Grande Prairie & District Branch
Alberta Genealogical Society
Alberta Genealogical Society
March 2002, Vol. 25, No. 1
Judith Bradley
It's an exciting time to be a member of Grande Prairie and District Branch AGS. IT'S OUR 25TH YEAR. To help with the celebration we have an exciting line up of guest speakers for the program part of our meeting.
At our April meeting, we will be visited by Jerry Petrychyn. His topic is the emigration of many people from Ukraine and their settlement in Canada. Our May meeting will find us sharing our research trail. This will be a time for "newbies" to learn where they can go for help on their specific problem. It will also be a time for anyone to share knowledge gained at our AGS Conference that has aided in their research. June will find us hosting David Leonard as he talks about the homestead project. In September we will welcome Duff Crerar to speak on researching Scottish roots.
Our conference is fast approaching. Hopefully you got all the information in the February issue of Relatively Speaking. You are encouraged to attend. If you would like to attend and require car pool information, phone me and we will try to hook you up with someone.
Because it is no longer possible to have our meeting time in the library run past 9:00 p.m.
it has become necessary to begin our meetings at 7:00 p.m. sharp. We have been able to gain access to the meeting room at 6:30 p.m. and this should allow ample time for "visiting" so we can begin our meeting promptly at seven. Thank you for your help in this matter.
Finally, our society exists for you. Without your input it cannot be the best it can be. Be it helping set out tables and chairs for our meetings, writing an article for Heritage Seekers, helping with fundraising, or helping with other "genealogical" projects you are vital to our organization. Help us make our branch the best it can be.
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The Grande Prairie and District Branch is working towards the purchase of the 1871 Canadian Census on microfilm. The census consist of 294 films and cost $40.00 per film. A BIG COMMITMENT!
Our fundraiser for this year is simple. Fund a Film. We can receive a matching grant for any money raised for this project. This means that with every $20.00 raised we are able to apply $20.00 matching grant. Now we have the $40.00 needed for another reel of 1871 census. What could be simpler! It is the perfect fundraiser for those that do not have the time to commit
to fundraising, but are wishing to help raise money for this worthy project.
Receipts for income tax are available upon request.
So the next time you are at the library, pick up a "FUND A FILM" form.
Judith Bradley
Hannah GATES was about 16 years old when she married John HARRISON around 1846. John had a 111 acre farm near Mimico on Lot 6 Concession 2 in Etobicke Township, York, Ontario. Here they raised their ten children - 5 boys and 5 girls: Lydia, Robert, Huldah, John, Mary Hannah, Sophia Jane, Nelson, George, Jonathan R. and Martha. Very little is known about John HARRISON. He was born in Ireland about 1819. It is believed he came from County Tyrone. We know a little more about Hannah's beginnings.
Hannah's father was Jonathan GATES. Jonathan GATES had come to Scarborough about 1815 to settle on Lot 19 and 20, Concession C. He eventually built an Inn known as Scarboro Inn or Gates Tavern. He married Hannah CORNELL before 1818. Hannah gave Jonathan six children: Nelson, Charles, John, Rossel, Jonathan and Annie. Hannah died 1 June, 1827 aged 30 years. On 24 August, 1829 he married Lydia STEPHENS. Lydia was just 18 years when taking his six children under her wing she became mother to the large brood. It was not long before Lydia was to become a mother in her own right. Hannah GATES was born about 1830. Lydia died in 1834 and Jonathan once again found himself looking for a mother for his growing family. Hulda SILVER became Mrs. Gates #3.
Jonathan was very prosperous. In 1849 William Brown, an Englishmen, described Jonathan's farm in his book, "Four Years in the United States and Canada".
"One of the best farms to be seen in his neighbourhood is in the township of Scarborough, belonging to Mr. Gates. He keeps a splendid tavern just ten miles from the City Hall, upon the plank road in Kingston Street, and his house is surrounded on both sides of the street with his farm, which contains about three hundred acres, some of which extends to the borders of the lake.
He takes care that every portion of it is well manured, having a large supply made in his stables, and he grows everything upon his own farm that is consumed in his house except groceries. He catches as much fish as serves his table all the year round, and makes as much sugar from his own maple grove as he wants, and kills his own mutton, beef and pork."
By the time of Jonathan's death in January 1853, he owned ample property to leave his five sons Nelson, Charles, John, Roswell (Rossell), Jonathan and daughter Annie property. In addition to his home farm was property elsewhere in Scarborough Township, Whitby Township, Pickering Township, Vaughn Township, Toronto and Town of Bronte in Haldimand. Curiously, Hannah was crossed off the will. Was it because she had received her share earlier? Perhaps the land farmed by her husband in Etobicoke had been such a gift.
In 1993, the steeply sloping ravine that cuts through the Scarborough Bluffs on its way to Lake Ontario became formally named Gates Gulley. A full 140 years after Jonathan's death.
The family of Hannah GATES and John HARRISON grew up and one by one they took on lives of their own. Robert married Louise McCARTY and their daughter was born in Napenee, Ontario in 1881. Lydia married Charles NORTHCOTE, who farmed near Mimico, and raised a large family of ten. Sophia Jane married Charles Edward GILES, a mariner from nearby Port Credit. Three of their sons emigrated to the United States - Chicago to be exact. John Jr. in 1882, Jonathan R. in 1885, and Nelson in 1886. John Jr. had married Bridget Anna O'LEARY at Toronto in 1875. Mary Hannah married John Henry HARVEY in 1881 at Emsdale, Muskoka Territory. It is known that the HARVEYs traveled to Chicago at least twice as their daughters were born there. Were Mary Hannah's parents in Chicago? Had they moved to the Muskoka region? All of the HARVEY boys were born in the Muskokas. (Nelson {who died in childhood}, Edith Agnes 1886, Mary Delia Eva 1888, John George 1891, Alexander Russell 1893, and Johnathan Henry 1895) We are told John Henry HARVEY died shortly after his son Johnathan Henry's birth leaving Mary Hannah a widow with five young children. She kept her two youngest children with her while the older three were sent to live with their paternal grandparents at Kerney, Muskoka. Mary Hannah was able to support herself as a housekeeper in the Turner home. In April of 1901 Mary Hannah wed Henry TURNER who was a widower. He farmed in McMurrich Township, Muskoka. On January 16 1902 Mary Hannah HARRISON died.
The search for Hannah GATES and John HARRISON continues. Where did they go? What became of them? Perhaps in tracing the lives of their children, be it near Mimico, in Muskoka, or in Chicago, I will discover something about them. I will probably meet a cousin or two. I hope so.
Gail Schau
All of the books that have recently been donated by members are now catalogued and on our library shelves. Thanks to all who have so generously donated of their excess material.
The 1871 Census project is ongoing and we have just ordered 50 more microfilm with the proceeds of the funds raised in 2001. Many thanks to all who helped with the fundraising.
NEW TO THE SHELVES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Distant Relations: how my ancestors colonized North America by Victoria Freeman. For seven years Canadian author Victoria Freeman researched her family history to write this history of her family's involvement in the colonization of North America. If you are researching the WHEELER, STANTON, ELIOT, JANES, HARRIS and FREEMAN families you just may find a connection in "Distant Relations". Freeman has also included an excellent bibliography and index.
The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
University of Calgary
Our Future/Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project brings to life a range of Alberta's historical records, which reflect the breadth and depth of our heritage. Alberta's diverse landscapes, resources and populace have all contributed to the province's rich history and ever-evolving character. Now a record of Alberta's history is being made available to students of history everywhere via the World Wide Web. Following are some of the types of material you will find on the Our Future/Our Past web site.
. Alberta Folklore features tales of fur trading, crime and criminals, politics, the unusual, the customary, and much more. This material is provided by the University of Alberta, which is home to the largest folklore collection in Western Canada.
. Alberta Homestead Files contain vital information about the first European settlers in the province. The Provincial Archives house 4380 reels of microfilmed homestead files.
. Rare Western Canadian Maps, such as Peace River Country Showing Trails and Settlements created by the Canadian Northern Railway Company, provide insight into early Alberta. The Glenbow Museum is contributing 100 rare maps to the collection.
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The creation of a digital archive of Alberta heritage materials will not only provide an ongoing
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Our Future/Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project has received funding from The Millennium Bureau of Canada, Canada's Digital Collections, Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, the Alberta Knowledge Network and the University of Calgary.
This project was made possible through the partnership of the University of Calgary Library, the University of Alberta Library, the Provincial Archives of Alberta, the Glenbow Museum, and the Nickle Arts Museum.
Grande Prairie Library Joins Our Future/Our Past
The Grande Prairie Public Library is joining with The University of Calgary and its partners to implement phase two of Our Future/Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project. In 1999, the University of Calgary created an innovative consortium to bring to life the historical records of Alberta. These records include newspapers, folklore, homestead files, maps, architectural drawings, local histories and aerial photographs. These records, previously unavailable or available only in single locations, are being digitized and made available to schools, libraries, communities, and volunteer organizations for life-long learning via the World Wide Web. The integration of a variety of types and formats of materials makes this project unique and increases its value to researchers at all levels.
The Grande Prairie Public Library will make available 1200 photographs from the Isabel Campbell photograph collection as well as the first year of the Grande Prairie Herald Tribune newspaper. It is the plan to digitize all of the papers from 1913-1950 but for this first project priority is to mount the photographs first and then start on the newspapers.
B. Joan Bowman
Births, marriages and deaths as contained in the "Grande prairie Herald" newspaper. Continued from the December 2001 Issue of "Heritage Seekers".
Sept. 9, 1924 Issue:
- "Joseph CONRAD died, age 67, English Novelist. Early life, a sailor and later a sea captainÖ"
- "Married: Mr. George BADGER and Miss Helen WATSON formerly of Equity, S.D. Ö."
- "Sexsmith news: Born to Mr. And Mrs. Alfred WARD, on Aug. 27, a son."
Sept 16, 23 & 30, 1924 Issues:
- No births, marriages or deaths found.
Oct. 7, 1924 Issue:
- " Died at Grande Prairie suddenly, Major John L. RETALACK of Vancouver. Born at Montreal 62 years ago, moved to Cornwall, England when very young, returned to Canada in his early twenties and was with the Royal North West Mounted Police for five years. Later moved to the Mining district of British Columbia. Major RETALACK came to Grande Prairie in August 1924 to take over the timber limit Foley, Welch & Stewart in the Sturgeon Lake district. He served over-sea's with CanadaÖ"
- "Born to Mr. And Mrs. R. BRANTER, Calgary, a daughter."
Oct. 14, 1924 Issue:
- No births, marriages or deaths found.
Oct. 21, 1924 Issue:
- "Born to Mr. And Mrs. J.J. MACDONALD at South Edmonton, on Oct. 13, a daughter (nee: Miss Beulah JOHNSON)"
- "In the Estate of Michael MUNHALL, late of Hythe, AB, farmer, deceasedÖon 29 March, 1924.Ö"
- "Born Oct. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. R.F. BOYD, a daughter."
- "On Oct. 15th, at the resident of Mr. And Mrs. J.B. OLIVER, Grande Prairie, AB, Mr. John MCAULEY married Mrs. L. MITCHELL. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Rural Dean LITTLE, Rector, Grande Prairie."
Oct. 28, 1924 Issue:
- "Sudden death at Lake Saskatoon on Oct. 18th of Mrs. Elizabeth LOUDFOOT, well known resident and pioneer of the country, coming to Lake Saskatoon in April 1911. Born at Lechute, in the Prov. of Quebec, 64 years ago Ö.. Leaves to mourn two daughters: Mrs. T. NASH of Edmonton and Mrs. B. WILLIAMSON of Barrow Point, Quebec; and six sons: Hugh BOYD of Nelson Falls, NY, Joseph and Charles BOYD of Prince George, James LOUDFOOT of Calgary, and William LOUDFOOT of Wainwright. Another son Benjamin was killed in Oct. 1916 while serving overseas Ö.. Funeral Oct. 22nd at the Lake Saskatoon Church. Rev. Rural Dean LITTLE officiated. Interment at the Lake Saskatoon Cemetery Ö.."
Nov. 4, 1924 Issue:
- "Born to Mr. And Mrs. J. CARLEY, Oct. 18th, a son."
- "Born to Mr. And Mrs. J.A. CRERAR, Oct 23rd, a son."
- "Mr. John WATSON of the Hillhead District, died Oct. 26th, at the Grande Prairie HospitalÖ. Born at Dundonald, Ireland, in 1862, came to the Grande Prairie District in 1911 and took up land in the Hillhead District. Funeral Oct. 29 at the G.W.V.A. Hall, Lake Saskatoon Ö.. Rev. Forbes and Rev. Rural Dean LITTLE OfficiatedÖÖ Leaves to mourn a wife and nine children (four sons: Finlay WATSON, William, Sidney, all of Hillhead and Robert WATSON of Beaverlodge; five daughters: Mrs. R. KEYS of Grande Prairie, Mrs. A.J. TAYLOR of Wembley, Miss Margaret, Miss Emily and Miss Agnes Ö.."
Nov. 11, 1924 Issue:
- "Died at Grande Prairie Nov. 3, David ANDERSON, age 66. Has no relatives in this country. It is believed there is a son in Leith, Scotland, and a daughter in Toronto Ö.. Farmed west of Grande Prairie."
Nov. 18 ,1924 Issue:
- "On Nov. 10th, at the Manse, Rev. Dr. FORBES officiated when John Charles HOCKEY, only son of Mr. And Mrs. E. HOCKEY, married Miss Dora CLARK, formerly of Grande Prairie. Bestman: Mr. J. MANTLE. Bridesmaid: Miss Anna DOLEMO. Ö.."
Nov. 25, 1924 Issue:
- "Two popular people of the district married a short time ago: Mr. Alfred MOON and Miss Myrtle WALES Ö.."
- "Notice to Creditor and Claimants In the Estate of Ralph A. CLEARWATERS of Pouce Coupe, farmer, deceased Ö.. 17 Sept 1924 Ö.."
Dec. 1 & 4, 1924 Issues:
- No births, marriages or deaths found.
Dec. 8, 1924, Issue:
- "The death occurred on Dec. 2, of Annie HOGG, age 12, the eldest daughter of Mr. And Mrs. W.A. HOGG Clearview. The funeral was held on Dec. 5, 1924."
- "Married on Dec. 1, at Grande Prairie, Miss Hazel SHEDIN, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. SHEDIN of Wetaskewin and Mr. Ernie FORD Ö.. Wedding preformed by Rev. Dr. Forbes. Bridesmaid: Mrs. Fred DEWHURST and Bestman Mr. Fred DEWHURST"
Dec. 13, 1924 Issue:
- "Mr. FYSCHE of Waterhole, died very suddenly last week with heart failure."
Dec. 15, 1924 Issue:
- "In the Estate of Christian NORDBY, late of Buffalo Lakes, AB. Farmer .. Died 3 Sept. 1924.."
- "At the home of Mrs. LONEY , on Dec. 8th, her second daughter Florence became the bride of Mr. Allan B. HOPKINS of Hythe Ö. Bridesmaid, her sister Miss Eva. Bestman Mr. Rupert CARVETHÖ"
- "In the Estate of John WATSON, late of Lake Saskatoon, AB, farmer, deceased Ö.. Died 26 Oct. 1924."
Dec. 19, 1924 Issue:
- "Born to Mr. And Mrs. FOYLE, a the Grande Prairie Hospital, a daughter."
- "In the Estate of George NELSON, of Lake Saskatoon, AB, farmer, deceased Ö.. 21 May 1923 Ö.."
- "Notice to Creditors and Claimants, In the Estate of John Philip FRITZ, of Grande prairie, AB, farmer, deceased Ö.. on 24 Dec. 1923."
Dec. 29, 1924 Issue:
- "Died on Dec. 24, Henry HENDERSON, a pioneer of the Grande Prairie country, resided here since 1910 Ö.. Born in Big Island, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia age 65 Ö.. Funeral Dec. 26 at the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. FORBES officiated. Interment in the Flying Shot Cemetery Ö.. He leaves to mourn: his widow, and one son Norman both residing at Big Island, Nova Scotia, and one daughter Mrs. Guy C. WRIGHT, at Vegreville."
BRAVE CHILDREN!!!!:
In the Sept. 16, 1924 issue of the Grande Prairie Herald Tribune is the following item of interest:
"Picture of three children: named George REID (9), William REID (7), and Nan REID (5). These three children traveled from Glasgow to Canada on their own on the Canadian Pacific Liner "Marloch". They hailed from Greenock and joined their daddy in Quebec."
The following was first seen on the Devon rootsweb list. Hugh Wallis gets a huge thank you for making his hard work available to everyone.
Have you been frustrated searching the IGI for your rellies when you have only the surname but got tired of figuring out batch numbers and typing them into the LDS search screen (since you can't do a last name search unless you know a batch number)?
I have been - so I decided to do something about it. I have made an exhaustive search of the likely ranges of batch numbers for the British Isles and created a database of those numbers and the source records that they apply to. I have searched all the possible numbers in the ranges shown on my website. For each batch I extracted the church or chapel (if specified), town, county and country names of the first record that appears when it is called up in my browser. I then organized them by country and county and created a website. A very powerful feature that I have included is a hotlink from each batch number to the actual search engine provided at http://www.familysearch.org including the ability to enter the surname you are looking for. This makes it very easy to search all the batches for a particular geographic location using just the last name you are searching for - something that is not possible directly from the LDS site without doing a lot of typing. You lucky Devon listeners are the first to hear about this - I hope you will like it - please let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements, enhancements, or new features that I might be able to implement. The site is at:
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page
Origins.net
"The following is a press release from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2000 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author."
1901 Scottish Census Records Are Now Online
-- Dick Eastman
The following is a press release from Origins.net:
1901 Census
The Scots got it right!
The 1901 Scottish census launched without problems on 24 January 2002. The General Register Office for Scotland contracted Origins.net, the company who pioneered this type of service, and so therefore knew better than anyone how to avoid the problems that the PRO has encountered.
Scots Origins traffic has also gone up by an order of magnitude, but users are "amazed at the speed of dowloads." One of our users has alerted us to the discussions on soc.gen.brit about the 1901 census on the PRO site and sates that the general consensus is: "... the PRO in England and Qinetiq, the company they contracted to put the Englishcensus online could definitely learn a lot from your excellent workÖ maybe you guys should make the PRO an offer!"
Since 1998, Origins.net has been home to Scots Origins, providing exclusive online access to the General RegisterOffice for Scotland's birth and marriage records from 1553-1900, death records for 1855 to 1925, and the 1881, 1891, and now, 1901 census records. Early 2001 saw the launch of English Origins, with Origins.net working alongside theSociety of Genealogists to provide access to key English records. (Please see site for cost and navigation information.)
For further information about Origins.net and the 1901 census, please go to www.origins.net
By Laura Turnbull
Obituaries in the Grande Prairie "Daily Herald-Tribune" from January to December, 2001.
ALBERT, Ralph
ANDERSON, Frank
ANDERSON, Isabel Francis Lorraine (SAVAGE)
ANDREWS, Ralph Myron
ARNOLD, Alma Elizabeth "Sis" (MILLER)
BADGER, Justine Albertine (L'HIRONDELLE)
BAIN, Marcus Allister "Scotty"
BANDET, Joseph Gerald Merlin
BAPTISTE, John Benson
BARSCHEL, John Ernest
BAXTER, Jack
BEAULIEU, William John "Bill"
BEKKERUS, Dorphy Rose (MOLVIK)
BELCOURT, Donald Douglas
BELCOURT, Florence (GAUTHIER)
BENTERUD, Kristian Olafson "Chris"
BERG, Larry E
BIGNOLD, Jack
BINNS, William "Billy"
BIRCH, Jim
BIRNIE-BROWNE, Gerald "Jerry"
BIRON, Andre Marcel "Andy"
BLAIS, Andre "Andy"
BLIMKIE, Dennis Neil
BOLIN, Eric Birger
BOTSFORD, Wyman Edward
BREITKREUTZ, Carl Emi
BRUCKS, Jacob
BRYZGORNI, Car
BUCHHOLZ, Mary ( )
BUCKLEY, Helen ( )
BURGESS, Stephe
BUSH, Alice Elaine (BRONG
BUSSEY, Gage William
BZOWY, Victor Anthony
CALBERRY, Clayton Earl "Slim"
CAMPBELL, Patricia Yvonne (PARKER) [MOSES
CANN, Hazel Elizabeth (WYSE
CARBONE, Louise
CARTWRIGHT, Perc
CAVE, George
CHANA, Gurmit Singh
CHANDLER, Frederic
CHATELAIN, Joseph
CHIANG, Bill
CHIANG, Billy Kuo Wa
CHRISTOPHERSON, Walter T
CLARKE, Donna Elaine (VIRGIN
CLARKE, Jerrica Sue
CLUETT, Jerr
COCHRANE, James Albert
COLLINGWOOD, Judy Ann (NOLT
COLLINS, Frank "Jack"
COOK, Pearl (TWIST
CORNISH, Jaso
COULTER, William "Bill
CROCKER, Dorothy Mae
CROCKER, Phyllis Lorrain
CROUSE, Melvin Edward "Mel"
DELL, Michael John "Mike"
DEMAINE, Ella Ruth (ROBERTSON) [LANGDON)
DIX, Ernest Aaro
DOBISH, John
DODD, Alvin Woodrow
DOLHAN, Lena (STARCHUK)
DONISON, George
DORSCHEID, Berniece (AMES)
DOUGLAS, Allan (NORRIE)
DRYSDALE, Troy Anthony
DUMAS, Albert Joseph
DUNBAR, Samuel Menzies
DUNCAN, James
DUNN, Arthur Herbert
DURRANT, May (PITMAN)
DYCK, Krysta Oriana
DYRKACH, Walter
EDEY, John "Jack"
ELLIS, Helen Marjorie
ELSENDER, Sheila (NIKOLAUS)
ELVERUM, Astrid (HEIMDAL)
ENGBLOM, Arnold Vern
ENNS, Edwin
EVENSON, Delbert Arnold
EVERSON, Kermit "Lester"
FAVINE, Anne (ROSKO)
FEIL, Andrew
FERGUSON, Blair James "Bill"
FILIPPELLI, Denis "D.J."
FISHER, Rita Elizabeth (ROBERTSON)
FLETCHER, James Nathaniel
FORD, Elmer
FOREST, Roger Edmond
FORTIN, Fernand Adelard
FORTOWSKY, Angela Edith
FRANCOIS, Marcel Joel
FRIED, Ronald Albert
FRIESEN, Carl Boyd
FRIESEN, Cornelius "Corney"
FRIOULT, Ernest
FUNK, Sophie (KOWARSKI)
GABLE, Roland Jacob
GABOURY, Denyse Alberte Marie (GABOURY)[BLANDFORD]
GALL, Andrew
GARDINER, Richard Gordon
GAUTHIER, Anne (FLYNN)
GERK, Peter
GIESBRECHT, Ike
GIL, Antonio De Costa "Tony"
GILES, Frances Lillian
GOERTZ, Aaron John
GOFF, Leta Jean (MOON)
GOLNICK, Elsa (BRIESE)
GRAHAM, John Henry Tuttle
GRAHAM, Verna Marion ( )[CURRIE]
GRANT, Elizabeth "Liz" (LICHTNER)
GRAY, Valle (HOWE)
GREY, Aaron Albert
GRIKO, Valerie Lynn
GUENETTE, Eleanor ( )
GUENETTE, Robert Donald
GULICK, Greta Mae ( )
GUSTAFSON, Harold
GWIN, Joyce Doreen (GOODSPEED)
HAGLUND, Charles John
HALPENNHY, Doris Doreen (DONER)
HANCHAR, Gwendolyn Alice (WILLIAMS)
HANRAHAN, Dorothy Maxine ( )
HANSON, Evelyn
HANSON, Judith Evelyn (VELVE)
HARNETT, William R
HARPE, Wolfgang E
HEIKEL, Lily Sadie (GITZEL)
HENNIGAR, Wayne Wesley
HESSLER, Katherine "Kay" (ZAHN)
HICKEY, Lois Anita (DAVIS)
HILL, Thomas Wellington
HINKS, Barbara Anne (HINKS) [SHREENAN]
HOAG, Calvin
HOAG, Johanna
HOAG, Ohanna Christine "Hanna" ( )
HOLDEN, Jim E
HOUSSIAN, Najeebie (ZREIN)
HRISOOK, William "Bill"
HUCUL, George
HUJDIC, Norma Jean (CLARKE)
HUNTER, Ethel Mary Liviana (MAHAFEY)
HUSHAGEN, Norman Douglas
INGLIS, Victoria ( )
IRELAND, Lloyd Oliver "Bud"
JACOBSEN, Arnie Nils
JERVIS, Dilys May (PUGH)
JOHNSON, Ralph Winfred
JONES, Isabel Margaret ( )[ANDERSON]
JONES, Murray Dale
JONES, Roy Elmen
KADEY, Hilda May "Ginger" ( )
KAISER, Marjorie May ( )
KARPO, George
KAUT, Elizabeth Charlotte (STROHM)
KEGIUNA, Harry
KELLNER, Hans Eric
KIRBY, Nettie
KIRSCHT, Agnes (GOERTZEN)
KISH, Wendy Elaine (SIMS)
KLEIN-GEBBINCK, Christopher Bernard
KOKOSHA, Theodozia "Rosie" ( )
KONS, Mary Frances (BAHER)
KRAMPS, Helena Caroline (MILLER)
KRAVONTKA, Wandy
LANCASTER, Joseph Thomas
LANE, Daniel Enoch
LANGLOIS, Rachel M (JACOB)
LAVOIE, Ann Trudy Joan (MIEDEMA)
LAWRANCE, Richard Harry
LeBLANC, Birkeland Todd
LEE, Raymond Martin
LEONARD, Marjorie Grace (MILLER)
LETENDRE, Reese
LETKI, Clara Johanna (JACOBSON)
LIESKOVSKY, Diana Mae (SCORGIE)
LINK, Paul
LIZOTTE, Lorna Alice (SMITH)
LOS, Katarazyna "Katherine" ( )
LUNN, Barbara Merle (LYTLE)
LYNCH, Darlene June (ROBERTS)
MacDONALD, Ella (SERVATIUS)
MacDOUGALL, Ada Irene
MacINTOSH, John Alexander
MACKIE, William John "Bill"
MAH, Chuk Ying (WONG)
MAH, Hui Chen ( )
MANARY, Eileen ( )
MANN, David
MASON, Carmen Elmer
(to be continued in next issue)
by Valerie Jenner
Copies of the issues listed here are in the Grande Prairie & District Branch collection in the Isabel Campbell Room at the Grande Prairie Public Library.
The BRITISH COLUMBIA Genealogist - Dec 2001
- Meet the Pioneers:BELL/ EVAN/ KIER/MONK
- Gulf Island Voters' List - 1886
Lethbridge "YESTERDAY'S FOOTPRINTS" - Jan 2002
- Helpful Websites
- Flu Epidemic of 1918
SASKATCHEWAN BULLETIN - Dec 2001
- Research in Belgium - Part 1
- Genealogy & Photography
- Irish Civil Registration Records
- Pioneers of the Territories
Haldimand Co, ON "PAST TIMES" - Dec 2001
- Chronology of Samual MEREDITH
with surnames VANSON/ VANCE/ ROSS/
MCKENZIE/ GREEN/ MULVANEY/ WILSON
Kent Co, ON, "ROOTS,BRANCHES & TWIGS" Vol 24 #4 2001
- Oldfield, Chatham Twp - Donald CAMPBELL/ Jenette MCDONNELL
- Napoleon Bonaparte HARRINGTON/ Leaso LALONDE
- John & Eliza GRAHAM
- Mathew L. BOYINGTON
- Thomas BOWEN/ Isabella GLASSFORD
- Francis (Frank) BOWEN/Elizabeth HARPER
Lambton Co, ON, "LAMBTON LIFELINE" -Dec 2001
- Births, Marriages & Deaths from The Sarnia Weekly Observer Oct/Nov/Dec 1911
Leeds & Grenville Co, ON, "NEWS & VIEWS" - Nov/Dec 2001
- History of SHANE's with surnames POLK/ HEWITT/ HUGHES/ DODDS/ ANDREWS/ GOODFELLOW/ TAYLOR/ ROSS
- Loyalists & Methodism
Leeds & Grenville Co, ON, "NEWS & VIEWS" - Jan/Feb 2002
- Early Settlers of Augusta, ON
- 1817 Census for Bastard Twp, Leeds Co.
Norfolk Co, ON, "NORFOLKS" - Dec 2001
- WW2 Norfolk Deaths
Simcoe Co, ON "SCAN" - Feb 2002
-Pioneer Churches of Simcoe County Prior to 1867 (part 4)
Thunder Bay, ON, "PAST TENTS"-Dec 2001
- Early Lakehead Subscribers to Biographical Encyclopedia 1912
- Recording Oral Histories
Whitby-Oshawa Co, ON "KINDRED SPIRITS" Fall 2001
- The Search for Ward ELLIS
The NOVA SCOTIA Genealogist - Fall 2001
- School Records: A Previously Hidden Source for Genealogical Research
- Vital Statistics from Kings County Newspapers 1866-1899
- Names of Loyalist Refugees transportEd from New York to NS by His Magesty's Ship "Clinton" Oct 1783 - Dec 1783
FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE - Dec 2001
- Wills in the 19th Century
- Deeds Speak Louder than Words
FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE - Jan 2002
- Patagonia (Wales) to Saskatchewan
- Odd Volumes - Unusual Printed Sources for Family Historians
FAMILY CHRONICLE MAGAZINE - Nov/Dec 2001
- Searching or Sourcing?
- What is a GEDCOM File?
FAMILY CHRONICLE MAGAZINE - Jan/Feb 2002
- Inventors in the Family: Researchin Patent Records
- Think Outside the Courthouse
- Turning Facts into Lives
- Archiving Your Photo Album
Everton's GENEALOGICAL HELPER - Dec 2001
- The Marriage of Genealogy & Medicine
- Keeping Up with the Joneses: Tracing Your Welsh History
- Get a Hand Understanding your Ancestors:
- Handwriting Samples are Revealing
- Find Ye Olde Family Histories
April 16, 2002
Regular Meeting
Program: Ukranian Emigration and settlement in Canada.
Speaker: Jerry Petryshyn
May 21, 2002
Regular Meeting
Program: Sharing our Research Trail
June 18, 2002
Regular Meeting
Program: Homestead Project
Speaker: Duff Crerar
All regular meetings begin at 7:00 pm and
are preceded by a short business meeting.
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on:
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Grande Prairie Public Library
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Grande Prairie, Alberta
Third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
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President: Judith Bradley
Vice President: Bill Lappenbush
Secretary: Maxine Maxwell
Treasurer: Evelyn Stark
Past President: Margaret Kay
Cemeteries: Hugh Impey
Historian: Fran Moore
Library: Gail Schau
Membership: Lynda Shopka
Obituaries: Laura Turnbull
Obituaries: Leita Askew
Phoning: Gwen Richards
Publicity: Leita Askew
Researchers: Paulette Hrychiw
Researchers: Joan Bowman
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Website: Laura Turnbull
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Grande Prairie & District Branch
Alberta Genealogical Society
Box 1257, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 4Z1
Volume 25 Number 1 March 2002
ISSN 0707-0780
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