Tag Archives: civil war

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 — October 18, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this post-Thanksgiving week. Blogs Historicist: Straitlaced Toronto by David Wencer on Torontoist. Giving Thanks by Brenda Dougall Merriman on Brenda Dougall Merriman. My Top 10 Genealogy Mysteries by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 20, 2014

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Newly Digitized Microfilms on the Héritage Portal on the Library and Archives Canada Blog. Rockstar Genealogists: Gold Medalists and Rockstar Genealogists: Silver and Bronze Medalists by John D. Reid on Canada’s … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 5

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Gail Dever

We had beautiful hot, humid weather in Montreal this Canada Day – Independence Day week. Nevertheless, I managed to spend some time on my computer and discovered some bijoux. Blogs Jacques “dit Beaumont” de Bonnevie, Acadian from Paris, 52 Ancestors #26 by Roberta … Continue reading →

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Maggots, shinplasters, and spooning at Libby prison — 150 years ago this week

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Gail Dever

More than 40 years after the American Civil War ended, my great-great-grandfather James “Jimmy” Young wrote a memoir about his experience with the 6th Connecticut Volunteers, Company K, and the months he endured in Andersonville prison. He was originally from … Continue reading →

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How my Scottish-Canadian great-great-grandfather was captured during the US Civil War — 150 years ago today

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Gail Dever

More than 40 years after the American Civil War ended, my great-great-grandfather James “Jimmy” Young wrote a memoir about his experience with the 6th Connecticut Volunteers, Company K, and the months he endured in Andersonville prison. Originally from Aberdeen, Scotland, … Continue reading →

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PBS to air new US Civil War series

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Gail Dever

Beginning April 1, PBS will broadcast a new five-part series, Civil War: The Untold Story, that begins April 1. The series, filmed on the very grounds where battles were fought, will highlight four critical battles, the causes and politics of war, … Continue reading →

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