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ferent stolieS of families who settled in the
township more than century ago, and
those who have made Goderich Township
their home in recent years.
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"We'd like the whole township covered,
Everyone living here today," Alison ,en-
thuses.
Alison is more than enthusiastic about her
dedication to recording the past. To some,
her work may seem more like an obsession,
but for this thoughtful woman, the past is as
important as the present.
This career woman, mother and farm
wife has long been devoted to her search for
family ancestry. Alison was instrumental in
the formation of the Huron County Branch
of the Ontario Genealogical Society. She has
served as chairman of the group and cur-
rently is in charge of the cemetery records
and bulletin editor.
Alison's own interest in research of the
Lobb family began on a small scale in 1967,
with the preparation of a short account for a
centennial year publication for Goderich
Township.
"I thought it would take me an hour to
complete, but it mushroomed," she recall-
ed.
Alison discovered a new world behind the
names and dates of her husband's
ancestorat She noted, "It's history. It's
about the times and the social conditions."
Her search for family roots is now her
passion. Alison has traced 70 different Lobb
families of no known connection. The Lobbs
were farmers or miners and came from the
Cornwall district of England. Alison can
Township Reeve Grant Stirling, 1-5-0 Committee chairman Gerry Ginn and
history book author Alison Lobb present Huron County Warden Paul Steckle
with the first book.
also trace Lobbs to Russia, a family who
carne from the Soviet Union who changed
their unpronounceable name to Lobb. Alison
can trace the Lobb history back as far as the
1600s.
Alison's hobby took on new meaning and
greater importance in 1970. The Lobb home
burned to the ground and all the work Alison
had done, all the pictures she had collected
were lost forever.
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Alison_ Ott* the book, but she gratefully io
acknowle:Cgel, "Everyone put a lot of.,
research into it."
These days Alison ,can be usually found
Working at the computer or talking on the
telephone, as she transcribes and prepares
the more than 300 entries and dozens of
photographs for the second township history
book on families. ,
"I could work:12 hours a day, five days a
Week end still notbe caught up."
Alison's six Children and husband Don
have surrendered themselves to the fact
that historical work has taken first priority.
It's not unusual to see at least One Lobb child
patiently accompanying mother as she
makes her rounds as history book editor.
But it's all part of everyday life at the
busy Lobb household. Telephones ringing,
people stopping by; company, hungry kids,
a busy farm, an active social life are all part
and parcel.
Alison Lobb wears many hats. She's
superintendent at the Sunday School and
president of the Friendship Guild at the
Anglican Church in Clinton. She's past -
president of the Community Club and she
coaches T -Ball. For several months of the
year she teaches farmer's income tax and
bookkeeping at Centralia College.
Any one of Alison's interests could be full-
time occupation for someone else, but for
this energetic woman it's all part of her zest
for life, her interest in the future and her
devotion to the past.
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