Gerry You might want to try this site http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/register.htm It is a link that has extracts from some of the old Middleton newspapers, the Outlook. I was able to find a death announcement of my great great grandmother here. It is the only place that I have ever fond it! Good Luck! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Crouse <gcrouse@timetravels.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:36 PM Subject: RE: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > Thanks for that, Sandra. Does you family member remember it as a hotel when > it was known as Lockhart House? > > You are right about the hospital. Soldiers Memorial was right across from > the high school. I think it is now a nursing home. I was born there. > > Funny, the hospital where I was born is now a nursing home, my elementary > school is now a museum, and the old house is gone. Sigh. > > Frank Crouse is my dad. It is entirely possible that he lived in Nictaux > Falls. His parents, Laurie and Flody (Robar) Crouse lived in Nictaux but it > is possible they lived in Nictaux Falls at some point. I haven't had any > contact with my dad since I was 4 or 5 years old. He is still alive. > > Yes, Gerry is short for Gerald but if you call me Gerald I won't write > anymore. <g> > > Cheers! > > Gerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod & Sandra Coleman [mailto:srcoleman@ns.sympatico.ca] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:23 PM > To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > Gerry, (is that short for Gerald?) > I asked an older family member about the Hatfield House & she remembers the > building being referred to as the Lockhart House in the mid-1900's. > As I remember, The "old" Middleton Hospital was across from Middleton > Regional High School, & was used until 1961-62, when the present Soldiers > Memorial Hospital was built. > In Your Sept 17 posting, you mentioned (Frank) Crouse, > Did he ever live in Nictaux Falls,? (South of Middleton.) > Sandra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gerry Crouse > To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:13 PM > Subject: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > > Greetings Gentle Folk, > > Although this isn't strictly speaking a genealogical inquiry, I hope the > list owner will allow me a one-time quick exception. Much appreciated if > you do. (I am also researching CROUSE/LOCKHART/BARKHOUSE/ROBAR lines.) > > Albert J. Hatfield, born 12 Apr 1848, lived in Middleton according to the > 1901 Census. Albert ran a hotel, Hatfield House, built in the early 1890s > and located right across from the old DAR station in Middleton. The hotel > was later converted into apartments and run or owned by my step-grandfather, > James H. Lockhart, and my grandmother, Janett (Barkhouse)Lockhart. I grew > up in that building, thus my interest. It was burned down as part of a > firefighter training exercise in the 1980s. James H. was the night watchman > at the Scotian Gold apple processing plant. > > The Annapolis Valley MacDonald Museum has been very helpful in searching old > copies of the Middleton Outlook but hasn't been able to turn up very much > info about Hatfield House. I would like to learn more about the history of > the building - exactly when it was built and by whom, a history of its > ownership, when it was converted to apartments, etc. > > I wonder if anyone here knows anyone who might have further knowledge of > this building. Someone, for example, who knows the history of hotels in > Middleton. > > Any and all info, references and suggestions would be most welcome and > appreciated. > > Best regards, > > Gerry Crouse > b. 01 June 1941 Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 23/09/2005 > > > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Admin off list about any list problem, write to: > can-ns-annapolis-admin@rootsweb.com > > If it's of general interest to subscribers, simply post it to the list. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. 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Thanks, Karen. I went through the site but didn't come up with anything. Gerry -----Original Message----- From: winston crawford [mailto:iamkac2@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:14 PM To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton Gerry You might want to try this site http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/register.htm It is a link that has extracts from some of the old Middleton newspapers, the Outlook. I was able to find a death announcement of my great great grandmother here. It is the only place that I have ever fond it! Good Luck! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Crouse <gcrouse@timetravels.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:36 PM Subject: RE: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > Thanks for that, Sandra. Does you family member remember it as a hotel when > it was known as Lockhart House? > > You are right about the hospital. Soldiers Memorial was right across from > the high school. I think it is now a nursing home. I was born there. > > Funny, the hospital where I was born is now a nursing home, my elementary > school is now a museum, and the old house is gone. Sigh. > > Frank Crouse is my dad. It is entirely possible that he lived in Nictaux > Falls. His parents, Laurie and Flody (Robar) Crouse lived in Nictaux but it > is possible they lived in Nictaux Falls at some point. I haven't had any > contact with my dad since I was 4 or 5 years old. He is still alive. > > Yes, Gerry is short for Gerald but if you call me Gerald I won't write > anymore. <g> > > Cheers! > > Gerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod & Sandra Coleman [mailto:srcoleman@ns.sympatico.ca] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:23 PM > To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > Gerry, (is that short for Gerald?) > I asked an older family member about the Hatfield House & she remembers the > building being referred to as the Lockhart House in the mid-1900's. > As I remember, The "old" Middleton Hospital was across from Middleton > Regional High School, & was used until 1961-62, when the present Soldiers > Memorial Hospital was built. > In Your Sept 17 posting, you mentioned (Frank) Crouse, > Did he ever live in Nictaux Falls,? (South of Middleton.) > Sandra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gerry Crouse > To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:13 PM > Subject: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > > Greetings Gentle Folk, > > Although this isn't strictly speaking a genealogical inquiry, I hope the > list owner will allow me a one-time quick exception. Much appreciated if > you do. (I am also researching CROUSE/LOCKHART/BARKHOUSE/ROBAR lines.) > > Albert J. Hatfield, born 12 Apr 1848, lived in Middleton according to the > 1901 Census. Albert ran a hotel, Hatfield House, built in the early 1890s > and located right across from the old DAR station in Middleton. The hotel > was later converted into apartments and run or owned by my step-grandfather, > James H. Lockhart, and my grandmother, Janett (Barkhouse)Lockhart. I grew > up in that building, thus my interest. It was burned down as part of a > firefighter training exercise in the 1980s. James H. was the night watchman > at the Scotian Gold apple processing plant. > > The Annapolis Valley MacDonald Museum has been very helpful in searching old > copies of the Middleton Outlook but hasn't been able to turn up very much > info about Hatfield House. I would like to learn more about the history of > the building - exactly when it was built and by whom, a history of its > ownership, when it was converted to apartments, etc. > > I wonder if anyone here knows anyone who might have further knowledge of > this building. Someone, for example, who knows the history of hotels in > Middleton. > > Any and all info, references and suggestions would be most welcome and > appreciated. > > Best regards, > > Gerry Crouse > b. 01 June 1941 Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 23/09/2005 > > > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Admin off list about any list problem, write to: > can-ns-annapolis-admin@rootsweb.com > > If it's of general interest to subscribers, simply post it to the list. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. 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You are welcome! I am sorry that it did not help you. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Crouse <gcrouse@timetravels.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 8:06 AM Subject: RE: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > Thanks, Karen. I went through the site but didn't come up with anything. > > Gerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: winston crawford [mailto:iamkac2@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:14 PM > To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > Gerry > You might want to try this site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/register.htm > It is a link that has extracts from some of the old Middleton newspapers, > the Outlook. I was able to find a death announcement of my great great > grandmother here. It is the only place that I have ever fond it! > Good Luck! > Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gerry Crouse <gcrouse@timetravels.ca> > To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:36 PM > Subject: RE: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > > > Thanks for that, Sandra. Does you family member remember it as a hotel > when > > it was known as Lockhart House? > > > > You are right about the hospital. Soldiers Memorial was right across from > > the high school. I think it is now a nursing home. I was born there. > > > > Funny, the hospital where I was born is now a nursing home, my elementary > > school is now a museum, and the old house is gone. Sigh. > > > > Frank Crouse is my dad. It is entirely possible that he lived in Nictaux > > Falls. His parents, Laurie and Flody (Robar) Crouse lived in Nictaux but > it > > is possible they lived in Nictaux Falls at some point. I haven't had any > > contact with my dad since I was 4 or 5 years old. He is still alive. > > > > Yes, Gerry is short for Gerald but if you call me Gerald I won't write > > anymore. <g> > > > > Cheers! > > > > Gerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rod & Sandra Coleman [mailto:srcoleman@ns.sympatico.ca] > > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:23 PM > > To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > > > Gerry, (is that short for Gerald?) > > I asked an older family member about the Hatfield House & she remembers > the > > building being referred to as the Lockhart House in the mid-1900's. > > As I remember, The "old" Middleton Hospital was across from Middleton > > Regional High School, & was used until 1961-62, when the present Soldiers > > Memorial Hospital was built. > > In Your Sept 17 posting, you mentioned (Frank) Crouse, > > Did he ever live in Nictaux Falls,? (South of Middleton.) > > Sandra > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gerry Crouse > > To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:13 PM > > Subject: [NSAnnapolis] Hatfield House, Middleton > > > > > > Greetings Gentle Folk, > > > > Although this isn't strictly speaking a genealogical inquiry, I hope the > > list owner will allow me a one-time quick exception. Much appreciated if > > you do. (I am also researching CROUSE/LOCKHART/BARKHOUSE/ROBAR lines.) > > > > Albert J. Hatfield, born 12 Apr 1848, lived in Middleton according to the > > 1901 Census. Albert ran a hotel, Hatfield House, built in the early 1890s > > and located right across from the old DAR station in Middleton. The hotel > > was later converted into apartments and run or owned by my > step-grandfather, > > James H. Lockhart, and my grandmother, Janett (Barkhouse)Lockhart. I grew > > up in that building, thus my interest. It was burned down as part of a > > firefighter training exercise in the 1980s. James H. was the night > watchman > > at the Scotian Gold apple processing plant. > > > > The Annapolis Valley MacDonald Museum has been very helpful in searching > old > > copies of the Middleton Outlook but hasn't been able to turn up very much > > info about Hatfield House. I would like to learn more about the history > of > > the building - exactly when it was built and by whom, a history of its > > ownership, when it was converted to apartments, etc. > > > > I wonder if anyone here knows anyone who might have further knowledge of > > this building. Someone, for example, who knows the history of hotels in > > Middleton. > > > > Any and all info, references and suggestions would be most welcome and > > appreciated. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Gerry Crouse > > b. 01 June 1941 Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 23/09/2005 > > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== > > To contact the List Admin off list about any list problem, write to: > > can-ns-annapolis-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > If it's of general interest to subscribers, simply post it to the list. > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. 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