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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: spittalhill on Monday 07 April 08 13:05 BST (UK)
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Researching Donald Manson, the Scot who emigrated to Canada in early 1900s and was involved in development of radio in Canada with Marconi and then the Canadian Government. Any information on his life or career in Canada most welcome.
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The Birth and Death of The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (1932-1936)
http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_CRBC.html
History of Radio
Photograph
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radio
Janice
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Thank you, Janice. I was aware of these websites. I also know that there is a fairly extensive collection of material regarding his professional life in the National Archives of Canada, but most of it is not available online.
i know that he married Grace Quinlan in Sarnia, Ontario on 28.5.1914 and that he died on 3 Feb 1962, but that is about the extent of my knowledge of his personal life in Canada.
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You can order copies of the microfilm material through the LAC site :
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/copies/index-e.html
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You might have these links already, but thought I would put them here just in case.
Chronomedia index
http://www.terramedia.co.uk/Chronomedia/years/1919.htm
The Early Trials of Protestant Radio (1922 – 1938)
http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/q7g42k64v4g54xvp/fulltext.pdf
The Origins of Public Broadcasting in Canada
(search for Donald, for some reason it doesn’t show up when you search for Manson)
http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/u90x61704038l423/fulltext.pdf
Books
Listening in: The First Decade of Canadian Broadcasting, 1922-1932
By Mary Vipond
http://tinyurl.com/5xx6hc
The Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary
By Julie K. Petersen
(photograph of Donald Manson)
http://tinyurl.com/4wmjo3
Donald_Manson_working_as_an_employee_of_the_Marconi_Company
http://tinyurl.com/3sd39g
Lambton County GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlambto/index.htm
Granny’s Genealogy Garden
http://granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/index.html
Archives Canada
http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html
Janice
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Other than the 1911 census information ...you seem to have a lot on him already...
(I assume you must have that information, as you didn't give us an age...)
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Wow, that photo of him with all the radio equipment is awesome, Janice...you really have found a lot of information...
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Thanks Janice. There are a lot of links there which are new to me.
To JJ, he was born in Caithness, Scotland on 12 Oct 1887, so I now have his BDM. Would like to find out if he had any family.
Spittalhill
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Just found this website and curious if you have located your info. My grandfathers brother Donald went to Canada and was in radio.
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Hi Crazykiwi,
I got quite a lot of info on Donald Manson. It sounds as if he could be your grandfather's brother. What was your grandfather's name and do you have his birth details. As far as I know the one I am researching had two brothers - William and Alexander.
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Hi there spittalhall, well so far three names match what I have. I guess first I would like to know who you are in this search. From the info I have my grandfather (William) was born in 1884. I have his birth certificate and marriage certificate which give me his parents names. From what I have and researched I believe there were 2 Alexander's both passed one in infancy the other about 3 1/2. There were also 3 sisters. If you would like to PM we could exchange info :)