Under Construction scheduled for completion April 8 2010
Presidents Message
Update from the Museum Committee
Nancy More, Chair:
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Old Sydney Society will hold its Annual General Meeting and Elections to the Board of Directors at 7:30 pm, Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science. 225 George Street, Sydney, NS.
Members who are interested in volunteering to serve on the Board of Directors can contact the Nominating Committee at 539-1572 or by email: oldsyndneysociety@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Old Sydney Society Winter Lecture Series
| January 28: |
Ken Donovan. "The Marguis de Chabert and Canada's First Astronomical Observatory in Cape Breton 1750-51." Or watch live on the web at the address below http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-marquis-de-chabert-and-canada-s-first-astronomical-observatory-in-cape-breton-1750-51 |
| February 25: |
Matt Cook " Murder or Suicide? The Mysterious Death of Edie Brailsford, Dominion, 1923." |
| March 25: |
Donnie Ward " James McConnell: Cape Breton Businessman, Politician, Entrepeneur and Humanitarian, 1873-1957." |
| April 22: | Paul MacDougall, "Between the Ropes: An Overview of Cape Breton Boxing, 1940 t0 1960s." |
Cape Breton Naturalists Society News
Winter Schedule 2010
February 10: Birds of the 18th Century in Cape Breton, A Louisbourg Perspective - Ken Donovan
March 10 : Galapagos Islands - Dave Harris
April 14: Humming Birds - Blake Maybank
Meetings begin at 7:30 pm at the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science, the Lyceum 225 George Street Sydney.
It's Alive
The Old Sydney Society in cooperation with the Fortress of Louisbourg have experimented with a live webcast of the October and November monthly lectures. With the technical assistance of Blaine Aikins from the Fortress of Louisbourg the lectures audio and video have been streamed live to the web using the ustream.tv live video website. There have been over 100 visitations to the site during the meetings with over 20 users remaining on the site to watch and listen to the lectures. The sessions are archived on the UStream site so if you are interested in viewing:
Archaeologists Becky Duggan and Bruce Fry, 22 October 2009, The title of the talk is: "The Louisbourg Battlefield in 1758: From Documents to Terrain" http://www.ustream.tv/channel/louisbourg-battlefield-1758
Andrew Renyolds ''Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species, Reception and Reaction in 19th. Century Nova Scotia'' http://www.ustream.tv/channel/charles-darwin-reception-and-reactions-in-nova-scotia-in-the-19th-century
Website Updated
The Old Sydney Society has updated its web site as part of the upgrade to the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science, local firm ICON Communications created the design. New pages have been added and OSS staff have received training so that we are able to update the web site in house. One change to occur is that the Society newsletter will be available on the Old Sydney Society web site at www.oldsydney.com. We would appreciate any comments and information to be added to the site.
Special Event for Old Sydney Society Members
Old Sydney Society Field Trip to the Louisbourg Battlefield Sites in 1758
Members of the Old Sydney Society are invited on a special field trip for the Louisbourg 1758 Battlefield Sites on Saturday, 12 June 2010. We will meet at the Visitor Reception Centre in Louisbourg at 10:00 am. The tour will last until 1:00 PM. Please wear hiking boots or comfortable sneakers. The 19th of June will be the alternative date, in case of rain on the 12th.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Tues., Apr. 20 - Atlantica
Thurs., Apr. 29 - Atlantica
Sat., May. 22 - Maasdam
Wed., June 2 - Maasdam
Tues., June. 8 - Maasdam
Wed., June. 16 - Maasdam
Tues., June 22 - Maasdam
Wed., June 30 - Maasdam
Tues., July 6 - Maasdam
Wed., July 14 - Maasdam
Tues., Aug. 24 - Maasdam
Wed., Sept. 1 - Maasdam
Tues., Sept. 7 - Maasdam
Sat., Sept. 11 - Crown Princess
Tues., Sept 14 - Atlantica
Wed., Sept. 15 - Maasdam
Thurs., Sept. 16 - Jewel of the Seas
Sun., Sept. 19 - Norwegian Jewel
Tues., Sept. 21 - Maasdam Eurodam
Thurs., Sept. 23 - Crown Princess Emerald Princess
Fri, Sept. 24 - Poesia
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