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Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia Logotechnicians

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This society was created in 1979 as a means to bring together the members, along with a selection of guests, for an evening of bonhomie, good food, and fine wines. Created at the Graduate House of Dalhousie University, the BFSNSL originated as a university-related dining club. Its primary concentration for speakers and guests is the history of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Provinces.

Known informally as "The Funis", the membership currently (June 2008) stands at nine gentlemen, who are joined annually by the nine ladies who constitute "The Funettes". The annual meeting consists of a dinner held in [2] Paradise, Nova Scotia.

The Society's web page can be seen at http://funis.webng.com/

Members are:

The Society's guest speakers have included two former provincial premiers: Henry Hicks (Premier of Nova Scotia 1954-56 and Joe Ghiz (Premier of Prince Edward Island 1986-93); Dr. David R. Jones, a writer[4][5] and authority on the Soviet Military and editor of the Soviet Armed Forces Review Annual[6]; Robert E. Kroll, playwright and author[14][7]; and several other academics, politicians, winemakers, historians and writers.

One of the members' papers presented to the Society (on the reconstruction of the Richmond district, now known as the Hydrostone) can be seen at the Nova Scotia Public Archives [8] and has been referenced on the Halifax Explosion website: http://www.halifaxexplosion.org

References

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  1. ^ ISBN 978-1551095738
  2. ^ Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills, December 2007
  3. ^ Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol 19 No 2 pp 61-77
  4. ^ Jones, David R. 1986. Soviet Concepts of Security, article in Air University Review Nov-Dec 1986 [1]
  5. ^ Jones, David R 1985. The Advanced Guard and Mobility in Russian and Soviet Military Thought and Practice, Academic International Press, ISBN 978-0875690858
  6. ^ Academic International Press, ISBN 978-0875691008
  7. ^ Kroll, Robert E, 1985. Intimate Fragments: An Irreverent Chronicle of Early Halifax, Nimbus Press, ISBN 978-090852424
  8. ^ Smith, David G. 1981. Reconstruction of the Richmond District. Typed manuscript, research paper, presented to Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia, April 1981, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Manuscript Group 27, Vol. 9, No. 8, 6 pp.