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Fall 2002 Vol. 18 issue 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S REPORT / EDITORS' COLUMN 170
LETTER TO THE EDITORS 171
THE HALFYARD FAMILY REGISTER 172
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES CROWN CORPORATION FOR THE ROOMS 172
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND, David Davis 173
THE WHITE (LEBLANC) FAMILIES OF
BAY ST GEORGE, NEWFOUNDLAND, Allan T. Stride 177
LOVELLS 1871 - SANDY POINT / PORT AU PORT 187
EXHIBIT ON MORAVIAN PRESENCE IN LABRADOR 188
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR FRENCH HERITAGE 2004 188
MISSING RECORDS CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR RESEARCHERS, F. Burnham Gill 189
SEARCHING YOUR TWILLINGATE ROOTS, F. Burnham Gill 190
NEWFOUNDLAND STRAYS - DEATHS AFAR, Compiled by Dave Hillier 192
RESEARCH INTEREST, Leslie A. Winsor 196
BROOKFIELD, BONAVISTA BAY: KEAN'S GENERAL STORE 200
CANADIAN GENEALOGY CENTRE 201
STARES FAMILY REUNION, Carol McVea and Marge Fudge 201
THE STARES/ STAIRS/ STEERS FAMILY OF CHERRY GARDENS,
BLOCKMAKERS HALL ROAD, NOW CALLED WATERFORD
BRIDGE ROAD, Leslie A. Winsor 202
CELTIC ASTROLOGY/ TREES: 205
THE ROOMS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OCTOBER 2002, Photo by Patrick Walsh 206
ST. JOHN'S STREET SCENES - PHOTOS 207
THE MURLEY FAMILY OF THE BAY OF ISLANDS, Linda Elkins-Schmitt 208
THE SHORT LIFE OF CHARLES ROBERTS OF HARE BAY, Linda Elkins-Schmitt 209
CONFERENCE AT EXETER UNIVERSITY 210
THE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES' ADVISORY COMMITTEE
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2002, Shelley Smith 211
FOUR PROPERTIES AWARDED HERITAGE DESIGN 212
CANADIAN GENEALOGY CENTRE 213
SITES TO SEE, Pat Walsh 213
CHALLENGE AND CHANGE [NEW BOOK] 214
CROWN LAND RECORDS, Leslie A. Winsor 214
ROYAL COMMISSION REPORT 215
FAMILY HISTORY COLLECTION AT NLGS 215
TRINITY SCHOOL RECORDS 1902, Pat Walsh 216
ERRATA SHEET 216
LOVELLS 1871, BRADLEYS COVE & BRANCH 216
THE CARTERS OF FERRYLAND, Jean Carter Strling 217
THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE HUXTER FAMILY
SPRINGDALE, Bernie Huxter 219
NLGS SPEAKERS 220
COME FROM AWAY, Marilyn Hindmarch 220
1835 VOTERS LIST, CARBONEAR DISTRICT, Jeannette Winsor 222
RENEWAL FORM 224
Vol. 17, 4 Fall Issue.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S REPORT / EDITORS' COLUMN . . . . .170
NEWFOUNDLAND HOMES AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THEM - Jean Edwards Stacey ..171
1898 McALPINES - MILLER'S PASSAGE. . . . . . .178
A SURVEY OF NEWFOUNDLAND GOVT. RECORDS - David Davis . . . . .179
GRAND JURY 1932 - Pat Walsh. . . . .183
NEWFOUNDLANDERS MARRIED IN MASSACHUSETTS 1905 - Pat Walsh . .184
FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS IN NEWFOUNDLAND. . . . . . .184
A PROPOSED DESCENDANCY FOR EDWARD WARREN
OF FOX ISLAND, NF - PART 1 - Dr. William M. Litchman. . . .185
RESEARCH INTEREST - Leslie A. Winsor . . . . .195
GENTECH 2002 . . . . .198
ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CEMETERY,
HARBOUR GRACE, SELECTED HEADSTONES - Pat Walsh. . . .198
LETTER TO THE EDITORS. . . . . . . . . . . . .199
RICHARD GEORGE FAMILY TREE - Richard George . . . . .200
THE WALSH'S OF TOPSAIL ROAD - Patrick Walsh. . . .208
NEWFOUNDLAND STRAYS - DEATHS AFAR - Dave Hillier . . . .211
ATTEMPTED POPULATION RECONSTRUCTION OF
" SOUTH SHORE, CONCEPTION BAY "
UP TO PERSONS BORN 1845 PART 2 - Jill Marshall. . .216
SITES TO SEE - Patrick Walsh . . . . . . . . . . .221
NLGS SCHEDULE OF LECTURES . . . . . . . . . . .221
THE HUNT FAMILY OF THE BAY OF ISLANDS - Linda Elkins-Schmitt . .222
A FEW CHURCH RECORDS -
From the NLGS Mailing List September 1998 - Barbara Pederson . . . . .224
WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL - ST. KEVIN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY, GOULDS, NEWFOUNDLAND - Pat Walsh . . . . 224
Table of Contents - Fall 2001
Vol. 17 , Issue 3
PRESIDENT'S/ EDITORS' COLUMN 114
ST. JOHN'S CHARITY SCHOOL....... David Davis 115
ST. LUKE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH AND THE SI MORGAN FAMILY....... Marilyn Hindmarch 117
HARBOUR GRACE WAR DEAD...... 119
THE SKANES SISTERS...... Ruth Archibald 120
LEGROW - BROAD COVE......Jean and Larry B. Martin 121
MEANING OF PLANTERS.... Barbara Pederson 121
STRANGERS IN THE BOX...... 122
OXFORDSHIRE FAMILY
THE HISTORY OF THE COLONIAL BUILDING 123
FACT SHEET - PANL 125
BUTLER FAMILY CHARTS 127
RESEARCH INTEREST........ Leslie A. Winsor 130
ATTEMPTED POPULATION RECONSTION OF SOUTH SHORE CONCEPTION BAY..... Jill Marshall 134
NEWFOUNDLAND STRAYS....... Dave Hillier 139
LETTER TO THE EDITORS..... Robert Halfyard 143
THIS IS A CEMETERY 144
FREDERICK BURNHAM GILL...... Shelly Smith 144
NEWFOUNDLANDERS IN THE 1901 VICTORIA,
BC CITY CENSUS...... Charles & Lori Strong 145
LOCAL BOY BECOMES TOAST OF HIGH SOCIETY ......Glen Whiffen 146
ROYAL AIR FORCE MEMORIES...... Fred Carter 147
GALLOP CONNECTION M.P....... Grant 148
THE CARBONEAR LOYAL ORANGE LODGE......Bert Parsons 148
SOME DESCENDANTS OF JAMES SKANES.......Patrick Walsh 153
REMEMBERING WAR VOLUNTEERS.......Bert Riggs 154
CHAPELS COVE 1864/5 HUTCHINSONS 155
BOOK REVIEW 155
GENERAL PROTESTANT CEMETERY
SELECTED HEADSTONE PHOTOS 156
PIKE FAMILY OF CARBONEAR........ Gilbert Pike 158
HUTCHINSONS 1864/5 159
OBITUARY THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK WILLIAM RUSSELL 160
VOL. 33 PARISH OF FOXTRAP..... Jill Marshall 160.
WILLS & FAMILY HISTORY...... Leslie A. Winsor 165
NLGS MEETING SCHEDULE 2001/2002 168
NLGS PUBLICATIONS INSIDE BACK COVER
TABLE OF CONTENTS - Spring 2001
Volume 17, Issue 2
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Lorraine Moores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
NLGS MAILING LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
EDITORS' COLUMN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
DESCENDANTS OF JAMES YOUNG AND ELIZABETH
PART 2 Dr.Wm. M. Litchman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
IN MEMORIAM - D.W. POWER
Jill Marshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
JOHN HOSKINS OF OLD PERLICAN
David Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
THE JESSE SHAW COLLECTION
David Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
FIT TO BE CLONED
Clarence B. Dewling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
THE PEOPLING OF TROUTY, TB
Clarence B. Dewling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
ELLEN CARBERRY
Bert Riggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
REVEREND THOMAS MARTIN WOOD
Bert Riggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
ODE TO NEWFOUNDLAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
THE BURFITT FAMILY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
Frank F. Burfitt, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
LOVELL'S 1871 DIRECTORY, BURNT ISLAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
RESEARCH INTEREST
Leslie A. Winsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GRIMES THE EIGHTH PREMIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
NEWFOUNDLAND STRAYS
Dave Hillier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
PROVINCIAL PC LEADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
GENEALOGY - A POEM
Mary Anne De Paruw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
ADD YOUR NAME - NLGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
CEMETERY CATALOGUING COMMITTEE 2000 REPORT Elsa Flack. . . . .104
NLGS PARISH RECORDS AND CEMETERY HEADSTONE DATA BASE . . . . .105
RESEARCH TRIP TO LONDON, ENGLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
HERITAGE DESIGNATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
MEETINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
THE DEATH OF ARCHIBALD HEATH
Gloria Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
WILLS & FAMILY HISTORY
Leslie A. Winsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
NLGS PUBLICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INSIDE BACK COVER
TABLE OF CONTENTS - WINTER 1999
| ARTICLE | Pg. |
| PRESIDENT'S REPORT Lorraine Moores |
174 |
| EDITORS' COLUMN | 175 |
| BRANCH HEADSTONES Patrick Walsh |
175 |
| BRANCH WAR MEMORIAL | 177 |
| MCALPINE'S 1898 DIRECTORY - FOX HARBOUR P.B. | 177 |
| RENEWS BAND - 1910 | 178 |
| THE SEARCH FOR GEORGE TEMPLE Kathleen Benson Lopez |
179 |
| COURT RECORDS AND WOMEN ON THE SOUTHERN AVALON Willeen Keough |
181 |
| CAPTAIN JOHN VATCHER OF BURGEO Edgar I. Vatcher |
193 |
| DATES AND EVENTS OF THE PAST | 197 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND STRAYS IN THE BOSTON STATES Patricia Jack |
197 |
| LOVELL'S 1871 - GRATES COVE | 201 |
| A MEETING ON CULTURAL HERITAGE David Davis |
202 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND BOOKS BY REV. NABOTH WINSOR | 203 |
| PHOTOS FROM FAMILY HISTORY SEMINAR - OCTOBER 1999 | 204 |
| RESEARCH INTEREST Leslie A. Winsor |
206 |
| PHOTO - JOHN WILLIAM WALSH | 211 |
| DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE (HENRY) DICKS Ivy Benoit |
212 |
| DESCENDANTS OF HENRY BOWLES AND BRIDGET LUSHMAN
Dr. William M. Litchman |
225 |
| NEW BONAVENTURE PHOTO | 230 |
| UNITED CHURCH, CLARENVILLE - DEATHS
1892-1962 Sandy MacEwen |
231 |
| BRIGUS HOUSE | 231 |
| DROWNED AT SEA - 1908 Leona Chatwood and Anna M. MacDonald |
232 |
| WILLS & FAMILY HISTORY Leslie A. Winsor |
233 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS - SPRING 2000
| PRESIDENT'S REPORT Lorraine Moores | 2 |
| EDITORS' COLUMN | 3 |
| NEW ARCHIVES ANNOUNCEMENT | 4 |
| THE ROOMS David Davis | 5 |
| SITES TO SEE Patrick Walsh | 5 |
| PROVINCIAL
ARCHIVES OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR [PANL] |
6 |
| WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE - PARADISE Patrick Walsh | 7 |
| THE
JOHNSON FAMILY OF LOWER ISLAND COVE Jill Marshall |
8 |
| ENGLISH HR. EAST - 1871 LOVELL'S | 15 |
| EARLY
IMMIGRATION FROM NF TO BC Robert R. Halfyard |
16 |
| THE WORLD IN 1949 John Gushue - The Telegram | 18 |
| SELECTED
CHANGE ISLANDS HEADSTONES Patrick Walsh |
19 |
| LOVELL'S 1871 GOULDS | 20 |
| SEEKING DISTANCE SHORES Sharon Chubbs Ransom | 20 |
| DESCENDANTS
OF JOHN CLARKE AND SUSANNA LUSHMAN Dr. Wm. M. Litchman |
22 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND'S PHYSICIANS 1947 | 28 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND
STRAYS -
DEATHS
AFAR Dave Hillier |
29 |
| PLANTATION RECORDS | 33 |
| RESEARCH INTEREST Leslie A. Winsor | 33 |
| VOTERS LIST 1889 Kathleen Benson Lopez | 44 |
| ROAD REPORT - BROAD COVE Martin Boland | 44 |
| BUCHAN'S CENSUS OF BRIGUS 1817 Judy Foote | 45 |
| THE RATTE FAMILY REUNION Phil Hanley | 47 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND PLACE NAMES | 47 |
| A MOTHER'S LOVE Harvey Hodder | 48 |
| LOOKING BEYOND THE BLACK BOOKS David Davis | 49 |
| FISHERMAN'S
ROAD -
VICTORIA
VILLAGE Frank E. Clarke |
51 |
| ORATION HONOURING GERTRUDE CROSBIE . | 53 |
| ADDRESS TO CONVOCATION Dr. Gertrude Crosbie | 54 |
| WILLS & FAMILY HISTORY Leslie A. Winsor | 56 |
| CORNER BROOK - A BRIEF HISTORY | 59 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS - FALL 2000 Vol 16 Issue
3
PRESIDENT'S REPORT Lorraine Moores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 EDITORS' COLUMN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 A HISTORY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF WESTERN BAY, W.Edwin Penney116 A BOOK REVIEW - DEVON CHURCHES Ryan Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 KEELS WANTS A TEACHER David Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 LOOKING BEYOND THE BLACK BOOKS David Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 JOSEPH SEAWARD Errol D. Seaward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 FAMILIES OF WINTERTON Elizabeth L. Ingham & Wallace Pinhorn . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 RESEARCH INTEREST Leslie A. Winsor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 CAPTAIN WILLIAM JACKMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 FERRYLAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 CONCEPTION BAY STRAYS IN GREEN BAY Jill Marshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 CAMPBELL/ WITHYCOMBE PHOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 NEWFOUNDLAND STRAYS Dave Hillier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 OLD BONAVENTURE SCHOOL PHOTO INFO158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH THE S.S. SHARON Robert C. Parsons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 HARBOURS MASTERS, ST. JOHN'S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 LOVELL'S 1871 - LALLY COVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 HISTORY OF THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL Julia Mathieson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 WILLS & FAMILY HISTORY Leslie A. Winsor. . . . . . . . . . . .164 HUTCHINSON'S DIRECTORY 1864 -1865 CUPIDS HEAD, CB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 WILLIAM JOSEPH COLLINS & THE GREAT WAR Patrick Walsh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 HEART'S CONTENT CABLE STATION FEMALE EMPLOYEES 1919. . . . . .166 LOVELL'S 1871 HEART'S CONTENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 NLGS PUBLICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INSIDE BACK COVER |
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