Nicholas Guitard will do a presentation for the Carleton County Historical Society at Connell House, located at 128 Connell Street in Woodstock, on June 12th (tonight) at 7 pm.
Quote from Nicholas Guitard:
Quote from Nicholas Guitard:
An
exploration into the historical work of William Francis
Ganong
transformed into a journey of discovery. I quickly recognized that little is
known about Ganong and that I could awaken the conscience of New Brunswick
to his important contribution to this province and to Canada. Thus began “On
The Trail Of Ganong”.
transformed into a journey of discovery. I quickly recognized that little is
known about Ganong and that I could awaken the conscience of New Brunswick
to his important contribution to this province and to Canada. Thus began “On
The Trail Of Ganong”.
Biography of William Francis Ganong:
Born
in Carleton (now West Saint John), New Brunswick, on 19 February
1864, he
was one of seven children of James Harvey Ganong and Susan E.
Brittain.He
received his B.A. in 1884 and Masters degree in 1886 from the
University
of New Brunswick. In 1887, he received an A.B. from Harvard and later a PhD from the University of Munich in 1894. Ganong was appointed an assistant
instructor in botany at Harvard and in 1894 went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts as a botany professor and eventually appointed director of their Botanical Gardens. He retired in 1932. With his death in1941, New Brunswick lost one of our finest scholars.
Ganong had a great affection for New Brunswick’s history and natural history. As a teenager, he began serious explorations of the rivers and coastal areas of the province. This investigation continued throughout his life. Summers were spent tramping through brush and over mountains researching and documenting the natural history and physiography of the province. His expeditions were epic, but unfortunately to the detriment of popular acceptance, his work was scientific and unknown to many. So strong was his drive that he pushed the limits of his energy and intellect. His character would disallow satisfaction and he would persist to revisit topics looking for minute areas to correct or append. There would always be revisiting, recalculating and insuring correctness of facts. “He was so conscientious in his work that he spared himself no trouble in order to be correct.
of New Brunswick. In 1887, he received an A.B. from Harvard and later a PhD from the University of Munich in 1894. Ganong was appointed an assistant
instructor in botany at Harvard and in 1894 went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts as a botany professor and eventually appointed director of their Botanical Gardens. He retired in 1932. With his death in1941, New Brunswick lost one of our finest scholars.
Ganong had a great affection for New Brunswick’s history and natural history. As a teenager, he began serious explorations of the rivers and coastal areas of the province. This investigation continued throughout his life. Summers were spent tramping through brush and over mountains researching and documenting the natural history and physiography of the province. His expeditions were epic, but unfortunately to the detriment of popular acceptance, his work was scientific and unknown to many. So strong was his drive that he pushed the limits of his energy and intellect. His character would disallow satisfaction and he would persist to revisit topics looking for minute areas to correct or append. There would always be revisiting, recalculating and insuring correctness of facts. “He was so conscientious in his work that he spared himself no trouble in order to be correct.
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