What's New
"Go to the 2004 up-date listing"
December 29, 2003:
General Information Pages - References Page - now includes information on the government site for Grosse Isle, where there are 7,553 person buried there, who died from various diseases during their migration to Canada.
The Census Pages now includes the URL for the 1901 Ontario Census - transcribing project. You can volunteer to do one page or many pages, even pick what County and Township you wish to do.
December 03, 2003:
The Pioneer Families Pages now includes the Lochead family.
December 02, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of Galbraith and McIntosh.
November 30, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Houston.
November 29, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Williamson.
November 27, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more headstones for the Campbell Cemetery, Drummond Twp.
November 24, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more section from the Perth Courier Newspaper articles from Christine Spencer.
November 23, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Covell/Covill.
November 22, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Richard Richardson Douglas.
November 21, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include 15 Mar - 31 May, 1888 of the Record News, provided by Leah Truscott.
November 16, 2003:
The Queries Pages now includes the surname of McDonald (Henry).
November 14, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include more surnames: Blair, Bygrove, Dunn, Forsythe, Horricks, Padgett, Plummer, Robertson and Shaw.
The Cemeteries Look-Ups will continue as it was before my computer crash. I now have my missing program and all is okay.
I wish to thank all those who sent e-mails to me asking how they could contribute and what they could do to help. These messages just show how good the researchers are and I appreciate them. Many are trying to locate their roots in Lanark County. Thank you very much, but your contributions are not required at this time. Let me know how I can help you in return!
November 10, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include an article from the Almonte Gazette to honor P.C. McGregor provided by Frances Cooper.
November 07, 2003:
The "FREE LOOK-UPS" are no more! I lost my Microsoft Access program and the new ones are $400.00 I asked Microsoft if they would provide one or at a reduced price, but they declined - they need the money....
Sorry about that!
November 05, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more sections of the Perth Courier Newspaper received from Christine Spencer.
October 29, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include three more Moreau family pictures.
Also The Cemeteries Pages now include three headstone of the Moreau family in St. Mary's, Almonte.
October 27, 2003:
The Queries Pages now includes the surname of McManus.
The Pictures Pages now include some pictures of the Moreau family of Almonte.
October 23, 2003:
The Cemetery Pages now include 4 more pictures in Pinegrove Cemetery, Beckwith Twp., of Buffam members.
October 19, 2003:
The Cemetery Pages now includes another headstone picture for the Tennant Cemetery.
October 18, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more sections of the Perth Courier from Christine Spencer.
October 17, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of McManus.
The Cemeteries Pages now includes 3 pictures of a monument for A. W. Kippen who was killed during the Rebellion in Western Canada in 1885.
October 15, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Costello and King.
October 14, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a few headstone pictures from St. Mark's Anglican cemetery, Pakenham.
October 9, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of: Barry; McGee; Poapst and O'Hara.
October 8, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more sections of the Perth Courier newspaper provided by Christine Spencer.
October 04, 2003:
On the 26th of Sept., my main hard drive (20gig) over heated and crashed. I lost most of my own files, but managed to back up the Lanark County files. I lost all my e-mail address book, cemetery data-base and various programs. I have the computer back up and running on my second hard drive (30gig) and trying to gather up my files from back-ups, other places. Please accept my apologies for any inconveniences that this may cause you. Regards.
September 25, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include more headstone pictures for Elmwood Cemetery and Rideau Ferry Cemetery.
September 24, 2003:
The Old Buildings Pages now includes a picture of the Queens Royal Hotel located at Lake Park, just outside of Carleton Place. Also a picture of the Russell Hotel, Smiths Falls which has been torn down and replaced with a new drug store.
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more headstone pictures in the Hillcrest cemetery, Smiths Falls and the St. John's Anglican cemetery, Smiths Falls.
September 22, 2003:
The Old Buildings Pages now includes a picture of the Ferrier Harness Shop in Perth.
The Queries Pages now includes the surname of MEA.
September 20, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more Ferrier headstone pictures for the Craig St. and Elmwood cemeteries.
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Cahill.
September 19, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include 3 more section of the Perth Courier newspaper from Christine Spencer: EarlyBirthsAndMarriages16; PerthComingsAndGoingsOn12 and PerthCourierTwenty-Two.
September 18, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include some Almonte Gazette obituaries from Annie Stanley.
The Cemeteries Pages now includes a new stone erected at the Johnston burial site in Bathurst twp.
September 13, 2003:
The Look-Up Pages now include a new volunteer - Annie Stanley, who has "Births, Marriages and Deaths - Abstracts from the Almonte Gazette 1867-1890" and "the microfilm of the Almonte Gazette 1861-April 1888". We appreciate all these wonderful people who are willing to spare information with our researchers.
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of a "Baker and his shop".
September 11, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes a headstone in the O'Methodist cemetery in Perth for Peter Wilson.
September 05, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include four more articles from the Perth Courier newspaper supplied by Christine Spencer. EarlyBirthMarriages15; PerthComingsAndGoings11; PerthCourier21 and WW II.
September 02, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes the headstone picture for Terrence McManus at Indian Hill cemetery.
August 29, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Perth Courier - World War I articles and members listed from Christine Spencer.
The Cemeteries Pages now include a photo of the headstone of Andrew Allan and family at Elmwood cemetery.
August 28, 2003:
The Queries Page now include the surname of Majore and Ranger.
August 26, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include four more interesting pictures listed under the Hugh Weir articles.
August 25, 2003:
The Old Buildings Pages now include a picture of the Lanark Church & the drovers who hauled the limestone from the W.C. Stead quarry.
Also the Heron Mills School and class photo.
Also the Pictures Pages now includes a picture of Jack Farrell.
August 24, 2003:
Sorry for the delay with e-mail answers - we attended the funeral of Howard Comba in Winnipeg & Regina.
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of: SMITH, RANKIN and CAMERON.
The Look-Up Pages now include a new volunteer - Cathy Thomas for the 1871 census records for Beckwith & Carleton Place and the 1871 census records for Almonte & Ramsay. (Thank you Cathy)
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now includes an article from Fran Cooper "The Ballyghiblins"
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more newspaper articles from Christine Spencer from the Perth Courier Newspaper.
August 07, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include two more articles from Fran Cooper about the Grand Balloon and the Big Fire.
Death of a Lanark County Researcher: Howard Comba passed away in hospital in Midland, Texas on Tuesday the 5th of August after a long battle with Cancer. Howard has provided lots of information on Lanark County, especially obituaries. His family dates back to the early 1800's when the Comba family settled in the Pakenham Township area. God Bless His Soul.
August 05, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include a item regarding Mr. & Mrs. James Kenny 50th Wedding Anniversary.
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of Coxford - Drysdale - Forsythe and Moore.
The Pictures Pages now includes a picture of the Perth Cycle Club, about 1890.
August 04, 2003:
The Township Papers pages now include a Ramsay Alphabetical Listing - Sample Page - - a Murder Case.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include more of Christine Spencer's - Perth Courier newspaper items.
July 30, 2003:
The Township Papers Pages now include Ramsay Township papers.
July 28, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include two articles about Dr. James Naismith and Rev. John McMorine, provided by Frances Cooper.
The Cemetery Headstone Pictures now include some more from St. John's Anglican cemetery, Innisville, Ont.
July 27, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include more Record News items from Leah Truscott - 05 Jan to 08 March, 1888.
Also The Pioneer Families Pages now include the Duncan McDiarmid family of Beckwith Township.
July 17, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more sections of the Perth Courier from Christine Spencer.
Also in the Pictures Pages we have received three "unknown soldier" pictures from Kathleen Ogg-Moss.
July 10, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages - Sylvia Droughan has added many more Perth Courier newspaper items to her web-site, pertaining to her family names.
July 06, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include some "unknown people" provided by Colleen Bowie.
July 02, 2003:
We have added a new section - Village Directories for 1851.
Also the Pictures Pages now include some pictures of the Miller Family of Carleton Place.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more section of the Perth Courier Newspaper items by Christine Spencer.
Also some old military badges are shown
June 15, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include four more articles regarding Almonte from Fran & Don Cooper.
June 11, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now have three more parts of the Perth Courier from Chris Spencer.
June 10, 2003:
The Pioneer Families Pages now include the surname of Darou and Gemmill.
June 08, 2003:
The Pioneer Families Pages now include the John Stead family from England.
June 07, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now includes a picture of George Stead of North Dakota at a birthday party for grand-children.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now includes some more Misc Obit from Howard Comba.
June 03, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now includes a picture of the pupils of the old Beckwith School - can anyone name the pupils?
June 02, 2003:
The Picture Pages now includes a picture of Peter P. Dunlop and his wife Ida M. Stead.
June 01, 2003:
The Historic Documents now includes letters from John Gemmill to his son in Scotland 1824 - 1829.
Also The Pictures Pages now include a picture of William Craig Stead, his wife Elizabeth Weir and 3 daughters.
May 28, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include 3 more section of the Perth Courier newspaper provided by Christine Spencer - Early Births & Marriages 9 - Perth Courier 16 - Perth Comings & Goings 5
May 25, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include more headstone pictures for St. John's Anglican - Innisville, Ontario.
May 14, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include 3 more sections of Births, Marriages & Deaths and Goings On from the Perth Courier.
May 12, 2003:
The Pioneer Families now includes the Patterson family from Scotland
May 10, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now includes an article on the History of Perth.
May 9, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include two sections of Dec 1887 of the Record News, provided by Leah Truscott.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages (Misc Items) provides obituary and picture of Elmer Moreau, provided by Roz.
May 6, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include more Births, Marriages & Deaths and Goings On from the Perth Courier newspaper, submitted by Christine Spencer.
May 5, 2003:
The Pioneer Families pages now includes the Paterson Families of Ramsay Township.
May 3, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include more headstone pictures for Franktown cemetery (Page Two).
Apr 28, 2003:
The Pioneer Families pages now include the Saunders Families from Franktown and Beckwith Twp.
Apr 25, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include more Births, Marriages & Deaths and Goings On from the Perth Courier.
The Township Papers now include Beckwith Township papers.
Apr 24, 2003:
The Township Papers has just been created and now includes Drummond Township Papers.
Apr 18, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include another picture from Melanie Mason regarding the Ferguson families.
The Cemeteries Pages now include some headstone pictures for St. Frances de Sales cemetery, also some headstone pictures for St. John's the Baptist R.C. cemetery in Perth, Ontario.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include more Births, Marriages, Deaths and Goings On from the Perth Courier by Christine Spencer.
Apr 14, 2003:
The Look-Ups Pages now include loop-ups by Leah Truscott for 1871 census Beckwith & Carleton Place and Vol 20 Lanark Papers; Vol 21 Lanark Papers and County Marriage Registers of Ontario 1858-1869 - Vol 30 Lanark County.
Apr 10, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Euphemia Burns provided by Melanie Mason.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Births & Marriages and Perth Courier 11 and Comings and Goings of Perth Courier, supplied by Christine Spencer.
The Cemeteries Pages now include 7 more headstone pictures from the Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte.
Apr 09, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include an article on the Bell Telephone in Almonte, Ontario.
Apr 05, 2003:
The Census Pages now include census images for Bathurst Twp., 1817 & 1819 supplied by Ron Cox, thanks!
Apr 01, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of who is believed to be Jessie Bowes 1824/1896 provided by Ruth Bowes. Can you confirm that this is who Ruth believes it is?
Also the Queries Pages now include the surnames of Craig and McQuatt.
Also the Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Darlene Lawlor's Sproule Clippings.
Mar 28, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Early Births & Marriages 3 and Perth Courier Ten, provided by Christine Spencer.
Mar 26, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages - Boyds Methodist Cemetery has some more headstone pictures added.
Mar 25, 2003:
The Picture Pages now includes a picture of the house that Minnie Maude McGonegal and Alan Ferguson lived in Clyde Forks, Ontario.
Mar 24, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a page "Two" with more headstone pictures, for Crawford Cemetery.
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of Park and Williamson.
Mar 23, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Robertson.
Also under Newspaper Clippings Pages there are a few "Cullen Perth Courier Items".
Mar 22, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include "Anniversaries" under the Dezell Newspaper articles.
Mar 20, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Perth Courier Early Births & Marriages 2 and Perth Courier Nine.
Mar 13, 2003:
The Queries Pages now includes the surname of Campbell.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Perth Courier Early Births & Marriages and Perth Courier Eight.
Mar 08, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include 22 Sep to 15 Dec 1887 - Record News - Births, Marriage & Deaths.
Mar 04, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now includes more obituaries Perth Courier Seven.
Mar 02, 2003:
The Pioneer Families Pages now include the surname of FORD(E).
Feb 26, 2003:
The Look-Up Pages now include an offer from Christine Spencer for Vol # 1, of the Births, Marriages & Deaths from the Lanark Era newspaper - 1895 - 1911.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include three more Spencer - Perth Courier Newspaper items.
Feb 23, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include two Misc Perth Items from the Perth Courier newspaper.
Feb 21, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include the Entrance Exam Results for 1911.
Feb 20, 2003:
The Cemeteries Pages now include the History of Highland Line Cemetery and a couple more headstones pictures.
Feb 18, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include some more Misc Obits from Perth Courier & Lanark Era.
More Perth Courier Obituaries received from Christine Spencer.
Feb 17, 2003:
The Queries Pages - up-date for the Jewett - Lance surname.
Feb 12, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Perth Courier - Obituaries "Three".
Feb 7, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Perth Courier - Obituaries, graciously provided by Christine Spencer.
Feb 05, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames - Healy and Cullen.
Jan 24, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Wm. Dudley Munro and his sisters Sarah & Mary Margaret.
The Look-Ups Pages now include the offer by Leah Truscott to do look ups in The Marriage Register of Upper Canada/Canada West, Vol. 8, Part 1, Johnstown District - 1799-1851.
Jan 22, 2003:
The Queries Pages now include the surname Christmas Rivett.
Jan 18, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include two more Dezell articles on Events & Neighbourhood.
Jan 04, 2003:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Thomas A. Ferguson and Bessie Stewart and son Stewart.
Jan 03, 2003:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include 10 more files covering Birth to War News clipping from the Perth Courier Newspaper. These are provided by Sylvia Droughan, with thanks.
Dec 16, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname Johns(t)on.
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of three Ferguson gentleman, who are cousins.
The Look-Up Pages now include various church records for Lanark County churches.
Dec 09, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Elliott.
Dec 04: 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Jean (Burns) Ferguson and sons.
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Flunder.
Dec 03, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Michael McKirdy (1849/1915).
Nov 29, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include two pictures of Sarah Ann Munro and James McGill and their two children; and Elizabeth "Betsey" Munro and William Evans.
Also we have a picture of a "LOOM" owned by Margaret & Donald Munro, which is in the Middleville Museum.
Nov 28, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include "Some Scottish Emigrants of 1832" (Ship Listing)
Nov 22, 2002:
The Families Pages now include the Weekes - Fullerton family from Ireland.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include some Rev. Wm. Bell's material regarding the Cuthbertson Family.
Nov 19, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Allan Ferguson.
The Queries Pages now include another researcher for the surname KNAPP.
Nov 14, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include some pictures of the Morrow family members.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include some newspaper items for the Morrow family members.
Nov 12, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname McKenzie.
Nov 08, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a wedding picture of Minni McGonegal and Allan Ferguson.
Nov 6, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Helen Ferguson and Robert McLellan and children.
Oct 29, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of James A. Ferguson and Agnes Burns and daughter Amelia Jane Ferguson.
Oct 28, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of the Beaver Hockey Club, Smiths Falls, 1913-14.
Oct 26, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a letter from George Stead to his father in 1853 from California.
Oct 25, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Samuel and Harriett Thurlow and family.
Oct 24, 2002:
The Old Buildings Pages now include a picture of the Lanark Village Townhall.
Oct 21, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Section 8 of Dezell Deaths.
The Picture Pages now include a picture of William Thurlow and Mary Ferguson and family.
Oct 19, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Connell.
Oct 12, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of England and Rodgers.
Oct 08, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include section 5, 6 & 7 of Dezell Deaths and some misc Jean Ferguson Obits.
Oct 04, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the names of McMullen, McMullin, MacMillan.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include two more death sections of Dezell deaths.
Oct 03, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include two more surnames - Murphy and Warwick.
Oct 02, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings pages now include two sections of Dezell deaths.
Sep 29, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include more Stead pictures under Hugh Weir family section.
Sep 28, 2002:
The Queries Pages now includes the surname of Buchanan.
Also in the Pictures Pages, we have a picture of Agnes and Eva Stead.
Sep 22, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more headstone pictures for Franktown Cemetery.
Also some more headstone pictures for Crawford Cemetery.
Also the Newspaper Clippings pages now include Part II of the Bond Obituaries.
Sep 17, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings pages now include some items on RCAF Hero's.
Sep 15, 2002:
Back from Holidays....
The Query Pages now include the surname Nisbet.
The Newspaper Pages now include Part 1 of Bob Bond's Newspaper Items.
Aug 19, 2002:
Holiday Time - 19 Aug to 11 Sep - No E-Mail Service.
Aug 14, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a few pictures of William C. Stead and Maggie Weir and family.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include some more obits from Melanie Mason.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include two more instalments of Record News provided by Leah Truscott.
Aug 13, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more headstone pictures for St. Bridget cemetery.
The Census Pages now include a reference the 1881 Merrickville census.
The Families Pages now include the Darou Family from Bathurst Twp.
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of an Unknown Ferguson Family and Annie (Williams) wife of Alexander Ferguson's families, supplied by Melanie Mason.
The Newspaper Clipping Pages now include some misc obits, marriages etc., from Melanie Mason.
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of Margaret (Weir) Stead and her two daughters.
Aug 11, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include Dezell Scrapbook - Marriages 3 to 6.
Aug 10, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include new pictures of the Umpherston Pioneer Burial Site in Dalhousie.
Aug 02, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now includes Marriages 2 of the Dezell Scrapbooks.
July 24, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some headstone pictures for St. Bedes Cemetery.
July 23, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include more headstone pictures for Crawford Cemetery.
July 22, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of Bryce and McNeely.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include some obituaries from the Carleton Place Herald.
Also one obituary from the Perth Courier; Gertrude Marion (Chaplin) Rutherford.
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include "marriages" from the Dezell Scrapbooks.
July 18, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of Hall and Smith.
July 16, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more headstone pictures for Crawford Cemetery.
The Cemeteries Pages also include a "New' Page Two for St. Andrew's Cemetery at Watson's Corners.
Also the Pictures Pages now include a picture of Daniel Munro and Margaret McMunn.
July 14, 2002:
Mary Croft has asked that her name and e-mail address be removed from the site..... It is with sad regret that I do this, but this is her wish. I want to state that Mary has provided a great deal of information for the initial setup of the site with all the material and links that she has provided. Thank you Mary for every thing. Best Regards.
The Cemeteries Pages now include some headstone for Echlin, Massey and Sproule, in Pinegrove Cemetery located in Lanark Township.
July 11, 2002:
The Cemetery Pages now include a headstone picture for Wm. Weekes, in Lanark Village Cemetery.
Also The Cemetery Pages now include some Echlin and Sproule headstones from Lanark Village Cemetery and St. Paul's Anglican, Lanark Village, Ont.
July 10, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include the Engagements of the Dezell Scrapbooks.
Also Sylvia Droughan as provided a lot of Newspaper Clippings from the various newspapers around Perth, Ottawa, Smiths Falls and others. There are six (6) new items provided in the Newspaper Clipping Pages.
Thank you - Sylvia!
July 9, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include the Dezell Scrapbooks (Births), compiled by Mrs. Oliver H. Dezell, nee Iva V. Sheppard, contributed by Bob and Joan Dezell, typed and spell check by Don and Fran Cooper.
July 9, 2002:
In the Pictures Pages, of Hugh Weir and Elizabeth Hodgson, I have shown two letters from John Gemmill to his son in Scotland, written in 1824 and 1825.
Going on Holidays - 23 June to 5 July....... Back on 8th of July.....
June 21, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now includes a picture of Hugh Weir and Elizabeth Hodgson.
June 05, 2002:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include The Record News newspaper articles from 20th of January 1887 to 16 June 1887 - Graciously supplied by Leah Truscott.
June 04, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a headstone for Taylor is the Maplewood Cemetery.
The Queries Pages under "Marshall Jackson" has been up-dated. Also the picture of Grandma Jackson in the Pictures Pages.
May 30, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of McAuslan.
May 28, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a school picture for the Drummond Township School - 1933(?) to 1937. This was submitted by Ivy Mohrhardt - [email protected] . She would love to hear from anyone with information.
May 24, 2002:
The Look-Up Page now include a generous offer by Kelly Deering to look up Lanark County Census records for all the townships for the years 1851 - 1891. She requests only 2 names per e-mail, the township involved and the year. If you require a printed copy to be mailed, there will be a small fee ($). This will take about a week or more, so please be patient.
May 21, 2002:
The Historic Documents page now includes an article called "The Loyal Village Guards of Carleton Place."
May 19, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Melanson.
May 17, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some headstone pictures for St. Michael's Cemetery, Corkery.
May 15, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some headstone pictures for Indian Hill Cemetery, near Pakenham.
May 14, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some headstone pictures for (New) St. Mary's Cemetery near Almonte.
May 13, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include 3 more headstone for Lanark Village Cemetery - Knowles, Matthie & Rodger.
The Queries Pages now include the surname Marshall Alexander Jackson.
May 10, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include 6 pictures of Marshall Alexander Jackson's Family.
May 09, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a headstone picture for Weekes in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Also the St. Bedes Cemetery includes a new headstone for Thomas & Eliza Jane Griffith, supplied by James Griffith - [email protected]
May 08, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a headstone picture for MacEwen, in St. Fillian Cemetery.
May 06, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include two headstone pictures for the Weekes families, in Maplewood Cemetery.
May 01, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include two pictures of "unknown Murray family members". Can anyone identify these people?
I now have all 129 cemeteries in my data-base, including St. Francis DeSales R.C. Cemetery near Smiths Falls.
Apr 30, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include three pictures with James Francis Droughan in them. There are others in the pictures who are "unknown". Can anyone supply the names of these unknowns?
Apr 27, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include two more pictures of Aggie Stewart and Mrs. Timmins. Can anyone supply more information?
Apr 25, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include two more pictures - Section Men and Somerville Family ???. Can anyone identify any of the people in these pictures?
Apr 24, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include two surnames Dudgeon & McQuarrie.
Apr 18, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include 3 more Cram headstone pictures in St. Fillians Cemetery.
Apr 17, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a headstone for Carmichael in St. Fillians Cemetery.
Apr 14, 2002:
Sorry for the delay in answering e-mail. My mother-in-law passed away 10th April.
I have the St. John's the Baptist Roman Catholic cemetery in Perth, Ontario in my data-base.
The Cemeteries Pages now include a headstone Picture for James Cram & Mary Whyte, in St. Fillians Cemetery.
Apr 4, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include 3 headstone pictures for the Cullen family in Elmwood Cemetery.
Apr 3, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Sinnott.
Apr 2, 2002:
The Old Building Pages now includes a picture of the Old Rosetta School.
The Cemeteries Pages now include two more headstone pictures (Leaver & Hartwell) for Elmwood Cemetery.
Mar 29, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now includes a picture of a couple and on the back it shows "Wallace". If anyone knows who this is, please let me know. Thanks.
Mar 25, 2002:
The Church Records pages now include Baptisal - Marriages & Death records for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Perth, on Sylvia Droughan's site. Thank you Sylvia.
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of a saw mill in Lavant Station, many years ago.
Mar 23, 2002:
The Queries Pages now includes the surnames of Duncan and Warrington.
Mar 20, 2002:
I now have the "Hillcrest Cemetery" North Elmsley Twp., in my data-base, approx. 12,000 names.
Mar 19, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some Cameron (Highland Line) and Drummond (St. Fillian) headstone pictures.
The Pictures Pages now include a lot of pictures supplied by Melanie Mason of various people.
Mar 18, 2002:
The Old Building pages now include the Knox Presbyterian Church and Manse at McDonald's Corners.
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of Brown, Hammond, and Magwood.
Mar 17, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include two more headstone pictures at St. James Cemetery, Ramsay Twp.
Mar 12, 2002:
In the Census Pages and the Pictures Pages, I have provided a "LINK" to Charles Dobie's pages. They provide a lot of various pictures of Lanark County also the 1918 Lanark County Directory of Rural Property Owners.
Mar 8, 2002:
The Queries Pages now includes the surname of Gordon.
Mar 7, 2002:
The Queries Pages now includes the surnames of Jamieson - Smith; Kilpatrick and Corbett.
Mar 6, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of the 1898-1900 class of the 10th Line Ramsay - Blakeney School.
The Old Buildings now includes picture of the Mississippi Woollen Mills ruins at Appleton and Church at Appleton, now a private home.
Feb 26, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include two headstone pictures for the Albert St. Cemetery, Arnprior.
Feb 18, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include some pictures of McFarlane, Cameron and Morris - Pioneer Families.
The Old Building Pages now include the 3 churches of Middleville, Ontario.
The Query Pages now include the surnames Jackson, Shimpon and Jack.
Feb 17, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of: Mather, McPherson, Peacock and Ramsbottom.
Feb 15, 2002:
The Look-Ups Page now includes "The Flourishing Tree" by Mabel Ringereide - Extracts from the Register of Baptisms, The Scotch Church, Beckwith, Rev. John Smith, Nov. 23, 1833 to June 14, 1851, provided by Leah Truscott - [email protected]
Feb 15, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a Sproule headstone picture for in St. Andrew's Cemetery.
Feb 14, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include more Salter headstone pictures - Franktown Cemetery.
The Look-Up Page now includes the offer of Leah Truscott to do look-ups in the;
"Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Vol. 5, Bathhurst District, 1831 - 1852".
Feb 12, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Dunlop.
Feb 11, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Knapp and Burke.
Feb 09, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Boshert. Also a new Query for Watson. Also McFarlane and White/Whyte.
Feb 07, 2002:
The Old Buildings (Churches) now includes a lot of churches in Almonte, Carleton Place, Perth and other places.
Feb 05, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surname of Hart.
Feb 04, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include three Salter headstone pictures in the Franktown Cemetery, provided by Bev Salter McCaffrey.
Feb 02, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more headstone pictures for White Cemetery. (Wm. F. Umpherson; Frances M. Davidson and James Park.)
Also - The Auld Kirk Cemetery now has TWO pages of pictures - the second page is new, pictures provided by Don & Fran Cooper.
Feb 1, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include an up-date on Thomas Salter's family.
Jan 30, 2002:
The Queries Pages now includes the surname of Salter.
Jan 28, 2002:
The Main Index Page has been changed to include a new "Land and Property" page, to eliminate the complaints received about Land Index's and Transcriptions.
The Families Pages have been changed to read "Pioneer Families" this only deals with Families, no land transactions or transcriptions.
The Cemeteries Pages now have 18 more headstone pictures for the Auld Kirk Cemetery.
Jan 24, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames Evans and Knighting.
Jan 22, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include another headstone Robertson-Barr for St. Andrew's Cemetery.
Also Greenwood Cemetery has been updated with 28 more headstone of Affleck, Borrowman, Rodger and others.
Also the Pictures Pages now include two unidentified ladies, sent in by Melanie.
Jan 18, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a few more headstone pictures for St. Andrew's Cemetery, Watson's Corners.
Jan 16, 2002:
The Families Pages now include the John Wright Family of Lanark County.
Jan 08, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames; McClelland, Blackburn, McLachlan, Houston and Scott.
Jan 07, 2002:
The Pictures Pages now include a picture of an Unknown Carleton Place Couple.
Also, the Old Buildings Pages now include more houses, schools & building supplied by Fran Cooper.
Jan 04, 2002:
The Families Pages now include a military settler - Nicholas Hall, of Bathurst and North Sherbrooke Twps.
The Cemeteries Pages now include Bain & Pollick headstone pictures for Highland Line Cemetery.
Jan 02, 2002:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more pictures of headstone at St. James Cemetery, Ramsay Twp.
Jan 01, 2002:
The Queries Pages now include the surnames of Duncan, Gavin, Guthrie, Matthie, Miller, McBain and Nisbet.
Dec 31, 2001:
The Queries Pages now includes the surnames of O'Neil, Paterson and Purdon.
Dec 28, 2001:
The Old Buildings Pages now include pictures of Bennies Corners School & Clayton School.
Dec 24, 2001:
I have added a new category - Old Buildings - pictures of Houses, Churches and Schools.
Dec 23, 2001:
The Queries Pages now includes surnames of Scott and Robertson.
Dec 19, 2001:
The Pictures Pages now includes the Class of 1928-29 for the Galbraith School, Lanark Township.
Dec 18, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes the John Dunlop Burial Site, located in Ramsay Township, near Almonte.
Dec 17, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include many more Private Burial Sites, that I wasn't able to locate and take pictures of. These will be pursued next spring after the snow is gone.
Dec 14, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include SOME picture of the Scotch Line Cemetery, North Burgess, Twp.
Dec 08, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include ALL pictures of Old Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, Almonte.
Dec 05, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more pictures at Clayton United Church Cemetery.
Dec 04, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include "ALL" the pictures for the Rosetta Cemetery at Rosetta, Ont.
Dec 02, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some pictures for the St. Mary's R. C. Cemetery near Carleton Place, and also the St. Patrick R. C. Cemetery at Fergusons Falls, Ont.
The Families Pages now include a brief summary of the Manarie-Manarey-Manary families, provided by Jayne Munro.
Dec 01, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes some pictures for the Prospect Cemetery at Prospect, Ont., and also for the Tennant Cemetery, Lanark Township.
Nov 30, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes some pictures for the Rideau Ferry Cemetery in North Elmsley Twp. Also some pictures for the Rosetta Cemetery at Rosetta, Ont.
Nov 28, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes some pictures for the Hillcrest Cemetery, Smiths Falls and the Old Methodist (St. Paul's) Cemetery, Perth.
Nov 27, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes Coulter Private Burial Site, in Ramsay Township.
Nov 26, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes some pictures of the Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Ont. Also more pictures have been added to Lanark Village Cemetery.
Nov 24, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes ALL PICTURES for St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall.
Nov 22, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some more pictures of headstones behind the church in the Auld Kirk Cemetery, also includes the plaque at the church.
Nov 18, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include a few pictures of headstones at Franktown Public Cemetery.
Nov 17, 2001:
In the Pictures Page, we have added a picture of an Unknown Murray lady. Do you know who it is?
Nov 16, 2001:
In the Cemeteries Pages, under St. Declans Cemetery on the French Line, includes another headstone for David and Elizabeth (Murray) Virgin.
Nov 13, 2001:
NEW - Search engine for this site - Try it, it works!
Nov 11, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures of the Craig Street Cemetery, Perth, Ont.
Nov 09, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes pictures of the Crosbie & Horne Private Burying Site in Dalhousie Twp.
Nov 06, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures of Campbell Cemetery, near Balderson and the Robert Robertson Private Burying Site, in Drummond Twp., near Tennyson, Ont.
Nov 02, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures for St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Innisville, Ont.
Oct 31, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes; Adamsville Cemetery; Campbell Burying Site; Drough (Drew) Burying Site; Glendinning Burying Site; Morphy Burying Site; and Willis Burying Site.
Oct 30, 2001:
The Queries Page now includes the names of McLaren and Rice.
Oct 29, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes pictures of the Davies Private Burying Site and the St. John the Baptist Cemetery at Rokeby, Ont. Also "Old" St. Mary's Cemetery east of Almonte, Ont. (all pictures)
October 24, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes a picture of the Erwin Private Burying Site, located in Bathurst Twp.
October 22, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes pictures for McDonald Private Site; McDougall Private Site; Olde Private Site and Warnock Private Site.
October 20, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes some more headstone picture of the Auld Kirk Cemetery near Almonte.
October 18, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes 10 new cemeteries as follows; St. John The Baptist - Rokeby; St. Bridget's Roman Catholic - Stanleyville; Adamsville Private; Olde Private; Warnock Private; Davies Private; Nisbet Private; McDougall Private; McDonald Private; and Alex. Ferguson Private. These have been added to my data-base.
The Cemeteries Page now includes some headstone pictures for the following cemeteries; Auld Kirk, near Almonte; St. Fillians, near Carleton Place; Pine Grove, near Carleton Place; and St. James Anglican, near Carleton Place, also St. Bridget Cemetery, Stanleyville.
October 17, 2001:
The Queries Page now include a query for Ferguson and King.
October 10, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include some pictures in the Greenwood Cemetery at Middleville, Ont.
October 3, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include one more picture in the Drummond Twp., Cemetery and four more in the Crawford Cemetery.
September 29, 2001:
The Queries Page now includes the surnames of Arneil, Martin and Webster.
September 24, 2001:
The Queries Page now includes the surnames of Bond and Lake.
August 29, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes some more pictures of White Cemetery in Dalhousie Township.
August 28, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes all pictures at Browning Cemetery near Lavant, Ont., and some pictures at the Crawford Cemetery. Also there are some pictures at the St. Andrew's Cemetery. Also there are some more pictures at the Clyde Forks Cemetery and St. Columbkills Cemetery.
The Queries Page now includes the name of Devlin.
August 27, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes the Umpherston Pioneer Burial Site and the Thomas Ferguson Pioneer Burial Site in Dalhousie Township.
August 26, 2001:
The Queries Page now includes the Robertson name.
August 25, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes pictures of the Sinclair Pioneer Cemetery at Scotch Corners, Ont.
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures of Drummond Cemetery near Drummond Center, Ont.
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures of St. George Anglican Cemetery near Union Hall Ont.
August 23, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes pictures of the St. James Church and Cemetery at Hood, Ontario.
August 22, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes pictures of the Robertson Cemetery and the Wilson Cemetery.
August 21, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes pictures of St. Andrew's Hall Burial Site for Rev. James Robb.
August 19, 2001:
The Queries Page now includes the family name of Blair.
August 15, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures for the Clayton United Church Cemetery.
August 13, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures supplied by Kelly - [email protected] for the Highland Line Cemetery and the St. Columbkills Roman Catholic Cemetery.
August 12, 2001:
The Historic Documents page now includes a Historic Article that Ann at [email protected] is trying to find out what lodge it belongs to in Lanark County. If you can help please let us know.
The Newspaper Clippings page now includes Droughan Two newspaper items: submitted by Sylvia - [email protected].
August 9, 2001:
The Historic Documents page now includes an article about Early Settlement - Essay Two.
The Historic Documents page now includes an article about Early Settlement - Essay Three.
August 6, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes the Camelon Burial Site in Darling Township.
The Historic Documents page now includes an article about Early Settlement of Dalhousie.
The Historic Documents page now includes an article about Early Settlement - Essay One.
August 5, 2001:
The Historic Documents page now includes an article about Dalhousie History and a Dalhousie Settler's Song.
August 4, 2001:
The Queries Page now includes the names of Beyer and Williamson.
The Cemeteries Page now includes some pictures at St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery in Lanark Village.
August 2, 2001:
The Pictures Pages now includes 4 more Shaw Pictures submitted by Ruth Shaw Kern.
July 30, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes Rideau Ferry Cemetery, which I have added to my data-base.
July 27, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes St. James Cemetery at Port Elmsley along with pictures.
Also the Cemeteries Page includes Johnston Private Burial Site.
July 25, 2001:
The Families Page now includes the Burns Family of Dalhousie Township along with a web site.
July 17, 2001:
The Pictures Pages now include pictures of Jacob Jones & Magdalena (Cheater) Jones and Ora Dayton Johnson and Hazel Belle (Jones) Johnson.
The Cemeteries Pages now include some pictures of headstones for PineGrove Cemetery near Lanark Village. Also I have added a new burial plot, Murray Burial Site.
July 15, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes some headstone pictures of Boyd Methodist Cemetery.
July 14, 2001:
The Pictures Page now includes a picture of Robert "Wild Bob" Ferguson, who is buried in the Ferguson Cemetery in Dalhousie Township.
July 12, 2001:
The Queries Pages now include the family names: Graham, Stapleton and Whyte.
Also the Pictures Page now includes a picture of Hugh Munro and his wife Catherine McKay.
July 4, 2001:
Scrapbook up-date on the Black Homestead and missing tombstone. See pictures and dates.
Also this tombstone has been added to the Cemeteries Listings.
July 3, 2001:
Christine Spencer has offered to do "Look-Ups" in the book "Soldiers of the King" pertaining to the Upper Canadian Militia 1812-1815, written by William Gray. Thank you Christine!
June 27, 2001:
The following names have been added to the Queries Pages - Echlin, Ferguson and Lashay.
June 21, 2001:
We have added PICTURES of John Henry and Margaret Ellen Munro's children.
June 19, 2001:
We have added a New category CHURCH RECORDS. In here Sylvia has transcribed the St. Francis de Sales Church Registry, of Births, Confirmations, Marriages and Deaths, for some of the records.
June 13, 2001:
The Queries Page now includes the name of Sumening.
June 11, 2001:
The Families Page now includes the family name of Droughan.
Also some PICTURES have been submitted for the following cemeteries: Clyde Forks; Hopetown; Lanark Village; St. Declan's and White.
June 10, 2001:
The Families Page now includes the family name of Stapleton.
May 29, 2001:
The Families Page now includes an aerial picture of the original McDonald Farm, when it was owned by the Munro Family.
The Queries Page now includes a query about Simpson, McAllister and Lane.
May 28, 2001:
The
Queries Pages now include
the names of McFarlane, Stevenson
and Rintoul.
The Families Page now includes the name of Paterson.
May 16, 2001:
The Queries Pages now
include the names of Mann, McLellan
and Rutherford.
May 9, 2001:
The Query
Page now includes McLean; Cunningham; McPartland;
McParlan or McPharland.
May 8, 2001:
The Cemeteries
Pages now includes Clyde Forks Cemetery with some
pictures you can look at.
May 7, 2001:
The
Cemeteries Pages now
include three new burial sites - Caton Burial Site;
Pioneer Cemetery and Gibson
Family Cemetery, with pictures you can look at.
May 5, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes Cochrane
Private Burial Site and the White Cemetery
now contains some headstone pictures that you can
look at.
April 30, 2001:
The Newspaper
Clippings page now includes an obituary of Gemmill
Penman.
The Cemeteries Page now includes Houston Cemetery pictures you can look at.
April 28, 2001:
The Newspaper
Clippings Page now includes four articles on the Almonte
Doctors.
April 27, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes the St. Mary's (Rath Farm) Cemetery pictures you can look at.
April 25, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes the McGee Burial Site and the King Burial Site pictures you can look at.
April 23, 2001:
The Pictures Page now includes Alexander Thomas Munro Family Pictures in the Munro section.
April 21, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes items for Droughan families.
April 20, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes the Brownlie Private Burial Site, picture you can look at the headstone.
Also the Pictures Page now includes John Munro (1821/1911) and Marion McKay (1819/1875) in the Munro Pictures page.
April 19, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes the Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, pictures you can look at.
April 18, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes the Rintoul Property Burial Site, pictures you can look at.
April 17, 2001:
The Query Page now includes the name of McIntosh.
April 16, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes Bolger Cemetery; McDonald Cemetery and Turiff Private Burial Site. These cemeteries include pictures of each headstone, which can be enlarged to read the inscriptions.
April 10, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes Drummond Township Memorial.
April 07, 2001:
The Families Page now includes a picture of the McDonald Homestead on Lot 22, Con 10 of Ramsay Twp.
Also a wedding picture of Wm. McKirdy and Catherine Munro has been added to the Munro Pictures.
April 04, 2001:
The Cemeteries Page now includes St. Bedes Anglican Cemetery at Nolan's Corners and Browning Cemetery in Lavant Township.
April 03, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Twenty-Three, Twenty-Four, Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six. "THIS IS THE LAST OF THE SIX SCRAPBOOKS."
Also - Query Page now includes the names of Struthers and Stuart.
April 02, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Twenty, Twenty-One and Twenty-Two.
March 31, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Seventeen, Eighteen and Nineteen.
March 30, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Misc Two items.
March 29, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Fifteen and Sixteen.
March 26, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Thirteen and Fourteen.
March 25, 2001:
The Families Page now includes the James Hood and James Park families.
March 23, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Eleven and Twelve.
March 20, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Nine and Ten.
March 16, 2001:
Cathy Garvin's e-mail address has changed to [email protected].
March 12, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes five photos of the Almonte Train Wreck - 1942, provided by Jayne Munro. Her mother Wilma Munro took these pictures with her "Brownie" camera.
March 11, 2001:
The Query Page now includes the names of Aitken; Foster; Murphy and Stewart of Beckwith Twp.
March 10, 2001:
The Query Page now includes the names of Dickson and Berry families.
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book One, Section Seven and Eight.
March 07, 2001:
My e-mail address has been changed to: [email protected] - thanks Keith.
March 06, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes BOOK ONE - Section Five and Six.
The Pictures Page now include a picture of Hezekia Stewart Flinn & Eliza Jane Douglas.
March 04, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes BOOK ONE - Section Three and Four.
March 03, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes BOOK ONE - Section One and Two.
February 28, 2001:
The Query Page now includes the Edward McManus' relatives ? Smiths Falls area.
The Pictures Page now includes a new picture in the Munro Family.
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four - Section Twelve - the last of this book.
February 27, 2001:
The Query Page now includes the Keys / Keyes / Keays family.
Also the Newspaper Clippings page now includes Book Four - Section Eleven.
February 25, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four - Section Ten.
February 23, 2001:
The Query Page now includes the Campbell and Neal/Neil family.
February 22, 2001:
The Query Page now includes the Boyd and Keyes family.
February 18, 2001:
The Cemeteries Pages now include VanDusen Cemetery in Montague Township - to look at.
Also in the Families Page you will find the William Clarke Story, of Drummond Township.
February 17, 2001:
The Query Pages now includes - Code; Godkin; Jackson; James and Twanley.
February 16, 2001:
The Query Pages now includes - Alexander; Park and Wallace.
February 08, 2001:
The Query Page now includes Murray, Kelly and Morris family queries.
February 06, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four - Section Nine.
February 05, 2001;
The Newspaper Clippings pages now includes two articles on the "Migration - Manitoba & the Dakota's"
February 03 & 04, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include a Second Item "Cooper Two" on Almonte 100 years. ago.
Also included is the Third item "Cooper Three" on Clayton Village in the Nineties.
January 31, 2001:
The Query Pages now include an up-date for McBeath family and McPherson and Munn families.
January 29, 2001:
The Query Pages now include the McBeath family.
The Pictures Pages now include more Unknown Shaw Family pictures.
The Cemeteries Pages now includes "St. John's Anglican Cemetery", Montague Twp., near Smiths Falls, which is now included in my data-base.
January 27, 2001:
The Pictures Pages now include some "Unknowns" possibly from the Cartland, Gray, Shaw and Dudley families. (Five Pages)
January 25, 2001:
The Queries Pages have been up-dated for the Hudson and Ward Families.
January 24, 2001:
The Pictures Pages now include a photo of the Cheater Family from Bathurst Township.
The Pictures Pages now include two unknown persons in the Shaw / Corbett family pictures.
The Newspaper Clippings Page now include an obituary section from J. Porteous.
January 21, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Pages now include items from Frances & Donald Cooper.
January 20, 2001:
The Query Pages now include McQuary, and a change for Lang and Stewart families.
January 14, 2001:
The Query Pages now include Ennis and Cooke families queries. Also Johnston and
Mawhimey. Also Gordon; McLeod and Morris families.
January 13, 2001:
We now have a Miscellanies Obituary section, in the Newspaper Clippings page.
Also the Query Pages now include Ballantyne, Bell and Brown families queries.
January 12, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four - Section Eight.
Also the Query Pages now include the names of Cavers and Ferrier.
January 9, 2001:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four - Section Seven.
January 4, 2001:
The Query Pages now include Murdoch / Murdock families.
December 31, 2000:
The Query Pages now include Willis and Wright families.
Also the Picture Pages now include a link to Old Wright and Willis photos.
December 30, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings now includes Book Four - Section Six.
December 23, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings now includes Book Four - Section Five.
December 21, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings now includes Book Four - Section Four.
The Query Pages now includes the Saunders Families.
December 20, 2000:
The Families Page now includes information on the Boyle Family of Lanark Twp.
The Query Pages also include information on the Boyle Family of Lanark Twp.
December 16, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four (Section Three)
December 12, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four (Section Two)
December 10, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Book Four (Section One)
December 9, 2000:
The Families Page now includes information on the Munro and McKay Pioneers.
December 7, 2000:
The Pictures Page now includes some Munro Family pictures.
The Pioneer Families Page now includes a summary of the McGregor Family of Beckwith.
December 5, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings now include items taken from 1917, 1927 & 1942 (Almonte Train Wreck)
December 2, 2000:
The Cemeteries Page now includes - Clayton (Bolgers) Old Methodist Cemetery.
Also the Scrapbook includes an article on Maple Sugar.
November 30, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes the complete Book Three
November 28, 2000:
We have created a GUEST BOOK on our site that you can add comments or suggestions.
Also the last section of NewspaperClippings Book #2 is now available - Section Eleven.
November 25, 2000:
The Scrapbook Pages now include an article on Clayton Methodist Cemetery - Clayton, Ont.
November 24, 2000:
The Cemeteries Pages now includes; Greenwood and St. Stephen's cemeteries
November 22, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings page now includes Section Eleven.
The Scrapbook now includes an article on Bennie's Corners - 1869.
November 21, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Section Ten.
November 20, 2000:
The Newspaper Clippings Page now includes Section Nine.
The Cemeteries pages now include: Brooke Methodist; Laidley and St. Declan's
November 18, 2000:
The Queries Pages have been updated to include; Jack and Hood.
The Families Pages now include the JACK and HOOD families.
November 17, 2000:
The Queries Pages have been updated to include; Cox, Cunningham, Culbertson/Cuthbertson, Monigh/Meighan, McLaren and Watson.
November 16, 2000:
The Cemeteries - now includes FOUR more cemeteries, that you can view; Bolingbroke Cemetery; Clyde Forks Cemetery; Middleville Pioneer Cemetery and St. Columbkill's R.C. Cemetery.
November 14, 2000:
The NewspaperClippings Page now includes Section Eight.
November 12, 2000:
Cemeteries - I have added FOUR cemeteries to the site that you can view; Highland Line Cemetery; McVeigh Cemetery; Pinehurst Cemetery and Scotch Line Cemetery.
Also the NewspaperClippings page now includes a section Seven.
November 5, 2000:
The ScrapBook Pages now includes John Erskine - 3 Almonte Stories. - Almonte1920 - Countryside - Drynans - Post Office - Ramsay Elections - Snedden
November 4, 2000:
The NewspaperClippings Page now includes - Section Six
November 3, 2000:
The NewspaperClippings Page now includes Camelon Obituaries & ReUnion Items.
October 31, 2000:
The NewspaperClippings Page now includes Section Five.
October 29, 2000:
The Family Pages have been updated to include John McDonald Pioneer
October 27, 2000:
The Query Pages have been updated - Conn
October 26, 2000:
The Query Pages have been updated - MacDougall
October 25, 2000:
The Scrapbook pages now include three more articles - IrishTown (Almonte) - Ron McMunn - Ice Cream Man
October 24, 2000:
The Query Pages have been updated: "GOULD", "KNAPP".
The Families Page now includes the Gould Family.
The NewspaperClippings Page now includes Section Four.
October 20, 2000:
The Query Pages have been updated: "KHULL", "MOSTYN", "McVEIGH", "O'NEILL".
The "Newspaper Clippings" Pages now include "three" sections.
October 18, 2000:
The Query Pages have been updated. "JARBEAU"
October 16, 2000:
The Query Pages have been updated. "GOODFELLOW"
The Obituaries pages have been changed to "NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS"
The Scrapbook pages has been updated - "UNION HALL CHEESE FACTORY"
October 12, 2000:
The Query Pages has been updated.
October 10,2000:
The Obituaries page has been changed to an alphabetical index style for your convenience.
October 08, 2000:
The Scrapbook now includes Pictures Of The Past.
The Obituaries Page now includes four more Pages - Book2_6; Book2_7; Book 2_8 and Book 2_9.
October 07, 2000:
The Obituaries Page now includes two more pages - Book2_4 and Book2_5.
The Scrapbook now includes an article about John Gemmill and Ann Weir.
October 05, 2000:
An Obituaries page has been added.
October 04,2000:
Joe Baye Articles added to the Scrapbook page.
September 28,2000:
The Query Pages have been up-dated.
September 26,2000:
A "Scrapbook" page has been added.
September 25,2000:
The Query Pages have been up-dated.
The Pictures Page has added the "Perth Boys" WW1 soldiers. Do you recognize anyone?
September 17,2000:
The SULLIVAN Family has been added to the Families Page.
The Query Pages have been up-dated.
September 15, 2000:
Please note:
WE HAVE MOVED TO A NEW WEB SITE AT ROOTS WEB.
The Query Pages have been up-dated.
If you don't see your query - please send us an e-mail. Some possibly were lost in the computer crashes that Mary and I experienced. We are very sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused.
September 10, 2000:
Please note:
Keith & I are in the process of moving our site! Please be patient with us as we go about creating a new home for the Lanark County GenWeb pages.
Keith & I have both experienced computer problems over the summer but we are now ready to provide you with improved service : )
If you have submitted a Lanark County Query between June 1, 2000 and August 1, 2000 and your query is *not* showing up on our Query pages, please re-submit your query as it has been *lost* in the computer problems.
We wish to thank you for your kind words, suggestions, corrections, and input to our site over the last two years and we are looking forward to continuing to provide an excellent site for you to visit while you are researching your roots in Lanark County.
Thank you
Mary & Keith
July 9, 2000:
Please note:
Due to the lovely summer weather that we are having, the next update of this site will be August 31, 2000.
The Queries page
has now been updated
Pictures of the Corbett
family from Smiths Falls, Lanark Co. ON. Related
surnames are: COLVILLE, EAGLETON, FERGUSON,
GRAY, PHILLIPS,
ROBINA, SHAW,
VANEXAN, WOODS
May 31, 2000:
The Queries page
has now been updated
*MORE* Pictures of the Shaw
family from Smiths Falls, Lanark Co. ON. Related
surnames are: CAMPBELL, CONDIE, CORBETT,
COX, DAWSON, JOHNSON, PAYNE, WEBB, WILSON
Pictures of the Corbett family from Smiths Falls, Lanark Co. ON. Related surnames are: COLVILLE, EAGLETON, FERGUSON, GRAY, PHILLIPS, ROBINA, SHAW, VANEXAN, WOODS
April 30, 2000:
The Queries page
has now been updated
The Families page
has Land Transactions - A *must*
see. 12 pages (equivalent to over 200 wordprocessing pages).
Please note: any information on the
Land Transactions is *all* there is on the film.
*MORE* pictures of the Saunders
family from Beckwith & Montague Twps., Lanark Co.
ON
Pictures of the Shaw family
from Smiths Falls, Lanark Co. ON
The Families page has FLINN & BUELL families
Links to Online Censuses
Links to Vital Statistics on the on Families page
1821 Burgess (Assessment List) also on Families page
March 31, 2000:
The Queries page
has now been updated
The Families page
has Land Transactions - contains family composition & other
comments - more to come.
February 29, 2000:
The Queries page
has now been updated
Links to Online Censuses
The Families page
has THUROW & YOUNG families
Pictures of the Saunders
family from Beckwith & Montague Twps., Lanark Co.
ON
On request from a regular visitor, the Historical Documents page
has been updated to include:
January 31, 2000:
The Queries page has now been updated
Links to Online Censuses
1816-1824 Settlers Locations of Beckwith (plan) also on Families page
1821 Bathurst (Assessment List) also on Families page
1822 Drummond (Assessment List) also on Families page
December 31, 1999: (Actually January 7, 2000)
The Queries page has now been updated
Links to Online Censuses
The Families page has HUGHES; DRYSDALE; CARDIFF; FORSYTHE; COXFORD families
1816-1822 Settlers of Beckwith (eligible for land grants) also on Families page
1820-1822 Settlers Lanark County on Families page
November 30, 1999:
The Queries page has now been updated
Links to Online Censuses
The Families page has DRYNAN family
October 31, 1999:
Military Depot at Perth 1816-1819 - Re-Grant 3rd page & Improvement page
The Queries page has now been updated
Welcome to & thank you for our newest look up volunteer, Cathy Garvin
Links to Online Censuses
September 30, 1999:
Index of the Military Depot at Perth 1816-1819.
Pictures of the Camelon family from Clayton, Lanark Co. ON
The Picture page has now been updated
The Families page has now been started
The Lanark Society Settlers Settlement Duty
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