NOTES FROM NIAGARA" - NIAGARA PENINSULA BRANCH NEWSLETTER
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NOTES FROM NIAGARA" - NIAGARA PENINSULA BRANCH NEWSLETTER
"NOTES FROM NIAGARA" - NIAGARA PENINSULA BRANCH NEWSLETTER A DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES Niagara Peninsula Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society held their first meeting in October 1980. Our first newsletter was January 1981. The following list represents an index of the articles published in “Notes From Niagara” beginning with the first issue. It does not include certain administrative articles, for example: Chairman's Message; Editor's Message; Queries; New Members; Change of address; Cemetery Picnics; Notice of Meetings; etc. Vol. 1 No. 1 - January 1981 Editor: Mabel St. Angelo and Ed. Staff Areas we Cover - Old Lincoln and Welland Counties How We All Began - list of 1st 12 members Did You Know - Mr. & Mrs. Geert Brouwer (Niagara Falls) celebrated 50th wedding anniversary Some Niagara Genealogical Sources Membership Roster Niagara Falls Public Library - has pamphlet “Whats Your Line” Vol. 1 No. 2 - March 1981 Spotlight - Lester Wilker South Landing Craft Centre - property at Queenston Comments: We’ve Received - Eric Jonassen The Story of an Orphan of the Storm The Original Family Tree - 1841 Marriage & Death Certificates in Ontario - information found in Vital Stats Resources for Genealogical Research, Special Collections St. Catharines Centennial Library Remember When? - flashbacks published Niagara Falls Review Family Inquiry Sheet / Pedigree Chart Vol. 1 No. 3 - May 1981 Spotlignt - Mabel St. Angelo Cover Story - Brock's Monument Early Settlements in Fort Erie Special People Niagara Falls Review - Mrs. Mary Jane Gibbs, Ridgeway Niagara Falls, The City of Many Names - Francis Petrie Funeral Cards - list of held by Pelham Historical Society Happy Birthday - Miss Z. May Miller 95th birthday (Niagara Falls) Library Acquisitions Lawyer Buried Outside House that is Full of Valuables - Sam Weir Jan. 1981 Vol. 1 No. 4 - July 1981 From the Editor Happy Bicentennial Birthday - Niagara-on-the-Lake 1981 How to Get There - meetings at Later Day Saints (Mormon) church St. David’s Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 1 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” A Brief History of Lakeview Cemetery - Fred J. Campbell Third Annual Niagara Peninsula History Conference - Brock University Congratulations - John Burtniak, elected President of OGS Welcome to Newest Branch - Brant Co Ontario School Records - Alan Hayne Present OGS, Guest Speaker Save Brian's Column - Gilchrist’s column in Toronto Star Niagara Branch Meeting at Brock University - J. Burtniak speaker on Brock holdings Genealogical Windfalls - Eileen Hodgson Announcement from Public Archives Canada - Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm Vol. 2 No. 1 - October 1981 Editor: Lester Wilker and Ed. Staff Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurers Annual Report 1981 Niagara Peninsula Branch Committee’s Annual Report 1981 Rules of Niagara Peninsula Branch Library Irish Clan Research - Shannon Development Corp. has new travel service A Historical Background of St. Mark's Anglican Church Rectors of St. Mark's Parish St. Mark's Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions Within St. Mark's Anglican Church Niagara-on-the-Lake Bicentennial Stamp issued July 31, 1981 for 17 cents Vol. 2 No. 2 - January 1982 Branch workshop October 1981 - how to for new members Show and Tell - member participation Township of Bertie settled 1784 Excerpt from Address by David Owen November 12, 1981 Early Settlement of Bertie Township 1780 - 1800 St. Paul's Anglican Church, Fort Erie 1821 - 1981 Rectors of St. Paul's Parish - list of names Cemeteries of Bertie Township - listed by name Sources at Fort Erie Public Library List of Reeves of Bertie 1850 - 1963 listed by name and year Bertie Township Clerks With Year of Appointment United Kingdom Research - Fam. Hist. Soc. has registry of B & B among members The Peace Bridge - 12 cent stamp issued 1977 Niagara Peninsula Branch Library - recent additions Craftsmen Remembered in New Book on Germanic Folk Arts Search for Descendants of old Scottish Settlers Special Edition - February, 1982 Editor: Lester Wilker and Ed. Staff St. Paul's Anglican Church, Fort Erie 1821 - 1981 (Cont'd from Vol. 2, No. 2) Rectors of St. Paul's Parish - listed by name and year Cemeteries of Bertie Township - listed by name (Cont'd from Vol. 2, No. 2) Sources at Fort Erie Public Library - (Cont’d from Vol. 2, No.2) Vol. 2 No. 3 - April 1982 Heritage Day - Open House Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Niagara Falls, Canada: A History of the City book review Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 2 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” What’s Your Line - Niagara Falls Public Library , Family Genealogies on file Welcome to Newest Branch - Elgin Co., 21st Branch Recent Additions to our Library Flames Across the Border - Niagara Peninsula Branch presented Pierre Berton’s book to Battlefield School Ethel Harriman Celebrates 100th Birthday Warner Cemetery - short history Settlers in Stamford Township by Audrey Laurie Sir Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski (1831 - 1898) first chairman of Commission to establish Queen Victoria Park What’s Your Line - additions to local History Collection, Niagara Falls Public Library Heritage of Andrew Miller 1766 - 1843 by Audrey Miller Laurie(NPB #30 - OGS 20 L) The Misener Family - outline of family history Special Edition - April 1982 Clifton and Drummondville - Directory H.R. Page Atlas 1876 Drummondville - history of the village 1814 Drummond Hill Cemetery - index to plot holders published by Branch Drummondville Burying Ground Records - Niagara Parks Commission Extract from the Drummondville Burying Ground Records - examples of info. Incorporated March 13, 1882 - Drummondville, name changed to Niagara Falls village Drummondville Reporter - first newspaper in Welland Co. Early Families of Stamford Township - list of settler names Holy Trinity Church Parish Register - at Niagara Falls Public Library - not indexed The Lundy Family - brief history and pedigree chart Drummondville, a Post Village - list of settlers and occupations Gleanings of the Past - list of letters remaining at post office 1800 John Burch Mills - erected 1786 View of the Falls of Niagara From the Bank Near Birchs Mills 1807 Vol. 2 No. 4 - July 1982 A Legend of Fonthill We are not the Only Fonthill - also England The Pelham Historical Calendars 1977 - 1982 Cemeteries of Pelham Township, Welland County listed by name Hansler Cemetery, Pelham Township - short history The Johnson Reporter - Roy Johnson, Editor (NPB #151) Proposed Auxiliary LDS Library - want to start a local branch of their library Pedigree Charts - R. Halfyard (NPB #31) Publication Order Form - our Branch Vol. 2 No. 5 - October 1982 A Legend of Fonthill (Cont'd from Vol. 2, No. 4) John Beverley Aikens - 1910 - 1982 (NPB #62) Memorial Show and Tell - member participation Loyalists in Niagara (Canada) by John B. Aikens Individual Genealogies - St. Catharines Public Library listed by name Beyond the Chart - by P. Menon (NPB #52) Old Cemeteries in St. Catharines - list of small burial grounds Publication Order Form Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 3 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. 3 No. 1 - February 1983 Editor: Lester Wilker and Ed. Staff Niagara Peninsula Branch Chairman’s Annual Report 1982 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Annual Report 1982 By-Laws of the Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. Rules and Regulations of the Niagara Peninsula Branch Genealogical Information Available - research material from V. Rivard The Land of Plenty , Sask. - (A list of family surnames many from Ontario) Vol. 3 No. 2 - May 1983 John Burtniak - President OGS 1982 - 83 Meet the Niagara Peninsula Branch Executive - pictures and short bio 400th Member - Niagara Peninsula Branch Miss G. Vivian Adair of Ottawa Early Inhabitants of the Niagara Region - summary of address by J. Burtniak Beaver Dams - short history Israel Swayze - The First Settler at Beaverdams Thorold Township Land Abstracts 1796 - 1801 Thorold Township - Biographical Sketches (from History of Welland Co.) listed by name Cemeteries of Thorold Township listed by name with OGS number Beaverdams Photos - circa 1900 Vol. 3 No. 3 - August 1983 Genealogical Interests - Executive Members, Niagara Peninsula Branch Niagara County Genealogical Society Library (List of Genealogies) History of Virgil - the village Baptist Graveyard, Virgil Niagara Township Reeves - list of names with the year Early Churches of Virgil - list of each with short history Grace United Church - records on microfilm at N-O-L library Graveyards & Inscriptions in the Virgil Area, Bellinger & Corus; Clement; Stevens; Virgil Methodist; Vrooman Burying Ground and St. David’s Ossuary Dr. Barnardo’s File - his 1881 Census for Stepney Causeway, London, Eng. Sheafer’s Stone Marker - between St. David’s and Queenston 1812 My Thoughts were on the Land (Auto bio. of Fred Clement) Niagara Peninsula Branch Cemetery Review - list of cemeteries transcribed Vol. 3 No. 4 - October 1983 Surname Index - started by R. Halfyard has over 1,000 names Donations to Niagara Peninsula Branch Library Genealogical Interests - Executive Members A Brief History of Lakeview Cemetery Marshville & Wainfleet - brief history including names of those who received land grants Marshville - (Wainfleet Now) - history of village Sugar Loaf - short history Pioneers of Wainfleet Township - short bio’s on first settlers The Neff Family - family history WelcomePerth County Branch Poetry by M. W. Minor, Wainfleet - written 1885 Happy Wedding - Marshville, 1892, Wm Simpson & Sadie Pentelow Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 4 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” 1883 Wainfleet Marriage Certificate Discovered, Richard Owens & Sarah Catherine Silverthorne The Stoner Family - short history Wainfleet Township Cemeteries - list with OGS numbers Wainfleet Public library - Special Collections Holdings Vol. 4 No. 1 - February 1984 Acting Ed: Mabel St Angelo and Staff Executive and Committees - 1984 Niagara's Bicentennial - Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada Directory 1857 Allanbury, C.W. - the description that appeared for the town Port Dalhousie - a Chronology Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Annual Report 1983 Thorold’s Official Historian - Esther Summers Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Reports 1983 Seminar ‘87 Report - laying the ground work Obituary - David Alexander Rennie (NPB #225), 14 October 1983 Cemeteries of the Niagara Region - looking for location of #5894 Bellinger Family; #3359 Stevens Plot & #5758 Park Family, Willoughby Cemetery Act for the Province of Ontario - regarding maintenance of same St. Catharines Canada West 1861 Census - earliest that exists for St. Catharines Willoughby Historical Museum - list of holdings Wardens of the United Counties of Lincoln & Welland - list of names and year Miss Nellie Manley - millinery parlour in Niagara Falls Zimmerman Family Tree - lists names and dates John Fretz Family - short history Christopher German Family Reunion - June 1984 Congratulations to Velma Rivard #422 - Logo Contest Winner Mother Says - journal kept by Bunker Sharp 1889 - 1892 Vol. 4 No. 2 - June 1984 Editor: Harry Hood, Co-Editor: Diane Johnson A Real Find - 1828 Census for Niagara now on microfilm at Ontario Archives Donation from Dr. Helen Aiken (NPB #109) - many of her late husband John’s research files How an Old Time Genealogist Set to Work - Series from the Hamilton Spectator by Mabel Burkholder Miss Janet Carnochan - brief auto bio Mr. & Mrs. Ostrander - from "Early Scenes in Canadian Life" A new Publication - Cemeteries in the Town of Lincoln Port Dalhousie - A Chronology - Cont’d from Vol. IV No. 1 From Canada Directory 1851 - 1858, Allanburg Obituary - Gordon Allan Sinclair, died 17 May 1984 Writers of the Niagara Peninsula - Joanna Ellen Wood Land Record in the Ontario Archives - description of holdings Obituary - Mr. Win Baughn NPB #349, Mrs. Jean Peart NPB #551 Contest - asking for help with design of Branch logo 500th Member - Miss Elsie Stevens Vol. 4 No. 3 - September 1984 OGS News, Seminar 85 Donations - names of donors 1828 Census of Niagara Peninsula - microfilm #059 Ontario Archives, list of townships recorded Old Fort Erie Mass Grave - published in its entirety Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 5 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” A Guide to the Resources & Facilities of the Niagara Historical Resource Centre, N-O-L From Lovell's Canada Directory 1857; Beamsville list of settlers Welland County Council 1868 - list of names of those who appeared Captain Dick - plaque unveiled at British Methodist church Geneva St 27 May 1984 to Richard Pierpoint Writers of the Niagara Peninsula - Emma A. (Harvey) Currie and Miss Ann Helena Woodruff Port Dalhousie - A Chronology (Cont'd from Vol. 4, No 2) Waiting for the Mailman - genealogy edict Thanks for Donation - Frank Roundy NPB #132 Golden Wedding Anniversary (50) Esther & Roy Summers, 1984 Worth While Publication - Mini-Atlas of Early Settlers, by Maggie Parnell Vol. 4 No. 4 - November 1984 Editor: Robert Halfyard Loyalist Provisioning List 1786 - of Niagara 14 December 1786 Loyalist Victualling List - Niagara District 1786 Heads of Families Who Personally Draws Provisions Seminar 87 - Sharing Past and Future- progress report Donations to the Branch - Mildred L. Belleghem NPB #100; Gordon Welstead NPB #534, Wings over Niagara; Joseph Eddleman Jr. NPB #474 and others The Crysler Family - history of the family cemetery by E. Hodgson Port Dalhousie - A chronology (Cont'd from Vol. 4, No 3) 1884 Traders List for Niagara - list of advertisement with type of business in Echo of Niagara Worth While Books - by Eileen Hodgson Warning ! Warning - Halbert’s Heritage St. Catharines - looking for members The May-Clark-Seiler House Vol. 5 No. 1 - February 1985 Editor: Robert Halfyard 1985 Executive and Committees Donations to the Branch - Mrs. Audrey Delaney NPB #84, Thomas Sherk NPB #265, Roy Johnson NPB #151 Obituary - Mrs. L. Stewart (Doris) Meeres NPB #116 Loyalist Victualling List at Niagara 1786 Loyalist Victualling List at Fort Erie 1785 Loyalist Victualling List at Fort Erie 1786 Loyalist Victualling List at Landing Grand River and the Chipaway Creek 1828 Teacher's Agreement - for schools in Grantham township Private Schools in Existence in 1799 - list of names of schools Writers of the Niagara Peninsula - Captain John A. MacDonald and Lancelot Cressy Servos Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Reports 1984 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Annual Report 1984 County of Lincoln Council 1857 - list of twp reeves Niagara Excerpts from Canada Directory 1857 / 58 Irish John Willson U.E. 1765-1798 - Rich Little, a descendant Canada Directory 1851 - Village of Grimsby (or the Forty) list of settlers Announcement - Niagara Peninsula Branch received grant for $14,500 - hire students to do census Lewis J. Clement Grants Vol. 5 No. 2 - May 1985 New Publications Available - names and price Seminar 87 - progress report Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 6 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Obituary - Mr. Russell Kemp NPB #201 13 January 1985 75th Annual Johnson Reunion Cemeteries in the Niagara Region - list of all the cemeteries in Lincoln and Welland Co. with OGS No. Writers of the Niagara Peninsula - William Kirby Family Histories in Cemeteries - tombstones Wm Havens & wife Lydia, John Claus, U.E. & Michael Rittenhouse A Niagara Heroine - Mary Madden Henry 1790 Canada Directory 1851 - Village of Jordan Excepts From Letters From Joe Reid & Harvie Andre re 1891 Census Municipal Council of the County of Welland 1883 The I.G.I. is Only a Beginning Death Notices from "The Mail" 1855 to 1863 Vol. 5 No. 3 - September 1985 News Release Re 1891 Census Obituary - Mrs. Alma Jane Badger NPB #38, 1 June 1985 Donations to the Branch Library - title & donor’s name Congratulations - Assistant Editor, Diane Johnson, grad Brock University Congratulations - Barbara Wright & husband on birth of daughter Kirby Lynn Obituary From an Old Newspaper - Elizabeth C. Hurst Churches of Niagara - St. John's Anglican, Stevensville - St. Andrew's Church, Grimsby From an Old Scrap Book - bio re Noah & Calvin Cook The Third Lincoln Regiment - 1788 - brief history of the militia 3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia in Account With Samuel Street - includes date, name and pay For Your Information - John Graaskamp NPB #25 is writing a series of articles for a Dutch newspaper From an Old Scrap Book - In Memoriam, Son of Thomas Pearson 1895, Mrs. B. Bradt 1889 From an Old Scrap Book- Deaths, Mrs. Grout 1849, Margaret Bell,1892, Seluda McCombs 1890, John a. Mackie 1899 History of David Price 1750 - 1841 Bio - Audrey Miller Laurie #30 Ontario Genealogical Society - announces the Silver Anniversary Collection of Family Histories Late Doris Wahl Collection - 1910 - 1984 Notices - Whitby-Oshawa are publishing a cookbook, Norfolklore 85 Genealogy Fair, Mich. 12th Annual Seminar New Genealogical Societies - Newfoundland & Labrador Genea. Soc. Muskoka Parry Sound Groups Genealogy Assistance from Across the Border Writers of Niagara - Laura Nixon Haynes Canada Directory 1851 - Village of Beamsville list of inhabitants with occupations From the Thorold Post - Death, Mrs. Mercy Miller, Oct 1891 & Mrs. Oscar Buckbee - no date Vol. 5 No. 4 - November 1985 New Cemetery Transcriptions - listed by name & OGS number, and our price Anglican Churches in the Niagara District - a brief history and location News of the 1891 Census Records - info up-date on release time Upper Canada Sundries - Report of District Common Schools in Niagara 1817 (RG5 A1 Vol. 21) The Lampman Family - early history of family A Flash in the pan - how this saying came to be Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals - records held at National Archives published in catalogue Obituary - Wm Carl 1901 from "The Peoples Press" Welland Will - John Blagborne 1868 Citizens of Wellandport Over 80 Years - 1935 Writers of Niagara Peninsula - Agnes Ethelwyn Wetherald 1857 - 1940 & John Mebourne Elson 1880 - 1966 Names in Lincoln - a study of categories of names, eg., streets, schools, postal, etc. Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 7 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. 6 No. 1 - February 1986 Editor: Diane Johnson 1986 Executive and Committees Donations to the Library - list of books and who donated them Obituary - Mr. Paul Buss NPB #61, (no date) Mr. James P. Weaver NPB #600 (no date) Anglican Churches in the Niagara District - a correction to the previous article Like Rabbits in Ernestown - by Russ Waller Reference Librarians Retire - Mrs. Sheila Wilson & Mrs. Frances MacKay Wenger / Winger Family Association - annual meeting Naming Patterns - old patterns Inaugural Meeting of Region IV - O.G.S. Township of Niagara Memorial Stone - erected to memory of men who gave their lives in WW I & WW II Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report - 1985 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Annual Report 1985 Maps of Pelham - available locally New Publications by the Branch - listed by name and price Seminar 86 - announcement In The Footsteps of the Habitant Toronto Firm Fined $9,000 - Halbert’s for misleading advertising Niagara Peninsula Branch Library Acquisitions - listed by name Once Upon a Little Town Grimsby 1876-1976, Reeves & Mayors Vol. 6 No. 2 - May 1986 Warning - accessing material procedure changes Donation to Library - Descendants of James Smith of Pelham Donation to Library - complimentary copy of biography of Janet Carnochan, given by Brights Wines Bio - Miss Barbara Coffman, #65 History of Churches (Cont'd Vol. 6 #1) Main Street Jordan - short history of town Some Important Dates in Jordan's History - date and its significance St. John's Anglican Church General Store Church of Christ (Disciples) Zimmerman House Petty-Rittenhouse Home Haines-Farrell House Jordan Historical Museum of the Twenty Honsberger-Griffith House Macadam House Jordan Wines The Vintage house Kiddick House Haynes-Creighton House Snure-Sedgewick House The Jordan House Haynes House The Pig House Writers of Niagara - Brig. - Gen. Ernest Alexander Cruikshank & Julia Cruikshank Whitby-Oshawa Branch Announces Publication - From the Hearth their new cookbook Inventory of Post Office Records - by Thomas Hillman of Public Archives RG3, copy of which can be had Article describing how to locate a will - list of wills for this area (RG. 22 series G.1) New Cemetery Transcriptions Available - listed by name and OGS number Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 8 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” News Release - OGS receives a Coat of Arms on its 25th Anniversary Vol. 6 No. 3 - September 1986 Obituary - Mrs Audrey Eleanor Laurie, U.E. NPB #30, 9 May 1986 Obituary Victor R. Cosby, NPB #37, 12 May 1986 First Annual Workshop for Region IV, Nov. 15, 1986 - Hamilton Libraries of the Area - listed by name with hours and brief outline of holdings Anyone for Reading and Indexing? - suggest 1895 newspapers for St. Catharines Special Collections, St. Catharines Public Library - list of genealogical holdings Genealogical Pursuits - list of publications available from TRACES Who's Who in Your Family - how to find relationships to generations Article describing how to locate a will - list of wills for this area (Cont'd Vol. 6, No. 2) Maurice Comfort - Guest Speaker on Local History , 7 May 1986 Watson's Monument Inscriptions - Front of St. Catharines City Hall Vol. 6 No. 4 - November 1986 New Cemetery Transcriptions Available - listed by name and OGS number and price Obituary - Mrs. Mary C. Shantz, NPB #53 (no date) Members Interests Donations to the Library - list of titles and donor name Niagara Articles in Ontario Register - lists Vol. # Issue # and dates, with the pages Drummondville School Register S.S. #7, Stamford 1852 / 53 Books Published - West Lincoln Our Links With the Past - how to pre order Canadian Heritage, Oct/Nov. 1986 - Article Re Cleaning of Tombstones Maurice Comfort - Guest Speaker on Local History, 7 May 1986 (Cont'd from Vol. 6, No. 3) Donations to the Library - lists title and donor New Year's Resolutions for Genealogists Changes for Membership Renewals - can now receive income tax receipt for fees. Vol. 7 No. 1 - February 1987 Editor: Diane Johnson 1987 Executive and Committees Members’ Interests New Publications Available - listed by title and price Additions to Branch Library - by title Maurice Comfort - Guest Speaker 7 May 1986 (Cont'd from Vol. 6, No. 4) Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1986 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurers Report 1986 Region IV Annual Report 1986 Niagara Stray in Scotland - wife of Thomas Dickson 1829 Vol. 7 No. 2 - May 1987 Region IV Second Annual Meeting - 12 Sept. 1987 OGS Head Office Moved - 30 March 1987 Special Announcement - OGS half-yearly membership available $12.50 OGS Mementos - pins, armorial blazer patch, hasti-notes, heraldic wall plaque OGS Books for Sale - listed by title and price Roman Catholic Churches in Niagara Peninsula - brief history French-English Expressions - translations Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 9 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” LDS Genealogical Library Open - St. Catharines, with hours Death - from The Canadian, Niagara U.C. - Adam Crysler 18 Aug 1825 Example of Application Form for Certificate from Quebec Publications by Don Steel - listed by title Editor’s Note - queries limited to 50 words and two annual, any more are paid for at $4.00 each Book Review - The Story of Smithville by Frank E. Page 1923 List of No. 1 Flank Company of the 4th Lincoln Regiment 1812 - list of men Vol. 7 No. 3 - September 1987 Notice - National Archive of Canada Act - effective June 11, 1987 Additions to the Library - listed by title Writers of Niagara - Louisa Murray Obituary - Elsie May Stevens NPB #500 7 August 1987 Report of Seminar 87 Committee - thanks Region IV Director’s Report Baptists in the Niagara Peninsula - history Letters Re OGS Policy - views on OGS policy to change Branch membership to OGS mbrs only Example of Application Form for Certificate from Ontario The Welsh Connection - contact for research purposes Warner Church and Burying Ground - copies available Index to Niagara County Wills (Extractions) - 1856 - 1879 Obituary - Dr. R. E. Haist #785 (no date) Bookplate - OGS Members - commissioned design for OGS R.G.M. Macpherson Niagara Resource Centre Wills - composite index of Surrogate court Registers 1834 Death - Welland Tribune - 10 Dec. 1909, Allanburg, Aaron Higgins found dead in outhouse Vol. 7 No. 4 - November 1987 Donations and Additions to Branch Library - listed by title Quakers - Pelham Friends Church, brief history Death - Beamsville Express, Mrs. Nancy J. Cook 1908 Death - Beamsville Express, Rev. Wm Gould Brown 1919 Death - Weekly Standard, Mrs. Deborah Oliver 1899 Family History Can be Fun - Poem by Otto Moore NPB #942 Irish Research - talk by Dan Walker Vol. 8 No. 1 - February 1988 Co-Editors: Mary Lou Smith / Douglas Robbins 1988 Executive and Committees Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1987 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurers Annual Report 1987 Region IV Annual Report 1987 New Publications for Sale - Listed by title Library Additions - listed by title and donor Index to Families - by Greg Miller NPB #289 Congratulations - Marjorie Pollard NPB #730 to Lloyd Marr 1987 Registrar General Affair - release of vital stats, Russ Waller Rebecca Pickard-Markle, Myth vs Fact Life Member NPB #54 - Mrs. Esther Summers Ontario Archives Hold Many Secrets - history of Archives and holdings Do's & Don'ts Using Record Offices & Archives - list of rules Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 10 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada (Masons) - outline of history Family Ties - the purpose of the pedigree chart Old Family Bible found in Bookstore - Read surname Settlers in Stamford Township - settlers names Niagara Strays - found in Durham Co. Marriage Register 1858 - 1869 Obituary - Mr. Wayne Augustus, NPB #327, 17 January 1988 Obituary - Mrs. Orrena Buchner, NPB #663, (no date) Vol. 8 No. 2 - May 1988 Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Cemetery Board Officers Named - Fort Erie, Denise d’Entremont Region IV Director’s Report - meeting 9 April 1988 Computer Genealogy - users group for Roots II Warning ! Warning ! Halbert’s fined again for misleading advertising this time $20,000 Obituary - Mr. J. Gordon Craig NPB #197, 19 April 1988 Genealogical Maps - ordnance survey of England & Wales maps, where to purchase Military Records - address for records of service 1891 Rye School Niagara, Register, Dist. 88 Niagara #1, list of students Niagara Strays - Simcoe Co, Kingston, Ancaster, New York Cdn Marriages Performed by Mr. Townsend at Lewiston, N.Y. Jarvis Record - record of box found at Welland House - 1889 1984 Citizen of the Year - Doreen Hutchinson, NPB #880 Local Historical Council Members Honoured - Peggy Willis, Corlene Taylor, Esther Summers Pennsylvania Dutch - refers to immigrants, mostly German 1851 Census - list of businesses in Clinton at time of census Vol. 8 No. 3 - August 1988 Niagara Peninsula Branch Membership Fee Increased - $8.00 to $10.00 for single membership Date Alterations - Quaker Years Prior to 1752, Began on 25 March Old Bible Found - John Dean Jr. 1827 Obituary - Jack Pickard VanFleet NPB #449, 6 August 1988 Niagara Strays - Niagara Co. Clerks Office Vol. 1 Some Helpful Hints in Your Research - calculating age on tombstones to get other date Preserving Old Clippings - recipe for solution to dip them in Cemetery Tombstone Transcription - outing a success Old Tombstones Found - Frederick William Miller, Sarah Carpenter and Elizabeth Carpenter Francis Goring - Notebook & Diary, 1805 - day to day record of activity Statutory Labour Road Maintenance Assignments 1801 - list of settlers assigned road work Region IV Fall Meeting and Workshop - 29 Oct 1988, St. Catharines Genealogy - poem Amsterdam Archives House Records of Early Western New York History Grand River Br U.E.L. Dedicate New Loyalist Library in Simcoe New at our Local Libraries - list the branches and whats new Book Reviews - Gazetteer of the state of New Jersey - by Thomas Gordon, & OGS Seminar ‘87 Syllabus New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Vol. 8 No. 4 - November 1988 Membership Fee Increase for 1989 - reminder of new rates approved Obituary - John R. Goodwillie, NPB #408, 8 November 1988 Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 11 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Book Review - Trinity by Leon Uris New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Census Project Report - transcribing difficulties Genealogical Pursuits - Bur-More Publications for sale 1871 Census Index for Lincoln & Welland - story of houses on cover of book Evaluation of Evidence - summary of address by B. Merriman Searching for Military Records & Medals - address for veteran’s files Mounting & Wearing of Decorations, Campaign Stars, & Medals - rules for same Land Grants for U.E. Loyalists - Peter Ruseell 15 Dec. 1798 Crown Land Grants - how they were allotted West Elgin Historical & Genealogical Society - their work transcribing and publishing Fort George Military Carpenters - list of military carpenters there Financial Reports of Tintern Circuit Methodist Church 1897 - list of parishioners by place name O.G.S. vs Branch Only Membership - comments on same In Support of O.G.S. Membership - pros and cons Membership Renewals for 1989 - things to consider Vol. 9 No. 1 - February 1989 Editor: Douglas Robbins Directory of Operating Personnel 1989 Last Words - remarks from will Niagara Peninsula Branch Fees Increase - $10.00 Individual or $12.00 Family Genealogical Pursuits - Hannelore Headley, Guest Speaker Family Bible - donated by Elsie Shaver - family of Fraser and Stewart Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1988 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurers Annual Report 1988 Beware of More Family History Scams From the Desk of Esther Ralph Summers - re Stamford township lands Teeter / Keefer Family - story outline from Beamsville Express 5 July 1906 Roll of Service 1914-18, University of Toronto - list of graduates from Niagara region W.M. Church in the Merritt Settlement (Grimsby) - list of members by Gary Culp NPB #217 Destitute Receive Financial Assistance 1883 - Welland Co. Municipal Council 1883 - 85 Old Court House Fonda, New York - description of holdings Research Reminders - hints and tips Vol. 9 No. 2 - 1989 160th Anniversary of Welland Canal - events along the Canal A Reward of Merit - Esther Summers Mennonite Church Periodical Obituaries Indexed - Lancaster Mennonite Historical Soc. International Society of the Descendants of Charlemagne - taking application for membership Can You Help Solve a Mystery - who was Sarah Markle’s husbands Heraldry Flourishes in Canada - Canadian Heraldic Authority created 4 June 1988 The Building of the Welland Ship Canal - list of original stock holders in the canal The Welland Canal Mission - list of contributors to the Mission German Books at the Centennial Library - listed by title New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Records of Appropriated Canal Lands Preserved MS 119 (3) Some (Welland Canal) Subscribers Had a Change of Heart - list of names because the route was changed In Praise of Branch Only Members - member letter Vol. 9 No. 3 - August 1989 Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 12 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Notice of nominations for Region IV Director Region IV Annual Meeting - 28 Oct. 1989, Hamilton New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Brethren in Christ Church Magazine Indexed - by Brethren Archives, Pa. for a fee they will do a search Early Settlers in Niagara 1784 - list of names of subscribers who wish to settle War of 1812 Veterans Receive Recognition (1876) - surviving veterans received $20 Lincoln Militia (2nd Flank Co. of 5th Lincoln Rgt.) - listed by name William Lyon MacKenzie's Escape Through Niagara to Navy Island Patriots of Niagara District in Upper Canada Rebellion - list of persons arrested in Niagara district The Fenian Raids - names of prisoners and wounded War of 1812 Medals - listed by name and place received Survey of the Settlement at Niagara 1782 - list of heads of family Surname Index File and On-Going Service - explanation of how it should work Pedigree Index Enters the Computer Age - explanation of how it should work From the Desk of Esther Ralph Summers (Early Roads) - how they were legalized 49th Regiment - list of names, killed in action, prisoners and missing men Vol. 9 No. 4 - November 1989 Region IV Election - new officers New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Genealogical Pursuits - new book by Robert K. Bessey, NPB #794 Scam ! Scam ! - Halberts again 1803 Journal of Francis Goring (Cont'd from Vol. 8, No. 3) - day to day record of activity New Book on Niagara’s Cemeteries - asked for stories from individuals Tombstones are Being Eroded by Air Pollution Victoria Lawn Cemetery - short history Perth Reporter Visits New Cemetery - in St. Catharines 1867 Workers Smash Historic Grave Markers - old Smith and Beaverdams cemeteries OGS Transcribes Ontario’s Cemeteries - importance of transcribing as quickly as possible Old Town Records to be Discarded - records retention bylaw passed Local Conservancy Committee Appointed - Town of Lincoln A Genealogist’s Christmas Eve - poem Vol. 10 No. 1 - February 1990 Editor: Committee Directory of Operating Personnel 1990 Obituary - Rev. Floyd Garrett, NPB #675 (no date) Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Reports 1989 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurers Report 1989 Region IV Director’s Annual Report 1989 Niagara Peninsula Branch Awards Committee - established award categories, list of recipients Ontario Provincial Awards - criteria Biography of Harry Hood NPB #22 New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Ontario Archives under Renovations - hours changed Logo Design Contest - Region IV - for Regional Logo, May 31, 1990 Looking for A U.K. Contact - try One Name Guild, they will search one free New Genealogical Group - Upper Ottawa Valley New at the Branch Library - listed by title Seminar ‘90 - Trent University May 1990 Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 13 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. 10 No. 2 - May 1990 Editor: Committee Haldimand County Genealogical Group Formed - as satellite of Hamilton Br Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group - announce fees and address Niagara Peninsula Branch Awards - list of recipients Region IV Meeting - Delhi November 3, 1990 Message From our Branch Librarian - asks for family trees Norfolk Historical Society - Norfolklore Sept 29, 1990 New at Branch Library - listed by title New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Library of O.G.S. - precis of article by Louise Hope The Concerns - article from Toronto Tree re Bill 31, concerning Cemeteries Act Municipal Election of 1850 Twp. of Niagara - 1st election by public vote with list of candidates & voters Disposition of Records of Closed Cemeteries - Article by Ian Wilson, Ontario Archives Niagara Peninsula Branch 10th Anniversary Celebration - 11 October 1990 1803 Journal of Francis Goring (Cont'd from Vol. 9, No. 4) - day to day record of activities Vol. 10 No. 3 - August 1990 Editor: Committee Obituary - Dorothy M. (Servos) Whitelaw, NPB #608, 11 July 1990 Congratulations - Gail Benjafield Appointed Librarian Sp. Collections St. Catharines Centennial Library O.G.S. By-Law Changes - Niagara Peninsula Branch Region IV Director’s Report New in Branch Library - listed by title British Family History Societies - listed by name Genealogical Resources at Untied Church of Canada Archives - basic list of holdings How we all Began - by Mabel St. Angelo New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Don’t Post-it on Your Archives - self sticking notes on material Revisions & Additions to Previously Published Cemeteries - #6258 Clark Family, #4696 Dell Cemetery, #3295 St. John’s Anglican (Port Dalhousie) Transfer of Ontario Vital Statistics to Archives of Ontario- what will be transferred Irish Research Records - list of material and status Seminar ‘91 - Kingston - May 1991 Signs and Omens - what they meant Vol. 10 No. 4 - November 1990 Editor: Committee Region IV Director’s Report New in Branch Library - listed by title Special Recognition Award - Bio Mrs. Beverly Craig #4, Mr. Robert Halfyard #31 Life Memberships - Mrs. Beverly Craig #4, Mr. Robert Halfyard #31 From Your Branch Library - rules from Librarian New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Bible Corner - Honsinger Bible Extractions Local Holding Combined - Niagara Research & V. Rivard Private Library Memorial Cards Niagara Peninsula - name and death date 1803 Journal of Francis Goring (Cont'd from Vol. 10, No. 2) day to day record of activity Revisions to Previously Published Cemeteries - # 4653 Hansler Congratulations - Christal Haeck Elected MPP 100 Years of Presbyterian Witness in Fort Erie 1889-1989 - excerpt from the book St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Fort Erie - Sunday teachers School 1894 - 1898 Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 14 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Division of Quebec 1791- division to Upper and Lower Canada was 26 December 1791 Pathmaster Sheets for Wainfleet 1884 - list of names and statutory labour Death - from "Mail & Empire", Toronto, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann King (Vrooman) 1920 Memories of Vienna - by T. A. Edison Mail Subscription Book from William Kirby Papers 1854 - list of names and locations Early Niagara Names Found in The Simcoe Papers 1792/96 - list of persons receiving 1200 acres Christmas Chronology - traditions by date of invention Reminder - 1991 OGS Directory of Surnames, asking for submissions More Memorial Cards - list of names Volunteers From Norfolk Co for Expedition Down Lake to Amherstberg With General Brock 1812- list of names 1st Flank Company 2nd Regiment, Norfolk Militia 1812 - list of Militia men Vol. 11 No. 1 - February 1991 Editor: Brenda Young Directory of Operating Personnel 1991 Directory of Operating Personnel 1991 - Region IV Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1990 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Report 1990 Annual Report Region IV Director 1990 Death in Beamsville Newspaper, Rev. Wm Gould Brown 16 July 1919 Needle Work Sampler - found at antique shop, includes names and dates (Wright) Auditor’s Report for 1886, County of Lincoln - list of licences issued New Publications Released - by title and price Researchers Beware - Genealogical Research Library charging$250.00 Mitchell & Co's Gazetteer - list of population by location Marriage Licenses Issued at Thorold by Jacob Keefer - listed by date with name of bride and groom From the Desk of Esther Summers, - Early Settlers Hardships Revisions & Additions to Previously Published Cemeteries #3360 Virgil Baptist, # 4640 Shisler Cemetery (Port Colborne) Church Register Project - report on progress Bible Corner - Biggar Family Petition for a Magistrate - Caistor inhabitants sign Public School Daily Register County of Lincoln 1889 - 90 - list of names with age 1877 Thorold Post - Miscellaneous items Vol. 11 No. 2 - May 1991 Archives of Ontario - still under renovations New O.G.S. Branch - Haldimand County 27 April 1991 Notice of Annual Meeting Region IV 26 Oct 1991 - Hamilton 100 Years Strong 1881 to 1991, St. Catharines Standard National Volunteer Week - Members Honoured with Provincial Volunteer Service Awards New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Black Beginnings - list of articles published Marriages of Rev. Isaac Tovel 1843 - 1926, Methodist listed with bride, groom and date Ontario Biographical & Genealogical Card Index - at Ontario Archives Newspaper Clipping - Unveiling of Clifton Gate Memorial 1837 Families of Killed & Wounded 1st Lincoln Reg. 1812/14 - names of men 1828 Census - Unidentified Page 29 now thought to be Wainfleet Township Revisions & Additions to Previously Published Cemeteries - # 4698 Gonder Willoughby Census for 1823 - list of names from Municipal Records of Welland Co From the Desk of Esther Summers, Meanings of Old Sayings Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 15 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Niagara Roots - Jack McClelland Lutheran Church in the Peninsula, 1792, short history The 8870 Formula to Calculate Birth dates From Tombstones Bible Corner - John Dean Jr. and William Purdy Fines paid by Local Characters 1801-04 at Niagara - listed by name, date and charge Vol. 11 No. 3 - August 1991 Region IV Annual Meeting and Election 26 Oct 1991, Hamilton Timothy Skinner’s Petition - for a sawmill, signed by subscribers Point Abino - (known as Ridgway) 1865 list of inhabitants Judges of the Court Niagara North Beginning 1860 with names of same Hamilton Evening Times 1906, Settlers leaving for Saskatchewan Niagara - How we Were Formed - 1798 Provincial Act Searching in Niagara for Wills - things to remember Early Maps of Niagara Region How They Travelled, From Upper Canada Land Petitions (MFM 2488 P. Bundle 1, #1C RG1 Vol. 400) The Methodist Church in Niagara 1790 - short history Grimsby Marriage Licenses Issued by H. Nelles 1838/39 list of bride, groom and date Fonthill Insurance Broker Policies Between 1870 & 71 From the Desk of Esther Summers - Where are Rev. George J. Wichtermann's Records, Lutheran Ch. Thorold How he Became Warden 1840 - William Kew List of Assessment Defaulters Niagara 1801 Bible Corner - John Dickson, 1861 Missing Bible, VanValkenburg Deterioration of our Gravestones - from National Geographic Obituary - Daily Spectator, Hamilton 1869, Mr. Peter Kripps Vol. 11 No. 4 - November 1991 Region IV Elections May 1992 Obituary - Vincent Harold Kalar #527, May 1991 New at the Branch Library - listed by title Permission to Examine Land Registry Records Free of Charge Byer Beware ! - Halbert’s again !!! New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Cemetery Revisions & Additions to Previously Published #4650 Lundy’s Lane United Church Cemetery, Electronic Queries, Bulletin Boards (BBS) & Internet - by Michael More NPB #989 Beaverdams Methodist Church 1842-59- trustees appointed In Review - Haner/Hayner Book Willoughby School #1, 1847 & 1850 - list of students and age Sessions Records at Archives of Ontario for Niagara North 1828 to 1919 Jurors' Book Lincoln Co Year 1857 - list of jurors Diary & Account Book of Francis Goring 1792 / 93 - day to day record of activities From the Desk of Esther Summers - Expropriations for First Welland Canal - names with lot and concession Bible Corner - Bridgeman Family Old Money - Address Currency Museum Bank of Canada Vol. 12 No. 1 - February 1992 Editor: Brenda Young Directory of Operating Personnel 1992 New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 16 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1991 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Report 1991 Region IV Director’s Annual Report 1991 Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives - closed to public mornings Early History of Virgil Church - Letter to Rev. T. F. Richards Military Pensions War of 1812 & List of Orphan Children - list of child, father & name of guardian & date Diary & Account Book of Francis Goring 1793 (Cont'd from Vol. 11, No. 4) day to day record of activities Old Date Change - before 1752 the year ended between 24 and 25 March The Township Papers - a description of what might be found What is Larch? (Loan Service for Archival Material on Microfilm) O.G.S. Inn Roads Project - new project launched From the Desk of Esther Summers - Geographic Area Covered by NPB settled early Early Niagara Marriage Licenses Issued by Thomas Dickson 1807 - listed by bride, groom, date & place New Historical Plaque - Memorial Ridge Mausoleum in Ridgeway Bible Corner - Moot Family, McPherson Family bible, Banks Family bible Vol. 12 No. 2 - May 1992 1871 Census Index Project by O.G.S. - Now Complete New at Branch Library - listed by title, donor Corrections to 1842 Census of Clinton Township New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Additions to Previously Published Cemeteries, #3327 St. Ann’s Presbyterian & #3322 Grace United Church Willoughby School 1848 to 1850 Miscellaneous Names, age and year Welland Canal Contractors 1826, list of names Diaries of Melvin Misener, Crowland Township 1847 to 1936 - day to day record of activities Hoover Heirs do Well, Dunnville Chronicle 1915 - names recipients and amounts 1877 Thorold Post Auction Sale of Market Fees Metro Toronto Reference Library Index - interesting local material mentioned Woodstock Sentinel Review 1897, A. Scott Gillespie Death Places or Worship Project - asking for church records Maiden name Sources Early Niagara Marriage Licenses Issued by T. McCormick 1827 by date, groom and bride From the Desk of Esther Summers, U.C. Land Petitions, York 1799 - list of applicants by township Military Pensions War of 1812 - list of disabled persons Bible Corner - Beam, Corwin & Kilborne Families Vol. 12 No. 3 - August 1992 Award of Merit - Gregory J. Miller U.E. NPB #289 Obituary - Maurice E. Comfort, NPB #71, 29 May 1992 New in Branch Library - listed by title and donor Diaries of Melvin Misener, Crowland Township 1869 (Cont'd Vol. 12, No. 2) day to day record of activities Alberta, Can. Vital Statistics 1889 - 1905 - index of births, marriages and deaths Research in Former Soviet Union - address for info Revisions & Additions to Previously Published Cemeteries, #3370 Ker Cemetery Letter to the Editor - re another poem by Melvin Miserner Second Battalion of Lincoln Militia - list of men with date and rank Thorold Post 1898 - Several Deaths Permanent Paper, Ministry Policy Funeral Costs 1888 - Winger Burial Upper St. Ann's Undated Scrapbook 1881 Fisher Wedding Anniv. Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 17 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” List of Tavern Licenses 1813 Early Niagara Marriage Licenses Issued at Niagara 1826 - by date, groom, and bride Montreal Gazette 1791 to 99, Death Samuel Peters Jarvis 1792 Inn Roads and Taverns Project - need more information on local taverns Frederick Haldimand Unpublished Papers List of Indian & American Prisoners taken at Cherry Valley 1778 From the Desk of Esther Summers - Thorold's Oldest Signpost (Indian Trail Marker Tree, Comfort Maple) First Legislative Assembly Celebration 1992 - list of names of original assembly Bible Corner - Roszel Family & Hainer Family Zechariah Hainer Account Book 1806 - list of names with date United States Census 1920 Released - March 1992 Vol. 12 No. 4 - November 1992 Bulk Mailings - postage increase New at the Branch Library - listed by title and donor New Publications Just Released - listed by title and price Diaries of Melvin Misener, Crowland Township 1881(Cont'd Vo. 12, No. 3) day to day record of activities Merritt Papers, Letter from Samuel Wood 1860, Grantham Pelham Meeting House 1811 to 1812 - list of paying members Petition of Lt. John Turney - U.C. Sundries June 1816 Funeral Intimations Held by St. Catharines Hist. Collection - listed by name, date, and cemetery Thorold Census 1835 by Jacob Keefer - head of house with number in family Early Niagara Marriage Licenses 1834 & 1839 - listed by date, groom, and bride From the Desk of Esther Summers - books of Mr. Kirkpatrick - list of persons dealt with Death - Senator George Riley 1916 Bible Corner - Marlatt, Hainer , Lutz, Corman, and Gregory Families Vol. 13 No. 1 - February 1993 Editor: Brenda Young Directory of Operating Personnel 1993 Obituary - Miss Barbara Coffman, NPB #54, 16 November 1992 Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1992 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurers Report 1992 Places of Worship Inventory Project Update Visiting National Library Regulation New at the Branch Library - listed by title with donor 125th Anniversary Medal of Confederation to Citizens - Branch members Funeral Intimations Held by St. Catharines Hist. Collection - names date and cemetery Niagara Falls Evening Review Nov. 29, 1922, Lists Assessment Roll, City of Niagara Falls Church Register Found - Harwich Twp, Kent County 1864 - some Niagara marriages Death - Miss Amanda W. Hagar, Born 1850 Persons Who Died Residing in Welland County Industrial Home - date, names, and locality Marriage Register of Rev. Black 1828 to 1842, - Niagara and Gore districts Diaries of Melvin Misener, 1886 (Cont'd Vol. 12, No. 4) day to day record of activities From the Desk of Esther Summers, James Macklem, Merchant 1815/16 - index of names from his ledger Globe & Canada Farmer Weekly, Vital Stats Published 1879 Bible Corner - Hoch/Honsberger Families, Alexander Junkin bible, Freeman Wismer bible Index to Vital Stats, Now at Archives - Branch search fees for this index Vol. 13 No. 2 - May 1993 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards - Gregory Miller NPB #289 and Barbaranne Wright NPB #631 Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 18 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Chairman’s Message - M. Jackson NPB #987 Region IV Director’s Report 1992 - Ken Bird Black Heritage - local black community celebrating Orrin Potter - Looking for Origin Word Meanings - cemetery and true tomb Index to Vital Statistics - Branch has complete set Area Code 416 - Niagara Now 905 1901 Canada Census, Now at Centennial Library Century Home - 3 in Niagara-O-T-L, Lake Lodge/Rev. Addison's, James Clement, 1805 & 1818 Gary Camp Old Boys & Girls Reunion, St. Catharines Standard 1921 Niagara / Grantham Townline Road 1820 - history The Township Papers - Index of film holdings at Ontario Archives Map of Grantham & Louth Townships - New Information 1814 - Maggie Parnell From the Desk of Esther Summers - Military records, Lincoln & Welland Military Pension of Widows and Orphans Niagara 1812 On - list by date, name etc. Bible Corner - Fretz, Rittenhaus, Meyer Families Papers of the Continental Congress 1774 - 1789 Indexed Vol. 13 No. 3 - August 1993 Award of Merit - R. Craig NPB #207 and NPB #196 W. Stevens New Niagara Peninsula Branch Publications - listed by title and price Early Travellers 1780 - secondary sources to check # 4674 St John's Cemetery - history Thorold township Black Heritage - The Narratives of Fugitive Slaves in Canada, by Benjamin Drew 1856, re published O.G.S. Fee Increase From #30.00 to $35.00 British Isles Study Group of N.P.B. - where and when we meet O.G.S. Award of Merit - Gail Benjafield, Special Collections New Reference Service, Metro Toronto Library - will do research Land Grants - Deputy Surveyor's Record of Land Grants 1789, Nassau Diaries of Melvin Misener, 1891 to 1895 (Cont'd Vol. 13, No. 1) day to day record of activities Funeral Intimations, in Branch Library Bible Corner - Augustine, Neff and Barnhardt Families From the Desk of Esther Summers, Jacob Keefer Court Clerk for Thorold Township - names from Court Book Baptisms & Marriages From Canon Zimmerman's Records 1827 to 1841 Vol. 13 No. 4 - November 1993 We Are Moving - to E.L. Crossley Secondary School - meetings New Publications Just Released - bu title and price New in the Branch Library - by title and donor Correction to 1871 Census Lincoln-Welland-Niagara Grand Opera House Research Project 1877 - brief history Globe & Canada Farmer Weekly Vital Stats 1879, Niagara Genealogy by Modem - by Michael More #989 Library Donation - old letter containing genealogy info Widows and Orphans of War With United States of America - U.C. Sundries Vol. 23 Vital Stats From Amherstburg Echo 1874 to 1884, Sent to N.P.B. Guardianship Papers in Ontario Archives - RG 22 Series 240 Letters in the Post Office, St. Catharines, Feb. 1844, list of names Weather - From Canadian Geographic 1991 - data from the Hudson Bay Co Records Public Papers of George Clinton, 1902, Includes List of Prisoners Taken in Troy County Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 19 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Upper Canada Sundries, Petition for Caleb Wilson alias Swayzy Conviction of Chicken Thieves, Welland County 1894, list of names Is This Our First Conversation Law, U.C.L.P. #87, Philip McGregory Christmas Traditions - by Brenda Young Military Trials - 3rd Reg. Lincoln Militia 1837 to 1839 - return of proceedings From the Desk of Esther Summers, Macadamized Roads 1850 Report of St. Catharines, Thorold & S.B. Road Company 1857 Jacob Keefer Docket Book (Cont’d from Vol. XIII No. 2) Bible Corner - Hoover, Fitzgerald and Strong/Cooper Families Vol. 14 No. 1 - February 1994 Editor: Brenda Young Directory of Operating Personnel 1994 Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1993 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurers Report 1993 Niagara Peninsula Branch Mission Statement Niagara Branch Objectives 1994 OGS News - Rodrick McLeod has become President February 11, 1994 - L. Hope resigned Township Line of Gainsboro & Pelham 1886 / 87 - list of settlers James W. Johnson Family Funeral Intimations Revisions and Additions to Previously Published Cemeteries - #5896 Hicksite Quaker & #5894 Bellinger Township Papers - Caistor Township - an example of what can be found Birth, Marriages & Deaths from Glasglow Herald, 1837 - Niagara entries From the Desk of Esther Summers, Military Records Giving Age, date and address Jacob Keefer Docket Book, Court Clerk 1853 Bible Corner - Cook, Green & Bigger, Putman family bibles Vol. 14 No. 2 - May 1994 New Branch Publications - by title and price Markham Berczy Settlers Association - plans celebration Lincoln & Welland Regiment Established 1794 - brief outline of events this year Military Strays, Mount Pleasant Cemetery St. John's Nfld. How Old - Found in Vital Stats 1886, Sarah Taylor age 120 Region IV Nominations for Director and Secretary - short bios Lands Granted U.C.L.Bd. Military Men 1789, Nassau - how men were entitled to receive land Searching in Niagara - Some Recommended Resources Wills, Probate Court - probated at York for Niagara - list of names and date Niagara Circuit of Methodist Church - 200th Anniversary Funeral Home Records - List of Whats Available Where From the Desk of Esther Summers, Edgworth Ussher’s Militia Company - names of men Jacob Keefer Docket Book (Cont'd Vol. 14, No. 1) Bible Corner - Cole, Climenhaga, and Lymburner Families Vol. 14 No. 3 - August 1994 O.G.S. Fee Structure 1995 - Associate $7.00 from $10. Strays - in Ontario with Niagara connections Death - Smithville News 1897, Mrs. Mary A. Wardell Vital Stats - Unexpected Results Potters of Niagara Peninsula, Jordan Pottery Site, list of names of potters in area Have You Lost A Family - Morningstar - Starr Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 20 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Poem by John Blair of Louth Township 1846-1918 Charles Askin Papers - re Battle of Beaverdams - list of men receiving rations 2nd Reg. Lincoln Milita Muster Roll 1812 - list of men Correction to List of Widows - Lydia Pew - war widows 1812 Symbolism - Tombstones - what they mean To an Ungrateful Genealogist - a poem Marion Keefer Award - Niagara Peninsula Branch - won Wills Indexing Early Niagara - example of one found Lot Sizes - Measurement Descriptions From O.H.S. Report of Common Schools, Niagara 1831, list of students by township Marriage Records of Presb. Church of Gainsborough at St. Ann's Ontario. (ca 1884) From the Desk of Esther Summers, DeCew School Rate Bill - parents, number of children in school Jacob Keefer Docket Book (Cont'd Vol. 14, No. 2) Bible Corner - Reavley, McPherson and Bouck Family bibles Vol. 14 No. 4 - November 1994 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards 1994 - NPB member awards New Branch Publications - by title and price What Are You Talking About - Genealogical Slang, what it means The Hodgkinson Burying Ground - 83 Burials Moved California Cemetery Roses - Keeping old Varieties Thorold & Beaverdams Historical Museum - New Hours 1st Regiment Lincoln Militia - List of Infirm & Aged 1812 Presbyterian Church Archives - Closed to Public for remainder of year Naturalization Registers 1828-50, Lincoln & Haldimand Co. names of those swearing allegiance, date, location Brock University Special Collections - Orlo Miller Research deposited Queen's University Archives 125th Anniversary Name Changes - different spellings Strays - Townsend Township Relating to Louth John Brown of Brown's Bridge Pelham - History Jacob Keefer Docket Book (Cont'd Vol. 14, No. 3) Bible Corner - Melick and Eastman Families Vol. 15 No. 1 - February 1995 Editor: Brenda Young Directory of Operating Personnel 1995 Niagara Peninsula Branch Mission Statement Obituary - Mrs. Ann Cosby, NPB #36, Thur. 22 Dec. 1994 Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1994 Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Annual Report 1994 Genealogy - by Sarah Campbell 1995 Objectives Naturalization Registers 1828-1850 (Cont'd Vol.14, No 4) The Globe & Canada Farmer Weekly - Vital Stats 1879 Lincoln Militia - by Alan Holden list of men 20th Battn. #6 Port Dalhousie Elderhostels - info about Elderhostels and address Col. Wm. Claus Papers 1813-1814 - Quakers Mennonists & Tunkers within Militia What a Background! (calculation of No. of ancestors) From the Desk of Esther Summers - Jacob Keefer Docket Book (Cont'd Vol. 14, No. 4) Bible Corner - Disher / Roland Family Editor’s Note - re Daniel Roland Michener, Q.C. Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 21 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. 15 No. 2 - May 1995 Missing Materials - Eva Brook Donly Museum, Simcoe, have had numerous volumes go missing Additions & Corrections to Published Cemeteries - #4673, Smith Cemetery (Thorold) / #3293 St. Andrew’s (Grantham) #3370 Ker Cemetery (old Caistor twp) Aliens in the Township of Thorold Dec. 20, 1815- (RGS-A 1 Vol. 26 Upper Canada Sundries) The Laws of Genealogy Statute Labour - meeting 1830 by Magistrate to assign number of days each man must work on road What's New in the Branch Library Crowland Earmarks - system used by settlers of township 1803 to mark their livestock Vital Stats - Marriages and Births of Niagara area Deaths Affecting Binbrook Plan - March 1796 from Surveyors Letters Vol. 28 pg. 71 film #120, Ont. Archives Scottish Naming Patterns Civil Service List of Canada, July 1885, from Dept. Of Customs list of persons employed Willoughby Library April 1826, list of paid subscribers Visitors in Gainsborough for 1851 / 1852 Census Lincoln Militia 20th Battalion 1864 (RG9, II F9 Vol. 68 20th Battn.) list of militia men Looking for Strays - member letter From the Desk of Esther Summers - Some Cemeteries Known by Different Names Lundy's Lane Red Meeting house Jacob Keefer Docket Book (Cont'd Vol. 15, No. 1) Bible Corner - Families: Cole, Stephens, Lampman Vol. 15 No. 3 - August 1995 Heritage Events Notice of Nominations for 1996 - Niagara Peninsula Branch Back issues of "Notes"- for sale at discount Postage Increase - new rates "Pass It On" - Western Australian newspaper (Perth) will publish free query Strays Project - O.G.S. going ahead with project Strays - local names from Essex County Br. Land Transfers - Lifetime experiences of Peter Fischer 1799-1881 Land Measurement Guidelines - Old system Post Office Hints Old Wills - Elias Smith Sr. 1831 and related family Additions & Corrections to Publish Cemeteries #3327 St. Ann’s Presbyterian #3352 Homer, #4701 St. John’s , Snyder Addresses of Independent Genealogical Groups Merchant Seaman World War II (RG46 - held at National Archives, Ottawa) Lincoln Militia 20th Battalion 1865 - list of members Thorold Public Library Centennial Anniversary, November 1995 From the Desk of Esther Summers - Assessments of Thorold 1817 & 1838 / 9 by Anthony Upper Aikens / Alkins - member letter Bible Corner - Families: Becken, Swayzie, More Reece Family Register Vol. 15 No. 4 - November 1995 Volunteer One-Day Workshop Canada Post (new direction for addressing envelopes) Condolences: Otto Moore #427 & Margaret Davis #745 What’s New at the Branch - new publications for sale Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 22 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” The St. Catharines Museum - Lorna Robson Collection Family History Library - LDS - New hours Phone books on CD Rom - North American Phone books Caution Family Historians - Newsletter scam Tombstones Found - in basement of Dominion Furniture for John Stuart & Achsah Parsons New Road - Petition Humberstone twp, Welland Co, list of petitioners 1873 Christmas - The Constitutional Thursday Dec. 22, 1864 Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789 - American U.E.L. ancestors Census Dates - when taken Marriages in Niagara - List of Sources with their holdings Land Claim Certificates of Upper Canada for Militia men 1812 - 1814 Strays - 1910 Census of Buffalo, N.Y. That “X” - Why used for a signature sometimes From the Desk of Esther Summers - Original Assessment Rolls (Allanburg) July 1813 Jacob Keefer Docket Book (Cont’d from Vol. XV #2, 1995) Bible Corner - Henry Griffin Family Bible Vol. 16 No. 1 - February 1996 Directory of Operating Personnel 1996 Look What is Happening at the Branch Niagara Peninsula Branch Treasurer’s Annual Report, 1995 Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1995 Ministry of Citizenship, Culture & Recreation Grant - Computer for library Regional Director’s Report 1995 Notice of Region IV Annual General Meeting, May 1996 Collection Deposited - Margaret Davis NPB #745 Work & books donated to Niagara Co Genea. Soc. Letters to the Editor - Varey / Sweetman family Name Those Pages - keeping track of your research Addition to Branch Library - books Buffalo and Erie Co Public Library - Open hours Niagara Peninsula Branch Library - location and staffing Marriages at Lewiston, N.Y. 1839-1883 - Canadian entries New at St Catharines Public Library - Grantham twp and Municipal records Tombstone Found - Freas From the Desk of Esther Summers - Birth Register, District of Niagara 1848-1854 by David Thorburn, Warden Jacob Keefer Docket Book - Cont’t from Vol 15, #4, Nov. Bible Corner - William Goulding Bible - Bradley Family Bible & George M. Adams Family Bible Bradley Family - info found in old book purchased at auction Vol. 16 No. 2 - May 1996 Heritage Events Vital Stats - Hot Line Phone number Secord Family Sheets - Maggie Parnall Canadian Photo Archives - pre-1945 photographs Presbyterian Church Archives Toronto - Open again St. Catharines Special Collections - cutbacks and staff changes Mayor’s Photo Gallery - Past city (St. Catharines) Mayors 1876 - 1948 Directory of Barting Genealogists - Genealogical research exchange Marriages at Lewiston, N.Y. 1857 - 1876, Seth Balcom J.P. , Canadian entries Photos found Calgary - Ontario families Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 23 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Cemetery Transcribing - dates Call for Nominations - Region IV Officers Strays - newspaper Sask. Turner / Townsend St. Catharines Bicentennial - 1796 - 1996 OCFA - Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid - web page address Colonel Talbot’s Elusive Settlers - 1803 and for twenty more years The Thorold Post Receipt 1882 - Annual cost $2.00 Military Pensions, List of Orphan Children & Name of Guardian - 1816 From the Desk of Esther Summers - School registers for Pelham1893-1894 Survey of Town Line Between Gainsboro & Pelham Townships 1886-1887, list of land owners on town line Letter to Editor - Helen Stover Bible Corner -McIntyre Family Bible, Brown Family Register, Jacob Carn Bible, Corson Family Bible Vol. 16 No. 3 - August 1996 Marion Keffer Award Winner - Niagara Branch Look What is Happening at the Branch We’er Moving - Library to Thorold New Branch Publications Certification for Ontario Genealogists - OGS program Notice of Nominations for 1996 - Niagara Peninsula Branch Moyer Family - 1799 can contact Moyer Family Society Fenian War Vets - medals issued 1866 - 1870 Heritage Events Heartfelt Thanks - Pettit family for OCFA Major Library Acquisition - Genealogical books from V. Rivard Bacon / Barton / Beckon / Becken Family - 1795 Library Donation - Seward and Related Families by George C. Seward Muster Roll - 6th Company pay list 1778 Now and Then - Poem for Genealogist from the Net Address Change - Branch new address Inn-Roads to Ancestry - Map showing area of Niagara Inns The Weishuhn Family - family history Ontario Archives Researchers - they will provide list of persons who do research From the Desk of Esther Summers - Birth Register, District of Niagara 1848-1854, Cont’d from Vol. XVI #1 Bible Corner - Stull Family Bible Genealogical News Groups on the Internet web addresses Axe and Edge Tool Makers - Ontario tool manufacturers 1851 Vol. 16 No. 4 - November 1996 Look What is Happening at the Branch Heritage Events Niagara Peninsula Branch, Open House - Jan. 11, 1997 Thorold Public Library - How to get there New Branch Publications Call for Nominations - Region IV Director & Secretary Genealogical Workshops - Being held at National Archives Awards Committee - Marilyn Jackson, #0987; Denise d’Entremont, #0040; Harold Fox, #0211; Gregory Miller, #0289; Corlene Taylor, #0350. Ancestors Series - PBS - January 1997 how to research Accounts of Quarterly Conferences Circuit Register 1795-1823 Methodist in Niagara Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 24 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Some Comments on Sources for Two Entries on Military Lists - Col. Wm Smy Prisoners in the Provincial Penitentiary - October 1841 names from Niagara Return of Convicts Discharged - Description of person from Niagara New at the Library - Donations by G. Benjafield From the Desk of Esther Summers - Birth Register, District of Niagara 1848-1854, Cont’d from Vol. XVI #3 Bible Corner - Matthews Family Bible, Cole Family Bible Bible Pages Please - Would like family bible pages Vol. 17 No. 1 - February 1997 Editor B. Young Directory of Operating Personnel 1997 Attention OGS Members - Notes Editor Call for Nominations, Regional Director & Secretary, Region IV Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1996 Thanks to our Members - R. Hirst The Journal Printing Company - 1895 Treasurer’s Annual Report 1996 Heritage Events Branch Library - staffing and operation Vital Stats - Ontario Archives address Letter to the Editor - G. Wilson Indictments for Treason - Ulster County Court Records 1779-1782 West Lincoln Historical Society - new address and hours For Those Researching the Net - internet addresses Genealogical Workshops - National Archives Young Family - sorting out two families Record of Marriages Kept by Seth Balcom, J.P. 1857-1876 - located Lewiston, N.Y. Court Office From the Desk of Esther Summers - Registry of Birth for the District of Niagara 1848-1854 Bible Corner - Matthews Family / Theal & Cowl Family Bibles What Did You say Your Name Was? Anglican Church Archives, Diocese of Algoma & Moosenee, moved to Laurentian Univ. Sudbury Niagara Courier - August 24, 1889 Vol. 17 No. 2 - May 1997 Thank You - Ron & Barb Chapman, IGI cabinet Thank You - R. Halfyard, M. Jackson and D. Gannon for proof reading Notes. Heritage Events - Col. John Butler, workshop, May 28, Beaverdams United Church 201st Anniversary, June 22 Family Reunions: Bessey / Smith; Bigger; Carl / Misener; Kennedy; Loux / Loucks. Apolrod - was formed to save 1868 - 1955 Land Registry Records Condolences - Esther Summers, loss of husband Roy Historic Plaque Stolen - marker from Raunchy’s Tavern on Reg. Rd 81, about Oct 22 / 96 Searching in Niagara - Tips on how to and where to look For those searching the net - list of sites. Letter to the Editor - list of microfilm where to find Loyalist ancestors Early Migrations - early settler migration to Niagara Suspension Bridge Marriages 1886 - 1893 - list Member’s Interest - List of members searching in this area From the Desk of Esther Summers - Births in Niagara 1848 - 1854 by David Thorburn Bible Corner - Morgensterns & The Morgensterns (Morningstar) Inheritance of 1763 Bible Corner - Gonder & Gonder Family History; Matthews Family Bible Vital Stats - Local early deaths. Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 25 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. XVII No. 3 August 1997 Roster of Nominees for Executive and Co-ordinators of Niagara Peninsula Branch We need Volunteers - plea for help News Letter is late - computer crash Condolences - Neta Reece, loss of her mother Emily Towers; also to family of member Viv Junkin (#440) Marriage - found in Land Registry office, Dexter D’Everado Potter and Annie Potter Death - Diana - Princess of Wales 1961 - 1997 Family Reunions - Hendershot and Bessey / Smith Bibles - Jordan museum have several old bibles worth looking at 1910 Census of Buffalo, N.Y. - several born in Canada Additions to Special Collections, St. Catharines Centennial Library - microfilm of Township papers Eight Hundred Thousand Acres of Land - Canada Land Company Unrest on the Canal - building the First Canal - list of persons imprisoned Suspension Bridge Marriages - 1886 - 1893 - list of local marriages (Cont’d from Vol. XVII No. 2) Member’s Interest - List of members searching in this area From the Desk of Esther Summers - Ledger of Secord / Woodruff Mill (1831 - 1855) Book of Remembrance - address where and how to receive a copy of the page from the Book of Remembrance Road Overseers - List from the Thorold Post 16 Feb 1883. Bible Corner - Collard Bible Funeral Intimations - Local families Congratulations - Dr. A. & Doreen (#880) Hutchinson on their 50th wedding anniversary Vol. XVII No. 4 November 1997 Membership Renewal reminder More Petitions - additional reels of microfilm found at the Archives of Ontario for Township Papers. Merry Christmas to all Condolences - Maurice Reece (#1203) loss of his brother also to Marty Fraser (#1663) loss of his sister How he Became Warden - from Lincoln Post Express, William Kew 150 years ago. What a Schoolmaster - seen sending notes to parents to get permission to flog students LDS Library - New hours. - closed for renovations Member’s Interest - - List of members searching in this area Greenwood Cemetery - 100 years old. A Genealogist’s Christmas Eve - poem Suspension Bridge Marriages 1886 - 1893 (Cont’d from Vol. XVII No.3) List of Letters left at Post Office Chippawa, 1852 List of Letters left at Post Office Port Robinson, 1852 From the Desk of Esther Summers - Money owed to Moses Brady of Pelham when he died - list of debtors Bible Corner - Martindale Bible and Tufford Bible Address - Jordan Museum of the Twenty Vol. XVIII No. 1 February 1998 Editor B. Young Directory of Operating Personnel - 1998 Committee Co-ordinators - 1998 Congratulations - Mark & Becky Burton on birth of daughter New Branch Publications and prices Treasurer’s Annual Report Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report Notice of Region IV Annual Meeting. Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 26 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Awards - Recognition Award to Winnifred M. (Peggy) Willis (OGS 1003) Awards - Life Member Award to Brenda Young (#10068) Branch #621 Suspension Bridge Marriages 1886 - 1893 (Cont’d from Vol. XVII No.4) Early Government - Niagara Spectator May 1818 Call for Nominations - Region IV Branch Library - New in Library Vital Stats - latest release Births 1900, Marriages 1915, Deaths 1925 Heritage Events - Victoria Lawn Historic Walk & Seminar Settlers to Satellites Web Sites - list Strays - found in Montreal Weekly Kelly Clan Association - have a newsletter In Memoriam 1930 - excerpts from Grantham & Louth United Church Circuit 1930 In Memoriam 1931 - excerpts from Community United Church Early Blacks in Niagara - the petition of the Free Negroes Rebellion Loses (sic) Strays - Dennis Gannon - locals found in Detroit while researching Tombstone found in Thorold - stone of Priscilla Vareta Arnold Occupations - old spelling - new spelling From the Desk of Esther Summers - Funeral Intimation - explanation of what they are. Bible Corner - Havens Bible Family Reunions - Bessey / Smith; Bryant / Ashmore; and Ostrander Ryan Taylor Asks - updating his book Vol. XVIII No. 2 May 1998 Heritage Events - Lundy’s Lane guest speaker G. Fretz Threads of Family History II - Family crafts depicting the family genealogy - OGS Seminar Project Condolences - to Esther Summers in loss of her brother and to Dennis Gannon the loss of his mother. Whats New at the Branch Library Member’s Interest - Cont’d When dis They Arrive - few families arrive 1782 on west side of river, majority arrived 1783. Family Reunions - Bessey/Smith; Bigelow; Bryant/Ashmore; Carl; Johnson; Misener; Ostrander; Schurch; Stewart Isaac Vollick - his family story The Bloody Assizes of Ancaster From the Desk of Esther Summers - arrests for taking part in the Rebellion Marriage Licenses Issued at Niagara by McCormick - 1839 - 1840 Web Sites - list Bible Corner - Price Bible; McPherson Bible and the Warden Bible Vol. XVIII No. 3 August 1998 Nominees for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch Congratulations - R. Halfyard and Thelma Payn married Welcome - David Briggs (#780) volunteered to be ByLaw Co-ordinator Letters to Branch - re number of Queries Condolences to family of member Mrs. Beth Murtagh (#576) Heritage Events - Norfolklore - Walking Tour of Fairview Cemetery The Young Family - descendants of Adam Young Editor’s Choice - 15th Anniversary of the Branch re published some of the articles The Archive of Ontario Flood - number of documents damaged 1911 Census - trying to get it released Tavern for Sale - called Beaverdams 1818 Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 27 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Sale of Pews at the Stamford Presbyterian Church - list of purchases The Stamford Township Farm - 1796 Sale of Lots in the Town of Stamford at Auction July 1816 Members Interest - Cont’d Names of Places 1796 - names of places as they were called by the Mississagues The Census Taker - poem Early Lots - description of an early lot From the Desk of Esther Summers - Weishuhn family auction April 1804 Miss Rye’s Home for Girls Bible Corner - Samuel Birdsall Bible and Warden Family Bible Vol. XVIII No. 4 November 1998 Message from the Co-Chairman Peggy Willis Collection From the Executive of the Branch - Happy and Safe Holiday Niagara Peninsula Branch Web Page - We also have e-mail What’s New in the Branch Library New Branch Publications Vital Stats - latest releases Births 1901; Marriages 1916 and Deaths 1926 English Wills - now at Summerset House Archives of Ontario - Web address Affidavits of Bastardy - Lincoln Co, Niagara District Quaker Marriage Certificate - Fretz Naturalization Papers - RG-22-3193 St. Vincent De Paul Church, N-O-L, Additional information Recording Heaslip Cemetery - poem Farmer’s Almanac 1998 - curious Epitaphs Letter to the Branch - re the Arnold tombstone found County or City - query Marriage Vital Stats - MS 932 Reel 51, 1885 Quaker Hill by Warren H. Wilson From the Desk of Esther Summers - additional information sent to Esther by a member Who is Who? - Bargain & Sale - two separate sales same name ? Johnnes Morgenstern - caretaker Bible Corner - Bessey Bible and Clark Bible Vol. XIX No. 1 February 1999 Editor: Ron Chapman Directory of Operating Personnel 1999 Call for Nominations Region IV Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report 1998 Treasurer’s Annual Report Standards for Sound Genealogical Research Checking Across the Border - Parish Register of St. Paul’s Church Lewiston, N.Y. 1835 - 1850 Checking Across the Border - Toronto and Area Checking Across the Border - Town of Porter, Records N.Y. From the Desk of Esther Summers - Assessment for Stamford Township 1827 Grimsby Mountain Cemetery - New Cemetery Family Reunions - Laux / Loucks Hidden Naturalization Records Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 28 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Another Source - Buffalo Public Library, Special Collections Department Searchable Data Bases - List Note from the Editor - Thank you to B. Young. Vol. XIX No. 2 May 1999 Christian Warner, UEL, 1754 - 1833 Death - Feb. 1886 Ryhert at St. Catharines widow of G. Ryhert, Esq Tombstones at OPP Police Station in Simcoe - tombstones found and being held for family to claim Car / Misener / Bald Cemetery - update In Memoriam - Capt. John W. Sharpe, Oct 1998 Canadians Buried in North Watertown, N.Y. Cemetery - web site to search Family Reunions - Laux / Loucks Niagara Home Children - Maria Rye Who’s Who in Heritage in Niagara 1997 - 1999 Dr. Barnardo Home Children - Genealogical search - search sites Railway Records Internet Sources - Canadian Military Heritage Project Acquisitions at Archives of Ontario Heritage Foundation Honours Local Man - Marshall Neilson Will you be here in 2094 Sample Letter to MP and John Manley From the Archives of the Jordan Historical Museum - Smith Family Bible Vol. XIX No. 3 August 1999 More on the 1911 Census British Isles Family History Fall Conference - date and time Norfolklore - time and place New Books in Niagara Peninsula Branch Library - List Members Interest - List of names Military Web Sites - long list of web sites Genealogical Abbreviations and Definitions A Little Balls Falls History - photo and old wedding invitation Does This Bible Belong in Your Family - Surname Clark Joseph Brant - Bio Welland Canal Workers in 1840 - names the men Niagara Convicts in Prison October 1847 - lists names The Dash - poem 1999 Nominations for Elected Executive. Volunteers are Needed - Plea for help Vol. XIX No. 4 November 1999 Nominations for Elected Executive 1999 Appointment for Co-ordinators Records held at the Lundy’s Lane Historical Museum - a list WWI U.S. Draft Cards - and explanation Coffee Fund - purchases made for the Branch Library from funds donated to the coffee fund Bible Corner - Resiah and Elizabeth Force Family 1814 Map What’s in a Will - unusual will Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 29 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Message From Co-Chairman Research in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia - sites to use A Historical Sketch of the Brethren in Christ Church St. Catharines LDS Family History Centre reopened - and new hours Book Review - SYCAM publications New Books in Niagara Peninsula Branch Library - list Vol. XX No. 1 February 2000 Co-Editors: M. Jackson & C. Bassett Directory of Operating Personnel 2000 Committee Co-Ordinators Condolences - B. Young in loss of her grandmother Historic Events Around the Peninsula - List Letter to the Editor - Re article “Sale of Pews at Stamford Presbyterian Church Treasurer’s Annual Report, 1999 Niagara Peninsula Branch Annual Report Murphy’s Law for Genealogists What’s New at the Archives of Ontario - obscure records found From the Desk of Esther Summers - Quaker Marriages Pelham Bible Corne - Brewster Bible Marriage Certificate Found - John Sinnet and Sarah Elizabeth Awry What’s New in the Library - National Archives of Canada New Publications for Sale Region IV News Post Offices in Lincoln County - list by township 1789 Post Offices in Welland County - list by township 1801 Condolences - to member Don Ralph in loss of his mother, and Erma Wilson and family in loss of her husband Vol. XX No. 2 May 2000 Photo on cover of Eliza Hutt and Smith Middaugh Twentieth Anniversary Celebrations - Niagara Peninsula Branch Anniversary Genealogy Summer Camp. Beamsville Express May 1895 - Cemetery being moved Letters From the Past - 1879 - to Egerton J. Becker Adoptions Recorded in Erie County Hall - Buffalo, N.Y. - contains local family names Births, Marriages and Deaths From Three Lost Niagara Newspapers 1819. Olden Days Notice: several items missing from the Branch Library Sunday School Teachers, St. Mark’s in 1852 - list Funeral Intimations - from collections of V. Rivard What’s New in the Library - list Bible Pages - Middaugh Family Bible Mortuary Tombstone Humour Reunions - Carl; Neff; Sherk / Schurch; Willson Vol. XX No. 3 August 2000 Welland County Court House - picture Invitation to Join Niagara Peninsula Branch members for the 20th Anniversary Celebrartion TAC Workshop - The Ancestor Chase Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 30 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Member’s interest - list Memoirs From the Past - History of Silverdale Cemetery News - New publications Funeral Intimation - several Beamsville Express - Front Page News - 1906 Condolences - to family of Maxwell F. Doan and also to Nita and Maurice Reece in the loss of Nita’s sister Bible Pages - Mitchener Bible 1892 School Census of Pelham Township - Schools and Students listed Land Registry Office Documents - Apolrod placement of records being displaced House Renovations - names found on old board in the wall St. Mark’s Church Archivists - Found a copy of the Constitution of the Sunday Schoo, 1852 Recollections of an Early Resident of Bridgeport - George A. Nunamaker New Books at the Library Vol. XX No. 4 November 2000 Twentieth Anniversary Edition - Remembrance Day Picture Condolences - to the husband of long time member of the Branch Heather Breed, and also to Esther Summers and family in the loss of her son Announcements - Congratulations to Robert Little of Hamilton won the draw for the Gordon Family History Nominations for Elected Executive of Niagara Peninsula Branch 2001 Awards - Presented at the Twentieth Anniversary. d’Entremont Plaque and Certificate to Roy Johnson $151; Life memberships to: Cheryl Bowman #782; Rodney Craig #250; Marilyn Jackson #987; Shirley Kanen-Smith #486 Marion Keffer Award - to Niagara Peninsula Branch at AGM for best local content for Notes. Letters to the Editor - re recollections of Bridgeport Cemetery Corrections - #3380; #4637 and #4647 New Publications First Baptist Church, Niagara Falls - list of early members Funeral intimations - from V. Rivard collection List of Voters, Township of Louth 1876 The Millenium Collection Canada Post - Niagara people on stamps New at the Branch Library From St. Mark’s Archives - record of the Church Youth Group, 1901 1892 School Census of Pelham Township - Schools and Students listed - completed Canadian Letters and Images Project - Canada’s wartime through letters and images About Relationships Poor House Rules - listed Vital Stats - just released, Births 1903; Marriages 1918 and Deaths 1928 Bible Pages - Leggett Bible; Troup Family Bible and Stady Family Bible Decorated Heroes Graves - list of graves decorated June 1904 From St. Mark’s Archives - list of contributors to the installation of the Bell at St. Mark’s Church Do You Know the Meaning of - Maidstone From the Desk of Esther Summers - Pelham and Black Creek Monthly Meeting. Vets “of Age” This Month - Niagara District Association Niagara Folks in Michigan - list of persons Historical Records of the McAlpines, Chapmans, and Fells, 1885 The Mingle Hill Chapel - list of subscribers 1857 List of Voters Township of Louth 1876 - Cont’d Vol. XXI No. 1 February 2001 Co-Editors: M. Jackson & C. Bassett Directory of Operating Personnel 2001 Committee Co-Ordinators Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 31 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Region IV News - Call for nominations Notice of Annual Region IV Meeting Congratulations - Bob and Thelma Halfyard on their fifth grandchild Appreciation - Thanks to Maurice Gomme as retiring Chairman of Branch Chairman’s Annual Report 2000 Treasurer’s Annual Report 2000 Library News - new additions New Branch Publications Strays - OGS project - Niagara mentioned Changes in St. Catharines Street Names - former name and present name listed Wall of ancestors at Seminar 2001 - members are invited to submit names Bible Pages - Pattison Bible Voters List for Township of Louth 1876, Cont’d Historical Records of the McAlpines, Chapmans, and Fells, 1885 Cemetery News - New Monument Erected in Mountview Cemetery for Samuel Fry 1812 Kniseley Burial Ground Moved Ontario Vital Stats on Microfilm - some re filming on the 1903 reel Vol. XXI No. 2 May 2001 Photo - Damude Family Reunion c: 1900 Condolences - Sympathy to the following families: Heather Troup in the loss of her mother, Grace Wheatman in the loss of her husband and to family of Martha Heddon one of our founding members, and first Chair Happy 90th Birthday - Harry Hood, former Chair Branch #22 What’s New at the Library - list of latest additions From the Desk of Esther Summers - Quaker Records Cont’d List of Voters for Township of Louth 1876, Cont’d The Ellis Island Records are on Line. Metler Descendants In Honour of Pioneer Mothers - Agnes (Gless) Brown; Hannah (Palmer) Brown and Matilda (Pell) Brown. Bible Pages - Pisher / Pysher family bible Family Reunions - Schriner family Vol. XXI No. 3 August 2001 Photo - Port Dalhousie Heritage District Congratulations - Mark and Becky birth of son Finding Relatives in Business Announcements - The University of Waterloo Library announces that it has received the collection entitled the Petworth Papers Success at the National Archives of Canada - Home children Library news - latest additions to the Branch library Cemetery Report News From the Past - The Niagara Gleaner 1833 list of rules Bible Pages - Eastman Family Bible; bible once owned by Gertrude Ball Archives of Ontario - RG 40 - the first and second Heir and Devisee Commission Records From the Desk of Esther Summers - Quaker Records Cont’d Nominations - for Elected Executive of Niagara Peninsula Branch Condolences - to Thelma Halfyard on the loss of her mother, and to the family of Maisie F. Brown and long time member Vol. XXI No. 4 November 2001 Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 32 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Photo - hockey players skating on Picton Harbour 1905 Nominations - for Elected Executive of Niagara Peninsula Branch 2002 Volunteers - Asking for volunteers Announcing - Seminar 2002 News From the Past - Magistrates for Niagara District, 1833 Cemetery Amendments Battle of Chippawa Memorial -design of proposed memorial Bible Pages - Johnson Family Bible; Coulter Family Bible; Kalar Family Bible and Brownrigg Family Bible List of Voters for Township of Louth 1876, Cont’d The Ancaster “Bloody Assize” of 1814 - the Larger Story The June Henderson Long Award for Family History - criteria Web sites to visit - list OGS Executive Manager - job posting New Publications in the Branch Library Sale - 10% discount on selected Branch publications Vol. XXII No. 1 February 2002 Co-Editors: M. Jackson and C. Bassett Directory of Operating Personnel 2002 Committee Co-Ordinators Cemeteries - new publications in 2001 Announcing - Seminar 2002 Chairman’s Annual Report, 2001 Treasurer’s Annual Report 2001 Library News - New Books and CD’s Treasure in the Cupboard - find family papers, E. Gill What’s in a Name Lincoln County 1792 -brief bio Caistor County - brief bio The Ancaster “Bloody Assize” of 1814 - the Larger Story, Part 2 Dorset Migration Index - migration index Archives Terminology - list of terms, explained Condolences - to the family of Neil Girt #1489 From the Desk of Esther Summers - marriage licences 1840 Bible Pages - Stauffer / Stover Family Bible and Morningstern / Morningstar Family Bible Sale - all purchases over $30, will receive a 10% discount Vol. XXII No. 2 May 2002 Photo - S. S. #10, Queenston Rd Library News - new additions Reunions - Smith / May Family and Johnson Family of Niagara Notice of Proposed Change of By-Laws of Niagara Peninsula Branch Name Changes Over Time - name changes of burying rounds Death - John Frederick Schram, 1879 Crown Lands in Niagara District 1839 - 1840 Dates of Census Enumerations - when census was actually taken From St. Mark’s Church Archives - members in 1848 Cemetery News - progress report Historical Records of the McAlpines, Chapmans, and Fells, 1885 Cont’d Esquires and Gentlemen - definitions News From the Past - Thorold Post 1879 Bible Pages - Lampman Family Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 33 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Condolences - to Carolyn Bassett in the loss of her mother Photo - of R. & J. Crysler store Library News - new additions Cemetery News - new publications and changes Nominations for the Elected Executive of Niagara Peninsula Branch for 2003 Region II Seminar - Elgin, Oxford & Middlesex Marion Keffer Award - honourable mention for best overall newsletter 2000 The Rye Children - list of the children and their placement Top 10 Reasons to Know When Your Are a True Genealogist Researching at the Archives - tips Reminders - June Henderson Long Award and Norfolklore Genealogical Fair Bible Pages - Lampman family Cont’d Widows and Orphans War 1812 - list of individuals Vol. XXII No. 4 November 2002 Photo - Remembrance Day - Bessie Dwyer Library news - New publications Congratulations - to Phil and Audrey Cline on their 50th Wedding Anniversary and to Helmut and Audrey Epp on their 50th also Nominations for the Elected Executive of Niagara Peninsula Branch 2003 St. Mark’s Church - Searching for Dorothy - new book Sources of Vital Records from National Archives of Canada - some obscure records Cemetery report Methodist Missions in Canada - Gold Sir Isaac Brock, Hero of Upper Canada - bio St. George’s Parish Church, Jubilee 1844 - 1891 - list of subscriptions Funeral Intimations New Publications Condolences - to Barbaranne and Harry Wright in the loss of Harry’s mother Bible Pages - Winn Family Bible; Davis Family Bible and Mann Record Changing of the Guard - Editors complete their term Vol. XXIII No. 1 February 2003 Editor: Myrna Perry Directory of Operating Personnel 2003 Committee Co-Ordinators New Publications - list Cemetery Report - progress report Chairman’s Annual Report, 2002 Treasurers Annual Report, 2002 Ancient History - Township of Clinton from Beamsville Express 1903 Historic Document Returned - UEL Jacob Beam, Jr original deed returned Library News - new acquisitions Website to Visit - index to Niagara Falls Public Library Announcing - Seminar 2003 Historical Records of the McAlpines, Chapmans, and Fells, 1885 Cont’d What’s in a Name - by Herbert Fairbain Gardiner Editorial on the 1911 Census Port Dalhousie Presbyterian Church - brief history Bible Pages - Abraham Minor, Jr, Bible Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 34 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Congratulations - to Shirley Kanen-Smith on the June Henderson Long award Vol. XXIII No. 2 May 2003 Photo - Rittenhouse Public School Announcement - local happenings Cemetery Report - progress report Historical Records of the McAlpines, Chapmans, and Fells, 1885 Cont’d Temperance meeting - at Township of Clinton Agents - H. Leavenworth, Proprietor Web Sites - government agencies Canadian Recipients of the United States Medal of Honour - by Col. Wm. Smy Ancient History of the Township of Clinton - Town Officers 1834 Births, Marriages & Deaths - from British American Journal Condolences - to member Ruth Burkholder in loss of husband, to member Helmet Epp the loss of his wife and to the family of Lester Wilker (#8) of Niagara Branch Bible Pages - Osterhout Family Bible - and Gilmore Family Bible Library News - new acquisitions Vol. XXIII No. 3 August 2003 Photo - Esther Summers - Congratulations on 90th birth day Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch 2004 New Publications - list Condolences - to the family of Peggy Willis early member of Branch and to the family of Noreen Miotto Esther Summers - bio Help Needed to Preserve Palgrave Cemetery - ogs Letters left at Thorold Post Office 1859 Samuel Soper and the DNA Trail - bio Norfolklore - 2003 Cemetery Report - amendments and progress report The OCAPG Award - Linda Murray of Calgary won The June Henderson Long Award - submissions please Vol. XXIII No. 4 November 2003 Photo - family at Table rock Library News - new acquisitions Local Event - Morningstar Mill Condolences - to member Bill Stevens on the loss of his father Government Spending - St. Catharines Journal 1838 - accounts of Wm. Clark, Treasurer Land Measurement Guidelines - explanation of measures Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch 2004 From the Desk of Esther Summers - Mineral Water from St. Catharines Mineral Well - testimony The OGS Land Book Project - number volumes published Thomas Morgan - local minister, Beamsville Bible Pages - Bible of Wm. Godfrey Knoll; Price Family Bible; Christian Stoner Bible; Samuel Sherk Bible; Abraham P. Neff Bible and Isaac Morningstar Bible The Rebellion of 1837 - Short Hills Plaque Niagara District - list patriots Congratulations - S. Bagley, Citation of Recognition Award New Publications - list and prices Announcements - F. Dunford Editor of Newsleaf Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 35 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. XXIV No. 1 February 2004 Editor: Cheryl McConnell Directory of Operating Personnel 2004 Committee Co-Ordinators, 2004 Awards - Congratulations to C. Taylor for the June Henderson Long award. Condolences - to family of member Doug Sherk on his passing; to family of Harland Young in loss of his mother; and R. Halfyard and family in loss of his mother, also to family of long time member Nelda Morrisson on her passing. Chairman’s Annual Report, 2003 Treasurer’s Annual Report, 2003 New at the Library - new acquisitions Cemetery Report - up date - and progress Reunions - Clan Galbraith; also Schurch (Sherk) family Half-Pay Officers 1806 - submitted by Alex Ormston My Early Days in the Old Church at Bertie - a history - Bishop Alvin Winger Bible Pages - Harry Leslie Bible; Wesley Neff Bible; and the Noxsel Bible Announcement - Seminar 2004 - Toronto Reminder - plea for volunteers Vol. XXIV No. 2 May 2004 Photo - Climenhaga Family Reunion New at the Library - acquisitions New Publications Condolences - to family of Harry Hood #22, past chair Cemetery News - Progress report From the Desk of Esther Summers - Letter written by Catherine Hamilton to her father John Askin Quebec Church Records - Genealogy Update Footnote / Endnote / Citation Examples - explanations Genealogical Quotes - humours Announcements - Region IV meeting - Fred Harris has been appointed Secretary 80 Years or More - L. Sentesso collection Local Upcoming Events - local happenings Library Spotlight - Welland Public library - new location - outline of genealogical holdings Obituaries From the Past - 1918 - Bertie Military Registers of Baptisms for the Station of Fort Erie, Upper Canada, 1821 to 1827 Lutheran Church Archives Canada, East District Bible Pages - Lindsay / Linzay Family Bible. Vol. XXIV No. 3 August 2004 Photo - Bertie Baptismal at Point Abino New at the Library - recent acquisitions Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch, 2005 Cemetery News - progress report - also a poem - photo of transcribing group Cemeteries of Niagara - photo St. Paul’s Port Robinson Genealogy Quotes Canadians Awarded the Medal of Honour in U.S. Civil War - address where to obtain From the Desk of Esther Summers - we had a President of Upper Canada 1805 The Civil Staff of Canada An Overview of Battles Along the Niagara Frontier - by Esther Summers Awards - George Seible Award to Esther Summers Announcements - Mayholme Foundation Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 36 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Library Spotlight - Niagara Falls Public Library web site Genealogies and Family Histories - Niagara Falls Public Library Obituaries From the Past Local Interest - Smithville history, writing a history Bible Pages - Binkley Family Bible Vol. XXIV No. 4 November 2004 Photo - Ice bridge at Niagara Falls 1911 New at the Library - new acquisitions Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch 2005 Cemetery News - progress report and updates New Publications - list and prices Cemeteries of Niagara - photo, Pelham Evangelical Friends Announcements - Cross Border Heritage Seminar 2005 Genealogy Quotes and Poem From the Desk of Esther Summers - who was eligible for land grants in 1700's A Runaway Match - marriage of Climenhaga and Sett Library Spotlight - St. Catharines Public Library Obituaries From the Past - Calvin Kreamer Bible Pages - Jacob Bearss Bible Vol. XXV No. 1 May 2005 Editor: Cheryl McConnell Directory of Operating Personnel, 2005 Committee Co-Ordinators, 2005 Condolences - to Gail Woodruff in the loss of her husband. Announcements - local happenings Notice of Proposed Membership Fee Increase effective 2006 Chairman’s Annual Report for 2004 Treasurers Annual Report for 2004 - H. Young Library News - acquisitions Cemeteries of Niagara - photo - Zion cemetery town of Fort Erie, Ridge photo Ridge Mausoleum, Fort Erie Reminders - Cross Border Heritage Seminar 2005 Family Reunions - Birdsall / Canby; Haviland Family reunion; MacMillan Family Reunion and Isle of Mull Genealogy Quotes From the Desk of Esther Summer - Welland Co. Wardens, first 100 years Obituaries From the Past - several local Born in Ontario - Are You Shure - changes to the province Awards - June Henderson Long Award - criteria Churches of Niagara - British Methodist Episcopal Church Bible Pages - Benjamin Nunn and Elizabeth Fretz Bible Vol. XXV No. 2 & 3 May / August 2005 Photo - Tunker brethren in Christ Missionary Home Condolences - to family of Maurice Reece on his passing, also to Ron Chapman and his family in the loss of his wife Library News - recent acquisition New Publications - list and prices Announcements - May and August Newsletter published as one. 25 Anniversary Celebration - Niagara Peninsula Branch, photos of dinner Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch 2006 Cemetery News - progress report Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 37 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Forgotten Cemetery - poem Local Cemeteries - Mount Carmel Cemetery - photo Family Reunions - Brooks Family; Guindon / Yandeau reunion; Misener reunion; O’Shaughnessy Gathering and Owens Family Reunion Ancestors Search - a new T V series Local Interest - local happenings - Feed Sack Quilt exhibition From the Desk of Esther Summers - Letters left at Niagara Post Office 1826 Genalogy Quotes Obituaries From the Past - Samuel Patten - J. P. Brown; Stephen Humphrey Funeral Intimations - photos Reprint of Articles - Past Notes From Niagara Welland Canal Mission - plaque Items of Interest - local happenings Tale of Two Dixons: U. S. Civil War A Mirror From the Past - poem Library Spotlight - Fort Erie Public Library Bible Pages - Jacob Barrick Bible Vol. XXV No. 4 November 2005 Photo - Entrance class at Queen St. School, Welland Condolences - to family of Gary Culp in loss of his wife; and to the family of member Phyllis Hill on her passing Announcements - time change for Branch meetings Reminder - Time to renew Genealogy Seminar 2006 at Oshawa and Seminar 2007 at Ottawa Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch 2006 Where do we go From Here ? - plea for volunteers Library News - acquisition list New Publications - list and prices Amendments - Branch publications of Births 1869 - 1896 updated Cemetery News - progress report Cemeteries of Niagara - Smith Street Cemetery, city of Welland - photos Anniversary Celebrations - photos and plaque presented by OGS Obituaries From the Past - Stamford Township Awards - June Henderson Long Award reminder it is upcoming From the Desk of Esther Summers - Common Schools in District Library Spotlight - Port Colborne Public Library Vol. XXVI No. 1 Editor: Blake McIntyre February 2006 Directory of Operating Personnel 2006 Committee Co-Ordinators, 2006 Submissions invited - offer to the membership to submit Condolences - to her family in loss of long time member Peggy Willis; also to family of Gary Culp; Gordon Maxwell Boyd and long time member and contributer Edna Phillips in their passing. Volunteer Needed - plea Chairman’s Annual Report, 2005 Treasurers Annual Report, 2005 - T. Kennedy New at the Library - acquisitions Census 2006 - concerns re exemption Awards - June Henderson Long Award definition Cemeteries of Niagara - Knisley Family Cemetery Bible Pages - Moses Culp Bible; Henry Culp Bible Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 38 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” From the Desk of Esther Summers - military men embarked on steamer Britannia 1837 from Port Dalhouse What’s in a Name? - Township bios Niagara Home Children - SS Prussian departed Liverpool list of passengers - Maria Rye The Dash - poem Vol. XXVI No. 2 May 2006 Photo - Beamsville Band - looking for I D Condolences - to family of long time member Grace Wheatman; to member Carolyn Bassett in loss of her brother; to Tom Kennedy in loss of his brother; and to the family of John Merz on his passing. Family Reunions - Jacob Fisher Reunion and Joseph Wardell Family 2006 Census Issue Congratulations Corlene - book Gregory Family of Niagara won the June Henderson Long award New Publicatioins - list and prices Knisley Cemetery - further info Timely Program - surveyors Recognizing . . . - John Collard volunteer at Museum 10 yrs., Maurice Gomme for research on Street names. Quarter Sessionis - Brian Narhi book The Hanna Burial Site - one stone Mayholme Foundation - receives books from Doris Stringer A Neglected Cemetery 1879 - Old English Church Burying Ground, Thorold Niagara Teacher 1817 - list of teachers and number of students Bible Pages - Metler Family Bible Submissions invited - participate in newsletter Misener Family Reunion Vol. XXVI No. 3 Editor: T. Kennedy August 2006 Photo - Jordan Public School 1921 Condolences - to the family of member John Collard to Family of Maxine Fox and to Lillian Santisso on the loss of her brother What’s Happening Genealogy Seminary 2007 - Ottawa New in the Library - list of acquisitions The Quarter Sessions - Part II - Brian Narhi’s books Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch 2007 Lundy’s Lane Municipal Cemetery - completed Cemetery Registration & Designation Project - OGS 101st Moore Family Reunion Recent Publications - list and prices Bible Pages - Amy Zavitz Bible Beaverdams Methodist Church Trustees 1842 - 1859 - list Drummond Hill Cemetery - history of cemetery Vol. XXVI No. 4 November 2006 Photo - war memorial at Port Dalhousie Condolences - to family of Carolyn Carter; to family of Gail Woodruff in loss of her mother; and to family of Ryan Taylor on his passing. In Memoriam - to Harold Fox long time member Bromley Intimations - found at a sale Surname Index & Pedigree Charts - increase in price to public Ferrying Niagara - early years Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 39 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Recognizing - Helmut Epp for a Fellowship designation in the Certified General Accountants Association Recent Publications - list and prices Denominational Differences - History of Diocese of Niagara 1850 Stamford Presbyterian Church Cemetery - new info First Church of St. Catharines 1796 - contributors United Church Archives Status - update on move Searches - will perform searches for a fee Ancestors in the Attic - T V series Diaries of George Walter Tinlin 1879 - list of B, M. & D A Historical Sketch of Campden - bio How Times Have Changes - advertisement for J. W. Buck My Get up and Go Has Got Up and Went - poem Letter From Oliver Phelps to Lucius Winchester 1842 - history Letters Left at the Thorold Post Office 1835 Bromley Intimations - list Vol. XXVII No. 1 Editor: T. Kennedy February 2007 Directory of Operating Personnel 2007 Committee Co-ordinators, 2007 Condolences - to family of Eileen Hodgson our first Librarian Chairman’s Annual Report, 2006 Treasurers’ Annual Report, 2006 Awards - June Henderson Long Award criteria this year award went to Joyce Huffman Bell New at the Library - list of acquisitions Jacob Cline of Applenby Ferrying Niagara - Cont’d Receive your Notes From Niagara by e-mail Cemetery Co-Ordinators Annual Report, 2006 New Publications - list with prices New Home for the Archives of Ontario Bromley Intimations - cont’d Vol. XXVII No. 2 May 2007 Photo - 50th Wedding Anniversary Peter Fretz Directory of Operating Personnel 2007 June Meeting - map to Port Colborne Museum Willoughby Township Papers - photo copy Grant to Deed in Niagara Extracted Crown Grants for Lincoln & Welland Co’s Vol. XXVII No. 3 August 2007 Photo - Is Your Great Grandfather in This Picture - 1910 train station May Family Reunion Directory of Operating Personnel 2007 Adam Young 1717 - 1790 - bio Map Photo - train station 1910 Nominations for Elected Executive of Niagara Peninsula Branch 2008 Edward Egan’s Cure for Cholera 1862 Re Appointment of Trustees Wesleyan Methodist New Connexion Church Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 40 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Extracted Crown Grants for Lincoln & Welland Co’s, Cont’d Vol. XXVII No. 4 November 2007 Photo - Reading, Riting and Rithmetic - stone school house, Jordan Condolences - to family of Mildred Broomhall on her passing and to Nita Reece on the loss of her brother New at the Library - donation Licensed Innkeepers 1833 - 1834, Niagara District United Church Archives - files transferred Agreement with Teacher, 1845 Report of Public Schools 1828 - list Niagara District Assizes 1822 - list of charges Niagara District Indictments 1827 - list of charges Captain Martin McClellan - bio McKenzie Rebellion 1837 - 38 - volunteers remembered 1905 Licensed Distiller 1832 Extracted Crown Grants for Lincoln & Welland Co’s, Cont’d Vol. XXIII No. 1 Editor: Thomas Kennedy February 2008 Directory of Operating Personnel 2008 Committee Co-Ordinators 2008 Condolences - to family of long time member Muriel Tufford; to family of Sherry Bell in loss of her Mother; to family of long time member Dorothy Nasmith; to the family of Nancy Vanwormer; and to the family of Marty Fraser in the loss of his father. Chairman’s Annual Report, 2007 Treasurers’ Annual Report, 2007 Awards - June Henderson Long Award - granted to Donald Combe and Myrna Perry New at the Library - donations Receive Notes From Niagara by e-mail - suggestion OGS Seminar 2008 - London, Ont Cemetery Co-Ordinators Annual Report, 2007 New Publicatioins - list and prices Incident at the Inn - the walk of Laura Secord Late Peter Fretz 1929 - obit Region IV Spring Workshop - Thorold Nominations for Region IV Director and Secretary Vol. XXIII No. 2 May 2008 Editorial Committee Extracted Crown Grants for Lincoln & Welland Co’s, Cont’d Photo - house that James built June Meeting - Niagara-on-the-Lake Condolences - to family of member Jean Pett and the passing of her husband to the family; to the family of Kerry Wiley on his passing The House That James Built Photos - two page no ID Newspaper Collection of Late Fred Parnall Provincial Penitentiary 1840 - list of convicts Nova Scotia Genealogy - address Library - acquisitions - CD’s Are You Linked to the Irish Famine 1847 Welland Canal Director’s Report 1835 - list of workers Brian W. Hutchison Genealogical Scholarship Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 41 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. XXIII No. 3 August 2008 Photo - William Osgoode 1754 - 1824 Awards - Mark Burton, d’Entremont Plaque, Vernon Rows, Chairman’s Pin, Roy Johnson, Life Membership Condolences - to family of Norman Pett on his passing Vital Stats Records - Births 1911; Marriages 1926 and Deaths 1936, just released New Publications - list and prices Africans in Niagara Coloured Corps in Niagara War of 1812 & 1837 Rebellion The Knisley Family Bible October Workshop - Hamilton Branch, Changes in the United Church - Archives and Niagara Presbytery New at the Branch Library - donations & purchases Nominations for Elected Executive Niagara Peninsula Branch 2009 Early Canadiana Online - list of mills New Executive Members 2008 - L. Santesso & S. Fulton Norfolklore The May Family Burying Ground Vol. XXIII No. 4 November 2008 King Street Cenotaph - Port Colborne (photo) New Titles in our Branch Library New Publications: List of recent publications Cemetery C-ordinators Final Report From the Desk of Esther Summers - how funeral intimations came about Dept. of National Defence FAQ - where to obtain family war service information Our Favourite Picks - handy websites Armistice Day 1936 - correspondence between F.R. Olmsted of Bismark and Mrs. Angus Henderson At the Cenotaph - a poem We Salute You - Queenston Heights Monument (photo) University of Toronto: Roll of Service 1914 - 18 - list of men Frederick Stanley Albright, 1883 - 1917 - Sketch of his lifetime achievement St Catharines Standard Obits, WWI - List of local men June Henderson Long Award - Criteria. Vol. XXIX No. 1 February 2009 Editorial Committee Directory of Operating Personnel 2009 Condolences - to family of Heather Troup for her father, to Regional Director, Ken Bird for his mother-in-law, to Roy Johnson for his aunt, to family of Helmut Epp former Branch Treasurer, and Rod Craig for the loss of his sister. 2009 new members Annual Report of Branch Chairman From the Desk of Esther Summers - list of officer chosen at Thorold Town Meeting March 1814 Bible Pages - Collard Family Bible, Births, Marriages and Deaths Eliot Cosby Cemetery (Abandoned) #8497 - report on current site. Pelham Vigilant Society, for the Suppression of Horse Theft Prominent People, of Province of Ont. - Broughall, Canon Lewis Wilmot & Chaplin, James D. Contest: to encourage members to submit pedigree charts June Henderson Long Award: winner Helen Lamb Shearman. Unregistered Cemeteries - report by Marjorie Stuart for OGS Cemetery Preservation Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 42 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” Vol. XXIX No. 2 May 2009 Maplewood School, Grantham Twp. (photo) - who’s in the picture? Condolences - to family of Myrna Perry for her sister St. Mark’s Anglican Church Memorial Plaques - list of name appearing Bill 149 - Bill to Protect Ontario’s Inactive Cemeteries - MP’s to write to Research - NPB fees to do research Donations to Branch Library - B. Harley & M. Speck New to the Library Save our Cenotaphs - request for help recording memorial plaques in public building. Funeral Intimation Card - William Arthur George Hill From the Desk of Esther Summers - list of officer chosen at Thorold Town Meeting March 1803 and 1815 Bible Pages - Swayze Bible, births, marriages An Historic Event - supposed to be first divorce in Ontario Facebook / MySpace - Friend or Foe ? - social networking War Claims - War of 1812, St. Catharines - persons claiming losses Lets Talk About Words - Anagram for Genealogy A Little Bit of Fun - joke 2009 Ontario Volunteer Awards - (photo) S. Bell, C. Bowman, T. Lowrey, S. K-Smith & G. Miller Congratulations: M. & M. Gomme on first grandson Executive New Appointments - E. Oatley to Communications (formerly telephone) Publication Discount - 10% off for orders over $75. Vol. XXIX No. 3 August 2009 The Road Crew - Stamford Centre (photo) Who’s in the picture? Contest Winner: - for most pedigree chats submitted, Lillian Santesso Vital Stats Records - latest release for Ontario Births 1912, Marriages 1927 & Deaths 1937 What’s Happening at the Branch - message from Co-Chair with list of Executive and Coordinators Blank Family Notes - submitted by member From the Desk of Esther Summers - Buildings Burned in Village of St. David’s 1814 Return of Persons Reduced to Great Distress by War Feb 1814 New Publications - CD publications Condolences- to family of M. Burton for his mother and to family of R. (Bob) Malcomson on his passing Request for Help - to identify a tombstone found in a backyard Membership Profiles: - Susan Marsh & Ann Brown Ritchie A Perspective of the Fenian Raid of 1866 - Mike Hicks. Research: NPB fees to do research Genealogy Crossword Puzzle Help Wanted - Newsletter Mailing helpers Mr. History Retires - Arden Phair Vol. XXIX No. 4 November 2009 City of Welland Cenotaph (photo) Library Report - New to the Branch library Vital Stats Records - latest release for Ontario Births 1912, Marriages 1927 & Deaths 1937 Cemetery Coordinator’s Final Report 2009 (photo) First United Church (St. Catharines) Roll of Honour WWI - list of men (plaque photo) Calling all Descendants of Veterans of the War of 1812 The Veteran on our Ten Dollar Bill - Robert Metcalfe Wanted Dead or Alive - plea for pedigree charts. From the Desk of Esther Summers - Housed burned in Town of Niagara (War 1812) - names persons Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. 43 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara” City of Welland Cenotaph - 1914 These Gave Their Lives 1918 - list of fallen soldiers City of Welland Cenotaph - 1939 These Gave Their Lives 1945 - list of fallen soldiers A Perspective of the Fenian Raid of 1866 - Mike Hicks. - Cont’d (photo) A Daughter’s Discovery - Bessie Beyer Niagara Peninsula Branch - Website updated Help Wanted - Newsletter Mailing helpers Ker United Church, Caistor Township - Plaque for WWI 1914 - 1919 list of local men who gave (photo) Vol. XXX No. 1 February 2010 Editorial Committee Directory of Operating Personnel 2010 Condolences: - the family of V. Rows for loss of his wife, C. Taylor for loss of husband and brother-in-law C. McConnell for her mother-in-law, Chone Williams for her husband, R. Hamm for loss of his sister-in-law, Susan Marsh for her mother. Calling all Descendants of Veterans of the War of 1812 Annual Report of Branch co-Chair, for 2009 Request for members to submit Queries From the Desk of Esther Summers - Town of Thorold Minutes 1799 - 1842 - list of farmers registering cattle marks Are You a British Home Child Descendant? A Perspective of the Fenian Raid of 1866 - Mike Hicks. - Cont’d (photo medal) Historic Catholic Church Demolished - Port Robinson (two photos) Northland Gardens Columbarium Closure - Port Colborne Projects for 2010 Year of British Home Child - list of questions Teasel Family - submitted by Susan Marsh Family Reunion - Henry Johnson Family Reunion July 17, 2010 Updated Niagara Peninsula Logo (photo) Dunnville’s 150th Birthday Publication Discount Twenty Ten - OGS Conference 2010 Vol. XXX Niagara Peninsula Branch, O.G.S. N0. 2 May 2010 44 Topic Index for “Notes From Niagara”