In our first episode, we will be a conversation with Brother and Sister Genealogis Team Lynda Villanova Gleason and Larry Villanova from Connecticut as they discuss their mother’s life in an Orphanage in Halifax in the 1930’s - Forty’s and how her memories of Halifax and her love for the Church that ran the Orphanage she was placed in 1939. In 2019 this lead them to visit Nova Scotia in search of How They Got Here and how they discovered how her Love for that Church was a connection built almost 2 centuries earlier in her family history.
Places Mentioned in This Episode
Halifax: St. Pauls Church, St Paul’s Home for Girls Tower Rd. Public Gardens
Lunenburg: St. John’s Anglican Church
Surnames Mentioned in This Episode
Rafuse, Moreau, Miller, Boutilier, Villanova, Gleason
People of Historical Significance Mentioned in This Episode
Queen Elizabeth “Queen Mother”
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
South Shore Genealogical Society,
Ancestry and Ancestry DNA
Music: TRIBUTE TO O'CAROLAN by Luna Bujalesky
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Upcoming Episodes
Dec 9, 2020 - A Purpose for Everything
Importance of Setting Goals and Objectives
Dec 23, 2020 - Holiday Show
Holiday Traditions / Memories - Gift Ideas for the Genealogist in Your Family
Jan 6, 2021 - New Years
What are your Family History Resolutions
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