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Redundancy Is Good!

I don't know about you, but I don't like to have all of my eggs in one basket so I have a few different resources for backing up my blog. First of all, I just created a Springnote notebook just for my blog back-ups. I can add several different blogging platforms; Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad, Moveable Type or I can set it up manually:

I noticed that when I import a blog to Springnote from Blogger, only the latest posts are imported, so I have uploaded the back-up .xml file to my notebook too.

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Do The Spelling Rules Apply To Names?

I have often caught myself misspelling surnames because of the spelling rules I learned as a child. I was a good speller, always getting "A's" in spelling, but since I've started doing genealogy research, I have found that some of the rules of spelling and pronunciation seem to have been broken.

This one rule: "I" before "E" except after "C" or when used as an "A" as in "neighbour" and "weigh" I have a real problem with. What is the correct pronunciation of "O'Neil", is it an "E" sound or an "A"…

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Surname Saturday - Brat, Bradt

My husband is descended from the Albany Brat family, Albert the Norman" Brat, his brother founded the Schenectady family. I started a new database for my husband's family. I've been gathering Dutch Reformed Church records from Albany before the Rev. War. They spelled the surname Brat in the records. I was looking for John Bradt who was married to Susan Seger, I found him, Jan Brat, married to Zantje Zeger.

I found the baptismal records for their son, Myndert (Minor), a private in Butler's Rangers…

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Tombstone Tuesday - Christmastime at the Cemetery

We went to the cemetery on Sunday and put a blanket on Dad's grave.



Earl Hines 1926-1996

I noticed dad's headstone is sinking, I have to see about fixing it in the spring, unless the frost shifts it back to it's proper place.

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I'm The One Holding The Camera!

I have been looking through my photos, getting ready to scan a lot of them, and I was reminiscing, as we all do when looking at family photos. I found all of the pictures I have of my mother, not very many, either she was on the other end of the camera or there was no camera available to take pictures.

I started looking at how many pictures I had of myself, not too many, and I decided that I would have to start letting other people take pictures so that my kids would have some photos to remember …

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Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandma's Table

My grandmother, Josephine Hines, kept this table in her bedroom. It was handed down to her son, John, after her death in 1994. My Uncle John passed away in May of 2001, just a few weeks before my wedding. At my bridal shower, I saw a crystal vase of flowers sitting on a table in the corner that my sister said was a shower gift from her and my niece. I was really surprised when she told me that Grandma's table was a gift also.


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Wordless Wednesday - On The Island

Charles Phipps, husband of Emma Bradt on his farm on Pelee Island.
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Wordless Wednesday - Lest We Forget



from Legion Magazine
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Tombstone Tuesday - Memorial Marker Mistakes


This is a perfect example of misinformation on gravestones. It is a Memorial to Fleming Wesley Hines, born 1897 - died 1916. At least they got the country that he died in right.

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Follow Friday - Tribal Pages


I have had my family tree on Tribal Pages for a couple of years and I would like to recommend this site as a great way to get your family tree online and make new connections. There hasn't been much information about this site lately with all of the new genealogy sites popping up, it seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle, so I decided that it needs promoting.

Tribal Pages
Build your Free Family Tree website online. Invite friends and family to view or update your site. Each private and secure w…

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I Dunno About Those Doanes

Thanks to my cousin, whom I met this summer at our family reunion, I have a few more generations to add to my family tree and a lot more researching to keep me busy, but the more I search, the more the same surname keeps popping up, Doane. I am researching my 2nd great-grandmother's family, the ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Robbins, who married Allen Cark Doan in Welland, Ontario in 1876.
Her father, Caleb Robbins was born in Gainsborough, Pelham Twp., Ontario in 1837 and married Catherine Pattis…

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Closer Than I Thought!

I have always known that the members of the Doan Gang were related to me, I assumed that they were related through Titus Doan, Jr., my fourth great-grandfather, who was a first cousin of the Doan Gang. His son, Isaac Doan, was born in 1802 in Humberstone Twp. and married Polly Charlotte Doan.
I have recently found out that Polly was the daughter of Aaron Doan, one of the members of the Doan Gang!

"Aaron Doan was born in Plumstead, Bucks Co., Pa. and died in Humberstone,
Welland Co., Ontario, Canad…

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Our Future Is In Our Past

When I was in grade school, the teachers didn't teach much about Canadian History and historical figures. We learned about the history of America, Plymouth Colony, William Penn, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere and George Washington and the Declaration of Independence. We didn't spend much time learning about Canadian historical figures such as John Butler, Sir Isaac Brock, John Graves Simcoe and the Simcoe Proclamation. If someone asked me ten years ago when the Acadian Expulsion was, I wouldn't have…

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Treasure Thursday - My Mother's Poetry

I have always admired my mother's talent for creating poetry. She wrote poetry for contests, like "If You're Canadian" and "Centennial Pride" which she wrote for a poetry contest in 1967, Canada's centennial. She was taking a creative writing course when she had to pick an ordinary object and write a poem about it. She chose "Cups" for her subject. She wrote love poems, etc. I have a few online here.

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Creating Family Timelines

I have found when researching my family, it is helpful to make a Family Timeline with all of the events and sources that I have gathered. As I find more sources and events, I add them to the timeline. This way, it is easier for me to see if there are any gaps that need to be researched and filled in.

For example, I am researching my Loyalist Haines family at the moment and have made a timeline for them. Since my two Loyalist ancestors are father and son, I have included both of them and included …

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Proving Dad Was Right!



The American Revolutionary War was the defining point of where loyalties were placed and how people were judged because of their loyalties. It brought out the best and worst of human behavior. Over two centuries later, we still look back on that period in history with overwhelming pride in our ancestors' decisions to stick by their guns and fight for what they believed was right, whether he be a patriot or loyalist.

It is this pride and sense of honour that we join lineage societies such as the U…

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My First UELAC Meeting

Yesterday my husband and I went to our first meeting of the Bicentennial Branch of the UELAC in Kingsville. It was the Annual Sept. luncheon. There was a great lunch catered by the ladies of the Epiphany Anglican Church, where the meetings are always held.

After lunch, we had the pleasure of hearing Fred Hayward, the 34th President of the UELAC, speak about the loyalists and how they were all individuals, coming from different backgrounds and all having different stories to tell. He encouraged…

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CCEEG #23 - Carousel - "My Silver Buckle"

I originally posted this to my blog on Multiply, but I thought I'd add it to my genealogy blog as well. I don't know if it has anything to do with European genealogy, but I think the buckle was made there and the Haines family originated from Germany. This carousel is hosted by Amber at "Still More Genealogy"

Searching for family history is really addictive, the more I learn about my ancestry, the more I need to know. I am interested in how they lived, what their daily lives were like, what styl…

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Time To Get Back To My Studies; Setting Some Goals

It seems like summer just arrived and September is here already! Traditionally, September is a busy month for most people, a change of seasons, harvest-time, and the beginning of the school year. It will be a busy month for me as well, it's time to get back to some serious researching.
I am setting a goal for the month of September of researching my family history for 2 hours a day, and see if I can't break through some of my brick walls.

I have a lot more records to find and information to verify…

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Wordless Wednesday - Seeing Red at the Leamington Tomato Festival

The Leamington Tomato Festival was on this past weekend and the theme this year was "Everything Red".
It is also H.J. Heinz' 100th Anniversary.





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