This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eandrcook Surnames: Ireton, Lee Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/2580/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Thomas Ireton b. 1834 Ireland and Jane Lee b. 1836 Ontario were married in Bradford on 12 July 1859. Thomas was the son of Jacob Ireton and Ann Lee. I would like to find out the name of Jane Lee's parents. 1. Does anyone have any idea if there is anyway of finding this other than church records. 2. If I need to search church records, I assume it would be a Presbyterian Church, any idea what the name of the church would be and where would the records be kept. Thanking you in advance for any help. Rhoda Cook East St Paul, Manitoba 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.

Hello All, While Deb has been having fun with her conveyance book and sheriff's ledger, I have been slogging away at another fun project. Fun for me, anyway! Each year the Lafontaine Festival du Loup organizers pick three families of early settlers to honour. See their website for more information on this event. Last year it was the Chretien, Leblanc and Desroches families who had centre stage at their 'museum'. If you had attended this event, you would have seen wonderful old photographs and met the cousins of all three families. It really was a great families reunion! Someday, the volunteers would like to see a museum in Lafontaine and to make sure they have something to put on the shelves, I created books for each of the three families. They are compilations of information and copies of original documents pertaining to the immigrant ancestor and every generation down to the grandchildren of the Lafontaine settlers. I don't write family histories in narrative form but I do spend time doing the research. It is all there in one book! They are for sale at the Museum. This year, 2008, the families to be honoured are the Marchands, Daousts and St-Amands. The 1.75 inch thick Volume 1 of the Marchand family history has been completed and is now in our collection and for sale, of course. <g> Forgive the commercials but we do need the money! The Marchand Family, Volume 11 is almost ready for the copier. Copies can be ordered in advance. If you descend from Louis or Zephirin, you will be interested in this volume. Louis Vital is the subject of Volume 1 and if you descend from one of his daughters or live in Minnesota, this one is for you. A very special thanks to the Friends of the Museum who underwrite the printing costs of all our projects. They ensure that what little profit there is goes directly to the Research Centre. Bless their hearts! The Daoust family book is in the research stage. If I survive this part of the project, it will be ready in February or March. Incidentally, all the research on these families was done at the Centre, using the facilities available to everyone. With luck, the St-Amand book will be completed before the July event but don't count on it. We are planning an event - the Settlers' Day Drummond Island Families Reunion - that will be receiving all our attention for many months to come. Some news from the Research Centre: The bad news first - we have had to raise the cost of "The Marriage Repertoire" by $8.00. (I didn't give the price, List Admin!) It is now bound. If you using the old Hamelin and Desroches versions, it is past time to buy this one. It is cheaper, contains many corrections and is much easier to use. For first time visitors --two free hours of research, or just browsing, any Saturday until the end of April. Call ahead if you will need assistance as I am now working only from 1 to 4:30 on Saturdays. Help is also available on Wednesdays from the "ladies who know". Of course, you are welcome to come up anytime the museum is open. Enthusiastic volunteers are welcome to assist in planning the Drummond Island event in September. Email me off-list for more information. Whatever your talents, we can use you. We guarantee you will meet really nice people and have fun. The Research Centre has been given 'official' recognition by the Museum board as an archive and we are now subject to the same rules as all archives everywhere. So leave your Timmies in the car if you are visiting! Give us 100 hours of volunteer time (including planning for the 2008 event) and we will give you a membership at the Museum. This is a great offer (stop snickering!) as this is a family membership with reciprocal privileges for admission to other Ontario museums, archives etc., including the ROM. I can't tell you the value because we don't mention cost on this list but it is substantial. In addition to unlimited research time, you can also use it for reduced prices on kids' camps and the gift shop. Just like Deb, you will get to see the secrets buried in the archives or get your name in a book! Interested? Email me for more information. Here is something you may not have known about us. You don't have to be researching French Canadian families or Drummond Islanders to use our facilities to full advantage or to enlist our help. We can help you with research - anywhere. We are brave and bold! At present, we are helping a member with family in Newfoundland -- early settlers on the Island. What fun! Seriously. I could give you a long, long list of all the goodies (donated and purchased) we have added to our collection this past year but it would be much more fun if you came up yourself and browsed the shelves. From the sins of our forefathers in the sheriff's ledger to the remarkable stories of our brave ancestors written in French or English, we've got it all. See you soon? Pam Tessier Genealogy & History Research Centre Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives

Hi, I'll try this again (I keep sending messages, but the text is missing when it is posted). Anyway, you can contact Doug Skelding directly if you are interested in buying his book "Ordeal By Fire - A History of the Collingwood Fire Department". The cost of the book is $31.50 which includes the GST but not the shipping (actually I think it just covers the cost of the printing of the book). His email address is firebuff@sympatico.ca John