Thanx for letting me know as I have been down with the flu and haven't had a chance to call him...I would really like to know what you find out about your grandfather as you have piqued my curiosity. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noreen Krutz" <krutz@telus.net> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Newspaper look up in Kenora : Lois, : : No need to ask your friend's son. After a few more e-mails the Kenora Library finally responded. They are going to look for me. I'm crossing my fingers something is there. I am also contacting the District Jail to ask them about their archive records. : : Noreen (from Vancouver) : : RESEARCHING UKRAINE>CANADA : SURNAMES: : KRUTZ/KRUST/KRUTS : HRUTS/HRUSCYK/HRUSHAK : KORMYLO/CORMYLO/KORMELO : PETRUNIAK ANTONIAK : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "lois remillard" <remi11@home.com> : To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> : Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:41 PM : Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Newspaper look up in Kenora : : : > My friends son lives in Kenora but she is getting ready to go on holidays : > out your way and I don't know when I will be seeing her again this : > summer...I will see if I can get his address and drop him a letter to see if : > he would co-operate... : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Noreen Krutz" <krutz@telus.net> : > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> : > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 12:17 PM : > Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Newspaper look up in Kenora : > : > : > : Hi Everyone, : > : : > : This is a strange request for a Manitoba List, however, I thought I'd give : > it a whirl. I grew up in Kenora, Ontario (not far from Winnipeg). I live in : > Vancouver now (for 30 yrs) and have recently started my family roots search. : > : : > : One of the things I need and can't get from this distance is the local : > paper (Miner and News) archive files on microfilm. I (via e-mail) to the : > newspaper office asked how far back they had them. The have bound copies : > from 18 . They are on microfilm at the Kenora Library. I have contacted : > the library 3 times with out a response yet, and also the museum. : > : : > : My grandfather, whom I know so little about, died tragically in approx. : > 1920 in Kenora. He hung himself in jail. I do not know why he was in jail. : > He immigrated from Ukraine in 1910. : > : : > : There may be an article on him and/or an obituary in the newspaper. If an : > article, it may explain the story behind his incarceration and death. : > : : > : So here is the big question. After all these years being away, I have no : > contacts in Kenora. Does anyone on the list no someone who lives in Kenora : > who would be willing to go to the library for me and look up Miner & News : > microfilm for the years 1919, 1920, 1921. I do not think there would be : > many issues for each year or a very thick paper. With this in mind, I hope : > it would not be a large task. : > : : > : I would be more than willing to pay someone to do this, make a copy or : > have it scanned into a computer and sent to me by e-mail etc. : > : : > : Sincerely, : > : Noreen : > : : > : RESEARCHING UKRAINE>CANADA : > : SURNAMES: : > : KRUTZ/KRUST/KRUTS : > : HRUTS/HRUSCYK/HRUSHAK : > : KORMYLO/CORMYLO/KORMELO : > : PETRUNIAK ANTONIAK : > : : > : : > : ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== : > : Canada GenWeb Archives Project : > : http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/cgwarchives.html : > : Primary Records for Canada : > : : > : ============================== : > : Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. : > : RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. : > : http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi : > : : > : : > : > : > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== : > Free Webspace at RootsWeb : > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/FPhistory.html : > Create your Genealogy Website! : > : > ============================== : > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: : > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. : > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ : > : : : ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== : Canada GenWeb Awards : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6625/cgwaward.html : Vote for your favourite CanadaGenWeb site : : ============================== : Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. : http://pml.rootsweb.com/ : Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. : :