June 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of BIFHSGO's inception. Follow the News specifically for this anniversary year.
In celebration of this milestone, at monthly meetings we will feature our members’ achievements over the past three decades. Presentations “From the Vault” will be reprised and “Spotlight on BIFHSGO” talks will report on projects done by our dedicated volunteers to create the many resources on our website.
Treasures from the Past 30 Years, on the linked page, highlights Anglo-Celtic Roots articles and presentations from BIFHSGO conferences and monthly meetings.
And … watch this space to learn how YOU can contribute to our 30th anniversary activities.
News!At the June 2024 meeting we will celebrate the launch of our 30th anniversary year. Looking forward, we will review the anniversary plans for the coming year. Looking back, there will be time to reflect on our accomplishments, to celebrate those who have contributed to our success over the years. Some of our early members and inductees to the Hall of Fame will be joining us. And there will be cake! Stay tuned for the results of the 30th anniversary writing competition coming this fall! The winning entries from the 30th anniversary writing contest will be featured in issues of Anglo-Celtic Roots journal. 30 Years Ago This MonthOn 15 June 1994, the founding members of our society held a meeting at which the creation of a history group within the Historical Society of Ottawa was proposed. These founding members were Gary Bagley, Bob Campbell, Ken Collins, Jim Heal, Jack Moody, Gerry Neville, Brian O'Regan, Alan Rayburn and Fem Small. Don Whiteside, who had played a key role prior to this, had sadly died the previous fall. |
SpotlightThroughout this 30th anniversary year, join us for presentations spotlighting BIFHSGO volunteers and the projects they have worked on over the years—such as the Middlemore Collection, Bernardo’s Ups and Downs magazine and other home children indexes, and No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station soldiers’ biographies. Learn what others have done and you may think of a way you too can contribute! |
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14 September 2024 |
Middlemore Children: In Their Own Words Home children in Canada have been the focus of extensive research and writing for many years, but rarely have we heard the children themselves. Drawing on the records of Middlemore‘s Children’s Emigration Homes, Patricia Roberts-Pichette and Glenn Wright let the children speak of their hopes, fears and experiences in coming to Canada as young immigrants. Patricia Roberts-Pichette and Glenn Wright are both longtime members of BIFHSGO. Patrica began her work on the Middlemore project in 2001, and Glenn Wright is thrilled for the opportunity to explore and bring to life the experiences of home children in their own words. Register to watch online or join us in-person at Knox Presbyterian Church |
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From the VaultsAs part of our 30th anniversary year, four members are reprising the outstanding presentations they gave before we started recording the monthly talks. Watch for these excellent presentations in the 2024–2025 season. |
12 October 2024 |
Travels With My Aunt: Adventures in Europe, 1914 Presenter: Barbara Tose Barbara Tose will reprise her story of the adventures her great-grand-aunt Nellie had in Britain and Europe during the summer of 1914. Barbara weaves the stories from Nellie’s 30-page letter to her brother with the momentous events of that summer leading to the start of WW I. Register to watch online or join us in-person at Knox Presbyterian Church |