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Roger Belanger
Person · 1935 -

Roger Belanger, photographer and film maker, was born in Nouvelle, Quebec, Canada in 1935. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as a photographer and was posted in Europe until 1960, when he was transferred to R.C.A.F. base Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1965 Belanger retired from the R.C.A.F. to join the Photographic Division of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax NS. During his time at the Bedford Institute Belanger did some film work, in addition to his work as a photographer. He worked on several documentary productions, including "Hudson '70" (co-production with the National Film Board of Canada) and a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary about a hydrographic survey expedition to the Canadian Arctic. Belanger became involved with the Nova Iceboat Club, founded by Richard Vine, one of Belanger's friends during his time in Halifax NS. Roger Belanger retired from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in 1991. His death date is unknown.

Rogers, Byron
Person · 1947 -

Byron Rogers is a sociologist in Ottawa, Ontario.

Rogers, John F., 1904-1965
Person · 1904-1965

John F. Rogers was born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1904. He married Ada Duggan, and they had two sons and one daughter. He worked for the Halifax Herald and Mail as a shipping reporter and later as city editor. He then worked for the Halifax Chronicle as shipping reporter and following that as their news editor. He was active in the St. Mary's Young Men's Society and the St. Mary's Boat Club. He died in Halifax on 17 November 1965.

Rogers, Oswald A., b. 1888
Person

Oswald Anderson Rogers was born 20 July 1888 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Rev. Anderson Rogers and Annie (Flemming) Rogers. He was educated in New Glasgow, NS and at St Andrew's College, Aurora, Ontario. As a young man he went to New York and appeared on the stage there and in stock theatre touring American cities. Retiring from the stage, he studied civil engineering in New York and later practised in Winnipeg and Halifax. In Halifax at the time of the Explosion of 1917, he joined the Relief Commission staff and was associated with that work for over two years. He joined the staff of Sun Life in 1925 and retired in 1932. Rogers married Anne B. Wilkins of Antigonish, with whom he had one daughter, Yvonne.

Rogers, Willam, 1811-1875
Person · 1811-1875

William Rogers was born 28 January 1811 to Benjamin and Deborah Rogers. He married a woman named Chloe and was a successful merchant and ship owner, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. William died in 1875. Following his death, his shares in several locally built vessels were transferred to his wife.

Rojo, Alfonso, 1921-
Person · 1921-

Dr. Alfonso Rojo was a member of the Faculty in Saint Mary's University's Biology Department. He joined the Department in 1961, taking a two year leave in 1968 to work as a Fishery Expert for the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). His wife, Enriqueta, was also a member of the Biology Faculty.

Upon his retirement he was appointed Professor Emeritus.

Rolf, James Henry, 1848-1937
Person · 1848-1937

James Henry Rolf was born on 24 January 1848, the son of John and Catherine (Brown) Rolf of Walton, Hants County. He sailed with a relative, John A. Rolf, on the schooner W. Starratt and in later life worked as a prospector and preemptor in the vicinity of Naramata, British Columbia. He died in 1937.