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Catherine presenting the winner of the Anna Hamilton Outstanding Volunteer Award, Susan Hill of Cumberland County Genealogical Society, with her certificate. This year’s Anna Hamilton Memorial Award for outstanding volunteer was presented to Susan Hill of the Cumberland County Genealogical Society (CCGS). Susan is an energetic and enthusiastic volunteer who helped establish the society in 2000. She is a great role model who has volunteered for a number of projects including, but not limited to, serving on the board of the society, helping with workshops and conferences hosted by the CCGS, acquiring and accessioning archival material, preparing resource materials for…

Peter Crowell, Argyle Township Court House and Archives, and Bill Greenlaw, NS Dept. of Communities, Culture & Heritage, being presented with their wall plaque by Catherine Arseneau, President of CNSA. Left to right: Bill Greenlaw, Peter Crowell and Catherine Arseneau The 2012 Phyllis R. Blakeley Award was presented to the Argyle Township Court House and Archives for their project “An Acadian Parish Reborn. Post-Deportation Argyle – First 50 Years of Catholic Parish Records 1799-1849.” This was a partnered project with the Nova Scotia Archives who provided the technical support to host the project online. The project involved the creation of…

Cassie Cameron receives her Award from CNSA representatives in front of her display at NS Heritage Fair 2012 held at Pier 21 Canada’s Immigration Museum, Halifax, NS From left: Cassie Cameron and Patti Bannister. The 2012 Nova Scotia Provincial Heritage Fair was held at Pier 21 on 24 May 2012 and, for the third year, the CNSA presented a prize for the best use of primary sources for a history project. The Fair brings together students from around the province in grades 4 to 9. This year’s recipient was Cassie Cameron for her project “My ‘Unwritten’ Hero” which focused on…

Laurena presenting the winner of the Anna Hamilton Outstanding Volunteer Award, Madeleine McNeil of VG Nurses Alumni Archives, with her certificate and prize. The Anna Hamilton Memorial Award for outstanding volunteer was presented this year to Madeleine McNeil of the Victoria General Hospital Nurses Alumni Archives in Halifax. Madeleine, a long-time volunteer at the VG Archives, helped to develop many of the archives’ policies, attended CNSA workshops and training programs, and served on the CNSA executive committee from 1996-1998. Her work in the archives has involved arranging and describing much of the archival material in their holdings, providing reference services…