Greeting from the Webmaster
Hello everyone!
Wishing everyone a happy May 24 weekend (and to our US friends happy memorial day weekend next week!)
Summer is on its way, along with some nice weather! Updates to the tree will be slowly down slightly, as me and the boys will be spending more time outside.
There will still be updates at least weekly though.
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.
ISLAND SITE WISH LIST
Below are some projects hoped to be added to the site. If you have access to a library or family history center with these films and would be willing to take on the project of transcribing one of the below for the site PLEASE email me.
Census available to order through your library if it doesn't already have them, some also available at LDS family history center. Parish records available through LDS.
- Amherst Island Census- 1851,1861,1871,1891
- Pittsburg twp census (howe island)-1851
- Wolfe Island census- 1851,1891
- St. Andrews Church Parish records (wolfe island)
- Crown Land Records Township Papers, [ca. 1783-187?] Series RG 1, C-IV
Town or Township, Up to Lot /Concession, Pages, Microfilm Reference
-Amherst Island, whole, 9, MS 658, Reel 13
-Garden Island, whole, 9, MS 658, Reel 155
-Horse Shoe Island, whole, 1 page only, MS 658, Reel 199
-Howe Island, whole, 0001-0049, MS 658, Reel 204
-Wolfe Island, whole, 0001-0347, ?MS 658, Reel 525
******Help Needed******
If anyone would be interested in transcribing old diaries (Irene Bamfords-wolfe Island) please email me. The diaries would be scanned and put on an online photo site where you could then download them. There are lots of diaries so all help appreciated! Also we have recipies, patterns etc to be transcribed if you would prefer something smaller to try out.
This site now has over 772 pages up from 745 pages on Apr 16.
This Newsletter has 137 subscribers up from 131 in April.
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:
May 19
*SS5 wolfe island school info added to School Notes
*1860 map with school locations marked-see wolfe schools main page
May 18
*ALL 1873 Wolfe, Howe and Garden death registrations!
*1995 Hi Lo Hickory campground brochure-maps and ferry schedules-see written word scroll down to pamphlets section
*New school photo- SS14-see school photos section of wolfe island schools
*SS4 in school notes section updated
*2 pages of wolfe people photos from Bruce Devine-mainly Devine and Woodman
May 17
*1 garden obit pg 1, 1 wolfe obit pg 10, 1 howe obit pg 6 (at bottom of pages)
*1898 SS2 class photo, photos of SSS2 and SS6, lots of notes and reports of early schools see schools, wolfe island section.
RECENT:
May 9
*Wolfe Island school pages updated-new section on SSS (Catholic) Schools and new notes on School notes page
May 6
*1845 and 1856 maps of Howe Island arrived-they contained no names-this noted on main maps page.
*Island tree up and running again.
May 5
*new articles- 1906 island news, 1928 island news, 1938- mail to wolfe island, amherst ferry service and news
*Wolfe Island School notes updated
*11 new wolfe obits- see bottom of Wolfe obits pg 11
*Names from 1857/58 Lovells Canada Directory for Wolfe and Amherst Islands, see Maps and Direcotires
May 2
*Wolfe death reg off island- 4-1898, 3- 1900
*Wolfe death reg all 1898 and all 1900
*Garden death reg 4x 1898, all 1900
*Howe Island death reg off island- 1 1898, 1 1900 (see main howe deaths page scroll down
*Howe Island death registrations-all 1874,1898, 1900
*1911 Wm Wells Bamford Log Diary>See Written Word diary section
April 26
*articles-1963 garden island; 1938 Hydro to Light Homes on Howe Island Shortly; 1939 women nominated for municipal Office (amherst)
*2 wolfe biographies- Jabez WEST and Walter FRASER
*2001 newsletter added to archives
*Link to database on Canadians in American civil war-see Military>preWW
*new Howe Island Researchers, and Howe email corrections
April 24
*1822 Wolfe Island tenant map names
April 23
**1833 Howe Island Rubidge Map-Names-some images>>see Maps & Directories
* ALL 1891 wolfe island birth registrations!! (thanks AM Benson!)
*Garden island birth registrations 9 for 1891
*1871 off island death reg for Garden Island-see garden island deaths main page
April 22
*Biography James Almond Gilfillan
*2 Amherst obits-Dennie 1914- see Amherst obits pg 1 bottom
April 21
*New links to wolfe island maps (recent)>see maps and directories pg
*2 new wolfe island school class photos-1957-one for SS1, and for SS4--see schools, class photos
*Link to 1810-1848 index of Kingston papers-see Written Word>Articles main page
*New informatin and links on the government page
*New informatin and links on the maps/directories page
April 20
*3 Amherst People photos pg 9- Denne & Robinson surnames
*1928 Howe Island death reg (now have all of them!)
*Off Island WOlfe 1928 death reg
*Off Island Amherst death reg
*2 Amherst obits- see bottom of page 1(one)
*6 Wolfe obits- see bottom of page 12(twelve)
April 17
*Wolfe Island postcard-Deming home (not the best quality)-See island photos-wolfe island-postcards
*1936 Wolfe Islandn news article-see written word>articles>date-new is at top of 1936 section
*2 articles death of James Blacks Dau see deaths (Garden Island)
*1907 Creamer funeral card image-see wolfe island deaths
*Crownland notes added to Land Records page
*April 2005 newsletter archived, May & March 2004 newsletters added to archives
April 16
*Newsletter sent out
Focus On...
Government
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~theislands/government/maingov.html
The government page deals with a number of related topics.
The first section is on government officials, reeves, mayors, wardens, council member etc. This area is not complete so if you have information to add please contact me.
One great resource in this section is the online book by Mable McRae; Township of Frontenac Islands Reeves and Councilpersons 1850-1997
The next part of this section of the site is Assessment Rolls. Unfortunetly I don't have much in this section. If you have any information you could transcribe to add to the site, or if you are willing to go out and transcribe some that would be great.
The last part is municiple records. It deals with minutes concerning everything from road work to schools to fence viewers.
For some neat information check out the offsite link at the bottom of the page to Orders in Council. Use the island names to search.
There are a lot of great links (offsite) at the bottom of the government page. Be sure to check them out!
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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 a Question?
Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have about the Island page.
EMAIL ME
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!!
"My brickwall: I just can't find where Catherine Lyons
Ledford, b. 1826 Ireland, died and was buried. Her
husband, John, died in Toledo, OHIO 24 Dec. 1887 and
buried in the Old Sacred Heart Cemetery.
I had someone check the Lucas County death
book-nothing. Also searches have turned up nothing.
I'm open to ideas."
Please email Mary Anne Drobnak
[email protected]
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Island Immigration
This section of the site is a bit of a mess, any ideas on how to make it better would be welcome..or to get people to submit to it. :) I've been thinking lists of family names, where from and when immigrated to the islands...
Something like this is started for Wolfe Island, see the link Early Wolfe Settlers. The Howe Island 1901 census immigration link is also helpful, perhaps something similar will be done for the other islands.
Information on what ships your ancestors came on would be greatly appreciated! So far we only have one family who was found in a ship list.
Thanks to you all, I look forward to hearing from any of you!
COMING VERY SOON!
-The 1912 William Wells Bamford diary is transcribed and in proofreading stage. It will be added to the site shortly.
-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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