Related Research Articles
Saint John is a seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is Canada's oldest incorporated city, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of George III. The port is Canada's third-largest by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise. The city was the most populous in New Brunswick until the 2016 census, when it was overtaken by Moncton. It is currently the second-largest city in the province, with a population of 69,895 over an area of 315.59 km2 (121.85 sq mi).
French Canadians, or Franco-Canadians, are an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in France's colony of Canada beginning in the 17th century.
Charles Connell was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. Born in Northampton in the then-British colony of New Brunswick to a family of Loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, he entered politics in 1846, serving in the colony's Legislative Assembly and House of Assembly.
Hartland is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
St. Stephen is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, situated on the east bank of the St. Croix River around the intersection of New Brunswick Route 170 and the southern terminus of New Brunswick Route 3. The St. Croix River marks a section of the Canada–United States border, forming a natural border between Calais, Maine and St. Stephen. U.S. Route 1 parallels the St. Croix river for a few miles, and is accessed from St. Stephen by three cross-border bridges.
Transgender rights in Canada, including procedures for changing legal gender and protections from discrimination, vary among provinces and territories, due to Canada's nature as a federal state. According to the 2021 Canadian census, 59,460 Canadians identify as transgender. Canada was ranked third in Asher & Lyric's Global Trans Rights Index in 2023.
Genetic genealogy is the use of genealogical DNA tests, i.e., DNA profiling and DNA testing, in combination with traditional genealogical methods, to infer genetic relationships between individuals. This application of genetics came to be used by family historians in the 21st century, as DNA tests became affordable. The tests have been promoted by amateur groups, such as surname study groups or regional genealogical groups, as well as research projects such as the Genographic Project.
Saint John Airport is a Canadian airport in Saint John, New Brunswick. Located about 8 nautical miles east northeast of Uptown Saint John, in an area formerly known as Clover Valley, the airport serves the city of Saint John, the Greater Saint John metropolitan area, and the southern region of New Brunswick.
The electricity sector in Canada has played a significant role in the economic and political life of the country since the late 19th century. The sector is organized along provincial and territorial lines. In a majority of provinces, large government-owned integrated public utilities play a leading role in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Ontario and Alberta have created electricity markets in the last decade to increase investment and competition in this sector of the economy.
The Bangor Daily News is an American newspaper covering a large portion of central and eastern Maine, published six days per week in Bangor, Maine.
Grand Bay-Westfield is a town in New Brunswick, Canada, on the west bank of the Saint John River immediately north of the boundary between Kings County and Saint John County.
The Telegraph-Journal is a daily newspaper published in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, owned by Postmedia Network. It serves as both a provincial daily and as a local newspaper for Saint John. The Telegraph-Journal is the only New Brunswick-based English-language newspaper to be distributed province-wide, and has the highest readership in the province at a weekly circulation of 233,549 and a daily readership of about 100,000.
Nova Scotia Archives is a governmental archival institution serving the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The archives acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage – recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government and the private sector over the last 300 years.
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is a non-profit association for state and local history, with a primary focus on history professionals, history volunteers, museums, historical societies, and other history-related organizations and public history professionals. Since 1964, it is headquartered in Nashville, TN, and currently has about 3,200 institutional members, 1,300 individual members, and 34 academic program members. The organization has 11 full-time staff members.
Ethel Knight Kelly was a Canadian–Australian actress, writer, and social leader. She appeared in a number of plays and wrote four books.
Benjamin Milliken was an American Loyalist, major landowner, mill and ship owner in Maine in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, British North America. He was the founder of Ellsworth, Maine in 1763, laid out and received the land grant for the Township of Bridgton, Maine in 1765 and was one of the first settlers in Bocabec and St. Andrew's, New Brunswick in 1784.
Walter Woodworth White was a Canadian physician as well as a municipal and provincial politician in New Brunswick. He served as the Mayor of Saint John between 1902 and 1906, and again from 1926 until 1932. In provincial politics, White served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a member of the Conservative Party, representing Saint John City from 1931 to 1935.
Speerville is a rural community in New Brunswick, Canada. It is home to the Speerville Flour Mill, which opened in 1982.
The 1974 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.
Black Canadians in New Brunswick refers to Black Canadians from the province of New Brunswick, notably of those whose ancestors, much like those of Black Nova Scotians, originated from the Colonial United States as slaves or freemen and arrived in New Brunswick during the 18th and early 19th centuries. As of the 2021 Canadian census, 12,155 Black people live in New Brunswick, making them the largest visible minority group in the province. The first recorded Black person in present-day New Brunswick was a Black man from New England who was forcibly taken during a French raid in the late 17th century.
References
- ↑ "About Us". New Brunswick Genealogical Society. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ "Unlock your history at upcoming genealogy fair". Telegraph Journal . Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ "Genealogy". Saint John Free Public Library . 15 July 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Craven, P. (2014). Petty Justice: Low Law and the Sessions System in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1785-1867. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. ISBN 978-1-4426-2178-7 . Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Wilson, Amy (2017). Encyclopedia of Local History. American Association for State and Local History. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 492. ISBN 978-1-4422-7878-3 . Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ↑ "Generations - our journal". New Brunswick Genealogical Society. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ Campey, L.H. (2007). With Axe and Bible: The Scottish Pioneers of New Brunswick, 1784-1874. Dundurn Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-4597-2149-4 . Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ "Online database of vital records in New Brunswick newspapers helps sort out Bulls". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ "16 resources to help you research your Canadian ancestry". Bangor Daily News. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ "New Brunswick Newspapers Genealogy". FamilySearch . 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ "Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ "Provincial Archives project to give genealogists, others fast access to 'goldmine'". CBC . 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
