THE ISLANDS NEWSLETTER

September 28, 2005What's new at The Islands website!
Greeting from the Webmaster
Hello everyone!

Hello everyone!
Fall has arrived and with the cooler (and up here rainier) weather I've more time to work on the site and goodies to add to it. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer and as things settle down you will all have more time to check out the site and work on your own genealogy!

A Few Notes...

1911 Canadian Census IS released!

It is online in image form at the ontario archives. Also it is online at Automated genealogy and transcriptions are beginning.
Stop by for a look!

1911 Garden Island census

Ken Menard has emailed me to let us know that he has done the first draft indexing of Garden Island for the 1911 census at Automated genealogy!
The exact link currently is Enumeration District 54: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario
I think the link address may change in the future,.. " My note: Garden Island is pages 1 to 4 in this district, the other pages are continuation of Wolfe Island.
Many thanks to Ken!!!


I am currently working on indexing the 1911 AMHERST ISLAND census at Automated Genealogy-so stop by that site often to see what's completed.

Wolfe Island and Howe Island have not yet been indexed.

Volunteer:

If you would like to transcribe any of the 1911 census in full for the site please let me know. Automated genealogy is only transcribing select headings.

Still looking...
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.

ALSO Currently looking for:
Wolfe Island School photos needed:
Public Schools SS

SS1 Garden Island and SS1 Simcoe Island
SS2 Front and Old Survey schools
SS4 (have some inside pics but no outside)
SS5 Point Alexandria/HInckly/Horne
SS7 closed 1908
SS8 Breakys Bay
SS9 Friends or Grimshaw
SS11
SS13 St. lawrence
SS14 Irvinx/Allens/Berry School
SS15 Fawcetts School
Marysville public

Seperate School SSS
SSS1-con VI lot 5

Howe Island SS1 St. Josephs

If you have a photo of any of these schools, either recent or older please email me.

This site now has over 828 pages up from 811 pages on Aug 31.
This Newsletter has 151 subscribers, up from 144 in July.

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:

Sept 26
*1868 Wolfe Island assessment roll- Concessions 17,18, 21, Simcoe Island, Horseshoe island, mud island- see government section scroll down to Wolfe Island Assessment Rolls
*2 new wolfe school class photos-S.S.8 Breakeys Bay and S.S.S.1
*Link to 1911 Garden Island index at Automated genealogy


RECENT:

Sept 25
*4 1891 articles
* 3 1880 articles- see written word , articles section
*New article on St. Bartholomews'-see churches and its own page
*Remainder (12) Wolfe 1880 death registrations
*All Howe 1880 death registrations
Sept 23
*partial island poem
*lots of pre 1869 off island marriages for Howe, WOlfe, Garden and Amherst Island
Sept 20
*More wolfe land records
Sept 19
*Wolfe Island land petitions UEL-Mary Freeman Mosier
*Howe Island land record- Manahan
*Wolfe Island Land Record Index!!
Sept 18
*land querys for lease lot 7 con 8 wolfe island names McDonald, Horne, Bush -see land records
*further land transfers lot 1 con 10 wolfe island
*SS8 Wolfe Island memories of teaching-see that schools page
*SS13 Wolfe Island memories of teaching and also a 'pupils eye view'--see that schools page
*SS15 Wolfe Island concert accounting-see that schools page
*Article on Sacred Heart School wolfe island-see schools, wolfe island then that schools page
Sept 17
*will of Catherine Dawson McAvoy
Sept 16
* Island marriages; 2 off island garden island 1893, 4 off island wolfe island 1893, 2 wolfe island 1897, 1 amherst 1880, 2 amherst off 1880, 1 amherst off 1893
* articles- 1 1884, 3-1887, 8-1895, 1-1918
* 5 Wolfe Island obits-see bottom of pg 8; Connell (nee Tupper), McDonald, Little (nee McDonald), Bates, Dawson
* 1 Howe Island obit-see bottom of pg 6-FOLEY
Sept 15
*More wolfe island land records-see Land transfers section on land records page
Sept 10
*More wolfe island land records-see land grants on land records page
Sept 9
*More notes added to Wolfe Island public schools SS.6 and SS.13
Sept 8
*More photos and info on Christ Ch. and St. Bartholomews Chuches, Amherst Island
Sept 7
*LOTS of new Wolfe Island Land records
*wolfe people photo pg 43- Breakey, Dignem
*Bio John M. Ford- Wolfe Island
*Bio Nancy Jane Hayden-wolfe island
Sept 6
*August newsletter added to newsletter archives
*New Researchers added for Wolfe, Garden and Amherst Islands
Aug 31
*2 Willowbank photos and transcription (off island burials)
*SS8 wolfe island school 1855-70 annual reports added
*Pages made up for Wolfe public schools SS14, 15 and Marysville
*Newsletter sent out.
Focus On...

Island Photos

Link
Using the link on the left hand side bar on the main page will take you to the main page for Island photos. Here you choose which Island you are interested in and from there you go to that islands page, which is broken into different sections.
The People section has surnames of known individuals listed under the link to that photo page. If you can name unknown people, or have additional information such as places, dates etc please contact me and be sure to include the island name, the people page number and information on which photo it is on the page.
The Houses section has similiar information, with names of known owners of houses listed. There are a number of houses where I do not have any information, or am missing owners, lot and con etc. If you can provide any info please contact me.
The Island photos part of the site also includes pages to write ups and photos for Ferrys, specail buildings ie Town Halls, Hotels etc these can be found under the heading of Other.
Of course more photos are always welcome! Do send them in!!

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?
ISLAND RESEARCHERS

Submitted your online webpage?
ISLAND LINKS

Submitted other online sites you've found?
ISLAND LINKS

Posted to the Forum?
ISLAND FORUM

Signed the Guestbook?
SIGN NOW!

Joined the CAN-ONT-ISLANDS mailing list?? FREE Mailing List
For the islands of Ontario, Canada. Subscribe to mail mode by emailing: [email protected] with 'subscribe' and nothing else in the subject. For digest mode, send the command instead to: [email protected]

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.


BRICKWALL


Please email me with your Brick Wall questions!!

Visiting an Island this fall?
Be sure to take your camera and snap photos of any old buildings (schools, churches, barns, houses etc) to send to the site. I'm also looking for tombstone photos and transcriptions for Amherst Island-check out the site to see what is there.
If visiting relatives make copies of any interesting documents, everything is welcome on the site-please remember we are trying to document, save and preserve the genealogy and history of the islands. Thanks to all for their help!!

Special Thanks to Ken Menard for indexing the 1911 Garden Island Census
Special Thanks to AM Benson for her continuous submissions of island vital records, obits, articles and land records!

Probate/Wills

Have you stopped by this section of the site lately? Lots of new addtions here for Wolfe Island names! More to be added soon.

Old Poem

Agnes Oakley rhymed off a part of the Poem but couldn't remember the other verse. She thinks it was composed by Mr. Galloghy. As recited by Agnes Oakley March 22, 2002:
When old John died
A large fortune I got
For, I bought at auction a plough and ox
And other utensils, a hoe and rake
That's all I got at Gilligan's wake

Does anyone know the rest? Or have you another old island poem to submit?

Check this out! OFFSITE!!Digital Kingston "..we have digitized the KFPL’s newspaper
index to the Whig and its predecessors from 1810-1848."


Always something interesting in the Articles section (See Written Word button on side bar)...
From AM Benson Kingston WHig Standard April 18, 1891 City and Vicinity column Last seen in Chicago Mrs Bush has moved from Howe Island to Barriefield. Her husband disappeared some years ago and has not been heard of since. He was, previous to his departure, captain of the tug Active. A gentleman stated last evening that he heard that Bush was last seen in Chicago.

From The Toronto Star “Pages of the Past” Saturday, September 12, 1896 Told by the Wires: Rev. Father SPRATT, of Wolfe Island, Ont., was badly bitten while chastising a dog.
  
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~theislands/index.html


Free Newsletter Provided by Bravenet.com - Get one for Free   ·   Unsubscribe from this newsletter