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This project represents notable West Indian Americans and Caribbean Canadians . These are Americans with origin in the Dutch-, English-, and French-speaking lands of the Caribbean. Their population of 2,532,380 accounted for 0.83% of the U.S. population in 2008.The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin. Many Canadians identify as Black even though they may have multi-ethnic ancest...
Canadian Americans is are Americans whose ancestry is wholly or partly Canadian, or citizens of either country that hold dual citizenship. The term "Canadian" can mean a nationality or an ethnicity. Canadians are considered North Americans due their residing in the North American continent. English-speaking Canadian immigrants easily integrate and assimilate into northern and western American ...
All Saints Anglican Church Cemetery resides on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. This small cemetery contains burials from the late 1850s through to 2020. Several Mohawk families have laid their loved ones to rest here. Find a Grave "Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is the main First Nation reserve of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation. The territory is lo...
{under construction}(The purpose of this project is to complement it's sister project: Francophones sur timbres canadiens , for all Canadien)* Sir-John A. Macdonald, 1c, 1927
Canadian Teachers= Pictured Right:- 1950 Canadian School Train. Pupils attend classes at Nemegos near Chapleau, Ontario Please add the profiles of Canadian teachers to this profile but please do not include any tutors. These should be added to Tutors Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments.[16] Education is wi...
Founded in 1854, Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a 343-acre (139 ha) cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The entrance and the grounds run along a part of Côte-des-Neiges road and up the slopes of Mount Royal. Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Canada and the third-largest in North America.==History and descr...
Pioneers of Canada - Newfoundland & Labrador ===History=====Aboriginal Settlement===During the prehistoric period, a group of people referred to by archeologists as the Maritime Archaic lived in the area now known Newfoundland and Labrador from about 8000 to 3200 BCE. They were followed by the Palaeo-eskimo, who lived in the region from about 2800 to 600 BCE, and then the Recent Indians, presen...
Suomesta on lähdetty siirtolaisiksi eri puolille maailmaa, Amerikkaan, Ruotsiin, Norjaan, Venäjälle ja Neuvostoliittoon sekä muihin kaukaisiin maihin. Voit lisätä projektiin Kempeleestä lähteneet siirtolaiset ja myös ne, jotka ovat myöhemmin jostain syystä palanneet takaisin. ===Kempeleen projektit===*Paikkakunta Kempele, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Suomi Kempele, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Suomi *Papit Kempel...
Wöhl / Woehl family that originated in Oberseebach, Bas-Rhin, France. A good number of them migrated to Welland County, Ontario, Canada and settled. A select number emigrated to Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA.The surname can be seen written in a number of ways depending on where they are using the name. In Oberseebach it was Wöhl and in North America and other places that have issues with ...
Introduction=This is a sub-project for the Colonial Americas Master Project .New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763. At its peak in 1712 (before the Treaty of Utrecht), t...
From the1890s to the 1930s, 1/3 of the population immigrated from the parish of Czernielów Mazowiecki and its neighbouring villages (Bajkowce, Borki Wielkie, Czernielów Ruski, Czołhańszczyzna, Kujdańce, Rusianówka, Romanówka, Stupki, and Smykowce). The purpose of this project is to help researchers connect the original settlers to their ancestors in Austria/Poland. Due to volume, this proje...
Pioneers of Canada - Nova Scotia ===People=====Settlement and Immigration===The French who established the first successful settlement of Europeans in the province at Port-Royal in 1605 named it Acadia, from the name assigned to the coast by Giovanni da Verrazzano. Lasting British settlement did not occur until the founding of Halifax in 1749 by Governor Edward Cornwallis who brought with him s...
Cimetière Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette resides in Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada. Also known over the years as: Cimetière de Loretteville , Cimetière St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette , Loretteville Cemetery , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Cemetery and St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Cemetery, this burying ground is the resting place of several great Huron-Wendat fig...
Acadia University is a predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of Acadia University Act and the Amended Acadia University Act 2000. The Wolfville Campus houses Acadia University Archives and the Acadia University Art Gallery. Acadia offers o...
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada. It was created in 1875 by a law passed by the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme and Exchequer Court Act. Since 1949, the Court has been the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. Originally composed of six justices (the Chief Justice of Canada and five puisne justices), the Court was expanded to seven justices by the cre...
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ( CCF ) (French: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif ( FCC ), from 1955 the Parti social démocratique du Canada ( PSD )) was a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in Canada. The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, agrarian, co-operative, and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstructio...
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology ( SAIT ) is a polytechnic institute in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. SAIT offers more than 100 career programs in technology, trades and business. SAIT is a member of Polytechnics Canada and one of Alberta's Top 50 Employers. Established in 1916, it is Calgary's second oldest post-secondary institution and Canada's first publicly funded technical institute.
This is a sub project under the umbrella of the War of 1812= The Battle of Queenston Heights = The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major battle in the War of 1812 and resulted in a British victory. It took place on 13 October 1812, near Queenston, in the present-day province of Ontario. It was fought between United States regulars and New York militia forces led by Roger Sheaffe , who...
Grand River United Church Cemetery resides in the Ohsweken community on the Six Nations Reserve in Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. This indigenous burying ground is also known as Grand River Cemetery and Grand River Mission United Cemetery. Burials began in the 1880s and Grand River United is still an active cemetery. Lot 88, Concession 110, Tuscarora Township This cemetery is ...
Greenbush Cemetery resides in Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario. Also known as Smith's Cemetery and Old Greenbush Cemetery, the burying ground is no longer active. The earliest, recorded interments date from the 1820s. The last burial occurred in 1952. When Greenbush Cemetery as established, the town of Brockville was known as Elizabethtown.
St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery resides on the Six Nations Reserve in the Tuscarora Township, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. This small cemetery is also known as St Paul's Kanyengeh Anglican Church Cemetery and Sour Springs Cemetery. The earliest burials are from the 1820s and continue through to 2018. "Lot 88, Concession 120, Tuscarora Township This cemetery is part of the Si...
This project has been created to house all of the Notable People in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Lionel Conacher Award is an annual award given to Canada's male athlete of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) first conducted a poll to determine the nation's top athlete, of either gender, in 1932. Separate polls for the best male and female athletes were conducted beginning the following year. The CP formalized the poll into an award in 1978, presenting their winner w...
Lorne Cemetery, also called the Church of the Epiphany Cemetery , is in a beautiful setting in a quiet area just outside the hamlet of Kingsey Station. The area was known as Lorne from about the 1890's when the Duke of Lorne stopped here while on a train trip. It has a nice fence and gate and a new sign and many old stones have been repaired. It dates from the 1870s and the most recent burial w...
Bethany Mission Church Cemetery resides on the Six Nations' lands in the historic township of Tuscarora, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. The cemetery is also known as Bethany Baptist Cemetery and Bethany Baptist Mission Cemetery. Bethany burials began in the 1950s. This burying ground is active at present. About 60 persons have been interred here. Lot 18, Concession 3, Tuscaro...