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Town Clock- Halifax, Nova Scotia

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent had the clock built with money raised by public donations. It cost 500 pounds and was manufactured by the House of Vulliamy, of London. The clock officially began keeping time for the garrison on Oct. 20, 1803. Prince Edward was the fourth son of George III and the father of Queen Victoria. He stayed in Canada on military duties from 1791-98 and from 1799-1800.

New France - New Horizons - On French Soil in America


"To mark the 400th anniversary of the French presence in North America in
2004, France and Canada are re-creating their singular adventure and
sparking new interest in their shared history, by putting documents online,
reproduced in their entirety using the latest digitization technologies, and
making them accessible to a broad public."
 

The Congres Mondial: check these sites

www.stecroix2004.org

The Acadian flag is based on the French tri-color representing the origins of the Acadians.  The yellow star is symbolic of the Acadian patron saint, the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption.  Acadians chose their patron saint in 1881, confirmed by decree by Pope Pius XI on January 19, 1938.

Ellen Louks Fairclough- first female federal cabinet minister More information and here, too

Born in Hamilton, Jan 28, 1905. An M.P. from 1950, she was the first woman federal minister (June 21,1957), serving as Secretary of State ( 52-year-old accountant and member for Hamilton West), Minister of Citizenship and later as Postmaster General. Acting Prime Minister for 2 days in 1958.She died on November 13, 2004 at age 99.

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Seventy-one years to the date ( Oct. 18, 2000) that five Canadian women won the right to be legally declared persons, the federal government dedicated a monument on Parliament Hill to the trailblazers of social change.	The House of Commons on Thursday, December 11 1997, passed a unanimous motion to have a statue erected in honour of Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby. (*pictures) Also known as `"The Famous Five,'' these pioneers fought to have women declared `"persons'' under the law in the 1920s, making them eligible for all facets of public life. The case went all the way to Britain's Privy Council, where `"persons'' was Changed to include men and women Oct. 18, 1929. "Today we're celebrating the daughters of Canada as well as the sons," said Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, *one of 60 women currently sitting in the House of Commons. ( *in 2000) * Has pictures of the famous 5
Nellie McClung   Her Grave	The Famous Five on Parliament Hill
Literary Archives - Nellie L. McClung	Suffrage: Alberta
Nellie McClung: "Our Nell"	Law: The "Persons" Case *
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National Archives Site	The Persons Case

LAURA INGERSOLL SECORD 1775-1868 Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Laura Ingersoll came to Upper Canada with her father in 1795 and settled in this area. About two years later she married James Secord, a United Empire Loyalist, and within seven years they had moved to this site from nearby St. Davids. From here, during the War of 1812, Laura Secord set out on an arduous 19-mile journey to warn the local British commander, Lieutenant James FitzGibbon, of an impending American attack. The courage and tenacity displayed on this occasion in June 1813 places her in the forefront of the provinceís heroines. Mrs. Secordís house, a simple frame building, was restored (1971-72), and remains as a memorial to this exceptional act of patriotism.

On Friday, June 2, 1972, a provincial plaque was unveiled to commemorate Laura Secord and the opening of the recently renovated Laura Secord Homestead. Celebrations occurred at the Secord House, 29 Queenston Street in Queenston, Ontario. This plaque is one in a series erected throughout the province by the Archives of Ontario, on the advice of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board. ( Picture is from the Canada Post stamp issued in 1992.)

 

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