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Source Library and Archives Canada ON THIS DAY April 15, 1912... The RMS Titanic sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, a mere five days after leaving on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England. Some 700 of the 2200 people on board survive; 1500 are lost. There are more than 20 Canadians aboard the ship when it hits an iceberg, including Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Railway, his wife Clara, and his daughter and son-in-law, Orion and Thornton Davidson. Hays and his party are travelling home to Montréal and plan to attend the grand opening of the Château Laurier Hotel in Ottawa on April 26, 1912. The two women survive the sinking, but both men perish. The RMS Carpathia will bring the survivors to New York City, while many victims will be brought to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Enjoy this lovely day and be glad that it isn't 1886!

Sergeant Baltej Singh Dhillon, a Sikh, is the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer allowed to wear a turban. The decision will be challenged three years later, and the Canadian Human Rights Commission will uphold the right of Sikh RCMP officers to wear turbans.://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/onthisday/Pages/march.aspx#tab15

Please see the following from Valerie Hickey: Hello, I am the Chair of the Long Point Biosphere Reserve. We enhance community and ecosystem well-being and unite people with nature. I'm messaging you to see if you can provide the history of Indigenous peoples who lived and hunted in Norfolk County - Attawandaron, Anishnabec, Mississaugas of the Credit, others - and any Treaty details you may know of, other than what we can find online. Our goal is to share conservation knowledge using both Western and Indigenous perspectives. Hope you can help? Other than the Norfolk Archives, can anyone out there give her some guidance?

Please contact your councilors before it's too late.

Sad news from the Norfolk Historical Society Jim Pond, a great friend of the NHS, passed away last Thursday. Jim was an ardent researcher, a dedicated volunteer, a longtime member and past Board member of the NHS. He cared deeply about the Society and the Eva Brook Donly Museum. We will miss him.

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Norfolk Historical Society opposes further cuts to Norfolk County’s museum budget. For the past 9 months, all of Norfolk County’s museums have been closed, with one being eliminated. There is no plan to reopen any of the museums until February of 2021, even though every county bordering Norfolk has opened theirs. ... At the December 8 meeting of Norfolk County Council, further reductions to the museum budget were suggested. One of the suggestions for savings was the elimination of another museum. The NHS believes that all of Norfolk’s museums, and the Archives at Eva Brook Donly can and should be opened as soon as possible, and should be maintained for the benefit of their respective communities. Council is considering its options for its January 6-7 deliberations. Another closure should not be one of them. If you believe in the value of preserving and supporting our county’s unique heritage, please contact your Councillor. Contact info for mayor and council: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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The Norfolk Historical Society (NHS) is seeking dynamic, forward-looking, community-minded individuals to serve on its Board of Directors. The NHS mandate is, and has been for 120 years, to advocate for and work towards the preservation and promotion of Norfolk County's unique history and heritage, not only for current residents, but also for generations to come. Our Board meets every two months, and members are expected to be active participants in our activities and proj...ects. If you believe that you can help us in carrying out our mandate and can bring unique skills to our organization, or if you have any questions about us, please contact [email protected], and tell us why you would like to be part of this important work.

Norfolk County museums to remain closed. Haldimand, Brant, and Oxford museums have reopened.

Source: Canadian Space Agency October 5, 1984 Marc Garneau takes off aboard the Challenger space shuttle and becomes the first Canadian in space.... The astronaut will go on two other space missions, in 1996 and 2000. During his career, he will spend almost 680 hours in space.

Welcome to Norfolk County Heritage and Culture's new video series Carved in Stone. Carved in Stone is an exploration through our community cemeteries to tell th...e fact-based stories of the everyday people who once called Norfolk County home. Our second episode highlights King Lake Cemetery in Houghton and features the story of Emeline West, Silver Cross mother. Thanks for joining us, for liking and for sharing our important social history. We will remember them. Port Dover Harbour Museum Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum Norfolk County Archives & Eva Brook Donly Museum Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre

Source: Canadian Space Agency October 5, 1984 Marc Garneau takes off aboard the Challenger space shuttle and becomes the first Canadian in space.... The astronaut will go on two other space missions, in 1996 and 2000. During his career, he will spend almost 680 hours in space.

Museums in Haldimand, Brant, Oxford and Elgin are open. Norfolk's museums and archives are closed. Please contact your local councilor and request that ours be opened.

Museums in Haldimand, Brant, Oxford and Elgin are open. Norfolk's museums and archives are closed. Please contact your local councilor and request that ours be opened.

The Parliament of Canada passes legislation giving some women the right to vote in federal elections. This right is limited to women who are British subjects; 21 years of age or older; and the wife, widow, mother, sister or daughter of any person, male or female, living or dead, who had served in the military. Another law grants the right to vote to some 2,000 military nurses, known as Bluebirds, stationed in Europe. After the 1917 election, the government will extend this right to all non-Indigenous Canadians who are British subjects and 21 years of age or older.

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We have number of copies of The Brant County Illustrated Historical Atlas for sale at $20-25.00 apiece. If you are interested in a copy, please contact [email protected].

September 18, 1949 Montréal jazz pianist Oscar Peterson makes his debut at New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, he will be awarded the Order of Canada in 1973. In 2010, a statue of Peterson seated at a piano will be erected in his honour outside the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

This Day in History: July 17, 1976 Montréal hosts the first Olympic Games in Canada. Canadian athletes will win 11 medals. Two of the most memorable athletes from the games: Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci and American decathlete Bruce Jenner.... Montréal mayor Jean Drapeau, determined to bring the world to his city, started his Olympic bid on a visit to Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1963. Drapeau was also involved in bringing Montréal the Métro subway system, the Expo 67 world's fair and the Expos baseball team. https://www.cbc.ca//the-montreal-olympics-the-summer-games

This Day in History 1608: Samuel de Champlain founds the city of Quebec. https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca//vie/interet/champlain.aspx

This Day in History 1608: Samuel de Champlain founds the city of Quebec. https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca//vie/interet/champlain.aspx

This Day In History 1984 - Pierre Trudeau steps down as Prime Minister after 15 years. He was a polarizing figure to many Canadians, who either loved him or hated him. Few were neutral about Trudeau.... Below is one of his most famous confrontations. His actions during the October Crisis of 1970 were seen by some as those of a dynamic, strong leader. Others saw them as a worrisome abuses of power. His phrase "just watch me" would define much of his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUq9b1XTa0

This Day In History 1984 - Pierre Trudeau steps down as Prime Minister after 15 years. He was a polarizing figure to many Canadians, who either loved him or hated him. Few were neutral about Trudeau.... Below is one of his most famous confrontations. His actions during the October Crisis of 1970 were seen by some as those of a dynamic, strong leader. Others saw them as a worrisome abuses of power. His phrase "just watch me" would define much of his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUq9b1XTa0

This Day in History, June 27: 1789 French Revolution: King Louis XVI orders the nobility and clergy of the Estates-General to meet with the Third Estate, by then called the National Assembly. This was the true start of the French Revolution, which would change Europe, and the world.

This Day in History: 1789 French King Louis XVI rejects the demands of the Third Estate, calling itself the National Assembly, during the opening stages of the French Revolution What could possible go wrong?

This Day in History 1815: the Battle of Waterloo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDZGL1xsqzs

This Day in History June 16, 1946 The Canadian government deports 3,964 formerly interned individuals to Japan. The American ship S.S. General M.C. Meigs sets sail for Japan with the Japanese-Canadian and Japanese-American deportees aboard.... Mackenzie King's government decided that Japanese-Canadians, who had been interned during the Second World War, would not be permitted to return to the Pacific Coast because of concerns about their national loyalties. They were given only two choices: move east of the Rocky Mountains, or go to occupied Japan. In 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will apologize on behalf of the Canadian government for the internment and subsequent deportation. He will also repeal the War Measures Act, making similar occurrences in the future impossible. - from Library and Archives Canada

This Day in History 1815: the Battle of Waterloo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDZGL1xsqzs