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Educator, author, historian, and genealogist Terrence (Terry) Michael Punch, son of Michael and Edyth (Little) Punch, was born on January 15, 1937 in Halifax, where he lived most of his life, until his death from cancer in April 11, 2017. He married Pamela Beaulieu on October 8, 1966, and was father to Jill (d. 1987) and Sara (d. 1985), and Sean Punch. He received a BA, B.Ed. and MA degrees from Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie University, and a BA in journalism from the University of King's College. During his post-secondary studies he also served in the navy in supply and signals. He began his teaching career in 1965, and taught in several Halifax secondary schools until his retirement in 1994. In 1983 he was awarded the National Award for Canadian History and Social Science Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching in the school system, he also worked on updating Nova Scotia’s junior high social studies curriculum, and taught university courses at Saint Mary's and Dalhousie.
Throughout his career Terry Punch participated and held executive positions in a variety of organizations including the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, Halifax Charitable Irish Society, Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes, and was founding president of the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia. He was a fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society and the Royal Society of Antiquarians in Ireland. In 1987 he was awarded the Dr. Phyllis Blakeley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Federation of Nova Scotia Heritage and received an honourary doctorate from Saint Mary's in 2000. In 2010 he was awarded the Order of Canada (invested in 2011). Since 1961, Punch has published and contributed to numerous historical and genealogical periodicals and books. One of his best known works is Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia (1978). As the leading genealogical authority in the province of Nova Scotia, Punch was a regular columnist, book reviewer, and guest on several radio and television programs, including CBC's radio phone-in show, Maritime Noon since 1987.
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Contents of fonds; obituary; The Acadiensis Blog, "No ordinary teacher: A remembrance" by John Macleod, May 3, 2017.
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