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*Canada Gazette -[http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ ''The Canada Gazette''] (1998-2007)<br> | *Canada Gazette -[http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ ''The Canada Gazette''] (1998-2007)<br> | ||
*Library and Archives Canada - [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-newspapers/index-e.html Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers | *Library and Archives Canada - [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-newspapers/index-e.html Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers ] <br> | ||
*Canadian War Museum - [http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml Democracy At War: Canadian Newspaper and the Second World War]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012).</ref> | *Canadian War Museum - [http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml Democracy At War: Canadian Newspaper and the Second World War]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012).</ref> | ||
Newspapers are also being digitized and made available on the internet. | Newspapers are also being digitized and made available on the internet. The [http://bcdlib.tc.ca/links-subjects-newspapers.html British Columbia Digital Library] lists over 40 websites of Historical Newspapers which include newspapers in Austria, Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. | ||
Many historic newspapers are available to search and browse at [https://news.google.com/newspapers Google News Archive]. | Many historic newspapers are available to search and browse at [https://news.google.com/newspapers Google News Archive]. | ||
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The most recent change in birth announcements deals with parents who have different last names, either because they are not legally married or because the mother has retained her birth name. | The most recent change in birth announcements deals with parents who have different last names, either because they are not legally married or because the mother has retained her birth name. | ||
:''Abicht-Warder: Walter and Hilary are pleased to announce the | :''Abicht-Warder: Walter and Hilary are pleased to announce the birth of Alexander Harry Lewis Abicht on August 11, 2002, at Kingston General Hospital, Alexander is the grandson of Marshall and Betty Warder of Kingston and Harry and Helga Abicht of Waterloo. ''('''Globe and Mail, 24 August 2002''')<br> | ||
It is helpful that the baby’s last name is clearly stated (which it often is not), since in modern families there may be some uncertainty on the subject. The residences of the grandparents will make some future genealogist happy, since it makes tracing them easier. | It is helpful that the baby’s last name is clearly stated (which it often is not), since in modern families there may be some uncertainty on the subject. The residences of the grandparents will make some future genealogist happy, since it makes tracing them easier. | ||
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Actual accounts of the wedding may include descriptions of the flowers and clothing, the bride’s dress getting detailed attention. <br> | Actual accounts of the wedding may include descriptions of the flowers and clothing, the bride’s dress getting detailed attention. <br> | ||
:''The bride was daintily attired in a gown of lilac georgette, with white accessories and madonna hat. | :''The bride was daintily attired in a gown of lilac georgette, with white accessories and madonna hat. She was attended by Mrs George harris, who wore an attractive swagger suit. ('''Medicine Hat News, '''11 October 1935)''}} <br> | ||
The unusual vocabulary (‘daintily attired’) is again in use. Some of the words—georgette, swagger suit—might require use of a thirties fashion dictionary. Extensive reading of weddings from the past reveals that many brides did not wear the huge white dresses which are universal today, but chose something more affordable, or which might be used again. The | The unusual vocabulary (‘daintily attired’) is again in use. Some of the words—georgette, swagger suit—might require use of a thirties fashion dictionary. Extensive reading of weddings from the past reveals that many brides did not wear the huge white dresses which are universal today, but chose something more affordable, or which might be used again. The fabrics vary from time to time also, with satin popular in the 1930s, peau-de-soie everywhere in the 1960s and new man-made textiles appearing now. <br> | ||
An ad for Eaton’s from the same issue of the ''Medicine Hat News'' offers “Attractive celanese crepe affairs with long bias cut skirts neatly belted with charming novelty belts. A bewildering variety of delightful styles—puffed and cape sleeves—velvet touches—contrasting colours. Sizes 4 to 20. Each $1.95.” Aside from the cost, this ad offers a number of unknown things to think about (celanese crepe, cape sleeves, bias cut skirts) and an interesting range of sizes. It can also provide a discussion point for a family history interview; one observer said that her mother (who died in 1940) was very fond of cape sleeves, and pictures of this woman from the 1930s show her almost always wearing them. <br> | An ad for Eaton’s from the same issue of the ''Medicine Hat News'' offers “Attractive celanese crepe affairs with long bias cut skirts neatly belted with charming novelty belts. A bewildering variety of delightful styles—puffed and cape sleeves—velvet touches—contrasting colours. Sizes 4 to 20. Each $1.95.” Aside from the cost, this ad offers a number of unknown things to think about (celanese crepe, cape sleeves, bias cut skirts) and an interesting range of sizes. It can also provide a discussion point for a family history interview; one observer said that her mother (who died in 1940) was very fond of cape sleeves, and pictures of this woman from the 1930s show her almost always wearing them. <br> | ||
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For a two o’clock funeral to appear in the same day’s paper, the account was certainly written ahead of time. There are several interesting points in this obituary: | For a two o’clock funeral to appear in the same day’s paper, the account was certainly written ahead of time. There are several interesting points in this obituary: | ||
* | * Mrs. May’s own name never appears in it | ||
* | * She had a stepmother (her father is named as surviving her, but not her mother, but among the floral tributes is one from ‘Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Crump’); since her mother died only the previous Tuesday, is it possible the parents were divorced? | ||
* | * Her one sister is named as Mrs. Thourlborn in the survivors, but as Mrs. Thurburn, a more likely possibility, among the flowers | ||
* | * ‘A beautiful pillow’ is a reference to a form of funeral flower now rarely seen; in those days there were a number of standard elaborate floral arrangements, often given by family members, but now usually considered too costly to produce | ||
* | * Mrs. May was buried from a funeral home, at a time when most funerals were still conducted at home | ||
==== Cards of Thanks ==== | ==== Cards of Thanks ==== | ||
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