The November 2011 issue of the Huron County Branch newsletter is out, and is full of genealogical news.
Ian Hulley, in the September meeting, talked about himself being a gravedigger at the Blyth Cemetery, and he has been the supervisor at St. Paul's Anglican Church Churchyard in Clinton, Ontario.
The old cemetery was disused after the bodies were re-interred in the new cemetery, although there is a question as to if all the bodies were moved.
The rest of the story follows on what Ian has found.
At the October meeting, John Hazlitt, Ted Turner, and Doug Culbert gave a talk on "The Power of the Maitland" where they discussed the research they did on 78 dam sites in Huron, Perth, and Wellington Counties.
There is a book in the making, and it will be called, The Power of the Maitland: Powering Pioneer Settlement in an Ontario River Watershed.
The story, "The History of St. Augustine Parish", that was given at the Closing Mass on September 24th, 2006 has been reprinted in the newsletter, as well as the names of people who were involved in the "12th of July Parade", at Stratford, ON is 1938.
"A Splinter of Wood" is about a young English couple – Robert Carter and Charlotte Watson - who were both born in East Yorkshire, married, and came to Canada in 1854 or 1855. His dream was to own land, which he did in Clinton. A splinter of wood taken from their log house is shown in the newsletter.
"From the Newspapers" is devoted to names taken from The Clinton News-Record and from The Huron Expositor through the years.
You can go to their website at www.hurontel.on.ca/~ogshuron
If you are interested in joining the Ontario Genealogical Society, visit www.ogs.on.ca/membership.php.
Ian Hulley, in the September meeting, talked about himself being a gravedigger at the Blyth Cemetery, and he has been the supervisor at St. Paul's Anglican Church Churchyard in Clinton, Ontario.
The old cemetery was disused after the bodies were re-interred in the new cemetery, although there is a question as to if all the bodies were moved.
The rest of the story follows on what Ian has found.
At the October meeting, John Hazlitt, Ted Turner, and Doug Culbert gave a talk on "The Power of the Maitland" where they discussed the research they did on 78 dam sites in Huron, Perth, and Wellington Counties.
There is a book in the making, and it will be called, The Power of the Maitland: Powering Pioneer Settlement in an Ontario River Watershed.
The story, "The History of St. Augustine Parish", that was given at the Closing Mass on September 24th, 2006 has been reprinted in the newsletter, as well as the names of people who were involved in the "12th of July Parade", at Stratford, ON is 1938.
"A Splinter of Wood" is about a young English couple – Robert Carter and Charlotte Watson - who were both born in East Yorkshire, married, and came to Canada in 1854 or 1855. His dream was to own land, which he did in Clinton. A splinter of wood taken from their log house is shown in the newsletter.
"From the Newspapers" is devoted to names taken from The Clinton News-Record and from The Huron Expositor through the years.
You can go to their website at www.hurontel.on.ca/~ogshuron
If you are interested in joining the Ontario Genealogical Society, visit www.ogs.on.ca/membership.php.
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