Updates: January 1 to June 30, 1996
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June 28, 1996:
250th Anniversary:
On June 28, 1746, more than two months after Battle of Culloden,
Flora Macdonald helped Charles Edward Stuart escape to Isle of Skye
{+} Dunblane Memorial pages updated;
{+} Clan Campbell pages updated;
{+} Clan MacKay pages updated;
{+} Clan Murray pages updated;
June 18, 1996:
{+} Article on Clan MacKay Pipers added to the Clan MacKay pages.
June 16, 1996:
{+} History of Scotland pages: Links to Massacre at Glencoe on ALMAC
June 14, 1996:
First Anniversary of the beginning of Summer Odyssey (14 June 1955)
On eve of Official Opening:
G-7 Summit, Halifax, NS (15 June 1995)
In The London Free Press, London, Ontario: June 14, 1996
David Dauphinee's Internet Column reviews four sites, including
our
Scottish Heritage in New Scotland (Nova Scotia) website:
May 31, 1996:
87th Anniversary: Middleton, NS, incorporated as a town, 31 May 1909
On May 31, 1996, our website for Scottish Heritage in New Scotland (Nova Scotia) was included in the
Metro Halifax Tourist Guide
under
Other Nova Scotia Sites.
We are honoured to share in promoting Nova Scotia, with its Scottish
Heritage, via Halifax Tourism.
May 14, 1996:
41st Anniversary of first train to cross Canso Causeway (14 May 1955)
{+} Additional pages added to Main Menu: Accolades, Visits, Connectors
{+} Dunblane Memorial updated; Class Picture, Dunblane Primary added.
{+} Link: Georgia Regents of Clan Douglas homepage, in Douglas pages
{+} Balmoral Castle Pages updated
{+} Computer Chair Travel to Scotland pages updated
May 9, 1996:
4th Anniversary of Westray Mine Disaster: on 9 May 1992
An explosion in the Westray Mine in Pictou County killed 26 men
The /Culture/ link was closed. The URL to our Scottish website is now:
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/FSCNS/ScotsHome.html
May 8, 1996:
51st Anniversary of VE Day:
on VE Day, 8 May 1945
Germany signed unconditional surrender; WWII ended in Europe
{+} Rennovation of clan homepages completed; to display Mayflower,
provincial flower of New Scotland (Nova Scotia), on each first page
April 23, 1996:
430th Anniversary: Birth of William Shakespeare, 23 April 1564
William Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday, 23 April 1616
{+} Link to UK Ordnance Survey: Gazetteer of Place Names
--- (added to History of Scotland; Scotland Travel)
{+} General grooming of website.
April 19, 1996:
{+} Submitted URL to search engines:
--- InfoSeek, What's New Too!, EINet Galaxy, Starting Point
--- Web Crawler , Digital Alta Vista, Apollo
--- World Wide Worm, New Rider WWW Yellow Pages, NASCA - What's New!
--- Open Text Web Index, Inktomi, Whole Internet Catalogue
April 15, 1996:
73rd Anniversary: on April 15, 1923
Nova Scotia highways changed from left hand to right hand drive
{+} Installed section dedicated to Searching for Scottish Ancestors.
{+} Added links to genealogical resources; Scotland and New Scotland
- Nova Scotia Surnames website: by Parker Barrington, Halifax, NS
- Compilation of links for genealogical research in the UK.
April 12, 1996
50th Anniversary of Moose River Mine Disaster
{+} Links to Wales resources; added to section on Celtic Countries
{+} Section on Battle of Culloden expanded
{+} Section for "Musings of Alasdair McKay" re-organized and expanded
April 12, 1996:
Awarded "10" award
Castle Duart added to Castles section
Directories shortened ...
April 11, 1996:
April 10, 1996:
Castles Eilean Donan and Urquhart installed in clan pages;
also in Castles of Scotland
Battle of Culloden pages commenced.
April 08, 1996:
Expanding section of MacKays during Clearances
-- includes poems, and testimonies of MacKays who were
eye-witnesses to the Clearances
Expanding section re Highland Clearances
Similarity of Nova Scotia Clearances featured.
April 06, 1996:
Section for the Castles of Scotland installed in History of Scotland
Section for MAcKays during Clearances installed under
Clansfolk of Clan MacKay
April 05, 1996:
95th Anniversary of Floral Emblem Act, authorizing the Mayflower
(Trailing Arbutus) as official flower of Nova Scotia: April 05, 1901
Canadian Newspapers Online added to Canadian links
URL submitted to New Page of the Day
Sections set up for the Writings of MacKay clansfolk
April 02, 1996:
51st Anniversary: opening of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge: April 2, 1955.
-- third bridge over Halifax Harbour, between Halifax and Dartmouth.
Biography of Alasdair McKay added to Musings of Alasdair McKay
Grooming of site ongoing
Nova Scotia Links are revised
March 26, 1996:
75th Anniversary of launch of The Bluenose
at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: 26 March 1921
Page set up for Sutherland Clearances
March 23, 1996:
Addition of Memorial page for the children of Dunblane
Dunblane Memorial GIF from Highlander Web Magazine added to first
menu page, and to the clan or family page for each child lost at
Dunblane.
March 22, 1996:
Rampant Scotland Index link added to Scotland Travel page
Addition of more than 250 Scottish Clans and Families in Nova Scotia
is now complete .... index pages are revised. We now have 448 clan
and family pages on this website.
March 20, 1996:
144th Anniversary of publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 20 March 1856,
an influential anti-slavery novel, by Harriet Beecher Stoew.
She wrote Sunny Memories in Sutherland after visiting Dunrobin Castle,
but ignored the plight of clansfolk during the Highland Clearances.
Donald MacLeod wrote his book Gloomy Memories in Sutherlandshire,
an account of the Highland Clearances, in response to Stoew's text.
Musings of Alasdair McKay section added to Clan MacKay pages.
They are linked into the Current Topics between Scotland and New Scotland.
Alasdair's comments on visiting castles of Scotland, and on the Scottish
flag are installed.
March 18, 1996:
Addition of more than 250 Scottish Clans and Families in Nova Scotia
begins ....
March 14, 1996:
Amanda's Poem added to Military section of Clan MacKay
Main URL: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/FSCNS/ScotsHome.html
included in Rampant Scotland Index, Culture Section.
March 11, 1996:
Main URL: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/FSCNS/ScotsHome.html
Submitted to the Alta Vista, and Web Crawler.
March 09, 1996:
Tales of Ranald MacIntyre section opened, with two tales installed.
March 07, 1996:
40th Anniversary of registration of Nova Scotia tartan
at the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh: March 7, 1956
Links to clans at ALMAC completed.
March 04, 1996:
Material added, to Clan MacIver (MacIvor) home pages.
February 26, 1996:
Clan MacCullough added to clans pages.
February 25, 1996:
Links between Clans on this site, to Clans on ALMAC in
Grangemouth, Scotland, have been completed. Additional pages for links
for 71 Scottish families and clans not on this web site have been
installed.
February 22, 1996:
Added another tale by Tom McRae
Jimmie Goldie and the Three Baer Brothers
February 16, 1996:
96th Anniversary of the severest storm during "Year of the Big Snow"
February 15-17, 1905
Following Clans have been added:
February 11, 1996:
177th Anniversary of first Opening of Legislature in Province House.
(February 11, 1819). The Earl of Dalhousie was Governor.
Other clans have URLs shortened
February 04, 1996:
URLs for clan pages have been shortened
Clan Chattan Group
MacDonald Group
Clans of MacAlpine
connecting links in former clan pages have been installed.
Link included to pages re Rabbie Burns.
February 1, 1996:
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February 1, 1996:
{+} Added link to Gaelic Centre in Rogart, Sutherland to Gaelic Pages.
{+} Ground Hog Day, with Scottish couplet, added
January 31, 1996:
153rd Anniversary: On January 31, 1843
Dalhousie College (on Grand Parade, Halifax) was formally opened.
{+} Links to images in the Books of Kells removed from Ireland section
--- (No longer available from Univ of Newcastle on Tyne server.)
January 28, 1996:
{+} Added Rabbie Burns poem re haggis to Haggis files
January 25, 1996:
{+} Shortening of URLs for clan home pages begins.
{+} Rabbie Burns Information added to Scottish Poets
January 12, 1996:
{+} Added Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone
{+} Added information and photos re Balmoral Castle
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