The Punch "Festschrift"
Dr. Terrence Punch (1937-2017) was well-known in Nova Scotia as a master genealogist. He was known for his radio talks, the speeches he made, the number of people he knew, and his deep, long-term, organizational involvements, but he was also a prodigious writer with a resumé of publications running to a hundred pages. We are honouring him with a book of essays.
Terry was one of the founders of GANS, its President from 1982-1988, and a regular contributor to The Nova Scotia Genealogist journal for many years. During the year after his death, we organized a commemorative talk by a colleague of his, Dr. Bruce Elliott of Carleton University.
We announced then that we wanted to prepare a "festschrift" in his honour. At its best, a "festschrift" is a scholarly collection of writings which helps the reader understand the intentions of the honouree and helps carry that work forward, exploring the directions and possibilities in which the scholar's work may be built out by others.
Since that announcement, we have moved forward with a volume containing nine articles written by leading scholars for this purpose, plus a complete bibliography of Terry's work. Drs. Peter Ludlow and Paul Armstrong are co-editors, and they have jointly written an introduction to the book. GANS is the publisher.
The graphic design and printing costs have been subsidized with donations from Terry's friends, colleagues, and admirers to bring this project to fruition. There will be a Book Launch Event on September 20, 2026 in Halifax. If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us.
The volume has now been printed, and it was released in April, 2026, now available for purchase and shipping.
(Title Page, Copyright page, Table of Contents, Contributors)
(Paul Armstrong & Peter Ludlow, "Introduction", 6 pages)
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