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Onondaga Longhouse resides in the Tuscarora township on the Six Nations Reserve, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. There is a private, sacred burying ground for the Onondaga Longhouse adherents, near the Longhouse. It is closed to the public and designated for indigenous peoples only. Recorded burials began in the 1930s and continued through 2020. Onondaga Longhouse is one of five lo...
Individual projects for specific cemeteries should be added under the county where the cemetery is located. Algoma District Brant County Bruce County Carleton County - including Ottawa Chatham-Kent Municipality (Kent County) Cochrane District Dufferin County
The Red River Rebellion (or the Red River Resistance, Red River Uprising, or First Riel Rebellion) was the sequence of events related to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by the Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Colony, in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba .The Rebellion was the first crisis the new government faced following Canadian Confed...
The Canadian Forces Decoration (post-nominal letters "CD") is a Canadian award bestowed upon members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service, with certain conditions. By convention, it is also given to the Governor General of Canada upon his or her appointment as viceroy, which includes the title of Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada. The decoration is awar...
The purpose of this portal is to collect and showcase all of the Geni projects on Canadian Universities. They will be listed in Alphabetical order by Province. Law Schools will be listed under their host university. The same goes for any other School or Faculty that has a project. ==Canada wide==* Military Colleges of Canada ** Royal Military College Saint-Jean (Collège militaire royal de Saint...
(Any of the text is written in Norwegian).* In this project it is stories about people mostly in the US (United States of America) who immigrated from Norway. It is added stories from Norway and Norwegians abroad. * In the profiles added to this project one find the stories about the specific person. Each person has his or her own story, and this story is unique for each and personal. The story...
The cemetery, also known as Memorial Park Cemetery , is located on 3300 Memorial Park Lane. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Ohsweken Baptist Cemetery resides on the Six Nation Reserve in Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Tuscarora Baptist Church Cemetery, this small cemetery has recorded burials from the 1880s. Ohsweken Baptist Cemetery is an active cemetery. Lot 88, Concession 115, Tuscarora Township During the mid 19th century, Baptist missionaries were granted permission from the Six Nati...
The Meritorious Service Cross (French: Croix du service méritoire ) is a decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, one of the two Meritorious Service Decorations gifted by the Canadian monarch, generally through his or her Governor-in-Council. Created in 1984, the medal is intended to recognize individuals—both Canadian and foreign—who have carried out meritorious acts bringing...
Medina Baptist Church Cemetery resides in Tuscarora Township on the Six Nations Reserve, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. The cemetery sits adjacent to the Medina Baptist Church. Recorded burials are from the 1860s through to the present. Medina is an active cemetery. Lot 88, Concession 111, Tuscarora Township 400 Chiefswood Road Six Nations, Ontario, N0A 1M0 Canada Coordinates: 43...
Mount Pleasant Cemetery The land was donated by Chief Joseph Brant, Thayendanegea of the Six Nations Cemetery Location: 703 Mount Pleasant Rd, Mount Pleasant Concession 1, Lot 5, Brantford Township GPS: 43.077364,-80.314077 Maintained by: County of Brant Links Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project Find A Grave
Saint John's Cemetery resides on the Six Nations Reserve, Tuscarora Township in Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Saint John’s Anglican Cemetery, this small cemetery was founded in 1817. The cemetery is adjacent to St. John's Church which was designated as a Historic Chapel in 2000. The original burials have been obscured by time and neglect; their residents are lost to ...
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery is located at Beavers Corner, Six Nations, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. The cemetery is also known as Christ Church Cemetery and it's church is one of five Anglican churches on the Six Nations of the Grand Rivers. The land for Christ Church Anglican was donated in 1873 by George Rokwaho Loft and his wife Ellen Konwajonhondyon (nee Smith) Loft,...
St Luke's Anglican Cemetery resides in Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canada. The earliest burials are from the 1830s and continue through 2020. This small cemetery is attached to the Parish Church of St Luke. "The Parish Church of St Luke has been a place of worship for Anglicans in Halton since 1834. It is the oldest church in Burlington. The land originally belonged to Mohawk Chief Joseph Br...
Ceylon Cemetery is located in Ceylon, Weyburn Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada. Pioneers, immigrants and their descendants have been laid to rest here.
Secret Service is any of a number of official and semi-official secret service operations conducted by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.==Overview==During the Civil War, a number of secret confederacy organizations emerged. Some of these organizations were under the direction of the Confederate government, others operated independently with government approval, wh...
This project is a sub-project for U.S. arrivals before Ellis Island opened. Please add your ancestors or other relatives who arrived during this period. ==afterwards we will work on a portal/master project!== ==Summary==* Immigration timeline By the 1880's, steam power had shortened the journey to America dramatically. Immigrants poured in from around the world: from the Middle East, the M...
This is the master project for all of the projects that are created to keep track of the Mayors in Canadian cities or towns.The following cities, towns and counties have been expanded out as part of this project and any of the profiles added to those projects should also be added to this one.= Alberta =* Calgary * Edmonton = British Columbia =* Vancouver * Victoria = Manitoba =* Winnipeg = New ...
This project is for those buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. St. Mary's Cemetery was established in 1897 after being moved from the original 1876 location at Second Street & 23 Avenue S.W. It is one of Calgary's oldest Catholic cemeteries with around 15,000 burials. The Northern portion is now known as St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery and has many notable names from Calgary's ...
The Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers recognizes the exceptional volunteer achievements of Canadians from across the country in a wide range of fields.As an official Canadian honour, the Medal for Volunteers incorporates and replaces the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. The Medal builds on the legacy and spirit of the Caring Canadian Award by honouring the dedication and commitment of v...
This is a sub-project of the Giller Prizer for Canadian Fiction. This project contains the list of the winners of the prize.==1994==* M.G. Vassanji, The Book of Secrets==1995==* Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance==1996==* Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace==1997==* Mordecai Richler , Barney's Version==1998==* Alice Munro , The Love of a Good Woman==1999==* Bonnie Burnard, A Good House==2000==* Michael O...
This project is for the nominees for the Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction. The winners of the Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction are in a separate project.==1994==Jury: Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, David Staines* Bonnie Burnard, Casino and Other Stories* Eliza Clark, What You Need* Shyam Selvadurai, Funny Boy* Steve Weiner, The Museum of Love==1995==Jury: Mordecai Richler, David Staines, Jane...
The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is an annual award given to Canada's female athlete of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) first conducted a poll to determine the nation's top female in 1933, naming golfer Ada Mackenzie the winner. The CP formalized the poll into an award in 1978, presenting their winner with a plaque. It was named after Bobbie Rosenfeld, an all-around athlete an...
This a list of all of the mayors of Calgary, Alberta, Canada starting with its formation as a town on December 4, 1884.* George Murdoch (4 December 1884 to 21 October 1886)* George Clift King (4 November 1886 to 16 January 1888)* Arthur Edwin Shelton (16 January 1888 to 21 January 1889)* Daniel Webster Marsh (21 January 1889 to 20 January 1890)* James Delamere Lafferty (20 January 1890 to 19 Ja...
Pioneers of Canada - Prince Edward Island ====History===The first inhabitants of PEI were ancestors of the Mi’kmaq. There is evidence they occupied sites on PEI as many as 10,000 years ago by crossing the low plain now covered by Northumberland Strait. Occupation since that time has most likely been continuous, although there are some indications that there may have been seasonal migrations to ...