THE ISLANDS NEWSLETTER

June 15, 2005What's new at The Islands website!
Greeting from the Webmaster
Hello everyone!

Happy upcoming Fathers Day to those dads out there. June is a busy month for me, lots of birthdays and appts so updates to the tree may be smaller. I'll get as much up as I can though (as always)

I've been informed that some people at least are getting emails from the newsletter saying they have opted to unsubscribe an to follow the link to complete this process. I have contacted Bravenet about this and am awaiting a reply to fix this glitch. PLEASE just DELETE those emails!

A Few Notes...

Island Tree again up and running!

The Islands Connected tree has been adopted by Pat McAvoy-Costin! It was last updated March 9th before Chris passed away so suddenly. If you sent anything to Chris that is not on the tree please email Pat. Unfortunetly we have none of Chris' notes or files. See the Islands Connected Tree button the side bar for more information.

Please post your thoughts here!!

New Comments Board/Forum

Check out this page to post your comments, questions, thougths on THE SITE itself (not family information-see the other forum for that) Please use this board to let me know what you would like to see added to the site, census, vital records, obit, etc.



Volunteer:.. I'm looking for someone to complete the Wolfe Island 1861 census. Chris Morrell (who passed away suddenly in march) had completed and submited Ward 1. It is on the site. If you would be interested in finishing the census please contact me. This site now has over 793 pages up from 772 pages on May 20.
This Newsletter has 137 subscribers.

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

Other comments, notes, articles are also welcome to be added to the newsletter.

What's New...

NEW:

June 14
*Some howe island land record information. See land records main page, howe island section
*SS5 Annual reports online-see wolfe schools, public schools, SS5


RECENT:

June 8
*death registrations wolfe island; all 1876; 2 off island 1876, 5 off island 1907-see main wolfe deaths page to link of off island deaths.
*death registrations howe island; all 1876 & 1907, 1 off island 1907 (see main howe death pg)
*death registrations garden island; all 1876 & 1907, 2 off island 1907 (see main garden deaths pg)
June 7
*6 wolfe island obits-see bottom of wolfe obits pg 10
*10 marriage reg wolfe island 1907
June 5
*More WOlfe Island Public school information added- page for SS8, annual report for SS4
June 1
*More WOlfe Island Public school information added
May 30
*pages made for SS3 and SS4 wolfe island
*2 wolfe SS4 class photos
*3 Amherst obits, bottom pg 6
*3 wolfe obits-bottom pg 10
*New Wolfe school info-general public info & Sacred Heart
*New Wolfe Researchers
May 26
*off island wolfe death reg- 1 ea; 1886,1890,1915,1916
*May newsletter archived
*WW1 Samuel Reid military info
*Woodman photo people pg 41
*More SS1 wolfe island school info
May 25
***Link to 1851 Amherst Island census online at Ontario Genweb!
*wolfe school notes updated-info for SS13,14,and 15
*Names for SS2 1898 school class photo
May 22
*Pages made up for some Wolfe Island public schools
*1912 William Wells Bamford diary (wolfe island)-lots of island names- see written word, diary section
*notes on SS6, SS8, SS9 for wolfe island
*SS15 wolfe island class photo
*Information and photos of Hitchcock Lamp invented by a Wolfe Islander. See Miscellaneous button on side bar.
*various corrections and link fixes
May 20
*Newsletter sent out
Focus On...

Land Records

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~theislands/landrec/landrecmain.html
This section of the site deals with anything to do with ownership etc of land. Deeds, titles etc.
There to date isn't a lot of information on this part of the site. There are a few transcriptions of deeds and land transferes.
There IS information on where you can acquire yourself information on land records. If you know of other sources please drop me an email to let me know. Also if you have any records of land transfers, deeds etc you would like to add to the site please email me. You don't have to send in full transcriptions-even just the main data-names dates and of course the land information (lot, conc etc) would be great.

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.
Submissions are greatly needed for Amherst Island. Surf the pages to see what IS there.
Have You...?
Submitted your surnames?
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Submitted your online webpage?
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Submitted other online sites you've found?
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If you would like to post anything to this newsletter please email me about it. I'd be happy to put little blurbs- either about family or if you would like to discuss an island topic or recount some island memories.

EVERYONE! Please don't forget to put the word 'ISLAND' somewhere in your subject line when you email me! I know I'm missing some of your emails because there is no subject line, or it is 'hi' or something similar and I delete it. I get A LOT of spam and don't take the time to check every email- I look at my subject lines. Thank you.





BRICKWALL


Please email me with your Brick Wall questions!!


COMING VERY SOON!

-Wolfe Island school information is coming in at a steady pace thanks to AM Benson, Theresa Broeders and the Wolfe Island Womens Institute. I am putting the information online as quickly as possible. Lots of new class photos to be added soon!
PLease email if you have old photos to share!
(I now have a new option where you can upload your photos to a photocenter and I can download them from there-this saves the bother of bounced emails--ask me about it if you are interested.)
COPIES of articles and photos can also be post mailed to me for me to transcribe/scan to add to the site. Contact me for details.
  
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