Hi Darlene, Thank you so very much. This is exactly what I was looking for and you have added a branch to the tree which was lost to the family. We knew archie had moved "to the western territories" but had no further informtion on him. thanks again. Eva, Vancouver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Littlejohns Genealogy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Arcola, District of Assiniboia > > I have the book > Arcola ~ Kisbey > GOLDEN HERITAGE > Mountain Hills to Prarie Flats > First Printing 1987 > The following was taken from Pages 617 and 618 > McLEOD Family > by Barbara Laundry > Arichbald and Mary McLeod moved with their family from Tara, Ont., in the 1890s. They settled on the farm two miles south-west of Arcola, and later retired to Arcola. Archibald died in 1918, and Mary in 1927. They had four children. Grace (Luckhart) had three children. She died in the 1960s. Maude married Rod McEwan and had three children. She died in the 1960s. Edna died in 1927. Thomas, the fourth child. took over the farm. He married Beulah Stauffer and they lived on the farm until their retirement in 1955, when they moved to Burnaby, B.C. Tom died in 1963 and Beulah still lives in Burnaby. > Their daughters, Marie and Barbara, grew up and attended school in Arcola. Marie married Dick Rae. She lived in Vancouver until her death in 1979. Barbara married Frank Laundry and they have one son. They live in Burnaby, B.C. > My parents were faithful members of the United Church in Arcola. Dad was also acting superintendant of the Sunday School at times and active in other aspects of the church. Mother belonged the Excelsior Homemakers Club for many years. > Although times were tough during the dry years of the thirties, we all managed well. Many must remember those church fowl suppers held each fall and still wonder where the goodies came from. Everyone gorged themselves and the ladies worked hard. > They also probably remember the concerts after, where my Dad usually gave one of his readings or recitations. He would look around the audience and see who was enjoying themselves and who didn't. > Although I have not been back to Arcola since 1954, I have good memories of my growing up days in the Arcola district. > This link should take you to the 1906 pages which contain the Census you should need to find them > http://data4.archives.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s3=&s4=&s6=&s1=arcola&Sect4=AND&l=2 0&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=1906PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=GS31&s10=1906&p=1&u =http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.ca%2F02%2F02015302_e.html&r=0&f=S > Hope that helps > > > > Allen & Darlene Dowhaniuk <[email protected]> wrote:This is a good link to a map that shows what Karen has pointed out. It takes > a few minutes to download but it has a good close up of Assiniboia. > http://www.bouletfermat.com/backgrounds/canada_circa_1900/ > > Darlene > B.C. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen S" > To: > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Arcola, District of Assiniboia > > > > Hello Eva, > > I have an old atlas page that shows Assiniboia. I don't have a date on > this > > page but it shows Manitoba and to the west of that Assiniboia. Assiniboia > > starts on the west of the Manitoba border and goes all the way to Alberta. > > North of Assiniboia is Saskatchewan. To the north of Saskatchewan is > > Athabasca. They are all on this map referred to as the Northwest > > Territories. I don't see the town you're looking for on my map but I'm > sure > > it is the one you think it is. > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Eva Mitchell" > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Arcola, District of Assiniboia > > >Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:34:07 -0800 > > > > > >Could SKS advise me where Arcola, District of Assiniboia have been > located > > >circa 1900? > > > > > >I am trying to locate the following family in the 190l census: > > > > > >McLEOD, ARCHIBALD, b. abt. 1847 in Ontario > > >wife: McLEOD, MARY, b. abt 1857 in Ontario > > >children: Mary Maud b. July 1880 in Ontario > > > Grace Matilda, b. March 22, 1884 in Ontario > > > Thomas William, b. abt. 1889 in Ontario > > > > > >According to information I have they lived in the village of Arcola, > > >district of Assiniboia in 1900. Any information regarding this family or > > >the location of Arcola village would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > >Eva, Vancouver, B.C. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > >Manitoba Regions - Volunteer Opportunities > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/regions.htm > > > > > >============================== > > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > >go to: > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > Canada GenWeb Archives Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/cgwarchives.html > > Primary Records for Canada > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Manitoba Regions - Volunteer Opportunities > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/regions.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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Hi Eva, The credit should go to "Littlejohns Genealogy" <[email protected] Good work. Darlene B.C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eva Mitchell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Arcola, District of Assiniboia > Hi Darlene, > > Thank you so very much. This is exactly what I was looking for and you have > added a branch to the tree which was lost to the family. We knew archie > had moved "to the western territories" but had no further informtion on him. > thanks again. > > Eva, Vancouver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Littlejohns Genealogy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:30 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Arcola, District of Assiniboia > > > > > > I have the book > > Arcola ~ Kisbey > > GOLDEN HERITAGE > > Mountain Hills to Prarie Flats > > First Printing 1987 > > The following was taken from Pages 617 and 618 > > McLEOD Family > > by Barbara Laundry > > Arichbald and Mary McLeod moved with their family from Tara, Ont., in the > 1890s. They settled on the farm two miles south-west of Arcola, and later > retired to Arcola. Archibald died in 1918, and Mary in 1927. They had four > children. Grace (Luckhart) had three children. She died in the 1960s. Maude > married Rod McEwan and had three children. She died in the 1960s. Edna died > in 1927. Thomas, the fourth child. took over the farm. He married Beulah > Stauffer and they lived on the farm until their retirement in 1955, when > they moved to Burnaby, B.C. Tom died in 1963 and Beulah still lives in > Burnaby. > > Their daughters, Marie and Barbara, grew up and attended school in Arcola. > Marie married Dick Rae. She lived in Vancouver until her death in 1979. > Barbara married Frank Laundry and they have one son. They live in Burnaby, > B.C. > > My parents were faithful members of the United Church in Arcola. Dad was > also acting superintendant of the Sunday School at times and active in other > aspects of the church. Mother belonged the Excelsior Homemakers Club for > many years. > > Although times were tough during the dry years of the thirties, we all > managed well. Many must remember those church fowl suppers held each fall > and still wonder where the goodies came from. Everyone gorged themselves and > the ladies worked hard. > > They also probably remember the concerts after, where my Dad usually gave > one of his readings or recitations. He would look around the audience and > see who was enjoying themselves and who didn't. > > Although I have not been back to Arcola since 1954, I have good memories > of my growing up days in the Arcola district. > > This link should take you to the 1906 pages which contain the Census you > should need to find them > > > http://data4.archives.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s3=&s4=&s6=&s1=arcola&Sect4=AND&l=2 > 0&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=1906PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=GS31&s10=1906&p=1&u > =http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.ca%2F02%2F02015302_e.html&r=0&f=S > > Hope that helps > > > > > > > > Allen & Darlene Dowhaniuk <[email protected]> wrote:This is a good > link to a map that shows what Karen has pointed out. It takes > > a few minutes to download but it has a good close up of Assiniboia. > > http://www.bouletfermat.com/backgrounds/canada_circa_1900/ > > > > Darlene > > B.C. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Karen S" > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:40 AM > > Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Arcola, District of Assiniboia > > > > > > > Hello Eva, > > > I have an old atlas page that shows Assiniboia. I don't have a date on > > this > > > page but it shows Manitoba and to the west of that Assiniboia. > Assiniboia > > > starts on the west of the Manitoba border and goes all the way to > Alberta. > > > North of Assiniboia is Saskatchewan. To the north of Saskatchewan is > > > Athabasca. They are all on this map referred to as the Northwest > > > Territories. I don't see the town you're looking for on my map but I'm > > sure > > > it is the one you think it is. > > > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Eva Mitchell" > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Arcola, District of Assiniboia > > > >Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:34:07 -0800 > > > > > > > >Could SKS advise me where Arcola, District of Assiniboia have been > > located > > > >circa 1900? > > > > > > > >I am trying to locate the following family in the 190l census: > > > > > > > >McLEOD, ARCHIBALD, b. abt. 1847 in Ontario > > > >wife: McLEOD, MARY, b. abt 1857 in Ontario > > > >children: Mary Maud b. July 1880 in Ontario > > > > Grace Matilda, b. March 22, 1884 in Ontario > > > > Thomas William, b. abt. 1889 in Ontario > > > > > > > >According to information I have they lived in the village of Arcola, > > > >district of Assiniboia in 1900. Any information regarding this family > or > > > >the location of Arcola village would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > >Eva, Vancouver, B.C. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > > >Manitoba Regions - Volunteer Opportunities > > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/regions.htm > > > > > > > >============================== > > > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > > >go to: > > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > > Canada GenWeb Archives Project > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/cgwarchives.html > > > Primary Records for Canada > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > Manitoba Regions - Volunteer Opportunities > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/regions.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! 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