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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-09-14, Page 231 A regular meeting of the Huron County Genealogical Society was held September 7 with a large number of members and guests in at- tendance. Librarian Yvonne Porter advised that a "Genealogical En- cyclopedia" had been pur- chased for the library and the family tree "From McGinnis to McInnes" had been donated by Annie McIn- nes. Queries were read from persons searching for: Johnston; Ebach (Ibach); Fraser/Gordon; Mar- tin/Bowles; Cunnard; Gar- diner/Callighan; Allen/Ir- vine; and Litte. Anyone hav- ing information on any of these families was asked to contact Nancy Kale at 345- 2908. Nancy noted that several searches had been quite fruitful and of great assistance to those re- questing this assistance. Fund Raising Co-ordinator Carole Robinson, who is resigning at the end of September, again requested that a volunteer be found to act in this position. Anyone interested, should phone Alison Lobb at 482 -7167 - The following positions have been filled by volunteers: Zehr's tapes - Roberta Linskill of oderich; mystery prize - race Johnston, Goderich; and refreshments - Anne Clark of Walton. Elaine McKinnon reported on the progress of the 1871 census recording. She noted that she still needs someone to record the names of head Junior D Hawks fold MITCHELL - The Junior D Mitchell Hawks are finished. Bert McMann, who has been manager for the Hawks for 10 to 12 years announced last week that the team will not play this season. He- says, says, "It's mainly because of lack of players. We played a lot of midgets last year. It would be like banging your head against a wall. Several of the players are going to school. "There is no financial problem," Bert added. He said they want $1,000 to start up in the OHA, but raising money is not the problem. "If we could get 10 players we would be lucky," he stated. The Mitchell Junior D team has featured some well remembered players since its inception in 1966. Players like Don Vipond, Charlie Robertson, Randy and Rick Heinbuck, Jim Fuller, Dave O'Donnell and Jim Houze. "They played good competitive hockey," says Bert, against such teams as Exeter, Seaforth, Lucan and Tavistock. And, he addedtite- team has had good support from the Mitchell co`'xn- munity over the years. "All those who want to play can go to Seaforth," says the former manager. The team has been coached in recent times by Bob Zimmer of Stratford. Bert says they plan to keep the executive and try to stay organized. They are in- tending to help out minor sports in Mitchell. The team Support the Terry Fox Run! TO ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE CLINTON AND SEAFORTH TERRY FOX RUN -SHOW US YOUR SPONSOR SHEET AND WE'LL GIVE YOU 10%ff ANY ORDER OVER t2. CLINTON 482-7337 SEAFORTH 527-0220 NEED To KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT 'roUR NEW COMMUNITY? a 1 'il (Int' 11,L1, 1 p��nF 524-2544 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings along with helpful community information won the AI1=Ontario Champonships in 1967 during their popular busy days. It's regrettable they have to break up says a doleful Bert. of household from this cen- sus for Stanley and Usborne townships. These will then be indexed for the entire pro- vince and available for use by researchers. Anyone with a bit of time to spare who would like to assist Elaine, may drop her a line at Ford- wich, Ont. NOG 1B0. Chairman Alison Lobb noted that we had not had a member speaking on their own family tree for quite some time and anyone in- terested should contact her. The fourth annual Genealogical Workshop will be held September 17 at Robertson School with the following speakers in atten- dance: Reverend C.G. Lucas, "The Evolution of Various Christian Denominations in Ontario"; Brian Gilchrist, "Migratory Patterns from England, Ireland and Scotland to Huron County"; Reverend Ross Cummings, "Using the Atlas"; Bessie Diebel, "L.D.S. Resources Available at the London L.D.S. Library"; and Roger Nickerson, "Canada Com- pany Records Pertaining to Huron County". With such interesting speakers and such a variety of topics, it is hoped that this workshop will be even more successful COMMODITY SEMINAR • "An Introduction to Commodities Trading" Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Wingham Golf & Curling Club (South of Wingham off Hwy. No. 4) TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: 1. Basics 2. Hedging Techniques 3. Rules of Successful Speculation MODERATOR: Fred J. Negus GUEST SPEAKER: Darrell K. Dobbie Commodity Commentator Plan on--a4lbnding this FREE information seminar with OpernForum question period to follow. 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The mystery prize for the evening, two silver toned leaf dishes, were won by Yvonne Porter of Goderich. Karen Harman of Bayfield was the speaker for the even- ing and her presentation focused on pedigree charts. Karen noted that when she had called the library re- questing books dealing with pedigrees, they had referred her to the local veterinary clinic as they would have the best information on purebred animals! Karen advised that although we still refer to these charts as pedigrees, they are now commonly called ancestral, or ancestry charts. These charts give an overall view of your direct family line and are used in conjunction with family group sheets which give a compact summary and details of each family group. A few important isms to follow when ''10 a:::= your chart are: 1) use pencil as this can be erased easily if corrections are required; 2) use each person's full original name - for women this is their maiden name; 3) give day, month and year for all dates as much as possi- ble, using the name of the month rather than numerals and not reducing the year to the last two digits as this can lead to confusion in future centuries - was '83 meant for 1883 or 1983? On an ancestry chart you begin with yourself and work backwards through your parents, their parents, etc. Fathers are always noted first, with mothers second. The numbers for males are always even (except number 1 which is yourself, regardless of sex) and females are odd numbers. There are many forms of , ; 7;vd ancestry charts - some are arranged into trees or fans and are very decorative. The easiest to read are the or- dinary line chart type and these can be extended in- definitely without any trou- ble. For many years, family histories were more or less limited to those from wealthy backgrounds. Today this has changed. Reconstructing the family tree has become the favourite leisure activity of hundreds of thousands of en- thusiastic people. Every family has a fascinating story to tell. Karen believes that those who become in- terested in family history are usually alert and fascinating, wonderful peo- ple with a zest for life, and that they live longer than others, probably because they have a reason for living and goals to achieve. Of CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1983—PAGE 23 Y Leeman interests, Karen can think of none better. Karen had a large number of ancestry charts on display in a great variety of formats, from line chart type to decorative, large ones. These will also be on display at the workshop on September 17. The presentation and display were enjoyed by all in attendance and a few were even overheard to be finding some common connections! 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