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Edgar Archibald
Edgar Spinney Archibald, (May 12, 1885 – January 23, 1968) was a Canadian agricultural scientist. He was the Director of the Dominion Experimental Farm between 1919 and 1950. Between 1951 and 1952, he was the Senior Food and Agriculture Organization Officer for the United Nations. From 1954 to 1955 he was the Agricultural Advisor to the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture. In 1950 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. On 11 June 1947, the Chilliwack Progress newspaper from Chilliwack British Columbia Canada published an article and picture of Dr Archibald. The newspaper wrote that Archibald had been recognized for his outstanding achievements in experimental agriculture by the Geographic Board of Canada. The Board named Mount Archibald in the Yukon Territory after Dr Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, industries include fishing, and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries. History Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, the region was known as "Keespongwitk" meaning "Lands End" due to its position at the tip of the Nova Scotia peninsula. European settlement The region was visited in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain, who named it "Cap-Fourchu", meaning "forked or cloven cape." The first Europeans to make a settlement on these shores were the French Acadians. They set up a small fishing settlement known as "Tebouque" in the mid 1600s and by 1750 the population was 50 people. During the Seven Years' War, New England Planters settled at what is now the town of Yarmouth in 1759; the grantees were from Yarmouth, Massachusetts and they requested that Yarmouth be named after their former home. Yarmouth was founded on June 9, 1761, when a ship carrying three families arrived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
