History in Canada
In the last post on the O'Shea Archives, I wrote about how I learned about the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal awarded to Bill O'Shea in 1992. Luckily it was located last week. Bill's wife, Helen, found it in a lock box. William A. O'Shea's Confederation medal. I was also sent a... Continue Reading →
Beryl Markham’s Great Adventure: Abingdon to Baleine, September 5, 1936 (Louisbourg Heritage Notes 11) Charles A. Burke (Edited by Bill O’Shea) In West With the Night, Beryl Markham described her Kenyan childhood and subsequent career as a bust-pilot, big game spotter, horse breeder and successful transatlantic flyer. The book enjoyed immense popularity, but despite praise... Continue Reading →
W.A. (Bill) O’Shea 1946 - 2019 Someone once remarked that we see further when we stand on the shoulders of giants. Bill O’Shea was such a giant for the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site. Bill’s career with Parks Canada spanned over 40 years beginning in Placentia and ending at Cornwall, but he is best... Continue Reading →
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division and is headquartered in Cornwall, Ontario. (from Wikipedia) Anthony O'Shea and George Pollard of the S, D and G Highlanders in England during World War Two not long before shipping out to France. Both men landed... Continue Reading →
Originally published by the Louisbourg Heritage Society in September, 2000. The Louisbourg Library - 50 Years Bill O’Shea The Louisbourg Branch of the Cape Breton Regional Library opened on October 6, 1950. It was on the ground floor of the Navy League building on Main Street. Christine MacLean was the first librarian… To read more... Continue Reading →
Published by the Louisbourg Heritage Society in May 1994. Louisbourg Navy League Hut (A Provincial Heritage Property) William A. O’Shea In May 1994 the Louisbourg Navy League building was designated a Provincial Heritage Property. Cecil Grant, President, and Michael Burke, Past President, of the Louisbourg & Area Lions Club recognized the heritage value of the... Continue Reading →
Published by the Louisbourg Heritage Society in February 1994 1995 - A Year of Commemoration By B.A. Balcom, A.J.B. Johnston, William A. O’Shea Historic Louisbourg will be a busy town in 1995. That year, the Town of Louisbourg and the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site will commemorate significant events of a colourful past. 1995... Continue Reading →
This Louisbourg Heritage Notes, was written by Jean Kyte and edited by William O'Shea. It was published by the Louisbourg Heritage Society in January 1993. “I couldn’t believe we were 25 or 30 minutes”, was the comment Ed Levy afterwards, in describing the rescue of the crew of the United States sub chaser SC-709 which... Continue Reading →
A history of the streets of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Where did their names come from? Written by William A. O'Shea (Bill O'Shea) with Helen O'Shea and Jean Kyte. Published by the Louisbourg Heritage Society in September of 1990. Download a FREE copy of Louisbourg Streets: Louisbourg Streets - by William A. O'Shea with Helen... Continue Reading →
This piece is part of the Heritage Notes series which covered local history topics and was published by the Louisbourg Heritage Society. Previous pieces about the history of Louisbourg's lighthouses were published by Bill O'Shea in the 1990's. This piece was published on August 13th, 2005. Download a free digital copy of this 8 page... Continue Reading →
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