Hello. My ggggrand parents are buried at St Alberts cemetery at Alberta, Ca. Does any one on the list live close to this cemetery? Need a lookup please!! Thank you. Viola.

Hello. Can any one tell me where i would check on line for a will in ca 1900? You see my ggggrand parents lived to be quite old. One 96 the other 98 and both born ca 1800. Tho records state Catherine was born in 1818. But who knows way back then? Thank you. Viola.

Hi folks: I'm wondering if some of you would know if the PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) indexes for will proved from 1750-1800, or the new index for wills proved in the PCC 1700-1750 are available for consultation at any family history centers or genealogical/family history society libraries in Alberta? Thanks in advance, Kay in Red Deer

Hi When I have called funeral homes I have always said I am calling from overseas and they have immediately cooperated. In most cases I am calling from overseas because I say Good morning when it is their PM and vice versa. They then have become most cooperative, Hospitals do not release records due to the privacy act. Helen Sava Aust.

Hi Linda Just phone the funeral home yourself, identify yourself, tell them you are doing family research, and they will give you the details,and sometimes the newspaper which has the obit. I have done this several times Helen Sava

Searching for any information regarding the DONALDSON family. John Donaldson born: 1844; died 1902, spouse Martha ANGUS (Martha's brothers & sisters could also of lived in the area). Children: Jessie DONALDSON spouse John Thompson Brown ANGUS & William John LEATHEM Thomas DONALDSON born 1869 Agnes Jackson DONALDSON 1870 George Norman DONALDSON Robert Newman DONALDSON William DONALDSON Henry DONALDSON Jenny May DONALDSON John Stuart DONALDSON Angus Somerville DONALDSON Martha DONALDSON Family at one time lived in City View now part of Ottawa and later moved to Wetaskiwin County, Alberta. John (Senior) DONALDSON is found on the 1901 census as an emplyee in Ponoka, Alberta Kind regards Joan Leathem - Kitwe, Zambia

Funny about getting old records. You see i tried to call the hospital in Prince Albert where my ggrandmother died. When asked the year they hung up on me. So called funeral home in area same thing happened to me. So what can i do ?? Do not need the info now as i found a few new cousins on that side of family. But people beware Hospitals an Funeral homes do not have all the answers. Plus some times they will not release it unless you meet them face to face. But how some one who was buried 30 years ago can be matched up by a person facing them i do not know. ESP i would imagine . Good luck. Viola.

I am looking for descendents of my Great Aunt Martha Fike - daughter of Samuel Fike and Permilla Losey of Osnabruck Ont. Martha and her husband Thos Steen moved to Alberta about 1911. their daughter Laura May married Clinton Alfred Bishop ' Laura wrote a short story about her family and some of the names are Bergman, Waldroff, McLennan, Erickson, Watson, Mewha, I sure would like to connect with thia family. I have much to exchange on the Fikes. Thanks. ABentley10@home.com

Would someone please help me on this. Hattie B. Cassetty died 11/15/1947 in Schuler and the funeral home in charge was Pattison in Medicine Hat. Could someone contact them for further info on her and/or see if there is an obit and where to get a copy. Linda Peshtigo, WI USA

Could SKS with access to 1955 Edmonton newspapers do a lookup for the death of WILLIAM NEWTON HALL who was buried on October 29, 1955 in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Edmonton. I believe this possibly is our missing great-uncle!!! Thanking you in advance for your help. Eva Mitchell

How many kids to day could pass this test or grown ups for that matter. Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS. USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the Salina Journal. "8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895" Grammar (Time, one hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters. 2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications. 3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph. 4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run. 5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case. 6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation. 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts./ bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? 4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per metre? 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per are, the distance around which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided. 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620,1800, 1849, 1865. Orthography (Time, one hour) 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication? 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals? 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'. 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences, cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. Geography (Time, one hour) 1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth. This gives the saying of an early 20th century person that "she/he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning. Barry H.

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Posted on: General Alberta<br>Canada Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Canada/Alberta/General/11605 Surname: ------------------------- The finding aids and indexes (not online) of the Alberta Genealogical Society lists over 120 Glover names, among them we find; A. GLOVER, died 1 Jan 1936 interred in the Mountain View Cemetery at Lethbridge. Alfred James GLOVER, 2 Feb 1921 - 8 Jul 1990 (wife = Gladys) in the Brooks Cemetery at Brooks. James Alfred GLOVER, 18 Sep 1876 - 27 Sep 1953 in the Taber Memorial Gardens at Taber. Stanley GLOVER, died 29 Jan 1999 in the Alto Rest Memorial Gardens at Red Deer. If you need further research please contact the AGS Research Group at the Edmonton Branch. Peter Link: Alberta Genealogical Society URL: <http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/abgensoc>

Posted on: General Alberta<br>Canada Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Canada/Alberta/General/11604 Surname: LENNIE ------------------------- My GGUncle George Lennie was said to haved moved to a Western Province sometime after 1940. His wife's name was Daisy. This is all I know. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks

Hello Listers: I have been trying to locate more information on my Grandmother's sister, Constance Venitia (Drum) Watson, who married Charles Stanley Scott Watson in Quebec City in April 1908 and moved to Medicine Hat Alta. of the same year. I have no idea if they had children and even if they continued living there... If any one can help me..sure would appreciate it. thanks.. Cheers Dave

I have tried, with no success, to locate the grave/other info for my great grandfather John Sibley who came to Alberta from Ontario, likely the very early 1900s. He was born in 1850 in Someret UK. I believe he joined family relatives, John Middleton Sibley who had settled at one point in Strathmore. I would appreciate any info that would lead to the date of deat/cemetery for my grandfather who likely died in the fairly early 1900s. Thanks, Linda (Sibley) Buchner

Hi; I'm searching for anyone who might be connected to the "Yates" family line from Athens (formerly Farmersville), Bastard Twp., Leeds Co., Ontario. Sue _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

Posted on: General Alberta<br>Canada Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Canada/Alberta/General/11602 Surname: HERRIMAN ------------------------- I am trying to track down relatives of Josph P. Herriman from southern Alberta. Would like to fill in some blanks in the family tree. I may be able to help with some of his ancestors from Ontario. Gordon Edwards Edmonton, Ab.

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Greetings! Hopefully someone will find the following information of interest, and will be able to provide me with some clues on the following: My great great grandparents were: Alfred Edward MABERLY Born Unknown date in England? Died between 1940-1945? Unknown location. Martha MATHESON Born Unknown date & location Died Unknown date, likely in Canada (perhaps Calgary, Alberta area) Alfred and Martha had 10 Children: -Caroline Maberly (m. Jim BARNES) -Martha Gertrude Maberly (my great-grandmother) (m. Joseph John GILLIS) Born Jan 5, 1889 in Kimberly, South Africa Died March 28, 1975 in Burnaby, British Columbia. (Burnaby is a suburb of Vancouver) -Alec Maberly (died at a young age) (m. Lillian) -Charlotte Maberly -Collier Maberly -Dorothy Maberly (m. Robert GORDON) -Emily Maberly -Frances Maberly (m. Bert HAYWARD) -George Maberly (died at a young age) -John Maberly (m. Rose) It is believed that Caroline was the oldest child, then Martha. The Maberly family moved to Calgary, Alberta in February 1908 where they settled on 19th Avenue. They built a large home on the North Hill and soon Sunday school and worship services were held in the home by April 1908. It was known as Crescent Heights Methodist Church. In the fall of 1908, Crescent Heights United Church was built on the Hill. Does anyone know if this church still exists? It is rumored that Alfred became estranged from his wife & family sometime after 1908 and it is unknown where in the world he went. Perhaps US, Mexico, or back to South Africa? I would be very grateful if anyone could provide further information about the Maberly family of Calgary. If required, more information can be found on my web site at http://www.members.home.net/jensgenealogy/index.html Best Regards, Jennifer Chidlow