Volume

23No.

1Winter 2006

British Columbia Genealogical Society, Quesnel Branch

Cornish Water Wheel at Quesnel, B.C.An Original Drawing by B. Patenaude

Editor’s Note: For Every Season, There is a . . . Newsletter?Many people have been confused surrounding the seasons of publication of Cariboo Notes, not

the least of whom is the editor. Depending on the earliness or lateness of publication, the issue published around November has been called Fall or Winter; February, Winter or

Spring; and May, Spring/Summer or Summer/Fall. To end this confusion once and for all, henceforth February will be the Spring issue (No. 1), May will be Summer/Fall (No. 2), and November will be Winter (No. 3).

Outdated Medical Term Current TermApoplexy StrokeBad blood SyphilisBlood poisoning SepticemiaBright’s disease GlomerulonephritisConsumption Pulmonary tuberculosisCretinism Congenital hypothyroidismDropsy Congestive heart failureFatty liver CirrhosisGlandular fever MononucleosisGrippe InfluenzaJail fever TyphusLock jaw TetanusLung fever PneumoniaLung sickness TuberculosisPlague/Black death Bubonic plaguePodagra GoutPott’s disease Tuberculosis of the spinal vertebraeQuinsy Streptococcal tonsillitisScrofula Tuberculosis of the neck lymph nodesToxaemia of pregnancy eclampsia

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VOL. 23(1) CONTENTS:Oudated Medical Terms...........................................................................2

Did my grgrandmother come from Akron, IA or Akron, OH?................3

Brick Wall Contest – open to all!............................................................4

Twigs – LDS internet future – Old English sayings – Nessie web..........6

What the Heck was the War of 1812?.....................................................7

My War of 1812 Ancestor.......................................................................8

Web Bytes................................................................................................10

Books for Sale – new private member additions!....................................11

How to Contact Us...................................................................................13

Club Information......................................................................................14

Did my grgrandmother come from Akron, Iowa or Akron, Ohio? By Terri Schmitke

My brick wall had been searching for any information about my paternal great-grandmother and her family.

I have a copy of my grgrandmother Amanda Schuttes’ death certificate which gave place of birth as Akron, Iowa. I have her obituary which gives place of birth as Akron, Ohio. Over the years I wrote numerous letters requesting a birth record or a marriage record from Plymouth county in Iowa and Summit county in Ohio and to the state vital statistics offices in Iowa, Ohio and South Dakota, never having any success.

The only thing I knew for certain was her maiden name was Andresen/Anderson, that she was born in 1877 and that she had a sister named Tressie. And so for many months I would periodically scan census records for both Akron, Iowa and Ohio looking for a Tressie or Amanda Anderson, again never being successful.

During a trip to Sask. to visit an aunt she showed me my grandmother’s baptism certificate. (Initially we thought it was a birth certificate, it was written in German and Latin.) I took a picture of it, and studied that picture of the certificate to find a clue, any clue. The original was almost illegible except for the name of the pastor and the place of baptism. The town was Akron, Iowa. Finally, I had a definite place, and so I spent hours searching the internet for the church near Akron, Iowa where the

Reverend Fred A. Meske conducted services during the early 1900's.

Reverend Meske was the pastor of the German Lutheran Church and it is still being worshipped in today. I wrote a letter to the church. The secretary passed along my letter to Raymond Andresen, the church historian who happens to be the grandson of one of Amanda’s brothers. In the past few months Raymond introduced me (via email) to his cousin Lois who has sent me a family photo taken circa 1890's of Amanda and five of her siblings. He also connected me with a great-grandson of another of Amanda’s brothers in Iowa who has sent me a history book of the Andresen family he had spent 10 yrs putting together. What a goldmine!

Thanks to this distant cousin I've learned that Amanda, her 3 sisters and 3 brothers were born in Hemmingstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Amanda, her siblings and parents Christian Hans and Anna Alfriede (maiden name, Bartels) Andresen sailed on the S.S. Silesia from Hamburg in to the Port of New York in April 1881.

Amanda married Henrich Schutte Feb. 14, 1895 in Union county, South Dakota. They and their four children moved to Canada in 1911.

If I hadn't written that letter to the church in Akron, Iowa I'd still be trying to scale that brick wall!

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Speaking of brick walls, we are pleased to announce our “Brick Wall Contest,” which is

open to all readers of Cariboo Notes around the globe. Submissions are welcome and should be e-mailed to broughtonl@shaw.ca with “Brick Wall Submission” in the subject line. Several brick walls will be published in each issue. The first person to break a brick wall as

determined by the submitter will be awarded a small prize for their efforts. The first prize will be a genealogy book or CD up to $20

CAD value. Contest end-date for each entry will be one year; however, grateful submitters will likely be happy to reward wall-breakers after that time!

1. Where is George Dooley?

George Dooley was my great-great grandfather. He was born in Ireland around 1835. None of the records I have found of him in England indicate his Irish birthplace. Family legend has he was born in Westmeath. George Dooley moved to Sunderland, Durham, England and the first record I have of him is on the birth and baptismal certificates of my great-grandfather, also called George Dooley in 1870. In 1871 he shows up as a quarry worker in Durham but not living with the mother of his child. George Senior never married my great-great grandmother, Mary nee Hart, later Matthews (supposedly from Louth, Ireland), who was a widow by the time she met up with him. Last record I have of him is as a witness in 1873 on a baptismal record. Then, he disappears. I cannot find his death, I cannot find him on the 1881 Census. There are numerous George Dooleys who appear on later Census records, but I have no confirmation they are him. I have searched Griffiths, and not found anything conclusive. Also searched Vital Records, and have come upon some George Dooleys in Ireland who are married but, again, nothing for sure to indicate they are my ancestor.

Questions: Where was George Dooley born? When did he come to England? When and where did he die? Did he have another family somewhere? Info and ideas to: Susan Smith: smithjosephy@shaw.ca, or mail to: 3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada V2J 6C6

2. How did Edward Harper die?

Edward Harper was born approximately 1840 in Linstead Magna, Suffolk. He married Christiana Dennis 23 Sept 1860 in St. Andrew’s Church, Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England. His daughter, Christiana, was born in 1868 in Seaham Harbour in Durham. I have a notation in my files that he died 12 October 1869, “at sea.” I have no idea where I

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got this death date, I cannot find him in the parish records or in the civil records using FreeBMD or Ancestry. Other children were: Mary Elizabeth (1860), Jane (1862-1865), Edward (1863-1867) and Jane (1866-1871)..Christiana nee Dennis Harper took another partner, John Waite, and had a child by him in 1871 (John Waite Harper), then another, Sarah Waite, in 1877. She did not marry John Waite until 1882.

Questions: Did Edward Harper really die at sea? Or did he desert his wife and children? How did he get from Linstead Magna to Seaham Harbour? His occupation was Mariner, but I have had no luck finding his records. Info and ideas to: Susan Smith: smithjosephy@shaw.ca, or mail to: 3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada V2J 6C6

3. John Edwards   

John EDWARDS b 28 May 1836 Middlesex, England, d 10 February 1873 Hyde Park, London-had various occupations-1857-62-jeweller,1858-milkman, 1863 general warehouse, 1867 omnibus driver, 1873 omnibus conductor. Have only found him so far in 1871 census. His father is Thomas EDWARDS 1857-gunsmith, 1862-gun manufacturer.John married Jane ADAMS b 1838, where not known d 14 October 1858 Stepney, London m 8 March 1857 Stepney, London [she lived 10 William St, her father William James ADAMS-stamper post office]He then married Frances KENDRICK b 16 June 1837 Milton Gravesend, Kent d 2 June 1884 Pimlico, London, Middlesex m 4 December 1862 Hoxten, London, Middlesex. Have found her in the 1871 census and 1881 where she is a milliner.They had 5 children:

Harry John b 11 December 1863 Frances Louisa b 11 March 1866 Frederick b 10 December 1867 Walter Kendrick b 8 August 1870 George Kendrick  b 4 July 1873 all born in Pimlico.

I have quit a bit of information on the children and their descendants but so far have not been able to locate John in any other census other than 1871. Have not located a christening date so far and only know his father's name from his marriage certificates. He did not stay in one place in London until he married Frances, so it is very hard to pin point just where he may have been born. Over 30 John EDWARDS's died the year that he died. Which tells me this is a very common name! Info and ideas to: Kathie Edwards: gkedward@uniserve.com, or mail to: 4902 Zschiedrich Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6H8

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The book Barkerville, Quesnel & the Cariboo Gold Rush, written in 1958 by Professor Gordon R. Elliot, has been reprinted thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Quesnel Museum. This informative book is available at the Quesnel Museum and local book-selling outlets.

TTHEHE F FUTUREUTURE OFOF I INTERNETNTERNET GGENEALOGYENEALOGY

Exciting news from the LDS Church the end of September announced not only an upcoming redesign of their FamilySearch.org website, but a digitizing project that will see images of such information as census records, birth, death, marriage, tax and land records — now contained on its 2.4 million rolls of microfilm — to be indexed and placed online. The project is expected to be completed in five to 15 years and will allow access to billions of documents in mere minutes.

For more information:

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650194998,00.html

Did you know? The term “relict” on a tombstone means that

the woman was a widow at time of death, “consort” means that her husband survived her.

“Cenotaph” engraved on a tombstone indicates an empty grave, with the stone erected in honor or memory of a person buried elsewhere - often erected in honor of a person lost at sea.

More of ye Old English Sayings

The following were taken from a website which lists origins of common English expressions, located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm:

PATENT LEATHER After the Patten shoe which the young women wore in the buttery. When the cream spilled on their shoes, the fat would tend to make the leather shiny.

PITCHER A leather jug treated with tar pitch to help it hold its shape.

WET YOUR WHISTLE Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used to blow the whistle to get some service.

Interesting Websites for Scotshttp://www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk/

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Check out the online magazine, Scotland Now, which includes a history and heritage section. http://www.nessie.co.uk/index.htmlEverything you ever wanted to know about the Loch Ness monster is here, including a listing of all filmed evidence.

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What the heck was the War of 1812?

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain (including colonies that would become Canada).

The U.S. declared war on the British in 1812 for several reasons:

1) The main goal was to seize the Canadian colonies. It was thought that since Great Britain was busy fighting Napoleon, the colonies were only slightly defended and could be easily taken.

As well, many Upper Canadians had immigrated from the United States and it was thought that Americans may be greeted as liberators.

2) The Royal Navy was seizing American merchant ships in the enforcement of trade embargoes by Britain and France, as well as impressing (conscripting) American sailors from these seizures for Royal Navy service.

3) Britain was thought to be arming Natives against America on the frontier.

There were a number of campaigns fought during the War that involved victories and defeats for both sides. Some notable incidences you may be familiar with: Detroit was lost and recaptured; Niagara was burned to the ground and Shawnee Chief Tecumsah killed; the White House was burned down; Montreal was successfully defended by French Canadians at the Chateauguay River; and Laura Secord walked through enemy lines to warn British troops that the Americans were coming.

The signing of the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814 and U.S. ratification in February 1815 ended the war and resulted in no geographical changes. The Americans abandoned their expansion plans and the Royal Navy discontinued forcible boarding of sovereign U.S. ships.

Many sources are available for genealogical research of the War of 1812. A number of muster rolls exist for both countries and lists are available online.

For more information on genealogy and the War of 1812, see:

http://www.iaw.com/~jsek/1812gene.htmhttp://olivetreegenealogy.com/mil/1812/index.shtml

References: Conrad, M, & Finkel, A. 2002 History of the Canadian peoples: Beginnings to 1867 (3rd ed).

Toronto: Addison Wesley LongmanWikipedia 2006. War of 1812. Retrieved November 18, 2006 from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812

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Help for theHistory-challenged

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My War of 1812 AncestorBy Leanne Broughton

Name: George DyeBorn: 30 Jan 1786 in Greene Co., PAMarried: 7 Jan 1807 in Greene Co., PA to Sarah Calvert (b. 7 Dec 1785)Children: Benjamin (1808), Isaac (1809), Fanny (1810), Jacob (1811), James (1812),

George (1816), William (1818), Elizabeth (1820), Sarah (1823), Samuel (1828)

Died: 3 Mar 1847 in Boone Co., IN

George, his brother James, and sister, Sarah, lost both their parents at a young age: their father, Benjamin Dye (1752-ca 1788) and their mother, Sarah Elizabeth Lemley (ca 1765-1793). The children became wards of the Pennsylvania Orphan Court and had a court-appointed legal guardian. They were never adopted and were released when old enough to fend for themselves.

Married by the age of 21, George took his new wife, Sarah, to Morgan Co., OH the following year. There is report of him completing a barn in 1811. In August 1812, George enlisted in Captain Simon Beyner’s Company from Guernsey Co., OH. The Company was stationed at Beam’s Blockhouse in Richland Co., OH. Blockhouses were built to house and protect white settlers. Beam’s Blockhouse was just nine miles from the sight of what was later called the Copus Massacre.

The events leading up to 15 September 1812 involved hostilities between Indians and white settlers due to the War of 1812. Many Indians were siding with the British against Americans under the influence of the great Chief Tecumseh, who opposed the ceding of lands to America and who had joined the British to force the surrender of Detroit. Fears that local Greentown Indians would join Tecumseh caused the military to attempt to remove them from their village. The military coerced Methodist preacher James Copus, friend and neighbour to the Indians, to negotiate with them for a peaceable withdrawal. James had the assurance of the military that Indian property would be protected. As soon as the Indians were led away, however, the village was razed.

Other occurrences involving aggression by both sides resulted in precautionary evacuations of settlers to blockhouses. Legend has it that Johnny Appleseed rode through the area, giving the warning that the Indians were heading south and had killed several settlers.

James Copus and family spent about five days at the blockhouse. After hearing nothing of the Indians and having always gotten along well with them, Copus ignored warnings and took his family, including seven children, home. Nine soldiers were dispatched to guard them, including George Dye.

The soldiers slept in the barn overnight, unaware that Indians were lurking in the area preparing to attack. Upon awakening in the morning, seven of the soldiers (or all of them depending on the account) headed to a nearby spring, negligently leaving their guns propped against the cabin. The Indian attack was swift and three men were killed instantly. Three others fled to the woods where two were tomahawked and the third shot and left bleeding to death.

James Copus had heard the commotion, and grabbing his gun, raced from his bed to throw open the door. Just at that moment, the last soldier coming from the spring reached the door. It was George Dye. He sprang through the door amid a volley of rifle balls, receiving a ball in the thigh that shattered his hip. Unfortunately, Mr. Copus was fatally shot through the chest at this time, but not before felling one Indian.

The soldiers and family in the cabin managed to fend off the Indians from daybreak until nine or ten o’clock, when the Indians decided there was nothing further to gain and retreated. During the skirmish, one of the Copus daughters was wounded in the knee and another soldier had his arm broken by a ball.

George was discharged from service in November 1812 and likely spent the next years farming back home.

The George Dye family moved again within Ohio to Miami Co. in 1830, before a final move to Boone Co., Indiana in 1833. He was one of the first settlers in this area, buying 640 acres on Eagle Creek and erecting Dye mills – a grist mill and sawmill. He was a devoted Methodist and public speaker, assuming ministerial duties when needed. He is described as “a great hunter, a very large, strong man, six feet one inch high, well made.”

In 1845, Sarah passed away and is buried in the Eagle Village Cemetery. George married Jane Davidson in 1846, then passed away in 1847. He is also buried in the Eagle Village Cemetery. All the children grew to adulthood and married:

Benjamin Colbert Dye moved to Hamilton Co., IN and fathered 16 children with two wives. He died in 1879.

Isaac remained in Boone Co. at least until 1880, then apparently moved to Nebraska where he died in 1898. He and wife Elizabeth Clyne had 11 children.

Fanny was in Boone Co. until her death before 1880. She and husband Jacob Stoneking had four children. Fanny was widowed when the kids were young.

Jacob married Martha King and lived in IN until his death in 1901. James and Ruth Ann Harmon had seven children. He died in 1906 in IN. George and Nancy Babcock had ten children. He died in 1902 in IA. William had eight children with first wife Margaret Miller and died in IN in 1901. Elizabeth and John Ford had 11 children. She died in IA in 1879. Sarah had six children with Robert Harmon and died in OK in 1911. Samuel Harvey had 11 children with Melissa Hague and died 1918 in SD.

http://www.history.ca/microsites/AncestorsintheAttic/default.aspxThis is the website of the History Television (Canada) show Ancestors in the Attic which airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. You can

submit your stories, mysteries, and brickwalls (in 500 words or less) for consideration for the show to <Ancestors.Search@allianceatlantis.com>.

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/vitalrecordssearch/VitalRecordsSearch.aspx The Massachusetts Archive has a searchable death index online. The records cover the years 1841 to 1910. Note that the search engine does not use soundex so alternate names do need to be searched.

http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=23 This is a searchable database of passengers who boarded ships to Victoria, Australia from overseas ports (including New Zealand) between 1852 and 1923. These passengers were 'unassisted', meaning that their passage was not subsidised by government.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/ The Domesday book is the earliest surviving public record in England and is available online for searching. It is a highly detailed survey and valuation of all the land held by the King and his chief tenants. There is a wealth of 11th century English history available at this site.

http://www.genline.com/ Genline has over 16,122,635 images available in the Swedish Church Records archive. These images were scanned from microfilm of original church documents and cover over 300 years. Paid subscription enables full access to this extremely useful resource which is highly recommended.

http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/vitalstats/death/halifax/ Search Death Registers for the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1890-1908.

Cowboy Tombstone

Headstone of Russell J. Larson

Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Utah

A man's man.

Books for Sale New Additions!

Hard cover, 802 pp. 7"x 5". Combination gazeteer, travel handbook and advertiser listing. If you had ancestors that lived in South America in the 1940s, this will give an excellent overview of the ex-pat community in: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rice, Cuba, Dutch Guiana, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela. 

Particularly useful if you had relatives who were in business there. It is possible their company may be advertised! Additionally, if your ancestors vacationed or moved to South America in the late 1940s, this will give flavour to your family tree. Local politicians are mentioned often throughout the book. $15, plus $10 shipping (Paypal, cash, email transfer, or money order drawn on Canadian bank) within Canada and the United States. For International Shipping Costs, please contact the seller: Susan Smith, 3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel, British Columbia, BC V2J 6C6, email: smithjosephy@shaw.ca 

By R.D. Colquette. 308 pp Printed by The Public Press Limited, Winnipeg. Fully-indexed. Very interesting to any family historian who had ancestors from the Canadian Prairies who were invovled with United Grain Growers Limited or with the Co-operative Movement in the first half of the 20th Century. $15, plus $10 shipping (Paypal, cash, email transfer, or money order drawn on Canadian bank) within Canada and the United States. For International Shipping Costs, please contact the seller: Susan Smith, 3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel,

British Columbia, BC V2J 6C6, email: smithjosephy@shaw.ca

From the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS, #12-282 Reid Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2M2:

By the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. Recipes from Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, USA, Wales

$4.00 plus $1.00 S&H

By the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. This brochure, the fourth in a series, has been put together to provide genealogical researchers an introduction to Quesnel and area place names, and general sources of further information.

$3.00 plus 75¢ S&H

The Family Cook Book

Quesnel & Area Place

Names

The South American Handbook

1947

The First Fifty

Years: A History of

United Grain

Growers

From Branwen Patenaude, 1582 Beach Crescent, Quesnel, BC V2J 4J6, Phone 250-747-2654:

By Branwen Patenaude. A collection of short stories on the history of Quesnel and area.

$11.50 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

By Branwen Patenaude. History of the roadhouses en route to the gold fields of Barkerville. Volume 1 covers mainly the lower Fraser River.

$14.95 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

By Branwen Patenaude. A continuation of Volume 1, covering the upper Fraser and Quesnel River areas (the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada).

$18.95 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

A woman from the deepest, most southern part of Alabama goes into the local newspaper office to see that the obituary for her recently deceased husband is written.

The obit editor informs her that the fee for the obituary is 50 cents a word.

She pauses, reflects and then says, "Well, then, let it read, 'Billy Bob died'."

Amused at the woman's thrift, the editor says, "Sorry ma'am, there is a 7 word minimum on all obituaries."

Only a little flustered, she thinks things over and in a few seconds says, "In that case, let it read, 'Billy Bob died - 1983 Pick-up for sale.'"

Genealogy: Tracing descent from someone who didn't.

Because of

Gold

Trails to Gold

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Trails to Gold

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1. Kathie Edwards4902 Zschiedrich Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6H8Ph/fax (250)747-2503; Ph (250) 992-7211; gkedward@uniserve.comSurnames: APPS, BRENCHLEY, DIAMOND, BECK, EATON, EDWARDS, BOLLINGTON, KENDRICK, HOOLEY, POTTS, TRUEMAN, WRIGHT, PAINE, ARNOLD

2. Tammy Guldbransen129 Lowe Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 5T4Ph (250) 992-6114; gully4@shaw.caSurnames: DRUMMOND, ERICKSSON, GULDBRANSEN, HILL, JOHNSON, JORGENSON, LINDSAY, OSTLUND, PETTERSON, REID, RUSSELL, WAUGHOP AND WAYNERT

3. Beverley Preston2639 Roberta Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6L5Ph (250) 747-0131; prestonb@goldcity.netSurnames: BROUGH, MACHEN, BAKES, PARKER, LEWENDON, LEWINGTON, HISSEY, GOODWIN, WILKINSON, BLANCHARD, BOWES, MCWHINNIE, HORSEY

4. Penny HaeringBox 6, Alec Meadow Site, RR5, Quesnel, BC V2J 3H9; haering@telus.netSurnames: INGHAM, HAINSWORTH, PEATFIELD

5. Roberta Kerr784 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2S3Ph (250) 992-7507; robertakerr@telus.netSurnames: KERR, SPENCER, DUCHARME, DE LA POUR, HISTOP, HARPER

6. Leanne Broughton536 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2R8Ph (250) 992-8980; broughtonl@shaw.caSurnames: BROUGHTON, PINCHBECK, DYE, READ, FÜRST, BEATH, WATTIE, BELCOURT, L’HIRONDELLE

7. Stacey Willson1882 Alder Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 3T3staceywillson@shaw.ca Surnames: WILLSON, MUMFORD, SIMS, MOXAM, VON NIESSEN, GARNHAM, HEALEY/HEALY

8. Terri Schmitke1871 Dogwood Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 4T7wayter@telus.net Surnames: PALAGHIAN, GORENKO, KNUDSON, CLEMENTSON, SKRITVEDT, SKREI, SCHUTTE, ANDRESON, CLEMETSON

9. Susan Smith3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6C6

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EXECUTIVE 2005-06:

President...........Kathleen Edwards Treasurer...........Gertie Garreau Secretary...........Tammy Guldbransen Librarian...........Kathleen Edwards

Positions are held for one year with elections at the September meeting.

OBJECTIVE: to provide a local forum for genealogical research and discussions.

MEETINGS: held the second Tuesday of each month from September to June at 7:00 p.m. at #12-282 Reid Street (office above Home Hardware).

MEMBERSHIP: $20.00 yearly, due September meeting or $10.00 basic plus $1.00 per month until September. NOTE: Although a branch of the B.C.G.S., a specific membership is required to receive their newsletter, or for the use of their facilities.

FACILITIES: The Society presently has a small genealogical library, a microfiche/film reader and some research aids. Our objective is to increase our library holdings on general genealogical topics, and to develop specific holdings according to membership interest. These books, research aids and fiche may be borrowed by society members for local use for up to four weeks.

The library has a good collection of genealogical info related to the Cariboo Gold Rush, particularly for Wells and Barkerville.

Inquiries for research will be passed to local members and charged at a rate of $3.00 per hour.

FUNDING: This is a non-profit society. Yearly membership fees and other fundraising activities are used to pay for operational expenses.

NEWSLETTER: The society publishes three newsletters a year, in February (#1 Spring), May (#2 Summer/Fall) and November (#3 Winter). Subscription is included in yearly membership fees, available on a trade basis, or $3.00 per year for non-members.