Fall 2012

124 Anthony Street, Cornwall, ON K6H 5K1, 613-932-1320, [email protected]
www.genealogieetarchivessaintlaurent.ca
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Hours of operation:
Monday to Friday…1 - 4 p.m.
2nd Wednesday of the month… 1 - 9 p.m.
2012 Administration Committee
President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Nichole White
Jacqueline Brunet
Liliane Heagle
Directors:
Éliette Campeau, Suzanne Cowden, Claudette Henry,
Rick Larin, Richard Lemay, Henri Lalonde,
Marcelle Paquette
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 2
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Word from the President...................................................................................................................... 3
2
Calendar of events for 2010................................................................................................................. 4
3
2.1
Olde Tyme Luncheon ................................................................................................................. 4
2.2
Christmas Auction...................................................................................................................... 4
2.3
The Annual General Assembly .................................................................................................... 4
2.4
As special invitation to a concert by the Clarpian-Duo ............................................................... 4
2.5
In Flanders Field........................................................................................................................... 5
Articles from our members .................................................................................................................. 5
3.1
In honour of our veteran ............................................................................................................... 5
3.2
Kateri Tekakwitha canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012................................ 6
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Books available from our shelves ........................................................................................................ 7
5
Collections from the history room ....................................................................................................... 8
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Comments and suggestions ................................................................................................................. 8
7
In Memoriam ....................................................................................................................................... 8
8
Saint-Laurent Boutique........................................................................................................................ 9
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8.1
Used research material ................................................................................................................. 9
8.2
Postcards..................................................................................................................................... 10
8.3
Charts ......................................................................................................................................... 10
8.4
Gift Certificates .......................................................................................................................... 10
8.5
Binding Services ........................................................................................................................ 10
8.6
Books for sale ............................................................................................................................. 10
Thank you to our sponsors................................................................................................................. 11
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1 Word from the President
Here is Nichole with her new grandson Arthur!
Hello everyone:
After such a beautiful summer, it is time to slow down maybe read a good book by the fire or prepare to
go down south for winter. In October, I travelled with a small group to visit the famous Family Search
Library in Salt Lake City, Utah operated by the Mormons. What a fascinating adventure with over 10
million microfilms and books to help with genealogy research!
We were busy here at the Centre in September with our participation in Open Doors and our garage sale
which raised $350! Coming up on November 25th is our annual fundraiser, the Olde Tyme Luncheon
with auction and music. We know all our members and friends will help us by attending or donating for
the auction sale and we thank you for your support. We always need extra volunteers to serve: please let
us know if you can assist us.
Our lease will terminate next September as the school will be closing. Our committee is looking into the
possibility of moving to the basement of the municipal library. We will inform you as developments
occur.
Our Christmas tea on Friday December 14th will be our last day until we re-open Monday January 7th
2013, giving our volunteers a well deserved holiday. We will be having our annual general meeting on
Sunday January 06, 2013 at 1:30 pm. We hope that all of you will continue supporting the centre by
paying your dues, making donations or donating your time as volunteers. We welcome your comments
and thank you for encouraging us to pursue our work in genealogy.
In closing, we send our early best wishes to you and your families: Merry Christmas and a wonderful
exciting New Year 2013.
Nichole White
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2 Calendar of events for 2010
2.1 Olde Tyme Luncheon
Sunday November 25
In the school cafeteria
From 11 am to 2 pm
Please mark this date,
We’re expecting you!
2.2 Christmas Auction
The Olde Tyme Luncheon will be followed
by the Christmas auction ‘Arts Plus’ at
2 pm on November 25
in the school gymnasium.
(We welcome all business owners to
donate an item for the auction in exchange
for publicity and tax receipt if requested.)
AGA
2.3 The Annual General Assembly
Will be held on January 06, 2013 at the Centre. We invite all to be present to discuss the
future location of the research center as the school board will be closing the present facility
in September of 2013.
There will be elections for the position of president as Nichole is completing her four year
mandate; the vice-president position is still open. New directors would be welcome. Please
note that all candidates must be supported by two members. Forms are available at the
office
2.4 As special invitation to a concert by the Clarpian-Duo
(Raymond Lacroix, clarinettist and Vivianne Panizzon, pianist)
A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS
An informative presentation about the music and some of the roles it played in the
two World Wars
Sunday, Nov. 11th, 2012 at 2 pm at the Cornwall Community Museum.
Reservations are a must! Call 613 936 0280
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2.5 In Flanders Field
CHORUS NOVUS will present a concert as tribute to Remembrance Day entitled
‘IN FLANDERS FIELDS’ Saturday November 10, 2012 in Trinity Anglican
Church, Cornwall at 7:30pm. Featuring among others our very own Stephanie True,
and Howard Goodall’s ‘Eternal Light’. Entry fee: $15.
3 Articles from our members
3.1 In honour of our veteran
Suzanne presents her father-in-law, WWII Flt. Sgt. Carl James Cowden, who left this world on August
20, 2012 in Huntsville.
Carl joined the military right after graduating
from the Parry Sound District High School in
April of 1942 and served until November of
1945. He signed up at the nearest recruiting
center located in Toronto. Basic training was
completed at the Exhibition Stadium and
consisted of drill and Air Force
indoctrination. Initially, Carl had wanted to
become a pilot but was unable to as it was
determined that he was color blind. While
awaiting the next course as a Navigator, Carl
was assigned to the Personal Awaiting
Training platoon.
These Aircrew PATs were used in compression training as the Air Force was still developing procedures
for high altitude flying.
Carl was then sent to Halifax for Aircrew training and went on to Winnipeg for the #5 Air Observers
Navigator course. This course was conducted from January – June 1943 and consisted of 30 persons.
They were teamed in pairs during the course; one person would take the bearing shots with the
sextant/stars and compass while the other one recorded all the information. Unfortunately for Carl, his
partner was always getting airsick. Upon completion of this course, they were all sent on a land/sea
survival course after which they received their wings and were promoted to Sergeant.
The Navigators were then sent back to Halifax to await the next troop transport to Europe. Carl was
loaded onto the troop ship Aquiana for the 5-day journey to Scotland. Unlike the convoys that made the
Trans-Atlantic journey under escort, troop ships were on their own without any protection. Odds were
that out of numerous troop transports making the crossing, at least some of the ships would make it
across safely. Upon arrival they were posted to the Air Force reception centre in Bormouth, Scotland
and sent on to an Advanced Flying Unit in Northern Ireland for further navigator training.
After completing Ground School the group of Navigators was put together with a group of Pilots,
Gunners and Bombardiers. Unlike the Americans that assigned personnel to crews, the RAF, RCAF and
other Commonwealth Air Forces would let the men form their own teams. Walking home from the
mess hall one day, Carl was approached by a Pilot and a Bombardier and was asked if he would crew up
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with them. Their crew now consisted of a Pilot, Radio Operator, Bombardier, Navigator (Carl), and 2
gunners.
During the next phase of training, the crew was assigned a Wellington (Light Bomber). Their night
mission training would be used as a decoy to confuse German Radar operators as to where the real
attack would take place. Next, Carl’s crew was sent to TopCliff to start the training of 4-engine heavy
bombers (Lancasters). The Navigator’s position on the Lancaster was right next to the engines (keeping
in mind that Ear Defenders were unheard of at that time).
At this time, the war with Germany was coming to a close. The complete crew had then volunteered for
the Pacific war. Since the complement had already been selected, they returned to Canada on the
pleasure cruiser The Ile de France.
Suzanne Cowden #1635
3.2
Kateri Tekakwitha canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21,
2012
Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656, the daughter
of a Mohawk warrior. She was four years old when her mother died of smallpox. The
disease also attacked Kateri and transfigured her face. She was adopted by her two
aunts and an uncle. Kateri became converted as a teenager. She was baptized at the age
of twenty and incurred the great hostility of her tribe. Although she had to suffer greatly
for her Faith, she remained firm in it. Kateri went to the new Christian colony of Indians
in Canada. Here she lived a life dedicated to prayer, penitential practices, and care for
the sick and aged. Every morning, even in bitterest winter, she stood before the chapel
door until it opened at four and remained there until after the last Mass.
She was devoted to the Eucharist and to Jesus Crucified. She died on April 17, 1680 at the age of
twenty-four. She is known as the “Lily of the Mohawks”. Devotion to Kateri is responsible for
establishing Native American ministries in Catholic Churches all over the United States and Canada.
Kateri was declared venerable by the Catholic Church in 1943 and she was beatified in 1980. Work is
currently underway to have her Canonized by the Church. Hundreds of thousands have visited shrines to
Kateri erected at both St. Francis Xavier and Caughnawaga and at her birth place at Auriesville, New
York. Pilgrimages at these sites continue today.
Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be declared Blessed on October 21, 2012. Her
feast day is July 14. She is the patroness of the environment and ecology as is St. Francis of Assisi.
4. INTERNET TID BITS:
http://silverandgoldandthee.net/V/Lil.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27VZtSl02B8
http://stg.do/91qb
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4 Books available from our shelves
HIDDEN ONTARIO Secrets from Ontario’s Past, a book by Terry Boyle
The colourful characters, Native legends and incredible tales that make up our
proving fascinating past come alive in Hidden Ontario. From Bancroft, Baldoon and
Brighton to Timmins, Toronto and Trenton, find out more about the Ontario you
thought you knew.
ST-BERNARDIN 1912-2012
This book offers 476 pages of photos and lots of information on the people in the
areas of St-Bernardin.
During the summer, I learned about the war of 1812-14 when I borrowed these following books from the
history room…
Marianne Fournier #1802
HS-6-15 The War of 1812, Focus on Canadian History Series 1982, Grolier,
Wesley B. Turner, 96 p.
Very succinct, easily read in two hours, a good start in trying to understand the
events.
HS-22-17 The Invasion of Canada, 1812-1813, par Pierre Berton, McLelland &
Stuart, 1980, 363 p.
A book about a nation’s beginnings. Berton believes that if there had been no war,
most of Ontario (then Upper Canada) would probably be American today by default.
If the war had been lost by the British all of Canada would now be part of the United
States. But the War of 1812, or more properly the myth of the war, served to give
the new settlers a sense of community and set them on a different course from that
of their neighbours. The Canadian way of life, says Berton, has its roots in the
invasion of Canada. ¨We are Canadians and not Americans because of a foolish war
that scarcely anybody wanted or needed but which, once launched, no one knew
how to stop.¨
ATTENTION: We have the list of the soldiers of the Carignan- Salières regiment who married a ‘Fille
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du Roi’.
5 Collections from the history room
Ransom Ledoux, our Friday supervisor, wants to invite you to look at the following documents we have
in the history room. Your just may find something of interest about your family.
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PEEKS FROM THE PAST and HOMETOWN by Ian Bowering
SPORTS by Bill Gallant and Don Russell
GLANCE FROM THE PAST by Massena
AULD LANG SYNE by Glengarry News
BLAST FROM THE PAST of Morrisburg
REMEMBER WHEN? Of Winchester Press
ARTICLES OF CLARENCE CROSS of Chesterville Records
ARTICLES OF KENT MCKENNA of Glengarry News
6 Comments and suggestions
NOTE
Remember When…
Your comments and suggestions as well as your articles and
research experiences submitted by early May will be greatly
appreciated to help us prepare the next newsletter.
LE COURANT… Newsletter committee
Richard Lemay, Éliette Campeau, Liliane Heagle
7 In Memoriam
Please keep in your prayers our members who have lost family this year.
Jean et Jeannette Matte #037 and #038 lost Hubert Matte on
August 22, 2012 and Monique Matte-Mainville on August 8,
2012 : brother and sister of Jean Matte.
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Leonard Lemire #1211 lost his mom, Gratia Lemire at the age
of 102 on June 15, 2012
Suzanne Cowden #1635 lost her father-in-law, Carl Cowden in
Huntsville, on Monday August 20, 2012
8 Saint-Laurent Boutique
8.1 Used research material
The following is available for purchase at the price indicated in the $ column.
ID Pages
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105
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558
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230
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Title
Mariages de S. Cécile de Cloridorme
Mariages Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Ville Emard
Les Bretons en Amérique du Nord des origines à 1770
MARIAGES s. Philippe, Apôtre, Montréal
Mariages N.D. de Jacques Cartier 1901, Sacré-Cœur de Jésus 1917,
ville de Québec
Mariages Saguenay, Lac S. Jean, Noms des épouses, Tome 4 I-Z
Répertoire des mariages Saint-Joachim, Edmonton; Sainte-Famille et
St-Mary’s, Calgary
Mariages de l’île d’Orléans, S. Famille, S. François, S. Jean, S. Laurent,
S. Pétronille (hard cover)
B.M.S. St-Mary’s Indian School, Kenora
B.M.S. Saint-Pie X, Ottawa
Mariages S. Alphonse de Bagotville, S. Marc de Bagotville
Répertoire des mariages : Sainte-Clotilde Montréal
Mariages S. Charles, Ottawa (hard cover)
Mariages S. Clément de Viauville, Montréal
Les jumelles Dionne et l’Ontario français (1934-1944)
Lionel Chevrier, un homme de combat – biographie
The Dionne Years by Pierre Berton – pocket book
St-Andrews West Parish Register Part II
St-Félix de Valois, Cornwall, 1324 mariages
La source : Les gens d’ici et d’ailleurs No.1 -2006 : 49 familles lignées
directes
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YEARS
1873-1977
1906-1987
...-1770
1946-1981
1842-1971
…-1950
1666-1963
1898-1910
1954-1984
1858-1984
1909-1987
1908-2006
1899-1986
1804-1856
1937-1979
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Did you learn that the government has discontinued issuing the penny because it
costs more than the face value to reproduce? Here at the Center, it still has value.
We are aiming to surpass last year’s goal. As you are finding these coins, please
consider adding them to our ‘Penny Jar’ locate in the research room.
We really appreciate them!
8.2 Postcards
We have several local historical post cards for sale at $2 each or 3
for $5. This example is of the “Cotton Mills” in its prime.
8.3 Charts
The Centre offers a variety of charts ($5 - $35) to display the
information you have discovered in your research. See the
selection on the board at the centre or ask the supervisor on duty.
8.4 Gift Certificates
We have gift certificates for you to give as presents to those who
have everything and are looking for a hobby that will captivate
them for a long time.
8.5 Binding Services
We can bind your documents using the comb style spiral binding.
Please contact the office for rates.
8.6 Books for sale
Make us an offer:
Dennis Wheatley – A collection of 24 hard-cover novels.
Donations:
We invite you to make a donation to your genealogy centre. Remember, we are all volunteers: no
one gets paid a salary for the services rendered. All money received goes directly to cover overhead
costs and research materials. A tax deductible receipt will be provided upon request. All sums great
or small are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your consideration.
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9 Thank you to our sponsors.
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