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Interesting discussion on an NDSS site recently that mention the Wheatsheaf Inn.
Any members of this site have any memories of the Inn?
Wheatsheaf Inn
Interesting discussion on an NDSS site recently that mention the Wheatsheaf Inn.
Any members of this site have any memories of the Inn?
Last edited by Zelley10; 11-16-2005 at 04:54 PM.
Hey Zelley10, what article are you talking about? The one by history students? Is it online?
Haslam Mill & 2003 Malaspina History Class
Not sure where I saw the details, likely while looking for the Haslam name in Nanaimo. Try Google - Haslam Mill.Originally Posted by riverrat
The "Anglo Saxon" jive talk & Malaspina
Re the Haslam Mill story, my only criticism was the reference to Anglo Saxons. the Angles and the Saxons settled different parts of dear old England. Some may have mixed and mingled with the Celt-Roman types,
but that would be pure speculation. East Anglia (mainly Suffolk & Norfolk]
are mainly named after our Angle kin folk but there was also a Dane influence. Many of the Scottish types that settled in Canada likely were a combination of Scots & Picts. But a few surving Spaniards, after there run-in
with Drake, Hawkins, Lovell and other olde salts, likely mixed and mingled with the various groups around the British Coast.
Last edited by riverrat; 12-04-2005 at 01:25 PM.
Haslam Mill
Follow-up wonder if you or others managed to read about Haslam's Mill
in the years 1890 - 1899.
Beyond the mills, mines, NDSS, and pre-2005
As it has been a while, wondering if key Nanaimo events of 2005 could or should be added to this thread.
The Nanimo paper did a good job of their specila Remembrance Day section.
Let's see, what happened in 2005? My memories are dim already. :
- There was a big fire in Burns Bog, the largest undeveloped urban landmass in North America. Nanaimo was smokey from it.
- The Queen of Oak Bay plowed into Sewell's Marina in Horseshoe Bay. Nobody was injured.
- I heard there was headway in national aboriginal affairs, but I wasn't sure exactly what happened. I just looked around BC's and the Canadian government's sites, as well as some native organizations like the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, and the Native Women's Association of Canada. But I didn't find anything to justify the sense of accomplishment I'd got wind of. There were articles about big meetings between feds, provincial groups, and aboriginal organizations, but I can't say I found a collective affirmation of real progress. Can anyone shed more light on this?
Last edited by riverrat; 07-24-2006 at 07:55 PM.
hey grayden
Hey Grayden!
Wasn't one of your Grandfathers Mayor of Nanaimo? I found this link you might find interesting.
Past Mayors of Nanaimo
This thread kicks butt!! I loved the little bit on Anglo Saxons. I'm a bit Jute me self.
Our Celt side
What about our Welsh/Irish Celt connections?
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