-wants-panel-to-rule-on-costly-census-dispute
Manitoba wants the federal government to appoint a panel to rule on whether Statistics Canada undercounted the population by 18,000 in the last census — costing the province $100 million a year in transfer payments.
http://globalnews.ca/news/1202755/manitoba-wants-panel-to-rule-on-costly-census-dispute
Manitoba wants the federal government to appoint a panel to rule on whether Statistics Canada undercounted the population by 18,000 in the last census — costing the province $100 million a year in transfer payments.
A historically significant photograph turns up in Nova Scotia
http://www.ourwindsor.ca/opinion-story/4408086-a-historically-significant-photograph-turns-up-in-nova-scotia
Read what this photo has to say about the 1870 Red River Rebellion when a 1,200-man militia was sent to the Red River district of Manitoba.
Picturesque Lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest Designated under Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1786742
The Nootka lighthouse, located on the ancestral territory of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht Nation on Vancouver Island, BC, is now protected for years to come under Canada's Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act (HLPA).
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1786742
The Nootka lighthouse, located on the ancestral territory of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht Nation on Vancouver Island, BC, is now protected for years to come under Canada's Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act (HLPA).
Council considers historic designation for Hotel
http://www.rmoutlook.com/article/20140313/RMO0801/303139981/-1/rmo08/council-considers-historic-designation-for-hotel
Canmore's town council is officially considering municipal historic resource designation for the Canmore Hotel.
http://www.rmoutlook.com/article/20140313/RMO0801/303139981/-1/rmo08/council-considers-historic-designation-for-hotel
Canmore's town council is officially considering municipal historic resource designation for the Canmore Hotel.
The lost post: Leslieville man finds letters from a WWI soldier under his Bertmount Ave. porch
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/03/15/the_lost_post_leslieville_man_finds_letters_from_a_wwi_soldier_under_his_bertmount_ave_porch.html
Larry McLean hopes to return the stack of old mail discovered during renovations to soldier Leslie Currell’s family.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/03/15/the_lost_post_leslieville_man_finds_letters_from_a_wwi_soldier_under_his_bertmount_ave_porch.html
Larry McLean hopes to return the stack of old mail discovered during renovations to soldier Leslie Currell’s family.
Montreal Diary: Temporary typhoid hospital helped scuttle 1910 epidemic
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Montreal+Diary+Temporary+typhoid+hospital+helped+scuttle+1910+epidemic/9613249/story.html
At the corner of Lucien L’Allier St. and Overdale Ave, Robert N. Wilkins discovered an abandoned building that was used in 1910 as a provisional facility for those who were suffering from typhoid fever. (This story was first seen on Gail Dever’s blog, Genealogy à la carte, at http://genealogyalacarte.wordpress.com).
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Montreal+Diary+Temporary+typhoid+hospital+helped+scuttle+1910+epidemic/9613249/story.html
At the corner of Lucien L’Allier St. and Overdale Ave, Robert N. Wilkins discovered an abandoned building that was used in 1910 as a provisional facility for those who were suffering from typhoid fever. (This story was first seen on Gail Dever’s blog, Genealogy à la carte, at http://genealogyalacarte.wordpress.com).
Story of the Week
I have been in discussions with various people who will have books published this year on the two anniversaries we will be honouring – the centennial of the beginning of the First World War, and the 75th anniversary of the Second World War.
And now I see where the Canadian government has put a new site on the heritage department called Commemorations of the First and Second World Wars. There isn’t much on the site right now, but I am sure more will be added as we get closer to the actual days the wars began.
In the meantime, there are articles starting to appear in the newspapers about the First and Second World Wars, as there will be ceremonies which will take place all over Canada, and on the battlefields in Europe, and the staging stations for the troops as they arrived in Great Britain.
The Heritage Canada website is http://canada150.gc.ca/eng/1389030950562/1389031264299
Reminder: Check the Canadian Week in Review next Monday for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada. It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in country! The next post will be on 24 Match 2014.
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