Hi Myrna Just wondering if there is any mention of a William Abey b. 1857 Canada West, (Ontario) and died in Melita near his home. Sorry no date His parents were William Graves Abey and Catherine Hird (Herd). Lynda

Hi Myrna, I would very much like a look-up in your Melita Town History book. I am researching KENNER from that area. Thank you. Vicki Researching: KENNER TIBBLE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myrna" <myrna.h@sk.sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] TOWN HISTORIES - MELITA & OAKVILLE | Hi | I have the Melita history book | OUR FIRST CENTURY | Town of Melita and Municipality of Arthur | Did not find mention of Mary (Milson) Speck or Mary Hannah (Speck) Seabrook | Sorry | Is there anyone else out there who would like a lookup while I have the book | out | | Myrna | Please visit our web site | JUST GENEALOGY !! | Worldwide genealogy links and Genealogy Chat Room | at: | http://www.stas.net/gen/ | | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Daniel G Dobson" <ddobson@direct.ca> | To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 1:16 PM | Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] TOWN HISTORIES - MELITA & OAKVILLE | | | > Hello From British Columbia, | > | > I would like to know if there are town histories for Melita and Oakville. | > My great grandmother Mary (Milson) Speck is buried (1927) at Melita. | > I believe she came to stay with a daughter after her husband died. | > The daughter is Mary Hannah (Speck) Seabrook wife of John Seabrook. | > Mary Hannah Speck is my grandmother's (Lydia Lovina) sister. | > >From what my father told me there are relatives still living in Manitoba. | > Other family names are Mr. & Mrs. Charles William Smith, Mr. & Mrs. | > Fred Bailey, Mr. & Mrs. Percy Hay, Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kirton, etc. | > If anyone recognizes these families please drop me a line. Thank you. | > | > Dan Dobson | > | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Victoria" <victoria@pangea.ca> | > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> | > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 10:37 AM | > Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Town Histories ? | > | > | > > Hello, | > > Recently there has been made mention of Town Histories. Would SKS be | > > able to tell me if there is one for Swan River? | > > or the Melita/Pilot Mound area, and where I might find copies. | > | > | > | > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== | > Free Webspace at RootsWeb | > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/FPhistory.html | > Create your Genealogy Website! | > | > ============================== | > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases | > http://www.ancestry.com/search | > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! | > | | | ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== | CAN-MANITOBA-L Mailing List | http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/canmanitoba.htm | | ============================== | Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases | http://www.ancestry.com/search | Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! | |

Hi Victoria Sorry no KENNER in the Melita book either Myrna Please visit our web site JUST GENEALOGY !! Worldwide genealogy links and Genealogy Chat Room at: http://www.stas.net/gen/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria" <victoria@pangea.ca> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] TOWN HISTORIES - MELITA & OAKVILLE > Hi Myrna, > I would very much like a look-up in your Melita Town History book. > I am researching KENNER from that area. > Thank you. > Vicki > > Researching: > KENNER > TIBBLE > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Myrna" <myrna.h@sk.sympatico.ca> > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 12:33 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] TOWN HISTORIES - MELITA & OAKVILLE > > > | Hi > | I have the Melita history book > | OUR FIRST CENTURY > | Town of Melita and Municipality of Arthur > | Did not find mention of Mary (Milson) Speck or Mary Hannah (Speck) > Seabrook > | Sorry > | Is there anyone else out there who would like a lookup while I have the > book > | out > | > | Myrna > | Please visit our web site > | JUST GENEALOGY !! > | Worldwide genealogy links and Genealogy Chat Room > | at: > | http://www.stas.net/gen/ > | > | > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Daniel G Dobson" <ddobson@direct.ca> > | To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > | Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 1:16 PM > | Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] TOWN HISTORIES - MELITA & OAKVILLE > | > | > | > Hello From British Columbia, > | > > | > I would like to know if there are town histories for Melita and > Oakville. > | > My great grandmother Mary (Milson) Speck is buried (1927) at Melita. > | > I believe she came to stay with a daughter after her husband died. > | > The daughter is Mary Hannah (Speck) Seabrook wife of John Seabrook. > | > Mary Hannah Speck is my grandmother's (Lydia Lovina) sister. > | > >From what my father told me there are relatives still living in > Manitoba. > | > Other family names are Mr. & Mrs. Charles William Smith, Mr. & Mrs. > | > Fred Bailey, Mr. & Mrs. Percy Hay, Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kirton, etc. > | > If anyone recognizes these families please drop me a line. Thank you. > | > > | > Dan Dobson > | > > | > > | > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "Victoria" <victoria@pangea.ca> > | > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > | > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 10:37 AM > | > Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Town Histories ? > | > > | > > | > > Hello, > | > > Recently there has been made mention of Town Histories. Would SKS be > | > > able to tell me if there is one for Swan River? > | > > or the Melita/Pilot Mound area, and where I might find copies. > | > > | > > | > > | > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > | > Free Webspace at RootsWeb > | > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/FPhistory.html > | > Create your Genealogy Website! > | > > | > ============================== > | > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > | > http://www.ancestry.com/search > | > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > | > > | > | > | ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > | CAN-MANITOBA-L Mailing List > | http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/canmanitoba.htm > | > | ============================== > | Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > | http://www.ancestry.com/search > | Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > | > | > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Canada GenWeb Awards > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6625/cgwaward.html > Vote for your favourite CanadaGenWeb site > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp >

Hi I have the Melita history book OUR FIRST CENTURY Town of Melita and Municipality of Arthur Did not find mention of Mary (Milson) Speck or Mary Hannah (Speck) Seabrook Sorry Is there anyone else out there who would like a lookup while I have the book out Myrna Please visit our web site JUST GENEALOGY !! Worldwide genealogy links and Genealogy Chat Room at: http://www.stas.net/gen/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel G Dobson" <ddobson@direct.ca> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 1:16 PM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] TOWN HISTORIES - MELITA & OAKVILLE > Hello From British Columbia, > > I would like to know if there are town histories for Melita and Oakville. > My great grandmother Mary (Milson) Speck is buried (1927) at Melita. > I believe she came to stay with a daughter after her husband died. > The daughter is Mary Hannah (Speck) Seabrook wife of John Seabrook. > Mary Hannah Speck is my grandmother's (Lydia Lovina) sister. > >From what my father told me there are relatives still living in Manitoba. > Other family names are Mr. & Mrs. Charles William Smith, Mr. & Mrs. > Fred Bailey, Mr. & Mrs. Percy Hay, Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kirton, etc. > If anyone recognizes these families please drop me a line. Thank you. > > Dan Dobson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Victoria" <victoria@pangea.ca> > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 10:37 AM > Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Town Histories ? > > > > Hello, > > Recently there has been made mention of Town Histories. Would SKS be > > able to tell me if there is one for Swan River? > > or the Melita/Pilot Mound area, and where I might find copies. > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Free Webspace at RootsWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/FPhistory.html > Create your Genealogy Website! > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Hi Bette, I couldn't find it either! Could it be that Golden Stream was one of the small towns that just died? There was one town in the Interlake auctioned off this summer. Possibly, too, it could have amalgamated with another. It must have been really close to Gladstone for the writer to have seen the headlight, even at night. On the (new) map I have, Westbourne is the only town that is even on the rail line now, and it is about 20 miles SE. Plumas is NW but it is not a straight track line. You have piqued my curiosity! If you find out, please let me know! Vicki. Researching: TIBBLE KENNER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bette Kosmolak" <kosmo@pacificcoast.net> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 2:41 PM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Golden Stream | Where is Golden Stream MB? | | It's a new one on me but I did find this on another web page. | | "Our next stop was at Gladstone and, for some reason; we sat at the | station for about ten minutes. I was quite nervous about the delay and | watched constantly for the headlight of Second No. 9 to appear behind | us. My nervousness was well founded because very shortly a headlight | showed up at Golden Stream, one station behind us." | | Also, on a web page listing rail rates, it mentions both Golden Stream | and Gladstone are the same distance from Thunder Bay, 531.7 miles and | the same distance from Vancouver, 1502.5 miles/ | | so....I expect Golden Stream is very close to Gladstone, Manitoba or | about 80 miles West of Winnipeg. | | Bette | | | ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== | Manitoba GenWeb Project | http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ | | ============================== | Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases | http://www.ancestry.com/search | Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! | |

Hello From British Columbia, I would like to know if there are town histories for Melita and Oakville. My great grandmother Mary (Milson) Speck is buried (1927) at Melita. I believe she came to stay with a daughter after her husband died. The daughter is Mary Hannah (Speck) Seabrook wife of John Seabrook. Mary Hannah Speck is my grandmother's (Lydia Lovina) sister. >From what my father told me there are relatives still living in Manitoba. Other family names are Mr. & Mrs. Charles William Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bailey, Mr. & Mrs. Percy Hay, Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kirton, etc. If anyone recognizes these families please drop me a line. Thank you. Dan Dobson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria" <victoria@pangea.ca> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 10:37 AM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Town Histories ? > Hello, > Recently there has been made mention of Town Histories. Would SKS be > able to tell me if there is one for Swan River? > or the Melita/Pilot Mound area, and where I might find copies.

Where is Golden Stream MB? It's a new one on me but I did find this on another web page. "Our next stop was at Gladstone and, for some reason; we sat at the station for about ten minutes. I was quite nervous about the delay and watched constantly for the headlight of Second No. 9 to appear behind us. My nervousness was well founded because very shortly a headlight showed up at Golden Stream, one station behind us." Also, on a web page listing rail rates, it mentions both Golden Stream and Gladstone are the same distance from Thunder Bay, 531.7 miles and the same distance from Vancouver, 1502.5 miles/ so....I expect Golden Stream is very close to Gladstone, Manitoba or about 80 miles West of Winnipeg. Bette

Hi Don, Where was your Mother-in-law travelling from? The Lake Manitoba Railway reached Dauphin in 1896, but I can't seem to find when it reached Mel. The first grain elevator was opened in 1904, so I would imagine it was sometime around then. Hopefully, some one more knowledgeable will contact you! Hope you find this helpful! Victoria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Mason" <don.mason@home.com> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:30 PM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] CAN Railway in Mackinaw | I am looking for the date that the railway first came to Mackinaw, Manitoba. | My Mother-in-law was supposed to have travelled to her new home in Mel, | Sask. on the first train travelling west from Mackinaw. I would like to know | what date that would have been. Can anyone help? | | Thanks, | Don Mason | | | ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== | Manitoba Gene Project | http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ | | ============================== | Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate | your heritage! | http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog | |

I am looking for ancestors and / or descendents of : Nellie Brown - daughter of David Alexander Brown and Lillian Bannister. She was born 8 March 1895 in Manitoba. Married W. WRIGHT from Griswold, Manitoba. They had 3 sons I have no more information Also Violet Bessie Brown - parents are the same as above - BORN 1900 AND DIED 1980 Married TAYLOR, born at Golden Stream, Manitoba (where in the world is that) on 28 September 1925 at home. I don't know where home is, but the wedding ceremony was conducted by Rev. Kennedy of Darlingford, Manitoba. There were 6 childred from this union (that I know of) EDITH BALANCE KEITH BALANCE DOUGLAS BALANCE DAVID BALANCE BARRY BALANCE SHELDON BALANCE I would appreciate any help I can get - Thanks in advance Helen (My middle name is Helen - my friends and family call me Helen - My doctor, banker and AOL call me Gladys)

> > I am looking for the date that the railway first came to Makinak, Manitoba. Don, It must have been after this: 1877, October 9 - Locomotive Countess of Dufferin arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer "Selkirk". It was brought in by the contractor Joseph Whitehead to work on the Selkirk - Emerson line and was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies." Bette

I am looking for the date that the railway first came to Makinak, Manitoba. My Mother-in-law was supposed to have travelled to her new home in Melfort, Sask. on the first train travelling west from Makinak. I would like to know what date that would have been. Can anyone help? Thanks, Don Mason

I am looking for information regarding ANNIE BROWN, daughter of David Alexander Brown and Lillian Bannister, born 27 March 1893 in Manitoba and died 1964. She married A. W. WILLIAMS of Edmonton, Alberta. There was one child. Can anyone please help Helen Steinke

I am looking for information regarding the family of MAY BROWN, daughter of David Alexander Brown and Lillian Bannister. Born 1 Nov 1889 most likely in Pembina, Manitoba, Died 1959 She married OSCAR DORVALL of Langden, Ontario. They had four children: PERCY, OSCAR, NORA, and ?? ??. She had a second marriage to ROBERT FUSSY who died 3 Oct 1935 in Morden, Manitoba. There were Nine children from this marriage of whom I have NO INFORMATION. I would appreciate anything. Helen Steinke

--part1_2f.bf3440c.271f18ca_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_2f.bf3440c.271f18ca_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <GladysSteinke@aol.com> From: GladysSteinke@aol.com Full-name: GladysSteinke Message-ID: <9b.bb4aec1.271f1724@aol.com> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 11:09:24 EDT Subject: STEVENS To: CAN-MANITOBA@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 147 I am looking for information for the family of William Charles STEVENS who died in 1938, Married MARGARET LILLIAN BROWN before 1906. Margaret Lillian BROWN - born 29 April 1886 in Kaleida, Manitoba. Died 24 Dec 1971 in Winnipeg - burial Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg. Their Children: Clifford STEVENS - born circa 1906 - died June 1972 in Morongo, California Lula STEVENS - born 1908 a twin - and married H. K. BEAM Lillian STEVENS - born 1908 - died 1908 - a twin Marion STEVENS - born 1909 and married Ernie JOHNSON Obituary says there were 4 grandchildren and 14 grandchildren. Residence was 1275 Burrows Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Margaret had a 2dnd marriage - Gordon Edward ROBINSON, but William Charles was the father of all her children Would appreciate any help I can get. Helen Steinke --part1_2f.bf3440c.271f18ca_boundary--

--part1_f8.3b5af8e.271f1898_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_f8.3b5af8e.271f1898_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <GladysSteinke@aol.com> From: GladysSteinke@aol.com Full-name: GladysSteinke Message-ID: <dd.af8e5c3.271f1488@aol.com> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:58:16 EDT Subject: WAKEFIELD To: CAN-MANITOBA@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 147 If there is anyone out there who would know anything about this WAKEFIELD family, I would appreciate some info CHARLES HENRY WAKEFIELD - born Nov 16, 1854 in Preston, Ontario. Died 28 July 1929 in Kaleida, Manitoba. married: MARY ANN BROWN, born 21 Dec 1855 in Irvine, Ayr, Scotland, Died 21 March 1954 in Winnipeg at 29 Roslyn Road, at the home of her daughter. Mary Ann was the daughter of David Brown and Agnes McLeod. They had children of which I am looking for information: Agnes Mable WAKEFIELD - her 2nd marriage was to George Wellington Moloney. They were both buried at St. Mary's - Kaleida, manitoba. William David WAKEFIELD - born 31 May 1888 in Manitoba (1901 Census) Margaret WAKEFIELD - Born 3 Aug 1890 in Manitoba (1901 Census) James WAKEFIELD - Born 29 June 1892 in Manitoba (1901 Census) Clara WAKEFIELD - born 25 April 1897 in Manitoba (1901 Census_ Edward WAKEFIELD - born 11 May 1899 in Manitoba (1901 Census) I have Clara married to CECIL KING. I have more information regarding Agnes Mable, but nothing for the rest of the siblings. I would appreciate any help I can get. --part1_f8.3b5af8e.271f1898_boundary--

Hello all I am researching the LEECH name in both England and Canada . my g.father William LEECH came to canada in 1884/5 from cheshire and was one of the early pioneers of the high bluff / woodnorth areas . in 1888 he married a susan WARDLE and went on to have 13 children (one of which was my father William (Irvin or Irwin ) LEECH. On the 1881 census from England he is listed as one of 4 children (Thomas/ 23 yrs /Mary/17 yrs Frederic/12yrs---and of course my g.father /15 yrs. The mother (Esther/WRIGHT/LEECH 57yrs was listed as head of family (my gg.father being deceased by that time . Any help would be very much appreciated . thanks in advance Judith in Winnipeg

Does anyone have a history book on St-Jean-Baptiste, Manitoba about the GUÉNETTE family. If so, can someone photocopy the pages in French or English and forward it to me, please? Contact me first at: ndescottes@canada.com Nicole Descottes __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com

If anyone needs info on births, christening, confirmation, deaths, marriages from St Johns Lutheran, Grahamdale, Man. I would be happy to look up for you. Time frame begins 1919. Regards, Doris

Barb, If you get a plot map for St. John's Cemetery, please let me know. I have relllys there too. Bette

Hi Gail, Thanks so much for your help! Sorry I'm just getting a chance to reply now. Last year I contacted the archivist at the Anglican Diocese in Winnipeg & she gave me a bit of info on my Eastman family. But she didn't find a death record for our Frances (Eastman) Wortman. Since then I have more info to help her with the search, so she should be able to find the burial record in the church archives. I'll get in touch with her again. Would you know if there's an email address for the Diocese archives? Would St John's Cemetery have a plot map? Any idea who I might contact about that? Thanks again for your response! All the best, Barb Gail Peltz wrote: > There is a St. Mathews Anglican Church located on Fort > Garry Road, in St. Andrews, Manitoba which is just > outside the City of Winnipeg. There is also a St. > Matthews Anglican Church at 641 St. Matthews Avenue, > in the west end of Winnipeg. There is a cemetery > called St. John's Cathedral Cemetery at 135 Anderson > Avenue, Winnipeg. > > I hope this is of some help. Please let me know if > you need more info and I can try for you as I live in > Winnipeg - infact not too far from the addresses I > gave you. > > Regards from Gail in sunny Winnipeg > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Free Webspace at RootsWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/FPhistory.html > Create your Genealogy Website! > > ============================== > Check out RootsWeb's new threaded archives! > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/