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MacKinnon, Jonathan Gillis
Person · 1869-1944

Jonathan Gillis MacKinnon was born at Dunakin, near the village of Whycocomagh in 1869. He was a pioneer in the translation into Gaelic of such English works as Robinson Crusoe and Arabian Nights. He founded the Gaelic newspaper, MacTalla, in Sydney in 1892. MacTalla carried local and world news, as well as Sgeulachdan, history, proverbs, Greek mythology and a wide range of interesting correspondence. The paper ran for 12 years. In 1928 he launched a monthly magazine, Fear Na Ceilidh which he continued for two years. In his early school days, he edited the Sydney Academy Record; his later career was as Registrar of Voters and Clerk of the Sydney Civil Court. The book Old Sydney, a history of the early days in Sydney, was published in 1918. Mr. MacKinnon died in 1944.

MacEachern, Ronald

Ronald MacEachern was born and educated in Sydney. He collected songs of Cape Breton and composed music and lyrics of folk music influenced by Cape Breton and Newfoundland styles.

MacQuarrie, Gordon F.
Person · 1897-1965

Gordon F. MacQuarrie was a well-known violinist, bagpiper and composer from Southwest Margaree.

Cameron, John Allan
Person · 1938-2006

John Allan Cameron was born in Glencoe Station, Inverness County, in 1938, a nephew of the great composer and fiddler, Dan R. MacDonald. A graduate of St. F. X. University, he became a professional musician in 1968 and his career has brought him international acclaim.

MacLeod, Malcolm R.
Person

Malcolm R. MacLeod was from Sterling, Cape Breton where the MacLeod family homestead lay near the site of the famous Sterling Mine. For a time, he made his living selling cream separators and tombstones. In later life, Malcolm R. moved to Sydney.

Kuna, Michael
Person · d. 2011

Michael Kuna was the son of the late Josef and Miria (Boszniak) Kuna. He lived in Glace Bay, N.S. and worked as a coal miner for forty years in No. 2, 20 and 26 collieries. Mr. Kuna was past-president of the Ukrainian Catholic Men's Club and volunteered his time with both Glace Bay Minor Hockey and Little League baseball. He died on August 15, 2011.

Beaton, Elizabeth Dr.
Person · 1946-present

Elizabeth Beaton grew up on a farm in Antigonish County. She was educated at St. Martha’s Hospital, St. F. X. University (BA Celtic Studies), Memorial University of Newfoundland (MA Folklore) and University of Manitoba (Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Studies). She served as a CUSO volunteer in Guyana from 1967-1969, and stayed on in Guyana until 1973. She taught courses in Folklore, Geography, and Community Studies. She spent 33 years at Cape Breton University, including as a Senior Researcher at the Beaton Institute. Her primary interests have always been the culture and traditions – and relevant societal milieus -- of Cape Breton Island. This has led her to study and write about immigration and ethnic relations; the steel industry; housing as a reflection of culture and status, agriculture and the livelihood of farmers especially in Inverness County. As a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Cape Breton Studies, her current area of study and writing is on the material culture of the gaspereau fishery as a farm income supplement. She is also active on a committee dedicated to bringing farmer immigrants to Cape Breton Island. Elizabeth now spends a great deal of her time gardening, and cheering on the excellent young scholars who are involved in bringing a deeper and wider understanding of Cape Breton peoples and their respective cultures.

1913-present

Holy Ghost is the only Ukrainian church in Atlantic Canada. Officially opened in 1913 in the name of Nykta Budka, the first Ukrainian Catholic Bishop in Canada. The original Holy Ghost "Ruthenian" Greek Catholic Church burned in 1933. The following year, the parish had completed the church presently at 49 West Street in Whitney Pier, NS.

Huk, John
Person · 1928-present

Over a span of approximately forty years, Mr. John Huk collected various documents, photographs and music related to his life and career in Whitney Pier and Sydney. As a young man he worked in a records store and eventually moved to a position with the Nova Scotia Department of Social Services. John was integral in establishing and growing the Ukrainian dance movement in Cape Breton, and has been and continues to be passionate about history and the preservation of Ukrainian culture in Cape Breton. He has collected photographs, stories and documents related to Ukrainian culture in Whitney Pier. The culmination of this work is a publication titled, “Strangers in the Land: The Ukrainian Presence in Cape Breton”. Mr. Huk is an active member of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Parish in Whitney Pier, a member of the men's club, and avid gardener.

MacNeill, Mary Belle
Person · 1888-1976

Mary Belle MacNeill was born in Ingonish, Cape Breton, on May 9, 1888. A graduate of St. Joseph's School of Nursing, Mary Belle was keen to offer her abilities after the outbreak of World War 1. She enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps on February 24, 1915, and served with the 6th Canadian General Hospital unit. After the war, she continued to serve in the Armed Forces and would later serve in World War 2. Mary Belle was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for her thirty years of service. She died at Camp Hill Hospital, Halifax, on August 9, 1976.

Fitzgerald, Owen
Person · November 13, 1952-

Owen Fitzgerald was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on November 13, 1952. After attending Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, Mr. Fitzgerald moved back to Cape Breton in 1977 to start his own photography business. Owen Fitzgerald Photography Ltd and and its successor Fitzgerald Digital Ltd. (Digital Outrider) operated successfully in Sydney for almost three decades. In addition to the creation of thousands of images, the two companies published books, CD-ROMs, and e-Learning modules. Mr. Fitzgerald's photographs have been published by local news outlets as well as national and international publications such as MacLeans and TIME. The local Chamber of Commerce branch named Mr. Fitzgerald Entrepreneur of the Year in 1997.

After completing a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Cape Breton University (CBU), Fitzgerald has held a number of concurrent positions including; Director of the Membertou Entrepreneau Centre, Director of the YMCA Entrepreneur Centre, and Instructor of Digital Photography and Multimedia Development at the Marconi Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). Owen Fitzgerald is currently the Executive Director of the Mi'kmaq Economic Benefits Office of Nova Scotia.

Owen and his wife Joyce live in Sydney and have raised four children: Scott, Lori, Leanne, and John Patrick .

Chernin, Shirley
1927-

Shirley Rebecca Chernin (nee Wolfson), volunteer and community leader, was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on October 23, 1927 to Abraham and Bessie Wolfson. Upon completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Toronto in 1947, Chernin returned to Cape Breton, where she married Joseph Chernin (1924-2001) of Glace Bay. Chernin resided in Glace Bay for fifty-two years, becoming an influential member of both the Jewish community and the community at large.

A member of the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO since 1948, Chernin has served as President of the Hadassah-WIZO Cape Breton Council and as the National Executive, Regional Chairperson. Chernin also co-convened the Hadassah-WIZO Bazaar throughout its successful forty-two year span.

Playing an integral role in preserving and highlighting the history of Glace Bay's Jewish community, Chernin served as chair of the six-person volunteer planning committee for the Kum A Haym (Home Coming) in 2001. A celebration of the Congregation Sons of Israel's 100th anniversary, the event attracted more than 500 Jewish people from across North America and from as far away as the United Kingdom.

A founding member, chairperson, and participant of the Citizens Service League in Glace Bay from 1967 to 1998, Chernin helped establish the many programs implemented through the organization including Meals on Wheels and the Town Day Care Centre. Chernin also served as chairperson and board member of Cape Breton Transition House and founded and chaired Friends of Transition House. Among Chernin's many other board positions include the Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia from 1989-1992, University College of Cape Breton from 1991-1997, and both the Glace Bay Heritage Society and the Glace Bay Community Health Centre in 1999.

Chernin's volunteer and leadership roles have garnered her numerous awards and honours including the Citizens Service League "Community Service Award" in 1979, the "Community Involvement Award" presented by the Congregation Sons of Israel in 1985, the Federal Government's "Canada 125th Anniversary Medal" in 1992, the Business and Professional Women's Club's "Woman of the Year" in 1994, the Order of Nova Scotia in 2002, and the Board Excellence Award from Transition House in 2005.

Chernin has two children, daughter Marta and son Mark. She currently resides in Sydney, Nova Scotia,

CTV Atlantic
Corporate body · 1972-

CTV Atlantic consists of four television stations in the Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media.

Corporate body · 1920-1928

The British Empire Steel and Coal Company was incorporated in 1920 for the purpose of acquiring the Dominion Steel Corporation and its constituent companies, the Dominion Coal Company and the Dominion Iron and Steel Company. It continued to function until 1928 when it was taken over by the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation.

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Pichon, Thomas
Person · 1700-1781

Pichon was Secretary to the Governor of Ile-Royale from 1751 to 1753. He informed British officers on the contents of confidential documents which he took from the French. He died in 1781 at the age of 81.

Macdonald, Andrew Archibald
Person · 1829-1912

Andrew Archibald Macdonald, eldest son of Hugh Macdonald (1788-1857) and Catherine Kennedy Macdonald (ca. 1795-1872), was born 14 February 1829 at Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island. Andrew Archibald married Elizabeth Lee Owen (11 May 1835 - 12 July 1901) on 25 November 1863 in Georgetown. The couple had four children: Aeneas Adolphus MacDonald (20 November 1864 - 1920), Archibald T. G. ?Percy? MacDonald (15 April 1867 - 7 November 1948), Reginald Hugh MacDonald (2 September 1869 - 1903?), and A. Douglas MacDonald (1874 - 1921).

Andrew Archibald was educated by private tutors at home and public school in Georgetown. In 1844, at the age of fifteen, Andrew A. entered into business with his cousin, James Macdonald, at James' store in Georgetown. Following his death in 1851, Andrew A. bought the business and brought his brothers Archibald John and Augustine "Austin" Colin into the partnership under the name A. A. Macdonald and Bros. For the next twenty years, Andrew A. and his brothers carried on a general mercantile business, importing manufactured goods for sale at their stores in Georgetown and Montague Bridge and exporting grain, potatoes, and lumber to New England, Newfoundland, and Great Britain. The firm was also involved in shipbuilding and the mackerel fishery during this period.

Andrew A. held a number of prominent positions. He served as the United States Consular Agent at Three Rivers from 1849 to 1870. Andrew A. was a longtime member of the House of Assembly, serving as a representative for Georgetown from 1854 to 1870 and was a member of the Executive Council from 1867 to 1873. Andrew A. was a delegate for Prince Edward Island at both the Charlottetown Conference (September 1864) and the Quebec Conference (October 1864). His personal notes and commentary on Confederation and conference proceedings would later be published in a variety of formats. Around 1871, Andrew A. withdrew from A. A. Macdonald & Bros. and moved to Charlottetown. In 1873 Andrew A. was made Postmaster General and retained that portfolio until 1884. In that year he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1889. On 11 May 1891 he was appointed to the Canadian Senate. From this point on, Andrew A. would divide his time between Prince Edward Island and Ottawa, Ontario. He died in Ottawa 21 March 1912.

Coleman, James Thomas
Person

James Thomas Coleman was raised by his grandmother, Catherine Coleman, in the Klondyke Hotel. Mr. Coleman retained ownership of the building after Mr. McKay died.

McKeen, John
Person · 1847-1902

John McKeen (1847-1902) of Mabou, Cape Breton was the son of William and Christiana (Smith) McKeen and inherited the family home, Clayton Farm, and successful mercantile business after the death of his father in 1865.

Blakeley, Phyllis R.
Person · 1922-1986

Phyllis R. Blakeley was born in Halifax, N.S., on 2 August 1922, the daughter of Cecil Pearson Blakeley and Clara Amanda McLearn. She received a BA (1942) and MA (1945) from Dalhousie University. She taught briefly at Alexandra School in Halifax and joined the staff of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia as a research assistant in 1945. She served as Assistant Provincial Archivist, 1959-1977; Associate Provincial Archivist, 1977-1981; and Provincial Archivist, 1982-1985. She received an honourary LLD from Dalhousie University in 1977, was a member of the Order of Canada (1978) and a Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society (1979). She wrote extensively under her own name, as well as under her early pseudonym, Ruth Blake. Phyllis Blakeley died in Halifax on 25 October 1986.