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Author : William Baillie Hamilton
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0802075703
"Atlantic Canada" covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Author : George Henry Armstrong
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066352622
The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada is an engaging geographical study penned by Canadian author George Henry Armstrong. This book presents an intriguing exploration of the stories behind Canada's place names, enriching our understanding of the country's diverse cultural heritage. Armstrong's thorough research and clear writing style make this a fascinating read for geography enthusiasts and curious readers alike.
Author : William Baillie Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 0802004717
"Atlantic Canada" covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Author : William B. Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000058292
Author : Alan Rayburn
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802082939
Discover how some of Canada's most unusual place names came to be. Seventy-six essays, including fifteen new to this edition, updated to include changes, corrections, and new names to the year 2000.
Author : Thomas J. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : YALE:39002046464658
Author : George Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : UOM:39015016751706
Author : Alan Rayburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019291504
Place Names Can Provide Valuable Insight Into a variety of fascinating aspects of geography, history, languages, cultures, and customs of a particular region. Ontario, with its extensive overlay of place names with connections to the British Isles, differs markedly in place-name characteristics from Canada's other regions, especially those which have been historically imprinted with the French language and culture. In this, the first wide-ranging review of Ontario's physical and cultural place names, Alan Rayburn has selected 2,285 from the province's 57,000 official toponyms including all 815 municipalities, as well as unincorporated places with populations exceeding 75, and a large selection of the more prominent lakes, rivers, islands, points, hills, mountains, and highways. Rayburn sets the record straight on the origin of many names including that of Toronto, which does not mean 'place of meeting, ' but reflects the transfer of the Mohawk description of fish weirs in The Narrows between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. He points out that Kitchener would still be Berlin but for the First World War, and Fort William and Port Arthur might have become Lakehead in 1970 if the ballot had not been rigged in favour of Thunder Bay. Rayburn also deals with an impressive array of names of Aboriginal origin including Niagara, Muskoka, Penetanguishene, Temagami, Nipigon, Oshawa, and Wawa. He explains that Batawa does not fall into this category: it would be a case of 'putting the shoe on the wrong foot' as Rayburn expresses it. Diplomatically he reveals the correct origin of Bastard Township. An informative and entertaining overview of the mosaic of Ontario's toponymy, Place Names ofOntario will rank among the finest of North American place name studies and will appeal to academic and general readers alike.
Author : David Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Atlantic Provinces
ISBN : 1771083263
A collection of unusual place names from the four Atlantic provinces! The origins of each of these 477 strange names are explained and any notable or quirky history is described in detail. Of course, many of these names become “unusual” only when they are at a distance from the place of their origin. Joe Batt’s Arm, for example, may seem unusual to a Manitoban (not to Newfoundlanders!). Pokemouche could sound odd to an Ontarian (but familiar to New Brunswickers!). This book also includes little-known facts, trivia, and occurrences from the Atlantic provinces, and also 18 mini-biographies of famous, infamous, and not-so-famous-but-still-interesting Atlantic Canadians.
Author : David Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : 0986537012
Author : Susan Hughes
Publisher : Maple Tree
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1894379497
The book traces the place names of Canada in order to look the places, peoples and events that made the country what it is. Place names highlight the incredible diversity of the country, and some are plain wacky, too.
Author : William F. Ganong
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1964-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487597375
The Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada for the years from 1929 to 1937 included a series in nine parts of important papers on "Crucial Maps" which have been a frequent source of reference ever since for students of the history of discovery and of early cartography. Their author, William Francis Ganong, had a life-long interest in the natural and human history of his native province, New Brunswick. Although he was primarily a botanist, with four full-length books and an amazing number of articles to his credit, it was through his series of monographs in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada that the breadth of his interests became known. For over fifty years he contributed almost annually to the Transactions the results of his systematic investigations into New Brunswick's physiography, aborigines, early explorations, wars and settlements. Crucial Maps, which concluded in 1937, was the last series of articles. Ganong was the first investigator to employ a critical classification of maps based upon groupings by period and type, although the cartography of Canada's east coast had earlier been introduced by Baron Alexander von Humboldt. Ganong's contributions to cartography are enormous: for example, his reconstruction of Cabot's voyages, while all may not agree with it, is a masterpiece of inductive analysis which will remain a model in historical research; his chapters on Gomez, Verrazzano and Fagundes are still the chief secondary sources on these discoverers. There have been notable additions to the bibliography of discovery and maps since Ganong wrote; recently published works as well as the complete file of Ganong's correspondence with his fellow cartographer, G.R.F. Prowse, were consulted by Theodore E. Layng, Map Division, Public Archives of Canada, in preparing the commentaries which accompany this edition of Crucial Maps. These commentaries, with Mr. Layng's introduction, also provide an interesting sketch of Dr. Ganong and his work. Another important feature of this edition is the index prepared by William Morley of the John Carter Brown Library. In much of his work Ganong was a pioneer, and, while subsequent studies have reached different conclusions on some points, many of his results have seldom been challenged. Students of the present and future will still use and quote from Crucial Maps. Royal Society of Canada Special Publications No. 7
Author : G. P. V. Akrigg,Helen B. Akrigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : British Columbia
ISBN : UOM:39015051121401
Author : Ernest G. Mardon,Austin Mardon
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781897472170
This expanded third edition of Community Names of Alberta, gives a comprehensive description of community names of Alberta. Tracing the etymology of Alberta's communities provides a significant historical and cultural insight into Alberta's phases of history. Complete with locations, this book details the origins of community names in Alberta.
Author : G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg,Helen Akrigg
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780774841702
Elephant Crossing. Houdini Needles. Miniskirt, Tickletoeteaser Tower, and Why Not Mountain. These are just some of the many names of places, rivers, mountains, and lakes that you will come across in the newest edition of British Columbia Place Names. This classic which, in its various editions, has sold over 29,000 copies, covers about 2,500 geographical features, cities, towns, and smaller communities in the province. The book abounds with fascinating historical facts, stories, and remarkable characters involved with the names of towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains, and islands. The selection was determined by the geographical importance of the feature as well as story of the naming. In the introduction the authors deal with the stages by which B.C. acquired its place names, the history of research into those names, and the categories into which they fall. The latter range from the honorific and commemorative to the comic and disrespectful. Aboriginal names receive particular attention. The location of each place is clearly indicated and the text is accompanied by detailed maps. Brief biographical accounts of persons with places named after them as well as an abundance of anecdotes make this a fascinating book for browsers and an invaluable resource for historians.