Times-Advocate, 1987-03-25, Page 6Page 6
March 25, 1987
TO MARRY - Mr. and Mrs. Remi
Verhoeven, Grand Bend and Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald Reid, Exeter
wish to announce the forthcom-
ing marriage of their children'
Teresa Elizabeth and Michael
Gerald. Wedding to take place
April 11 at the Grand Bend
United Church at 3 p.m. with Rev.
Robert Peebles officiating. Open
reception to follow in Exeter.
Photo by William Mason
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Murray of
Denfield are pleased to an-
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Sandra Eileen to Robert
Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russ
Brintnell of Granton. Wedding to
take place at St. Patricks Church,
Lucan April 25, 1987 at 2:30 p.m.
Closed reception to follow.
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GeneaIogiceiIgood old days'. groupo[ ch
ildren of early
burials
others who died
The Huron County Branch of the
Ontario Genealogical Society held its
first meeting of 1987 with its March
session held in the board room of the
Assessment Office in Goderich.
Chairman Karen Harman welcomed
•the 29 members present.
The branch is holding an. open
Genealogical beginners' workshop at
-the Wingham United Church on April
8 at 7:30 p.nr. with Mrs. Huth
Galbraith of Brussels in charge.
Visitors are welcome to attend.
The new executive for 1987 is as
follows: Karen Harman, Bayfield,
chairman; Anne Clark of Walton and
Margaret MacLean, RK 3, Seaforth,
vice-chairman; treasurer, Bill Clut-
ton, RR 5 Goderich; secretary, Wilma
Oke, Seaforth; membership, Ruth
Galbraith, Brussels; librarian,
Yvonne Porter, Goderich; bulletin.
Alison Lobb, RR 2 Clinton,. also
cemetery coordinator; and research.
Nancy Kale, RR 5, Seaforth.
Mrs. Galbraith reported member-
ships paid in January at 177 members
and in February at 247.
Mrs. Lobb said the branch bulletin
is ready to go to the printer and will
be mailed -out- to members when
completed.
Mrs. Lobb explained the new direc-
tives from the Ontario Genealogical
Society, enlarging on the ruling that
every branch member must join the
provincial society. She spoke of the
large number of reports the provin-
cial office is demanding which will be
a burden for the volunteers to prepare
on a regular basis.
Mrs. Lobb has been asked to attend .
the annual meeting at the Sheraton
Hotel in Niagara Falls on May 16 to
speak on behalf of the Branch to ex-
plain the concerns. She said several
other branches have written to the
Huron Branch expressing similar
concerns. -
She was authorized to purchase a
letter quality computer printer from
a London firm, which will be able to
service the machine as needed. The
estimated cost is around $2,000:
Chairman Karen Harman read a
list of enquiries from people resear-
ching family histories.
Margaret MacLean. vice-president,
read from a book of writings by
Isabelle Campbell, Seaforth historian,
on the Stories Cemeteries Tell.
Miss Campbell writes that- old
cemetery stones give a wealth of in-
formation about the people, the
changing styles of the times, the ad-
vance that medicine has made and in
some ways you learn that the present
age is no worse than in the so called.
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She said the pagans buried . their
dead facing the west, the setting sun,
with darkness beyond but when Christ
came the Christians buried their's
facing the east, the rising sun.
Miss Campbell writes, "one cannot
wander through old graveyards
without being struck by the number
young, young, men and women from
consumpton (tuberculosis), inflam-
mation of the lungs (pneumonia), in-
flammation of the bowels (appen-
ditis) and young mothers from
'childbirth. And three or four small
slabs tell of family tragedies from
fever, diphtheria, etc.
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craft show at Exeter United Church.. T -A photo
Rebekahs
have guests
Pride of Iluron Rebekah Lodge held
their Friendship meeting Wednesday
evening with guests from Clinton,
Ilensall, St. Marys. Stratford, Ilder-
ton and Parkhill. Officers from the
different Lodges performed the open-
ing and closing ceremonies.
Noble Grand Sister Jan Jeffery con-
ducted the business and reminded us
the District Deputy President's ban-
quet will be held April 1 at 6:30 in Ex-
eter United Church.
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Lodge Brother John Broadfoot and
.District Deputy Grand Master
Brother Fred Delbridge spoke briefly. -
Sister Audrey McGregor gave a
reading and conducted a couple of
contests. Brother Bob Heywood
favored us with a medley of Irish
tunes on the accordion.
Becky Morgan, Elizabeth Coates
and Nanette Heywood gave their
school speeches which were enjoyed
by all. Lunch followed with a social
time.
On one small tombstone "Mary
Anne Fear. Born May 20 1967, 3
months and 15 days. A father's hope,
a mother's pride. Just in the bud of
life she died."
Among the many writings on the
tombstones this one first read: "He
rests in Peace" but after learning that
he had left most of his fortune to
another, the widow added: "Until We
Meet Again",
Children had their say too. One was
"he was a kindly father"' and another
A loving mother lies at rest. And this
one, "Ma loved Pa. Pa loved Wim -
man. Ma caught Pa with two in swim -
min. Here lies Pa."
Miss Campbell concluded her
writing, "Who can now say that old
cemeteries are not interesting?"
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