Tag Archives: black history month

New Canada Post stamps honour Black settlers in Alberta and New Brunswick communities

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Gail Dever

As Black History Month approaches, Canada Post has unveiled a set of stamps honouring early Black settlers in two communities. The communities are Amber Valley, Alberta, and Willow Grove, New Brunswick, where Black refugees settled after escaping slavery in the … Continue reading →

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‘Book of Negroes’ Nova Scotia collection on Ancestry

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Gail Dever

In time for Black History Month, Ancestry released its collection, Nova Scotia, Canada, Book of Negroes, 1783. The Book of Negroes is the single most important document relating to the immigration of African Americans to Nova Scotia following the War of … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives digitizes The Clarion, an historical local newspaper

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Gail Dever

Published in the Interest of Colored Nova Scotians. These are the words that appeared on the masthead of every issue of The Clarion. The Clarion was the first newspaper in Nova Scotia owned and published by Black Canadians, and the … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 27, 2016

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How to date Griffith’s Valuation precisely by John Grenham on John Grenham – Irish Roots. New research tool – Townland Explorer – launched by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. A … Continue reading →

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Doctor of courage

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Gail Dever

His life reads like a movie script. The University of Toronto’s UofT Magazine has published a story by Alice Taylor about the life of Dr. Thomas T. Augusta who became the first black medical student in Canada West (Ontario). Dr. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 7, 2015

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The Johnson Burial Vault by Brenda Dougall-Merriman on Brenda Dougall-Merriman. Falling Stones Unearth Toronto Social History and Report from Canadian Expert Panel on Memory Institutions and the Digital Revolution by John … Continue reading →

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