Oddly enough Ruth, I am the same way and was musing about it this very morning. I suspect that it is an inbred cautionary device probably passed through the generations of grannies who said not to run with scissors or try to fly like a bird. To remember the dramatic (and drastic) events will stop you in your tracks in case you are tempted to follow that path. Even if you are a non-smoker, or don't even have an attic, you know that you would never light a cigarette if you happened to find one in someone else's attic. Cheers! Doreen ===== From: "R. Berden" <berden@advnet.net> Reply-To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Origin of the term MULATTO Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:26:44 -0400 Well Paul, if anyone wants to get huffy, they need to invent a time machine that would enable them to go back and undo the terms in use back then. The terms were used to describe "property owned" and each term meant something of importance for that time period. The saddest thing is some of the States may still have laws defining "black". Even one drop in a 99.99% white person meant they HAD to list themselves as black! I seem to recall that was Louisiana and happened to a woman maybe 10-15 (maybe 20) yrs ago. Wish I could recall more of the details. I load down on trivia and can't remember anything important! How bout the 80 yr old man down in Va. that quit smoking 50 yrs before and was cleaning his attic. For some reason he decided he wanted a cigarette and caught his house on fire! Now what good is it to remember that? Ruth ------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail. Even hotter than before. Get a better look now. www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA148

Thanks for understanding. Try looking in the Georgina Township, York County area for your family. Also Yamaska County, Quebec. I was widowed 11 years ago after having been married for almost 36 years. Life takes strange twists and turns but in the end it is what we make of it. The sun now shines every day! Pam >

Thanks Pam, I am not asking for you to do look up -just a note to you. Thanks I work 3 jobs and am 67 years old. A divorce after 31 years has put me in bad shape. I work to eat and live. Thanks Lady Patricia' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Tessier" <pamtessier@sympatico.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:32 AM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] More Drummond Islanders............ > Patricia(?) and others, > > Your great grandmother, if she married Paul Currier, was a member of > Antoine Charpentier's extended family. > > Now I could just post everything here on the list but in addition to it > being a collaborative work, far from completed or ready for publication, > a presentation for the 2008 Settlers' Day event and a possible book, > there is another important reason............. > > This is a good time to explain what my work at the Museum entails. I > won't speak for the other volunteers but please bear it in mind when you > decide to contact them. If you know me, you will know I do not do > look-ups. I am too busy, like Deb and Gwen, getting other material ready > for all of you. > We spend hours, on a daily basis, researching, indexing and whatever it > takes to put material on the shelves or in the files of the Research > Centre...... where it is available for all to use. > I also monitor the Museum's emails and try to answer each in 'a timely > fashion' and believe me, it takes time. If I answered every email that > requests "all you have on __ family", I would never have time to do > anything else. > And please remember, if you can't find what you are looking for, chances > are I would have to spend a long time looking too. One request could > take 5 minutes, another 20.......add them up! > I work (volunteer and paid) for the Research Centre and my first loyalty > is to the Museum. We desperately need every penny we can get and if I > give it away, there is no reason for you to visit. Our fees (admissions, > books, research) are very reasonable and are kept that way because we > have dedicated volunteers. > > All that being said.........I am always more than happy to point you to > where you can find what you are looking for or put you in contact with > other people who can help you or are researching the same families. I > wouldn't want to deprive anyone of the joy experienced in a "Eureka" > moment of discovery. My 'job' gives me many of them and is what keeps me > interested. Deb's is reading old books. You should be in the room with > her while she works! > > Patricia, contact me off list and I will be glad to connect you to > people who will help you. I also have some new places for you to look. > > Pam > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mleuniss Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/2498.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THat should have read that I have not been able to determine the names of Isaac's parents. Sorry for the typo. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mleuniss Surnames: HART, TERWIILIGER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/2498.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am related to this family but unfortunately have not yet been able the names of Isaac's family:-( I do have a lot of information regarding the family after they moved to Canada and have a photo of Isaac's and Rachel's headstone. I would be interested in exchanging information. I would like to know more about the Terwillgers and any other Hart family in the USA. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Colleen, In reply to you ? "mulatto". I did my DNA and found the same. I did see on a census from Hawaii that stated Mulatto =not native. Has any one else seen that? Lady Patricia > HI Colleen > > Don't count out Scotland....I did my dad's DNA, (a man who was born & > bred in Scotland, from proudly white parents, my way of saying they were > prejudiced) and my own DNA, I am that "pure white" and my dad is White, > African & Native American. So even though people come from a "White" > country back in the early years there were other ethnic groups in the > mix..... > > Colleen Andrews <andrews.colleen@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm hoping some of you can help me solve a mystery. I think my > gr-gr-gr-gr-grandmother was Mary (Harrington) Monckton Sparks. She was > born > about 1833 in Lower Canada (Quebec), married James Monckton about 1852 in > Bradford, was widowed about 1863, remarried James Sparks about 1865, & > died > between 1871 & 1881. It's her family that's the mystery. > Her parents were Joseph & Mary (Vallad) Harrington or Herrington (not sure > which is the original spelling). The earliest record I have of them is the > 1861 West Gwillimbury census, where Joseph is described as a 54 yr old > labourer, born in Upper Canada, Wesleyan Methodist, & mullatto. His wife > Mary was born in Lower Canada & not mullatto (so presumably, white). All > the children living with them in 1861 were also described as mullatto, but > the children who were married & on their own elsewhere in the census were > NOT listed as mullatto. > In 1871 Joseph was dead, & his widow Mary was living with her son Francis > or > Frank Harrington, who was described as a 27 yr old plasterer, born in > Ontario, Wesleyan Methodist, & African. But his siblings, living elsewhere > on the 1871 census, are not listed as African or mullatto. They all had > various origins including French, Scottish, English, Irish. Several of > their origins matched their spouses' origins, which I found suspicious. > Mary (Vallad) Harrington remarried an Irishman named James Tegart in 1875, > but on the 1881 census she's again living with her son Francis, listed as > a > widow, under the name Harrington. Also on the 1881 census, Francis (Frank) > Harrington called himself English. All his children were listed as > "English" as well. He died in 1894. > There is a Joseph Harrington buried in Emmanuel United Church Cemetery in > Tecumseth, who died August 13, 1863 aged 67, a native of Scotland. This > fits with my Joseph, except for the Scotland part, because I don't see how > anyone mullatto or African could be from Scotland. Although a few of his > children sometimes listed themselves as Scottish in various places, so I'm > wondering if the Scotland was a "cover" for being black? Or maybe he > really > was Scottish, but how can someone Scottish be confused with someone > mullatto > or black? > I would like to figure out what the 1861 census-taker meant by "mullatto", > & > why only one of the children called themselves "African" in 1871, & how > the > census-taker missed that the others were black or partly black, no matter > what they said they were. Apparently there was a black settlement in Oro, > where some Harringtons/Herringtons were at some point, but I'm not sure > what > that means in relation to these Harringtons. > As much as I've managed to piece them together so far, these are "my" > Harringtons (I'm kind of excited & very curious to discover I may be > partly > black, as I've always thought I was "so white I was pink"!): > > Joseph Harrington, born about 1807 (in Upper Canada?), died between 1861 & > 1871 > Mary Vallad, born about 1814 in Lower Canada, died Essa Twp. 1894 > Mary Harrington, born about 1833 Lower Canada, married before 1853 in > Bradford to James Monckton, married about 1865 in Bradford to James > Sparks, > died between 1871 & 1881 > Joseph Harrington, born 1838 Upper Canada, married Hannah Wates > Francis Harrington, born 1839 Upper Canada, married Sarah Ann Rose, died > 1894 > Jane Ann Harrington, born 1840 Upper Canada, married 1858 John Sebastian > Melissa L. Harrington, born 1844 Upper Canada, married Jonathan Palmer > George E. Harrington, born 1854 Upper Canada > > Can anyone offer any suggestions on how I might solve this mystery? If > only > the 1851 Simcoe census survived! I keep running into obstacles that census > would have solved.... > > Colleen Andrews > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web > links. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In a message dated 6/28/2007 12:42:09 PM Central Daylight Time, dent_48@hotmail.com writes: Hi Annie: Would this be the site you were looking for? http://www.wightman.ca/~dkaufman/CemLinks.htm Regards, Lynne Kemp. Thankss Lynne, I have also used that one, although it was not the one I was looking for. I had also lost the bookmark for it, so this came in handy. Thanks aain, Annie in Minnesota ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Colleen: It gets a little confusing reading about the two Mary Harrington/Herrington ladies. You probably have this info, but for others who may be connected I thought I'd post same as this is Mary Valad Herrington the mother of Francis, not the grandmother. Also the name of James M. Tegart is a rather well-known one in Ontario history. Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 016290 about Marry Herrington Name: Marry Herrington (widow) Death Date: 2 Jan 1894 (age 80 yrs) Death Location: Simcoe (Division of Essa) Gender: Female Estimated birth year: abt 1814 Birth Location: Montreal,Qc Cause of death: Old age - 1 yr duration Informant: "Francis Herrington her son to the Assessor" Religion: Methodist Date of Registration: March 6, 1894 ... Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 016009 about Francis Herrington Name: Francis Herrington (farmer) Death Date: 24 Dec 1894 (age "about 50 yrs") Death Location: Simcoe (Division of Essa) Gender: Male Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Birth Location: Lloydtown,Ont Cause of death: pneumonia about 3 weeks duration Religion: Methodist Date of Registration: 1 June 1895 NB: From what other death registrations read for the same time frame, it appears that deaths were reported to the Township Assessor who then filed a notice with the Province for registration. ..... Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 - Registration No. 008394 about James M Tegart Name: James M Tegart (Occ: farmer / widower) Birth Place: Ireland Age: 74 Father Name: James Legart (sic) Mother Name: Jane Legart (sic) Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Spouse Name: Mary Harrington (sic) (widow) Spouse's Age: 60 Spouse Birth Place: France Spouse Father Name: Francis Vallad Spouse Mother Name : Mary Vallad Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1875 Marriage Place: Simcoe (Bond Head) Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com Witnesses: Mrs. Johnson & Francis Harrington, both of Bond Head Religion of both parties: Methodist Married by Licence and officiated by Rev. Gee ........... Colleen, have you tried checking the Methodist baptism records? Even though you can't access a Census, the church's records may still be around in Archives. Cheers! Doreen ============ _________________________________________________________________ New Windows Live Hotmail is here. Upgrade for free and get a better look. www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA150

HI Colleen Don't count out Scotland....I did my dad's DNA, (a man who was born & bred in Scotland, from proudly white parents, my way of saying they were prejudiced) and my own DNA, I am that "pure white" and my dad is White, African & Native American. So even though people come from a "White" country back in the early years there were other ethnic groups in the mix..... Colleen Andrews <andrews.colleen@gmail.com> wrote: I'm hoping some of you can help me solve a mystery. I think my gr-gr-gr-gr-grandmother was Mary (Harrington) Monckton Sparks. She was born about 1833 in Lower Canada (Quebec), married James Monckton about 1852 in Bradford, was widowed about 1863, remarried James Sparks about 1865, & died between 1871 & 1881. It's her family that's the mystery. Her parents were Joseph & Mary (Vallad) Harrington or Herrington (not sure which is the original spelling). The earliest record I have of them is the 1861 West Gwillimbury census, where Joseph is described as a 54 yr old labourer, born in Upper Canada, Wesleyan Methodist, & mullatto. His wife Mary was born in Lower Canada & not mullatto (so presumably, white). All the children living with them in 1861 were also described as mullatto, but the children who were married & on their own elsewhere in the census were NOT listed as mullatto. In 1871 Joseph was dead, & his widow Mary was living with her son Francis or Frank Harrington, who was described as a 27 yr old plasterer, born in Ontario, Wesleyan Methodist, & African. But his siblings, living elsewhere on the 1871 census, are not listed as African or mullatto. They all had various origins including French, Scottish, English, Irish. Several of their origins matched their spouses' origins, which I found suspicious. Mary (Vallad) Harrington remarried an Irishman named James Tegart in 1875, but on the 1881 census she's again living with her son Francis, listed as a widow, under the name Harrington. Also on the 1881 census, Francis (Frank) Harrington called himself English. All his children were listed as "English" as well. He died in 1894. There is a Joseph Harrington buried in Emmanuel United Church Cemetery in Tecumseth, who died August 13, 1863 aged 67, a native of Scotland. This fits with my Joseph, except for the Scotland part, because I don't see how anyone mullatto or African could be from Scotland. Although a few of his children sometimes listed themselves as Scottish in various places, so I'm wondering if the Scotland was a "cover" for being black? Or maybe he really was Scottish, but how can someone Scottish be confused with someone mullatto or black? I would like to figure out what the 1861 census-taker meant by "mullatto", & why only one of the children called themselves "African" in 1871, & how the census-taker missed that the others were black or partly black, no matter what they said they were. Apparently there was a black settlement in Oro, where some Harringtons/Herringtons were at some point, but I'm not sure what that means in relation to these Harringtons. As much as I've managed to piece them together so far, these are "my" Harringtons (I'm kind of excited & very curious to discover I may be partly black, as I've always thought I was "so white I was pink"!): Joseph Harrington, born about 1807 (in Upper Canada?), died between 1861 & 1871 Mary Vallad, born about 1814 in Lower Canada, died Essa Twp. 1894 Mary Harrington, born about 1833 Lower Canada, married before 1853 in Bradford to James Monckton, married about 1865 in Bradford to James Sparks, died between 1871 & 1881 Joseph Harrington, born 1838 Upper Canada, married Hannah Wates Francis Harrington, born 1839 Upper Canada, married Sarah Ann Rose, died 1894 Jane Ann Harrington, born 1840 Upper Canada, married 1858 John Sebastian Melissa L. Harrington, born 1844 Upper Canada, married Jonathan Palmer George E. Harrington, born 1854 Upper Canada Can anyone offer any suggestions on how I might solve this mystery? If only the 1851 Simcoe census survived! I keep running into obstacles that census would have solved.... Colleen Andrews ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jvhartAdelphia1 Surnames: Hart Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/2498/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Born: 1783 Exeter, Devon, England; Died 1851 Simcoe Ontario Married: Rachelle Terwilliger 1810 in Schenectady, Albany New York Immigrated to Canada from USA 1819 Looking for information leading to parents of Isaac Hart, and/or immigration from England to USA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I'm hoping some of you can help me solve a mystery. I think my gr-gr-gr-gr-grandmother was Mary (Harrington) Monckton Sparks. She was born about 1833 in Lower Canada (Quebec), married James Monckton about 1852 in Bradford, was widowed about 1863, remarried James Sparks about 1865, & died between 1871 & 1881. It's her family that's the mystery. Her parents were Joseph & Mary (Vallad) Harrington or Herrington (not sure which is the original spelling). The earliest record I have of them is the 1861 West Gwillimbury census, where Joseph is described as a 54 yr old labourer, born in Upper Canada, Wesleyan Methodist, & mullatto. His wife Mary was born in Lower Canada & not mullatto (so presumably, white). All the children living with them in 1861 were also described as mullatto, but the children who were married & on their own elsewhere in the census were NOT listed as mullatto. In 1871 Joseph was dead, & his widow Mary was living with her son Francis or Frank Harrington, who was described as a 27 yr old plasterer, born in Ontario, Wesleyan Methodist, & African. But his siblings, living elsewhere on the 1871 census, are not listed as African or mullatto. They all had various origins including French, Scottish, English, Irish. Several of their origins matched their spouses' origins, which I found suspicious. Mary (Vallad) Harrington remarried an Irishman named James Tegart in 1875, but on the 1881 census she's again living with her son Francis, listed as a widow, under the name Harrington. Also on the 1881 census, Francis (Frank) Harrington called himself English. All his children were listed as "English" as well. He died in 1894. There is a Joseph Harrington buried in Emmanuel United Church Cemetery in Tecumseth, who died August 13, 1863 aged 67, a native of Scotland. This fits with my Joseph, except for the Scotland part, because I don't see how anyone mullatto or African could be from Scotland. Although a few of his children sometimes listed themselves as Scottish in various places, so I'm wondering if the Scotland was a "cover" for being black? Or maybe he really was Scottish, but how can someone Scottish be confused with someone mullatto or black? I would like to figure out what the 1861 census-taker meant by "mullatto", & why only one of the children called themselves "African" in 1871, & how the census-taker missed that the others were black or partly black, no matter what they said they were. Apparently there was a black settlement in Oro, where some Harringtons/Herringtons were at some point, but I'm not sure what that means in relation to these Harringtons. As much as I've managed to piece them together so far, these are "my" Harringtons (I'm kind of excited & very curious to discover I may be partly black, as I've always thought I was "so white I was pink"!): Joseph Harrington, born about 1807 (in Upper Canada?), died between 1861 & 1871 Mary Vallad, born about 1814 in Lower Canada, died Essa Twp. 1894 Mary Harrington, born about 1833 Lower Canada, married before 1853 in Bradford to James Monckton, married about 1865 in Bradford to James Sparks, died between 1871 & 1881 Joseph Harrington, born 1838 Upper Canada, married Hannah Wates Francis Harrington, born 1839 Upper Canada, married Sarah Ann Rose, died 1894 Jane Ann Harrington, born 1840 Upper Canada, married 1858 John Sebastian Melissa L. Harrington, born 1844 Upper Canada, married Jonathan Palmer George E. Harrington, born 1854 Upper Canada Can anyone offer any suggestions on how I might solve this mystery? If only the 1851 Simcoe census survived! I keep running into obstacles that census would have solved.... Colleen Andrews

Hi Annie: Would this be the site you were looking for? http://www.wightman.ca/~dkaufman/CemLinks.htm Regards, Lynne Kemp. >> Several years ago I found and bookmarked a site that contained cemetery MIs > for several cemeteries where people I was researching were buried. I have > had no need for the page for quite a while, but now find that I do and since I > lost my bookmarks between then and now, I am at a loss to find it again. I > have found soe at Interments.com, but not the ones I am looking for. They > were set up like a calender, boxes and each one containting the inscription for > a stone.> > Annie in Minnesota _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarjorieMcQuay Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/2494.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Neither Hugh or Alexander Graham had any children. Jane Maud (Jennie) married James Gray and I think they did have children. The Grahams lived on the next concession to our farm in Oro. They are buried at Guthrie Cemetery. My grandmother was their first cousin, daughter of James Graham. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

In a message dated 6/28/2007 8:13:00 AM Central Daylight Time, herb.connie@sympatico.ca writes: http://www.mpsgg.com/Cemeteries/Muskoka/Ryde003.htm try this link Annie Connie, Thanks cuz, you got it in one, that is just the one I was looking for. Annie in Minnesota ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

http://www.mpsgg.com/Cemeteries/Muskoka/Ryde003.htm try this link Annie > > Thank you for that link, it will probably come in handy in the future, but > it is not the one I was using before. Although it is one I have used in > the > past also. > > The one I was using was a text only site, and as I said, had boxes, kind > of > like a blank calander page, but then had info in each box. Here is what > was > was in one box. > > Cooper (see Hepinstall) > Howard L Hepinstall > Husband of Doris K. Cooper > Born 1916 > Died 1969 > > It was for Ramona (United Church) Union Cemetery, Ramona, Ryde Township, > Muskoka Disctrict, Ontario, Canada. > > Annie in Minnesota > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Patricia(?) and others, Your great grandmother, if she married Paul Currier, was a member of Antoine Charpentier's extended family. Now I could just post everything here on the list but in addition to it being a collaborative work, far from completed or ready for publication, a presentation for the 2008 Settlers' Day event and a possible book, there is another important reason............. This is a good time to explain what my work at the Museum entails. I won't speak for the other volunteers but please bear it in mind when you decide to contact them. If you know me, you will know I do not do look-ups. I am too busy, like Deb and Gwen, getting other material ready for all of you. We spend hours, on a daily basis, researching, indexing and whatever it takes to put material on the shelves or in the files of the Research Centre...... where it is available for all to use. I also monitor the Museum's emails and try to answer each in 'a timely fashion' and believe me, it takes time. If I answered every email that requests "all you have on __ family", I would never have time to do anything else. And please remember, if you can't find what you are looking for, chances are I would have to spend a long time looking too. One request could take 5 minutes, another 20.......add them up! I work (volunteer and paid) for the Research Centre and my first loyalty is to the Museum. We desperately need every penny we can get and if I give it away, there is no reason for you to visit. Our fees (admissions, books, research) are very reasonable and are kept that way because we have dedicated volunteers. All that being said.........I am always more than happy to point you to where you can find what you are looking for or put you in contact with other people who can help you or are researching the same families. I wouldn't want to deprive anyone of the joy experienced in a "Eureka" moment of discovery. My 'job' gives me many of them and is what keeps me interested. Deb's is reading old books. You should be in the room with her while she works! Patricia, contact me off list and I will be glad to connect you to people who will help you. I also have some new places for you to look. Pam

----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul and Ruth Robins" <robins0379@rogers.com> To: "'muriel m davidson'" <muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca> Cc: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] THINK about Paul -- PLEASE DO NOT WRITE TO HIM > > > -----Original Message----- > From: muriel m davidson [mailto:muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca] > Sent: June-11-07 9:47 PM > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Cc: PAUL & RUTH ROBINS > Subject: THINK about Paul -- PLEASE DO NOT WRITE TO HIM > > > To all:- > > I just learned that the wife of Paul Robins was very ill and he > is spending most of the time at the hospital with her. > > THINK wonderful Get Well THOUGHTS but please == > DO NOT WRITE to Paul at this time - he has enough to > think about. > > We will know when to write to Paul when he answers this > e-mail -- > All the best, Paul > > Muriel - list admin and all on the SIMCOE list! > > Thanks , Muriel, and All our Good Friends on this List . > GOD isn't the only one who loves you !!!! > > Thanks for asking .... it has been a dramatic two weeks, > or more. > > Long story short ... Ruth has been thru' two operations, in the past two > weeks ! > > The first was to restore circulation to her lower left leg, and foot. > Partially successful !!!! But the foot, and part of the lower leg were too > far gone, and damaged, resulting in an amputation of the left leg, about 8 > inches below the knee !!! > > We knew that it was coming. But that didn't lessen the blow any. > Her pain was intense, and continuous, thru' all of this time. > > Good news, however is that she came thru' the final operation with flying > colours, and altho' still in and out of sleep from continuous drug > therapy, > she is conscious a great deal of the time, taking nourishment, and has her > extended family visiting, and close at hand. > > The Doctor's prognosis is that after rehab, he will have her on > her feet ( with the added prothesis of a new leg and foot ), standing , > and > walking alone, unassisted, within perhaps as little as four months. That > should just about take care of our summer. > > The family are all close at hand. Kevin is staying with me for > an > indefinite time. > > When my old computer collapsed, I lost all of my e-mail contacts, which I > am > slowly replacing. Almost impossible, until either I find an old printed > e-mail, or I receive a new e-mail, from an old friend and contact. > > Thanks for caring. Am attempting to contact everyone, as the > opportunity arises. > > THANKS FOR CARING, > > Best regards, > > Paul ..... and for Ruth > > > June 15th, 2007. Believe that we may have turned the corner. Ruth > appears > considerably improved, and the Doctor is pleased with his handi-work !!!! > > Now it is just the healing process, and then re-habiliation (which has > started ). > > Your messages are most welcome ........... THIS IS MY THERAPY !!!!!!!!!! > > Stay Well, Kind Friends, > Paul Robins > > >

Hi Wendy I will pass your message along to the publications co-ordinator. If anyone else on the list has had similar problems, please let me know. John F. Wright Barrie, Ontario -----Original Message----- From: Wendy Gust [SMTP:wgust@shaw.ca] Sent: June 27, 2007 11:45 PM To: Simcoe List Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Simcoe County OGS Goodevening All I seem to be having a problem contacting the Simcoe County Branch of the OGS. I placed an order over a month ago and when I try to contact the publications contact on their website my email gets sent back by an anti spam program. Any suggestions as how to resolve this. Thankyou Wendy Gust Surrey, B.C. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Malcolm, you DO need to check into your backup accounts occasionally or they'll be dumped! Gmail requires once within 9 months, or was when I checked it. Hotmail use to be once every 30 days and Yahoo was once every 3 months or so. I haven't checked the guidelines in a while. So though I do recommend using them just be sure you read when you have to check in! Ruth

Oh, this is becoming such a common problem! I do wish people would be a bit more responsible when they set up SPAM filters. At least take the trouble to review your rejected messages once in a while! Most of these issues can be traced to laziness on the SPAM filter operator's part. OK individuals can go off and sit behind their own SPAM filter in splendid isolation, that is their choice, but societies and organization broadcasting e-mail addresses on the net need to maintain open lines of communication or they become as annoying as the SPAMers they are protecting themselves from. Wendy, One thing you might try is to open an account with one of the free e-mail providers. I hesitate to recommend one in public but I'm talking about places like Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, G-Mail, etc., etc. (Just Google the words "free email account". I got over 300 million hits!) Pick one (or more) at random. It isn't hard to sign up and then you have an alternate e-mail address to send your request through. When you set up your "alternate" e-mail account, configure the new account to redirect (forward) any incoming mail to your regular account (at Shaw in your case) and you don't ever need to look at it again for incoming messages or replies. If you reserve the new address for just emergency situations it is unlikely to attract any SPAM itself. Often this will allow you to get your message through and you can then "remonstrate" with those responsible for the SPAM filter to remove their block from your regular address. I had to resort to this trick recently when an offshore ISP decided to block all messages originating from our ISP. A bit of a pain but it worked. Since opening my "emergency" e-mail address I have also used it bypass a second block (that was inadvertently set) so I feel it has well rewarded my time and trouble. The one downside to this trick is that the "free" accounts are often used by SPAM generators so they do have a fairly high blockage rate in less responsibly administered SPAM filters. It's still well worth the try though. Malcolm Archive CD Books Canada Inc. President: Malcolm Moody PO Box 11 Manotick Ontario, K4M 1A2 Canada. (613) 692-2667 WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca > Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:45:23 -0700 > From: Wendy Gust <wgust@shaw.ca> > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Simcoe County OGS > To: Simcoe List <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002501c7b936$c29adcd0$6401a8c0@yournouh10cw4p> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Goodevening All > I seem to be having a problem contacting the Simcoe County Branch of > the OGS. I placed an order over a month ago and when I try to contact > the publications contact on their website my email gets sent back by > an anti spam program. Any suggestions as how to resolve this. > Thankyou > Wendy Gust > Surrey, B.C.