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Manson
« on: Monday 07 April 08 13:05 BST (UK) »
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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Re: Manson
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 08 April 08 02:51 BST (UK) »
The Birth and Death of The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (1932-1936)
http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_CRBC.html

History of Radio
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radio

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Re: Manson
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 08 April 08 17:35 BST (UK) »
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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Re: Manson
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 17 May 08 23:14 BST (UK) »

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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Re: Manson
« Reply #4 on: Monday 19 May 08 21:48 BST (UK) »
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

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Re: Manson
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 20 May 08 03:44 BST (UK) »
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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Re: Manson
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 24 May 08 18:31 BST (UK) »
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.
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Re: Manson
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 14 July 16 22:44 BST (UK) »
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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Re: Manson
« Reply #8 on: Monday 18 July 16 22:48 BST (UK) »
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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