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William Perrot
Person · 1953-present

William (Bill) Perrot was born in 1953, in Portsmouth, Virginia. He grew up in Petersburg, Virginia,. Bill graduated from Westminster Choir College Princeton, NJ, in 1975 and has been involved in school, church, and community choirs since his arrival in Nova Scotia that same year. It was in 1982 as past-president of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation (NSCF) that he met Liz Batstone who joined the NSCF as Executive Director. Liz welcomed Bill to stay with her family when they had NSCF meetings, and Bill became a friend of the Family. Bill lives in the Annapolis Valley at present, and remains active in the choral world.

Person · 1945-present

Elizabeth (Liz) Batstone was born in 1945, in Greenspond, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. Her love of choral singing started with Church and school choirs, and continued throughout her life. In 1982, Liz’ husband Munden was accepted into a master’s program at Dalhousie University, and they moved to Halifax temporarily so he could pursue his degree. While in Halifax, Liz took a job as Executive Director of the NSCF, where she met Bill. When Liz and her family moved to St. John’s Newfoundland in 1986, Liz began working with the Newfoundland Government, spending nearly 10 years as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Culture. In 1999, Liz and Munden moved back to Nova Scotia, settling in Bedford, where they remain.

Jerome H. Barkow
Person · 1944-

Dr. Jerome Harvey Barkow was a professor of anthropology at Dalhousie University. From 1981 to 1983 he worked temporarily for the Nova Scotia Government as the principal investigator for the NS Department of Health’s Advisory Committee Province-Wide Study of Children’s Services. His task was to produce a report and recommendations to the Minister on improvements to the mental health services offered to children and youth in the province. He worked with the Advisory Committee, initiated by Dr. F.R. Townsend, Director of Mental Health Services for the Department, and chaired by Judge L.E. Moir. His contract ended with the publication of the report in 1983 entitled Once More for Children: The Report of Province-wide Study of Psychiatric Mental Health and Related Services for Children and Adolescents (NS Dept of Health, 1983). After the report’s publication, Dr. Barkow returned to his professorial duties at Dalhousie University.

Rosemary MacAulay
Person · 1935-

Rosemary MacAulay, visual artist, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1935. She was educated at Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1956 and a Bachelor of Science in 1958. In 1982 she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), all in Halifax. Subsequently, she worked as an instructor in the Continuing Education Department at NSCAD 1986-1993 and at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 1990. She served on the executive of Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) Maritimes 1985-1990, co-chaired the NS Printmakers Association in 1990 and the NS Women Artists’ Network 1990-1992. She is a member of Visual Arts NS and facilitator for Tantramar Seniors’ College in 2012. She mounted solo exhibitions of her work from 1997 to 2017, and participated in group exhibitions/visual screenings from 1975 to 2011.

Walter H. Boutilier
Person · 1889 - 1942

Walter Herbert Boutilier, prominent Halifax business man and amateur film maker, was born in Halifax, NS, Canada on January 27, 1889. Following graduation from the Maritime Business College, Boutilier was employed in various capacities by the Halifax Cold Storage Company, which became the National Fish Co., Ltd. following a takeover by North Atlantic Fisheries. Boutilier was appointed director of National Fish in 1920, and operations manager in 1929. In 1937, he became vice president of National Fish, a position he held until his death. In 1913, Walter Boutilier married Lilla Beatrice Roberts, also of Halifax. In 1938 Boutilier had a schooner built in Lunenburg for the "Lilla B. Ltd.", named "Lilla B. Boutilier". The couple had no children. An avid golfer, Boutilier was a member of the Ashburn, Gorsebrook, and Brightwood golf clubs. He was a Mason, a member of the Philae temple, the Lodge of Saint Mark, and St. Andrew's Chapter, as well as a member of the Commercial Club and the Halifax Club. Walter H. Boutilier died in Halifax NS on April 21, 1942 after a brief illness.

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.

Ernesto Vinci
Person · 20 April 1898 - 7 November 1983

Ernesto Vinci was born 20 April 1898 in Germany and died 7 November 1983 in New Brunswick. He came to Canada in 1938. During the second world war, he resided in Halifax and was director of the Conservatory of Music. He later lived in Toronto, Ontario.

Ernesto Vinci
Person · 1898-1983

Ernesto Vinci was born 20 April 1898 in Germany and died 7 November 1983 in New Brunswick. He came to Canada in 1938. During the second world war, he resided in Halifax and was director of the Conservatory of Music. He later lived in Toronto, Ontario.

Scott, Rev. Jonathan
Person · 1744-1819

Reverend Jonathan Scott, a minister in the Congregational Church and author, was born on 12 October 1744 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States to John Scott and Lydia Thwing. He was their seventh child. On March 14, 1768 he married Lucy Ring, the daughter of a Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada fisherman and trader. In his early years (1758 - April 1764) he was an apprentice shoemaker to William Goddard of Roxbury, Massachusetts. After his apprenticeship ended he traveled to Yarmouth NS to be with his elder brother Moses, who had settled their the previous year. After a disappointing first visit to Nova Scotia he returned to Roxbury to work for Goddard. However, shortly after returning they split ways and Scott tried to establish his own business in Roxbury, which was unsuccessful. Thus, he returned to Yarmouth NS in April 1765. He was able to make a small salary working as a fisherman, and he started to establish himself in the community. Scott, who had been religious since childhood, started leading public worship in the fall of 1768. By 1770 he was invited to become minister, but refused because of divisions within the church on pro and anti evangelical positions. The invitation was renewed in January of 1772, and this time he accepted, because a visit from Congregational ministers from Massachusetts Solomon Reed and Sylvanus Conant had brought about more unity within the church. He was officially ordained on 28 April 1772 after rigorous examination in Middleboro. Scott was the congregational minister of Yarmouth from May 1772 until 1795, when he left for Bakerstown (Minot, Maine) to become minister there. Scott had a significant role in the great religious revival in Nova Scotia (1770's - 1790's). He became the leading spokesperson for the opposition of Henry Alline in the early 1780's. He was unable to solidify the anti-revivalist cause, which caused him to become a bitter man over the years, and his failure led to his decision to leave Nova Scotia in the mid 1790's. Rev. Jonathan Scott passed away on 15 October 1819 in Minot, Maine.

Thomas Mower Martin
Person · 1838-1934

Thomas Mower Martin (1838-1934), artist, writer, and educator, was born in 1838 in London, England to Edward H. Martin and Susan Abernethy. He and his wife Emma Nichols (1842-1911) immigrated to Canada in 1862 and eventually settled in Toronto, Ontario where he earned a living as a full-time painter in oils and watercolors. He travelled across Canada from the east to the west coasts and in the United States. He was a founding member of several art schools in Canada and was a member of the Railway Painters. In 1907 he produced a major book, Canada, with text by Wilfred Campbell. He also illustrated J. T. Bealby's book Canada published in 1909. Thomas Mower Martin continued to paint until a few months before his death in 1934 in Toronto, at the age of 95.