Friday, February 22, 2013

The Fascinating Life of Truena Geddes

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Truena Geddes Truena Jane Geddes was born in 1871 in Highland Village, Colchester County, Nova Scotia to James Geddes and Susannah Dechm...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Family Villain - James Archibald - Hanged in 1815

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All families have their heroes and villains and I've devoted many blog posts to some of our more dashing and heroic relatives.  Today,...
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Remembering Dan

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Dan Bragg 1940 - 2003 Unbelievably, it will be 10 years this Saturday that we bid farewell to Dan,  although I often get the feeling he...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Major James Howard Tupper - Letters to His Sons

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Major James Howard Tupper Jim, as he was known to his friends, was from the same rugged stock that bred Sir Charles Tupper, Father of Co...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Springhill Mine Disaster of 1956

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Springhill Mine - 1956 As with many historical events in Nova Scotia, my family was deeply affected by the Springhill Mine Disaster of 1...
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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Lest We Forget - Lieutenant Daniel Lionel Teed and his brother Lieutenant Hugh Mariner Teed

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Hugh and Daniel Teed were born in 1892 and 1893 respectively to Mariner George Teed QC and Margaret A. Hanington in Dorchester, New Brunsw...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Lest We Forget - Pilot Officer Douglas Waldo Peers

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Joining the Royal Canadian Air Force must have seemed like a dream for Pilot Officer Douglas Waldo Peers .  Hailing from the beautiful sea...
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Lest We Forget - Private Henry Parkinson

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Private Henry Parkinson was born on October 25, 1878 in Teeswater, Ontario to John Parkinson and Jane Tindall Hodgson.  He was my 3rd cou...

Lest We Forget - Private Perley C. Palmer

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Perley C. Palmer was the baby in a family of nine.  He was born on February 8, 1896 in Wentworth, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.  His pa...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Lest We Forget - Private Howard Richardson Murray

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Private Howard Richardson Murray certainly did not start out to become a war hero.  His ambition was to become a plumber and to settle do...