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Murray Macneill
Murray Macneill (also spelled MacNeill) (January 7, 1877 – February 16, 1951) was a curling, curler from Nova Scotia. He is the first skip to win the Brier, back in 1927. He began curling in his back yard while he was a boy in Saint John, New Brunswick. He was always competitive and went on to become one of the top curlers in Maritime Canada. After he became a professor of mathematics at Dalhousie University, Macneill was selected to be skip of the Nova Scotia team at the first Canadian Men's Curling Championship, held in the first week of March 1927 at the Granite Curling Club (Toronto), Granite Curling Club in Toronto. Curling games had a marathon aspect at that time, being of 14 ends duration. Macneill and his team started well, winning four of their first five games, and then, in the last draw, came back from an eight-point deficit to capture the championship, which, before the next year's event came to be known as The Brier. Macneill returned to the Brier in 1930, 1932 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maitland, Nova Scotia
Maitland, East Hants, Nova Scotia (originally known as Jean Peter's Village) is a village in East Hants, Nova Scotia. It is home to the historic Lawrence House Museum, which is part of the Nova Scotia Museum. The community was part of the Douglas Township until it was named Maitland after Governor General of Nova Scotia Peregrine Maitland (1828–34) when building the Shubenacadie Canal was first attempted (1826–1831). The Canal was supposed to start at Maitland, Nova Scotia and run through the province to Maitland Street, Dartmouth, the canal being "bookended" by two "Maitland" landmarks. History Maitland was first settled by the Acadians. After the Acadian expulsion from the region (1750), the village was eventually settled by Ulster Scots whose descendants became shipbuilders. Acadians Maitland was settled by Jean Pitre (i.e., Peters), son of Jean Denis Pitre, prior to the Acadian Expulsion. Oral tradition states that the Oak Island Graveyard was an Acadian burial ground, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
