2Fik Self-Portrait 2015 After reacting as an Arab, I then reacted as an artist. To me, an artist who dies for their art is nearly the most beautiful expression of their success. This is where my obvious love of drama and theatrics becomes apparent. Moreover, as cheesy as it sounds, Charb’s affirmation resonated with me: “I’d […]
Category Archives: Conditions for Community Health
Antigonish Jail closes January 2015
The new 196-bed Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Priestville, Pictou County, near New Glasgow and Thorburn, is set to open next month and will replace both the Amherst jail and the 17-bed Antigonish Correctional Facility. “This week, we began transferring offenders,” said Tim Carroll, superintendent of the new Pictou County jail. “By the end […]
The Book of Negroes makes TV debut Wednesday, January 7, 2015 on CBC TV
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/the-book-of-negroes-makes-tv-debut-wednesday-on-cbc-tv-1.2891161 The miniseries The Book of Negroes, based on the acclaimed novel by Lawrence Hill, and filmed in Nova Scotia, traces the journey of Aminata Diallo, who is taken by slave traders from West Africa to the U.S., her life through the American Revolution, escape to Canada (Nova Scotia near Shelbourne) and her ultimate freedom in […]
Genealogist Stephen White to talk about Pomquet’s Founding Families, January 11, 2:00 p.m.
Well known genealogist Stephen White Author of“Dictionnaire des familles Acadiennes“ will speak on the founding families in Pomquet with emphasis on the founding women and using mitrochondrial DNA testing to establish maternal lines going back to the first women in Acadie Àt la SASC Pomquet (next to the Glebe House) 1154 Monks Head […]
Come From Away on Land and Sea, CBC, January 4, 2015
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/More+Shows/Land+and+Sea/ID/2645849603/ This first episode of CBC’s Land and Sea, broadcast on January 4, 2015 and entitled Come From Away, is tagged as “Sometimes it takes a ‘come from away’ to breathe new life into struggling rural communities.” The Maritime communities this episode focuses on include: Little Sand, Prince Edward Island (PEI); Inverness, Cape Breton; and […]
Main Street Antigonish, c 1950
Main Street, Antigonish, c 1950. Photograph Courtesy of Mary Rose Wong This photo was taken from an upper floor of a building on the South Side of Main Street. Any speculations? Many of the photos in Mary Rose’s collection were taken by her mother, Molly Wong. Her unusual perspective allows us to see […]
What are you doing on New Year’s Eve?
Who remembers dancing to this 1947 song, made popular by Margaret Whiting? Who was singing/playing this in Antigonish? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-f1HcY4gAs
Wong Family Christmas, 1950s
WONG FAMILY CHRISTMAS, 1950s Photograph: Courtesy of Mary Rose Wong Who is the little girl in the sailor suit? Does anyone remember wearing a sailor suit dress? And how about black patent shoes with straps? Or how about the old-fashioned Christmas tree lights? They would be banned today, as energy inefficient. And have you noticed […]
Girlfriends 1950s
GIRLFRIENDS L-R: Junior Wong, Patricia Wong, Frances MacMillan, Karin Alex Fleurin. Photograph: Courtesy of Mary Rose Wong Mary Rose Wong provided additional details about this photo. The Wong family lost Junior in the tragic fire of 1961. The 5 and 10 store in the background was also known as the Green & White. Who else […]
Object: Photo. Modern Photographs: The Thomas Walther Collection 1909-1949
Max Burchartz, “Lotte (Eye)” (1928), gelatin silver print, 11 7/8 x 15 3/4 in (30.2 x 40 cm), the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection, acquired through the generosity of Peter Norton (© 2014 Artists Rights Society [ARS], New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn) (all photos courtesy of the Museum of Modern […]