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Pictou Literary and Scientific Society.

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The Pictou Literary and Scientific Society was established by a group of Pictou residents on December 8, 1834 with the aim of improving the members' knowledge of science and literature through weekly lectures and discussions. The officers of the society, as stated in the 1836 "Rules of the Pictou Literary and Scientific Society," included a president, two vice-presidents, a secretary and treasurer, and a four-person management committee.

The society’s lectures covered a range of topics reflecting the knowledge and interests of its membership, with the exceptions of religion and politics. Among the notable speakers welcomed by the society were Dr. Thomas McCulloch and a young William Dawson.The society drew to a close due to waning interest and held its last meeting on April 12, 1855.

Pictou Academy Debating Society.

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Pictou Academy was founded in 1816 by the Reverend Thomas McCulloch. Prior to the twentieth century, it was a liberal nonsectarian college, a grammar school, an academy and then a secondary school. A debating society was founded in 1908.

Petheric Press

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  • [ca. 1967]-1984
Petheric Press was founded by William Hue McCurdy, a graduate of Dalhousie University and former president and owner of McCurdy Printing Co. Petheric was located in Halifax and was one of the first small publishing companies in Nova Scotia, active from about 1967 to 1984. The press specialized in Nova Scotia history books of non-fiction and in 1971 began publishing The Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly, which featured works by Thomas Raddall, W.R. Bird, and Evelyn Richardson, among others. In 1981 the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS) assumed management of the serial and changed its name to The Nova Scotia Historical Review and its frequency to twice yearly.

Paul Cram Orchestra

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  • [1985]-
The Paul Cram Orchestra was first formed in Toronto in 1985. The group put out a Juno- nominated album "Beyond Benghazi" with guest saxophonist Julius Hemphill. Cram reformed the ensemble in Nova Scotia in 1997. Its members included Cram (leader, composer/arranger, tenor sax, clarinet), Don Palmer (alto sax, soprano sax, flutes), Jeff Reilly (bass clarinet, clarinet), John Scott (electric cello), Rick Waychesko (trumpet), Tom Walsh (trombone), Steven Naylor (piano/keyboard/sampler), John Gzowski (guitar), Al Baculis (electric bass), and Dave Burton (drums). The new group played many re-arranged compositions from the original Orchestra, the Hemispheres ensemble, and the Upstream ensemble, and also produced original works. The reformed Paul Cram Orchestra debuted at the Atlantic Jazz Festival in 1998. They completed multiple Canada-wide tours; the first in 2000 and the second in 2001 to accompany their record put out under the Victo label, "Campin Out". They embarked on third Canadian tour in 2002 and upon completion, recorded their second album 'Walkin the Wall".

Pacem in Maribus Convocation.

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Pacem in Maribus, meaning "Peace in the Oceans," is an annual conference that was first organized through the efforts of Elisabeth Mann Borgese in 1969. With assistance from the government of Malta, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, the conference was created as a forum for discussion on the law of the sea, marine science, and the denuclearisation of the seas, to be attended by diplomats, international and national civil servants, industrialists, fisheries experts, oceanographers, economists, and the like. Since the first conferences in Malta, Pacem in Maribus has played a crucial role in the formulation and promotion of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and has been hosted by a variety of countries, including Mexico, Japan, Algeria, Yugoslavia, China, Sri Lanka, and Canada. Pacem in Maribus conferences are attended by delegates from the developed and developing world and are regarded as important events for discussing the world's oceans and the potential of its resources to sustain humankind.

P. Jurgenson

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  • 1861-
The P. Jurgenson publishing firm was established in 1861 in Russia by Pyotr Ivanovich Jurgenson, with assistance from Nikolay Rubinstein (brother of the pianist, Anton Rubinstein). In 1867, the company added a printing plant, and, starting in 1870, began to purchase several smaller Russian publishing companies. By the time of his death 1904, P. Jurgenson was the largest publishing house in Russia. His sons, Bors and Grigory Jurgenson took over the company following his death, until is expropriation by the Communist regime in 1918. In 2004, the company reverted to the P. Jurgenson name.

Oxford University Press

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  • 1478-
The Oxford University Press predominantly published academic books from the sixteenth to nineteenth century, before moving into commercial publishing under the directorship of Charles Cannan and Humphrey Milfrod. Its music department was established in 1923 under Hubert J. Foss.

Outlook

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Ontarion

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Ontario

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One Way Rider.

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One Way Rider is a recording artist known to have made sound recordings at Solar Audio.

Oliver Ditson Company

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  • 1783-1937
The Ditson publishing company traces its beginnings to Ebenezer Batelle, who sold music from his "Boston Book Store," starting in 1783, thus making Ditson's the oldest publishing firm in the United States. After passing through several different hands, it was sold to Samuel H. Parker in 1811, for whom Oliver Ditson worked as an apprentice in 1823. Ditson bought out Parker after the latter's death in 1842, changing the name of the company to Oliver Ditson. After his death in 1888, it became the Oliver Ditson Company with various subsidiary firms in New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Chicago. In addition to scores, the publishing firm also published an American music periodical which underwent various name changes, from Dwight's Journal of Music in 1868 to The Musician in 1901. It ceased publication in 1919. Oliver Ditson Company operated in Botson until it was sold to Theodore Presser of Philadelphia in 1937.

Oland's Brewery Limited

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Olands Brewery Limited was a brewery based in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was a subsidiary of Oland and Son Limited. Robert Keltie founded a brewery in Saint John in 1833. In 1848 Keltie partnered with Simeon Jones to operate the brewery and it was named the Simeon Jones Brewery. Jones' sons bought the brewery in 1892 and renamed it the Red Ball Brewery. In 1918, George Bauld Oland bought the brewery from the Jones family for $31,000 and became President of the company, while John Culverwell Oland became the head brewer. Geoffrey Oland eventually took control of the company from George Bauld Oland. Sidney C. Oland was a member of the Board of Directors. In 1958, the company ran into financial difficulties and Oland and Son Limited agreed to assume the liabilities of the company. It became a subsidiary of Oland and Son Limited and was renamed Olands Brewery Limited. The brewery primarily brewed Olands Export Ale for sales and distribution in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

In 1964, a state of the art brewery was built in Lancaster, New Brunswick to replace the aging Red Ball Brewery in Saint John. The $4-million brewery significantly increased the brewing capacity of Oland and Son. The company existed until June 1, 1971 when Oland and Son Limited sold its brewing assets to John Labatt Limited. John Labatt Limited merged the brewing assets of Oland and Son Limited and its affiliated companies into Oland's Breweries (1971) Limited and continued to operate the Halifax and Saint John breweries. See the Oland's Breweries (1971) Limited series for more information. After the sale, Olands Brewery Limited became Lindwood Holdings (N.B.) Limited, a subsidiary of the investment and holding company Lindwood Holdings Limited. See the Lindwood Holdings series for more information.

Oland's Brewers Grain and Yeast.

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Oland's Brewers Grain and Yeast was incorporated in Nova Scotia on May 23, 1961 to sell by-products from the brewing process to farms and grain dealers and brokers. Through an agreement with Industrial Estates Limited, a crown corporation of the Government of Nova Scotia, a grain drying plant was built on Young Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was officially opened on January 17, 1963. The company dried wet, or "spent" grains used to brew beer and packaged and sold them to farmers for bulk cattle feed. It also handled brewer's yeast. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Oland and Son Limited and was managed out of the head offices of Oland and Son Limited at Keith Hall on Lower Water Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

On December 29, 1961, Oland's Brewers Grain and Yeast purchased Lindwood Farms and Northfield Farms from Sidney C. Oland for $257,127.49. Prior to this purchase, Sidney Oland had been acquiring land to increase the size and capacity of the farms. At the time of the sale, the farms occupied over 4500 acres of land in Hants County and Halifax County. Alex Lamond was General Manager of Lindwood Farms and he continued to live on and manage the farm under Oland's Brewers Grain and Yeast.

Oland and Son Limited, the parent company to Oland's Brewers Grain and Yeast, sold its brewing assets to John Labatt Limited on June 1, 1971. After the sale, Oland's Brewers Grain and Yeast became Culverwell Holdings. See the Culverwell Holdings series for more information.

Oland's Breweries (1971) Limited.

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Oland's Breweries (1971) Limited was a brewing company established in Nova Scotia in 1971. The company was established as a subsidiary of John Labatt Limited after Oland and Son Limited sold its brewing assets to the John Labatt Group. Bruce Oland remained President of the company and Don remained a Director. Victor Oland's sons Sidney and Peter became general managers. The company operated the breweries in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick and continued to brew Oland's Export Ale, Schooner Beer, A. Keith and Son India Pale Ale, and other products brewed by Oland and Son Limited and its affiliated companies. Many of the executives of Oland and Son continued to work for Oland's Breweries (1971), including Norman Stanbury, Robert Merchant, and R.D. Mussett, and many of the plant employees remained with the company as well.

In 1977, the company dropped the (1971) indicator and changed its name to Oland Brewery Limited. It remains a subsidiary of the John Labatt Group. After the sale, Oland and Son Limited became Lindwood Holdings Limited, an investment and holding company. See the Oland and Son Limited and Lindwood Holdings Limited Series for more information.

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