Not to start a slamming fest, but this should have been sent personally to Heather. I've belonged to this list for 11 or so years and Heather has gone overboard with what she's shared with us in that time. She does have a busy life outside of genealogy and is not summer time vacation time? Living in the north makes one appreciate being able to enjoy the outdoors when it is nice. My opinion is the dead are dead and not going any where. Their information will come to us all in good time. As always, I read and don't think to say thank you to all who have contributed. So forgive me for making this a blanket Thank You to those that have transcribed and shared, found information and shared, and also started enjoyable exchanges on here. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "gwendolyn cunningham" <gwenny@snet.net> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Roland Gilchrist Heather, Would you please look in your transcript of the Coldwater cemetery for the listing of the family of Frank Gill and his wife Gertrude? I have a copy of her obit I found online and I am trying to figure out which Frank Gill he was, who his parents were so I can enter the obit in the correct place. Also, I wonder if you've looked for the obits on the list I emailed previously. I am thinking that perhaps you really don't want to do the lookups . If that is the case, no hard feelings, I know that takes time. If that is the case, is there someone you would recommend who would be interested in the job? Thanks for all of your help! Gwen Cunningham gwenny@snet.net

THANKS, Deborah ............ I have an intimate connection with the Canadian Minesweeper Fleet, of 1944-45. By brother Jim, who was discharged, in 1946, as a Chief Petty Officer WRITER , ASSIGNED IN FEBRUARY 1944 , to the H.M.C.S.THUNDER, the flagship of the Canadian Minesweeper Fleet. We referred to Jim as the Captain's Private SECRETARY, BUT recently, I found out that it was his sole job to report the activities of the Canadian Minesweeper Fleet, which are now part of the Archives. They swept the Channel, prior to the 1944 Landings, were present on D-Day, and later swept the Harbour of BREST, France, before the American Battleships went in an levelled the German Defences. I saw a couple of decommissioned Minesweepers, at anchor, in KINGSTON, Ontario, in the 1960's. They were so small, I would have had reservations about going out on them, on LAKE SIMCOE !!!!!! Thanks, again, FOR YOUR INPUT ........... Paul Robins -------------------------------------------------- From: "Deborah Crawford" <deborahc8@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:22 PM To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] World War II articles > Good day listers. Quiet of late - guess everybody's laying low trying > desperately to stay cool. So, for your reading pleasure I thought I'd > present a few tales relevant to the Penetanguishene area during the years > of > 1939 - 1945 - World War II. I came upon these articles while sourcing out > some other relevant information and though these contain no specific > genealogical information, they do add to the picture of our world during a > memorable time in history. I will post a short story for now - a couple > others are a bit longer and if the readers don't wish to see them, let me > know and I'll not continue. Here is story #1 - from the Globe and Mail, > April 20 1944. "Midland April 19 - Six wooden minesweepers are to be > built > for the Canadian Government, two each in Midland, Penetanguishene and > Honey > Harbor. Contracts have been awarded to the Midland Boat Works, the Grew > Boat Co Penetanguishene and the Port Carling Boat Works Honey Harbor, the > biggest war contracts these firms have yet received. Skilled technicians > will be in charge of installation of the intricate electrical equipment > which minesweepers carry in time of war, as the job is a highly technical > one. The keels of British Columbia fir have already been laid and > progress > is being made on the framework. The ships will be launched as soon as the > hulls are completed and the finishing touches given the boats when in the > water. They should be completed before ice forms next fall. The > minesweepers are of such design that after the war they can be easily > converted into fishing trawlers." > > I wonder how many of our cousins, uncles and grandfathers worked in these > shipyards, or served on the ships? Or did the ships even make it into > service as a minesweeper seeing as how they weren't due to be completed > until the fall of 1945? Perhaps they served as fishing trawlers and never > saw service as a minesweeper. > > Anyway - hope you enjoy this peek into the past. Stay cool. > > Deborah > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Gwen - in case Heather's busy doing summer chores or enjoying a summer holiday - I have the Coldwater Cemetery listing here and for Frank GILL it merely says GILL Frank 1899-1960 Gertrude 1909 - (blank). #12SC3. This transcription was done in 1985 so I'm sure the information on many stones has changed by now. Good luck with your quest. > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Good day listers. Quiet of late - guess everybody's laying low trying desperately to stay cool. So, for your reading pleasure I thought I'd present a few tales relevant to the Penetanguishene area during the years of 1939 - 1945 - World War II. I came upon these articles while sourcing out some other relevant information and though these contain no specific genealogical information, they do add to the picture of our world during a memorable time in history. I will post a short story for now - a couple others are a bit longer and if the readers don't wish to see them, let me know and I'll not continue. Here is story #1 - from the Globe and Mail, April 20 1944. "Midland April 19 - Six wooden minesweepers are to be built for the Canadian Government, two each in Midland, Penetanguishene and Honey Harbor. Contracts have been awarded to the Midland Boat Works, the Grew Boat Co Penetanguishene and the Port Carling Boat Works Honey Harbor, the biggest war contracts these firms have yet received. Skilled technicians will be in charge of installation of the intricate electrical equipment which minesweepers carry in time of war, as the job is a highly technical one. The keels of British Columbia fir have already been laid and progress is being made on the framework. The ships will be launched as soon as the hulls are completed and the finishing touches given the boats when in the water. They should be completed before ice forms next fall. The minesweepers are of such design that after the war they can be easily converted into fishing trawlers." I wonder how many of our cousins, uncles and grandfathers worked in these shipyards, or served on the ships? Or did the ships even make it into service as a minesweeper seeing as how they weren't due to be completed until the fall of 1945? Perhaps they served as fishing trawlers and never saw service as a minesweeper. Anyway - hope you enjoy this peek into the past. Stay cool. Deborah

Deborah, Thank you so much for the monument information! It helped me determine that the wife of Frank Gill was Gertrude Misthpeters. I appreciate your time very much! Gwen Cunningham --- On Thu, 9/2/10, Deborah Crawford <deborahc8@gmail.com> wrote: From: Deborah Crawford <deborahc8@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Roland Gilchrist To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 4:38 PM Gwen - in case Heather's busy doing summer chores or enjoying a summer holiday - I have the Coldwater Cemetery listing here and for Frank GILL it merely says GILL Frank 1899-1960 Gertrude 1909 - (blank).  #12SC3.  This transcription was done in 1985 so I'm sure the information on many stones has changed by now. Good luck with your quest. > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- 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

Heather, Would you please look in your transcript of the Coldwater cemetery for the listing of the family of Frank Gill and his wife Gertrude? I have a copy of her obit I found online and I am trying to figure out which Frank Gill he was, who his parents were so I can enter the obit in the correct place. Also, I wonder if you've looked for the obits on the list I emailed previously. I am thinking that perhaps you really don't want to do the lookups . If that is the case, no hard feelings, I know that takes time. If that is the case, is there someone you would recommend who would be interested in the job? Thanks for all of your help! Gwen Cunningham gwenny@snet.net --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Heather Bertram <aaron@bmts.com> wrote: From: Heather Bertram <aaron@bmts.com> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Roland Gilchrist To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 12:56 PM GILCHRIST/ in memory of/ Roland Gilchrist/ 1889 - 1956/ beloved husband of/ Ellen Lye/ 1893 - 1964 Heather -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gwendolyn cunningham Sent: August 28, 2010 12:20 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Roland Gilchrist Would someone who has a transcript of the monuments at Coldwater cemetery please look to see if there is a listing for Roland Gilchrist? According to the OGS listing he should be there but I don't see a photograph for him on Wayne's site. According to his marriage record his father's name was William Gilchrist and his mother , I believe, was Enid Brown. Thanks for any info anyone can find about these Gilchrists. Gwen Cunningham gwenny@snet.net ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- 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 ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- 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

********************************************* ************************************************* UPDATE NEWSLETTER Number Thirty - 1 September 2010 ************************************************* * OBJECTIVES. ********* * 1. The objective of this *Update Newsletter* is to itemize and publish monthly additions and changes to The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery website. * 2. The Main Objective of the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery* is to collect and process photographed grave markers of entire cemeteries from across Canada and place the photos online as a valuable free-access resource for Genealogists; and Descendants of those buried in the cemeteries. * * NEWS BULLETINS. ************* * 1. With the addition of Block L to the Orillia, Ontario St. Andrew's-St. James' Cemetery this month, we are proud to announce this large cemetery is completely online. How large is the cemetery....? Well, the total number of photos is close to 30,000 and one of the larger cemeteries onboard .....for your browsing enjoyment..!!!! * 2. With the addition of Block D, we are very happy to announce that the Kirkland Lake, Ontario Cemetery is also now completely online. This cemetery took 3 summers to complete and I am sure visitors will enjoy browsing or "crawling" the cemetery. * 3. A handful of folks mentioned they are having trouble navigating the website. Please note that the menus are hierarchical. From the main page you select the PROVINCE. next page you select either the REGION within the province...OR...the COUNTY/DISTRICT. Listed under the COUNTY/DISTRICT menus are the TOWNSHIPS/CITIES/TOWNS. The last list contains the actual CEMETERIES. If you are unsure of where your research is centered within Canada, please find the geographical location of the cemetery, using google or other sources. Jot down the town, County/District and Province and begin your navigation at The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery. There are almost 400,000 photos and over 700 complete cemeteries online at your fingertips.....! * * NEED A CHALLENGE..? **************** * 1. If you "have camera and will travel" to your local Canadian cemeteries, then we, at the Canadian Gravemarker Gallery would welcome your assistance and publish your name giving you full credit for your work. Family Researchers from around the world will be eternally grateful to you. * 2. If you feel you would like to help out with this huge, ongoing free project, please read the document located at: http://www.gravemarkers.ca/assist.htm for more details. * * COMPLETE CEMETERIES ADDED/UPDATED THIS MONTH ON THE CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. **************************************************************************** * * 1. Eastern Ontario, Leeds and Grenville County, Rideau Lakes Twp, Westport United Cemetery. * 2. Central Ontario, Hastings County, Dungannon Twp, Egan Creek Cemetery. * 3. Central Ontario, Hastings County, Dungannon Twp, Grace United/Deltor United. * 4. Central Ontario, Hastings County, Dungannon Twp, Our Lady of Mercy Parish Cemetery. * 5. Central Ontario, Hastings County, Dungannon Twp, St. George's Cemetery. * 6. Central Ontario, Hastings County, Faraday Twp, Monck Road Cemetery. * 7. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Orillia, St. Andrew's-St. James' Cemetery - Block L. * 8. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Orillia, St. Michael's R.C. Cemetery (New) - Block B. * 9. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Orillia, St. Michael's R.C. Cemetery (New) - Block C. * 10. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Orillia, St. Michael's R.C. Cemetery (New) - Block E. * 11. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Orillia, St. Michael's R.C. Cemetery (New) - Block G. * 12. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Orillia, St. Michael's R.C. Cemetery (New) - Block H. * 13. 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GILCHRIST/ in memory of/ Roland Gilchrist/ 1889 - 1956/ beloved husband of/ Ellen Lye/ 1893 - 1964 Heather -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gwendolyn cunningham Sent: August 28, 2010 12:20 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Roland Gilchrist Would someone who has a transcript of the monuments at Coldwater cemetery please look to see if there is a listing for Roland Gilchrist? According to the OGS listing he should be there but I don't see a photograph for him on Wayne's site. According to his marriage record his father's name was William Gilchrist and his mother , I believe, was Enid Brown. Thanks for any info anyone can find about these Gilchrists. Gwen Cunningham gwenny@snet.net ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- 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

My thanks to those who answered my query about Roland Gilchrist! Gwen Cunningham

OCFA has him listed as being buried in Coldwater cemetery, Medonte township. Cheers! Doreen ========== > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:20:02 -0700 > From: gwenny@snet.net > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Roland Gilchrist > > Would someone who has a transcript of the monuments at Coldwater cemetery please > look to see if there is a listing for Roland Gilchrist? According to the OGS > listing he should be there but I don't see a photograph for him on Wayne's site. > According to his marriage record his father's name was William Gilchrist and his > mother , I believe, was Enid Brown. Thanks for any info anyone can find about > these Gilchrists. > Gwen Cunningham > gwenny@snet.net > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Would someone who has a transcript of the monuments at Coldwater cemetery please look to see if there is a listing for Roland Gilchrist? According to the OGS listing he should be there but I don't see a photograph for him on Wayne's site. According to his marriage record his father's name was William Gilchrist and his mother , I believe, was Enid Brown. Thanks for any info anyone can find about these Gilchrists. Gwen Cunningham gwenny@snet.net

Greetings All. Contrary to my expectations, the INDU Committee meeting held today on the issue of the mandatory long-form Census questionnaire was not broadcast by CPAC. (This proves the old adage about what happens when one 'assumes' something) It was however, broadcast on the government ParlVu website as expected. Unfortunately, the bandwidth available to me in the RV park in which I am staying was insufficient to allow my viewing the proceedings. On contacting the people at CPAC I was advised that the proceedings of the meeting will be televised on CPAC, starting at 1:30 pm Ottawa time, Sunday, 29 August 2010. CPAC further advised the following: "MPs are continuing to study a plan to change Canada's long-form census. Several witnesses are appearing to discuss the controversial proposal, which would make the long form voluntary but sent to more homes. The first panel features Mel Cappe, president of the Institute for Research in Public Policy, Ian McKinnon, chair of the National Statistics Council, Joseph Lam, vice-president of the Canada First Community Organization, James Turk and Michael Ornstein from the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Clément Chartier, president of the Métis National Council, and farmer James Henderson." Gordon A. Watts Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Permission to forward without notice is granted.

Greetings All. FYI. The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology will be meeting once again on the issue of the removal of the mandatory long form from Canada's Census of Population. The meeting is scheduled for Friday, 27 August 2010 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Ottawa time. Panel members have yet to be announced. The meeting is to be televised and should be available on your local CPAC television channel, as well as on the Parliamentary Webcast (ParlVu) at http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/ParlVu/ContentEntityDetailView.aspx?ContentEntityId=6470 Gordon A. Watts Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Permission to forward without notice is granted.

Hello, Just cleaning out some old emails and re-read this one. I am wondering whether anybody has gathered a list of the "Peter Robinson" settlers? I have a Mary Jane Robinson married to a William Broley (both from Ireland) - which is a dead end to me. They emigrated in 1835 with at least one child : the two-year-old Samuel Broley who married a Martha Maley or Melia in 1855. By some odd coincidence, I just found a book called Settlers publ. mcml which has three brief mentions of Peter Robinson. Any help would be gretly appreciated! Richard. On Aug 2, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Patricia Johnson wrote: > Thank you Pat for your info. > > I know that there was a great influx of Scots in the 1600s, sent to > Ireland, > by the British forming "Donegal". I also understand that some of the > early > Canadian settlers to U Canada were from this Irish group and known as > the > "Peter Robinson" settlers - mine might have come in this group as I see > articles on Robert Bailey settling in Orillia, in the groups of the > first 6 > families. > > I found the 1841 census on ancestry.com where believe I saw these > entries > for my Baileys - will check again at the library in the next few days. > > In the meanwhile I am also looking for descendants - do you know any > Baileys > as my grandfather came from a family of 7 boys, I understand. I > believe > they all stayed in Ontario with the exception of my grandfather. > > Patricia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Jeffs" <pat.jeffs@dsl.pipex.com> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 1:32 AM > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Robert Bailey and his wife Anne Bailey > > >> Patricia >> >> Your Bailey family may have been in Ireland for two of three >> generations >> before coming to Canada. Before that they may well have been from > Scotland. >> There was a large movement of Protestant Scots to the north of Ireland >> during the early 18th century. >> >> Are you sure you were looking at the 1841 census for Orillia? There >> may > have >> been attempts to have a census in Canada in 1841 but they were few >> and far >> between. The Free Church (FC)--a Presbyterian group--did not come into >> existence in Scotland or Ireland or Canada until 1843. The 1851 census > would >> be the more likely one. >> >> Hope this helps >> >> /cheers >> >> Pat Jeffs >> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 5:35 AM, Patricia A. M. Johnson > <patrace@telus.net>wrote: >> >>> Dear Listers, >>> >>> I am looking for any details I can obtain for my paternal >>> GGGrandfather, >>> Robert Bailey and his wife, Anne living in Orillia (Upper Canada) at >>> the >>> time of the 1841 Census. According to 1841 Census, they were born in >>> Ireland 1808 and 1810 and were FC religion. My father always told me > they >>> were from Donegal, Ireland. >>> >>> While at the library recently, I came across more information stating > that >>> a >>> Robert Bailey and family were amongst the first of six families to > settle >>> in >>> Orillia from Ireland. Their son William, my GGrandfather, was born in > Upper >>> Canada in 1840. Their Grandson, Robert Milton, my Grandfather, was >>> born > in >>> Orillia in 1869 and was part of the Second Riel Rebellion of 1885 at >>> Batoche, Manitoba. I believe all the Bailey men were carpenters. >>> >>> On the next Census it shows Robert and Anne born in Ireland of >>> Scottish >>> descent - my father always stated to us that his ancestors were >>> Irish, > so >>> this is something else I would like to investigate. >>> >>> I am trying to establish when they came to Canada and find their BMDs > and >>> further ancestoral information and their descendants. >>> >>> Can you please help me with my search? >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Patricia Johnson Bailey >>> Cloverdale, B. C. >>> >>> ***************** >>> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >>> http://tr.im/hBAy >>> >>> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> ***************** >> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >> http://tr.im/hBAy >> >> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I googled "peter robinson settlers" and there were many hits, among them at least one listing the passengers on each of the ships, including: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/peterrobinsonindex.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Rozon" <rjprozon@videotron.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Robert Bailey and his wife Anne Bailey > Hello, > > Just cleaning out some old emails and re-read this one. > > I am wondering whether anybody has gathered a list of the "Peter > Robinson" settlers?

Not sure whether Bohemia would be considered northern European or central European...if "Russian Jewish" was racially Jewish, as in Israeli (as opposed to Russians following the Hebrew religion), that would definitely mean people who lose the ability to digest lactose in childhood. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hcounter@aol.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Francesco or McKinnon of Stouffville, Ontario,Canada > In a message dated 8/20/2010 10:34:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > andrews.colleen@gmail.com writes: > > European people (such as English/Irish/Scottish/French > etc.) continue to produce the enzyme to digest lactose (or something like > that) into adulthood; most other people, esp in the southern hemisphere, > cease to at about age 4. Maybe that includes Mediterranean people (& > therefore Italians) as well. > English/Irish/Scottish/..........Interesting, add Bohemian and Russian > Jewish to that and you have my ancestry and that of my kids and my > grandkids > (including their father's side), yet my kids were lactose intolerant at > birth as is one of my grandkids. > > Annie in Minnesota > > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 8/20/2010 10:34:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, andrews.colleen@gmail.com writes: European people (such as English/Irish/Scottish/French etc.) continue to produce the enzyme to digest lactose (or something like that) into adulthood; most other people, esp in the southern hemisphere, cease to at about age 4. Maybe that includes Mediterranean people (& therefore Italians) as well. English/Irish/Scottish/..........Interesting, add Bohemian and Russian Jewish to that and you have my ancestry and that of my kids and my grandkids (including their father's side), yet my kids were lactose intolerant at birth as is one of my grandkids. Annie in Minnesota

Come and celebrate Canada's 2010 Year of the British Home Child with us! The Brant County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be holding an open house on Saturday, October 23rd from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 24th from 1 to 8 p.m. at Smokey Hollow Estates, 114-118 Powerline Road, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Opening ceremonies will be on Saturday at 11 a.m. Admission $2.00, 12 & under free - Come, meet and talk with other descendants. Renew acquaintances. Make new friends. - Put faces to the names on Rootsweb, and wear your t-shirt and a name tag so we'll know you! Everyone welcome! - At 11 a.m. on Saturday meet MP Phil McColeman. - We'll have displays, trunks and the quilt made by Gail Collins. - Be sure to bring your research binder or a display. There's lots of room. - There'll be BHC books and pins for sale. - Our adjacent library will be open. - Meals will be available both days at $7.00 per person. Saturday: lunch 12-2, dinner 4-6 & Sunday: dinner only 4-6. Maps - http://brantcountybranchogs.ca <http://brantcountybranchogs.ca/> http://www.smokeyhollowestates.ca/contact/index.html email - brantogs@bellnet.ca phone - 519.753.4140 In order to get an idea of the number of people who plan to attend, please contact the following people, and, if possible let them know which day, or perhaps the weekend. We have obtained a group rate (until Sept.22) at a convenient hotel if enough people want to stay over. We'll also have brochures for area attractions. Dawn Heuston (Chatham) 30mmavenger@ciaccess.co Western Ontario Linda Thompson (North Bay) Lthompson40@cogeco.ca Northern Janice Harris (Brantford) echarris@ican.net Central Gail Collins (St. Catharines) gcollen@sympatico.ca Eastern Help us make this a memorable occasion! PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG!

Pam Tessier , and others were following the story of a BRITISH HOME CHILD. HERE is where it all comes together. Circumstances, being what they are, we may not make it, but this promises to be a GOOD one, FOR THOSE INTERESTED. As a background, in 1984, we purchased a home, in CRAIGHURST, Ontario, once owned by Mabel Stone, a British Home Child, who came to Canada, in 1905. Long , and facinating story, about Mabel, and her eventual ownership of the home, in which she was raised. We came into ownership of the SEA-CHEST, which Mabel brought with her, from ENGLAND, IN 1905. Still in perfect condition. The story is told, in a new book, being published, which ( we presume ) will be available at this time. The whole story is told, in the new book. Contact Gail Collins, for further details. Paul Robins From: gail collins Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:23 PM To: Paul Robins Subject: RE: Emailing: Mabel Stone's Home, restored, 1984 Paul if you decide you might come to Brantford we are seting up display tables Mable's' trunk might be nice addition Come and celebrate Canada's 2010 Year of the British Home Child with us! The Brantford County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be holding an open house on Saturday, October 23rd from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 24th from 1 to 8 p.m. Smokey Hollow Estates, 114-118 Powerline Road, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Opening ceremonies will be on Saturday at 11 a.m. Admission $2.00 per person. - Come, meet and talk with other descendants. Renew acquaintances. Make new friends. - Put faces to the names on Rootsweb, and wear your t-shirt and a name tag so we'll know you! - - Everyone welcome! - At 11 a.m. on Saturday meet MP Phil McColeman. - We'll have displays, trunks and the Memorial Quilt made by Gail Collins, St Catharines - Be sure to bring your research binder or a display. There's lots of room. - There'll be BHC books and pins for sale. - Our adjacent library will be open. - Meals will be available both days at $7.00 per person. Saturday: lunch 12-2, dinner 4-6 & Sunday: dinner only 4-6 map - http://brantcountybranchogs.ca http://brantcountybranchogs.ca/RoadMap.html email - brantogs@bellnet.ca phone - 519.753.4140 In order to get an idea of the number of people who plan to attend, please contact the following people, and, if possible let them know which day, or perhaps the weekend. We can obtain a group rate at a convenient hotel if enough people want to stay over. We'll also have brochures for area attractions. Dawn Heuston (Chatham) 30mmavenger@ciaccess.co Western Ontario Linda Thompson (North Bay) Lthompson40@cogeco.ca Northern Janice Harris (Brantford) echarris@ican.net Central Gail Collins (St. Catharines) gcollen@sympatico.ca Eastern Help us make this a memorable occasion! PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG! 　 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Robins [mailto:robins0379@rogers.com] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 11:41 AM To: gcollen@sympatico.ca Subject: Emailing: Mabel Stone's Home, restored, 1984 Your message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Mabel Stone's Home, restored, 1984 Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. Gail Collins ..... This is the Mabel Stone Home, in Craighurst, Ontario, as it was after we restored it, and opened our own business, in mid-1984. One more e-mail to follow .. Mabel Stone's Sea Chest ...... KIndly acknowledge, when you have all three e-mails, with attachments. Am struggling with a new computer system .. WINDOWS 7 .. SUPPOSSED TO BE BETTER THAN VISTA. ALSO, kindly give me the adress of the party who was requesting input for the 2010 Book, to be published. I had it, but have evidentally mislaid it. Best Regards, and Thanks,, in advance. Paul Robins

New Jerusalem = Swedenborgian See definition in: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14355a.htm Cheers! Doreen ======== > Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:09:27 -0400 > From: deborahc8@gmail.com > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] NEW JERUSALEM denomination? > > Good day listers. I have come across a reference to what would appear to be > a religious persuasion that I have never before heard of. It's from a > baptismal record in 1941, a Catholic baptism for a fellow born in 1913, who > was converting from "New Jerusalem". I've googled and binged and searched > around and can find vague references to this, but nothing specific. I do > bump into references from it as being an Australian practice. I just > wondered if anyone has heard of this before in their research? This isn't a > fellow in my family, but just someone I "met" while transcribing some > information. I'm going to look into his background if I can to see if > perhaps he was from Australia; then I will wonder how on earth he ended up > in this neck of the woods. > > Anyway - just a curiosity for a Saturday afternoon. Hope all are doing well > and enjoying the summer. > > Deborah > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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