This is a post about the Fire Fighter Memorial, the men that are memorialized there, and the stories of those fires.
Category: Canadian Genealogy
9 Reflections on 2020
I ask myself nine questions and reflect on 2020: the most memorable year of my life.
Do you have a Chinese Immigration certificate?
When I was young, I found my father's Chinese Immigration certificate in his desk. I was confused: I knew he was born in Vancouver, BC, Canada, but the document said Department of Immigration and Colonization. Was he an immigrant? Why was he an immigrant? For pity's sake, my grandfather was born in Vancouver too. If… Continue reading Do you have a Chinese Immigration certificate?
Disenfranchised: Having, losing, and regaining the vote, a quick look at the laws 1872-1948
Come with me as I look at the exact wording of the disenfranchising laws for the Chinese from 1872-1948, including 16 links to finding original Acts and legislation in Canada.
We shall never forget – 12 posts on war and family history
My collection of a dozen posts and stories for Remembrance Day
The cemeteries of New Westminster, BC, from the BC Pen to Woodlands, and the ones under the high school
This is a post about the various cemeteries serving historic New Westminster, including the ones under the high school, and those used by hospitals and prisons: Essondale, Woodlands, BC Pen, Oakalla.
Announcing: the Summer contest winner
Announcing the winner of the Past Presence August contest: an AncestryDNA kit!
Chinese Immigration Act Case Files: Finding aids at LAC
In this blog, I explore the finding aids for Chinese Immigration Act Case files at Library and Archives Canada
PSST: I’m going live on the radio on Canada Day!
Catch me LIVE on CBC Radio, July 1st
Getting published in the Sing Tao Daily – 24 Jun 2020
My article in the Sing Tao Daily is published. I can't read it in Chinese but I have tools I'll share with you, plus a personal memory of the Sing Tao.