Greeting from the Webmaster

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone is surviving the colder weather, we got a dump of snow yesterday--quite the winter wonderland here! So... christmas is coming!Christmas (etc) is often a time of family gatherings. These are great times to talk to older family members about their past, gaining stories and perhaps clues for your research. Don't forget to ask about old documents and photos, a lot of older relatives don't know that you are interested in old land records, bibles, old obituraries and articles saved in the past, school records, wills and so forth. In my own family I've had great aunts get quite excited than I am interested in this sort of thing and that they have someone to pass their history on too so it won't be thrown away.

Thanks so much for everyone who submitted tidbits and goodies after the last newsletter! Please keep them coming!
Many thanks to Peter Rogers and Jerry Vaugn for helping me keep up to speed by transcribing a number of the scans you're sending in.
Also a HUGE thank you to Gerald Stevenson for donating to the site a copy of Catherine Wilsons "A New Lease on Life"!! I am now doing lookups (Amherst Island families)-so drop me an email. Ms Wilson has also allowed that the surnames found in the book to be put online (due to copyright nothing else though) this will be done as soon as I have the time to go through the book and collect them all.

A Few Notes...

New Simcoe Island Obituary Page!

The obituary section of the site now has a page set aside for obituaries of Simcoe Islanders. Please send your in! (Please make a note what island the obit is for, as sometimes it isn't mentioned in the actual obituary.)

Please Support This Site!

Please help support this site! This site grows by the kind submissions of researchers and those interested in preserving their history. Please send in scans of old photos and documents, transcriptions of certificates, obituaries, bibles etc. There is a spot for EVERYTHING on this site, and if there isn't I will make one. Please contact me if you don't have a scanner and would like to mail COPIES of photos or documents for me to scan and/or transcribe. (They will not be returned and you must cover postage costs)
Please help out by sending in anything island related, even if it isn't for your family! Mystery photos are most welcome! Please email me if you would like to help the site grow! Credit will be given to the submitter.

This site now has over 697 pages up from 676 pages on Sept 21.

This Newsletter has 116 subscribers (same as last newsletter)!!

If you would like to submit a "BRICK WALL" problem to the newsletter please email me with "Newsletter Brick Wall" in the subject line.

What's New...

NEW:

December 2
*2 Howe people pics-pg 22 (Hammond, WHite, Garrah)
November 30
*Howe article with photos on Nokomis lodge fire-Written word-howe articles pg 3
*Amherst history article-Written word-amherst articles pg 3
*Wolfe news(who visiting who, deaths etc) articles-1914,1926-see Written word-Wolfe articles pg 5
*Howe ferry article-see Island photos-howe island-ferry page
*2 1987 wolfe engagements-see main wolfe island marriage page
November 29
*6 wolfe 1896 marriage reg
*12 wolfe 1884 marriage reg
*4 Wolfe 1944 wedding announcements

RECENT:

November 28
*4 Generation of Wilders-see biography-Wolfe section-Wilders page
November 24
*McMath stone-off island-Chatham cem
*Article on St. Paul's church, Amherst Island-see churches>Amherst Island> St. Pauls
November 23
*5 Wolfe Island obits
*2 Simcoe obits-and a page for Simcoe obits
*1 Howe obit-pg 7
November 22
*Wolfe off island marriage reg:1878-1, 1886-1, 1887-1,1881-1, 1890-1, 1891-1, 1892-1, 1899-1, 1908-1, 1911-1, 1914-1
*Wolfe marriage reg;1884-1, 1882-5, 1884-5
*Amherst marriage reg-1897-6
*Howe marriage reg-1887-1
*2 Howe off island marriage regs-1887
*1 Garden off island marriage reg-1887
*WW1 military info-more names online-attestation papers
*Pentland family photo-Amherst people page 6
*Further Strain/Askin details on photo on pg 6 of Amherst people photos
*Strain/Askin stone-off island-Chatham cem
November 15
*2 1914 wolfe wedding announcements
*1 amherst 1877 marriage reg
*3 Eves family attestation papers-WW1-see military pg-WW1
*16 Wolfe Island obit transcriptions-see pg 17
*Island Connected Tree updated by Chris.
November 12
*Amherst Island marriage reg-1900 x5, 1902 x 2, 1910 x3
*Amehrst Island off island marriage-1902
*Wolfe Island off island marriages-1893 x4
*Howe Island off island marriage-1893
*The last of the William Dixon poems that were submitted (3)
November 8
*Link to Amherst stones-see main cemetery pg
*5 St. Mary Kingston islander stones-see pg 3
*2 new Howe Ferry (Picketts) photos-see Photos-Howe Island-Ferry pg
*New Wolfe and Howe researchers
*Hannah Flynn bible (Wolfe Island)-various wolfe names-see bible section
November 5
*1 howe obit-pg 7, 2 wolfe obits pg 17
November 4
*New Wm Dixon poem-see Written word-Poetry-Wm Dixon pg
*Article on 88yr old Howe woman buying car-Written word-articles-howe articles pg 5

Coming Soon!

Chris is still working on transcribing the 1861 Wolfe Island census. She is only doing headings Name, birthplace, religion, age, occupation as this is to be used as a guide.

Diaries of Irene Dixon Bamford are being transcribed...this will be a long process as there is something like 35 YEARS worth! The first diary is 1887 and is in progress.
Also coming soon are Mr. Bamford log diarys 1911-1912.

Thanks to Thelma Moye for submitting these diaries!

I am still trying to sort out Amherst Island schools- if anyone can help please email me.

Working Together

The Islands site is built and grows through the efforts of those who use it. I do what I can to add new information, but I am only one person. Please consider submitting information, photos or anything else you have to add to this site. Credit will be given to the submitter.
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