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The Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society will hold its annual dinner meeting on Wednesday, 20 April 2011, at 6:00 pm at the Dalhousie University Club. Anne Marie Jonah will present a talk entitiled Small Pleasures: Gifts and Trade in Personal Correspondence between France and Louisbourg."

Each session begins with a short business meeting. All are welcome to attend. For details, please contact the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.

On Tuesday, 5 April 2011, Dr. Dr. David Creelman, Department of English, UNBSJ, will present the sixth and final paper of the 2011 Atlantic Canada Seminar Series, titled "The Other Half: Prose Fiction in the Fiddlehead."

The talk will take place on the UNB campus in Tilley Hall, Room 028, from 7-8:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.

The Newfoundland Historical Society will be holding its free Annual George Story Lecture on Thursday, 31 March 2011 at 8:00 pm at Hampton Hall, Marine Institute on Ridge Road.

This months’ lecturer will be Gerald Pocius, who will be speaking about “Newfoundland’s Material Culture and the Rise of Heritage.” Refreshments to follow.

Parking is free and everyone is welcome to attend!

Joyce Rankin will speak at the next meeting of the Old Sydney Society on 24 March 2011, 7:30 PM at the Centre for Heritage and Science (the Lyceum) 225 George Street Sydney.

The title of the talk is "The Company Houses of Kolonia, Whitney Pier: Home to Polish and Ukrainian Workers at the Sydney Steel, 1900 to 2010."

The annual Labour History Workshop of the Canadian Commitee on Labour History will be hosted by the Labour History in New Brunswick project and focuses this year on New Brunswick. The event will be at a downtown venue in Fredericton on Sunday, 29 May, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Information on the programme and registration (advance registration helps in planning) are available at the Labour History in New Brunswick website and also at the Canadian Commitee on Labour History website.