McLean / Bailey, Oshawa Union (Tombstone Tuesday)

McLean/Bailey gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the compiler.

McLean / In Loving Memory of / Clarence Mervin / McLean / Jan. 11, 1911 / Mar. 1, 1998 / Hilda Florence / Bailey / July 8, 1912 / Feb. 14, 1991 / Forever In Our Hearts

Please Note: The McLean/Bailey family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Vice, Oshawa Union (Tombstone Tuesday)

Frederick E. Vice gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the compiler.

Frederick Earl / Vice / Dec. 27, 1917 - Oct. 26, 1925 / Son of / Walter George & / Margaret Fletcher / Vice

Please Note: The Vice family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Vice / Werry, Oshawa Union (Tombstone Tuesday)

Vice/Werry gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the compiler.

[front] Vice / In / Loving Memory of / George Vice / 1853 - 1937 / His Wife / Catharine S. Werry / 1842 - 1936 / At Rest
[reverse] Vice

Please Note: The Vice/Werry family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Branton / Williams, Oshawa Union (Tombstone Tuesday)



Branton/Williams gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the compiler.


In / Memory of / Titus Branton / 1851 - 1927 / Rebecca Williams / Beloved Wife of / Titus Branton / Died Sep. 16, 1922 / Aged 75 Yr's.

Please Note: The Branton/Williams family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Watts / Pennebaker, Oshawa Union (Tombstone Tuesday)

Watts/Pennebaker gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the compiler.

[Front] Watts / In Loving Memory of / Thomas Watts / Oct. 1, 1887 - May 14, 1964 / Florence M. Pennebaker / His Beloved Wife / Jan. 19, 1885 - Jan. 2, 1932 / John Franklyn Their Son / Feb. 4, 1914 - Mar. 20, 1920
[Back] Watts

Please Note: The Watts/Pennebaker family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Feasby, Oshawa Union (Tombstone Tuesday)

Feasby gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

Gerald Byron Feasby / February 2, 1930 / July 8, 2008

Please Note: Gerald B. Feasby is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Askew, Oshawa Union (Tombstone Tuesday)

Askew gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

Askew / In Loving Memory of / Our Dad / John Henry Askew / June 25, 1899 - July 23, 1980

Please Note: John H. Askew is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Askew/Harlow (Oshawa Union) : Tombstone Tuesday

(Top : "Asleep in Jesus")

Askew/Harlow gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

In Memory / Of Our Daughter / Aldis M. Askew / Beloved Wife of / Ernest W. Harlow / Died Sep. 30, 1922 / Aged 21 Years. / From our happy home & circle, / God has taken one we loved. / Born away from sin and sorrow / To a ? rest above.

Please Note: The Askew/Harlow family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Tombstone Tuesday: Askew/Westlake (Oshawa Union)

Askew/Westlake gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

Askew / In Loving Memory of / John Joseph / Askew / Feb. 19, 1878 - June 17, 1983 / Mary Ann / Westlake His Wife / Oct. 16, 1874 - June 3, 1961

Please Note: The Askew/Westlake family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Broadbent/Joughin (Oshawa Union) : Tombstone Tuesday

Broadbent/Joughin gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham (previously East Whitby tp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.




In Memory Of / Joseph W. Broadbent / Beloved Husband Of / E. M. Joughin / 1889 - 1940 / Native of Eng. / Elsie Mabel Joughin / 1890 - 1969 / Joseph V. / Infant Son / 1922 / Broadbent

Please Note: The Broadbent/Joughin family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Tombstone Tuesday : Ferguson/Stevenson (Oshawa Union)

Ferguson/Stevenson gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durahm (previously East Whitby twp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

In Memory Of / My Dear Husband / Richard Ferguson / Died Feb. 5, 1922 / In His 42nd Year / Jane Stevenson / His Wife / Died July 30, 1952 / In Her 71st Year / Gone But Not Forgotten / Ferguson

Please Note: The Ferguson/Stevenson family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Tombstone Tuesday : May/Hardy, Oshawa Union

May/Hardy gravestone, Section F, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durahm (previously East Whitby twp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

May / In Loving Memory of / Husband / John / May / Nov. 27, 1868 / Aug 2, 1959 / Wife / Sarah Jane Hardy / Born 1891 / Jan. 25, 1926

Please Note: The May/Hardy family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, feel free to email me or leave a comment below - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Tombstone Tuesday: Core/Robbins/Wannamaker, Oshawa Union

Core/Robbins/Wannamaker gravestone, Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durahm (previously East Whitby twp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron,
22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

 
Core / In Memory of / Mary C. Robbins / 1876 - 1922 / Beloved Wife of / Edward A. Core / 1881 - 1960 / Their Daughter / Sadie W. Wannamaker / 1905 - 1981

Please Note: The Core/Robbins/Wannamaker family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, email me - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Tombstone Tuesday: Allen/Kirk/Slater, Oshawa Union

Kirk/Slater tombstone,
Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durahm (previously East Whitby twp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010. Copy in possession of the author.

Kirk / Slater / Till he come / Baby Kirk 1922 / Baby Kirk 1922 / Frank Kirk / 1879 - 1928 / Edith A. Allen / 1887 - 1966 / John Slater / 1882 - 1966

Please Note: The Kirk/Slater/Allen family is not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries. If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, email me - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you! Jenn

Research Diary, no. 5

My Research Diary:
Part to-do list...
Part dear diary...
Part Nosy-Nellie...

Weekly events, plans (and a question or two) from my oh-so exciting genealogy (and sometimes non-genealogy) life...

"History is neither written nor made without love or hate."
- Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903)

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What happened this week:

Blog housekeeping...

• Changed my Blogger Profile picture to an actual "me" picture ;) and added the profile widget to the blog's sidebar.
• I separated out two more lists from the main label gadget:: Locations (other than those covered in "Ontario Counties & Districts") and Cemeteries & Churches.
• I've added 24 new-to-me blogs to my reading lists - see below (though I'm sure there will be more, as always!)
• I started charting out a rough draft of a blog schedule - as per one of my goals for the new year...
• More new followers! Who knew I'd have something interesting to say ;-)   Hello to everyone (new and old) and thanks for reading!  I think I've followed everyone in turn, but if I haven't please let me know!
• I edited the About page and added a header pic [though it may change, something just isn't sitting right...]

Genealogy:

• I finished the "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" challenge for week 10 (Family Search Pilot) and posted the challenge for week 11 (Transitional Genealogists Forum)...
• Regular features included Tombstone Tuesday (Oshawa Union), Wordless Wednesday (a second Valcartier postcard), Tabloid Thursday (1911 fashion), and a 2nd (and just for fun!) Blog Carol (with Bob and Doug McKenzie)...
• My Brick Walls page is posted (though it's only bare bones at the moment...)
• More housekeeping: began (or rather, continued...) indexing and properly labelling documents (currently on births); also still working on FGSs...

• I'm currently reading Alison Gernsheim's classic Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey, Dover Publications, 1981 (originally published as Fashion and Reality (1840-1914) by Faber and Faber, 1963).  And of course, all of my ILLO's have come in at the same time, so I'll be doing a lot of reading in the next 3 weeks...

New-to-me blogs:

• Canadian genealogy blogs
• Footsteps Into the Past
• Lewismen in Canadian Service
• History blogs:
  • Centuries Past in North-East Scotland
  • Daily Genealogy Transcriber
  • A Linguist's Guide to Genealogy
  • The New England House Historian
  • Social History in the Touraine - Central France
• Cemetery blogs:
  • The Symbolic Past
• General genealogy blogs:
  • a'spaidsearachd agus a'meòrachadh
  • Build a Better GEDCOM
  • Destination: Austin Family
  • Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
  • The Family Archaeologist
  • Family Matters
  • Genealogy's Star
  • Geniaus
  • GenWestUK
  • In My Life
  • Kith and Kin Research
  • On a Flesh and Bone Foundation
  • Roots and Rambles
  • Rootsmithing
  • Voice of FGS

What's coming up:

• I was thinking of becoming a FamilySearch Indexer - does anyone else do this? What do you think?
• Tombstone Tuesday and Tabloid Thursday make an appearance...
• ...and in the middle, Wordless Wednesday continues with my "mini-series" of Valcartier picture postcards.
• My results for Week 10 (Transitional Genealogists Forum) of "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" and a new challenge post for Week 12 (Archive & Library Sites).
• Still mulling over ideas for Military Monday, as well as another personal regular feature inspired by The Wandering Genealogist's Ancestral Profiles... [I like schedules, can't you tell? ;-) ]

• Barely a week after I posted my Research Plan, the newest CoG edition (due January 1, 2011) was announced - about genealogy plans!  I would like to take part, and I'll probably expand (and add!) to my goals section...
• Haven't started (and probably won't start until the holidays when I'm off work) working on my planned Resources page...

Weekly Question ('cuz I'm nosy! ;-)

How do you tag/label your blog posts (if you blog) and how do you (if you do) showcase them on the sidebar/bottom of your blog (list vs. cloud, number vs. not numbered, alphabetically vs. most popular, one long list vs. specialized lists, etc.)? 

Whenever I find a new blog, one of first things I do (beside read the posts!) is to see how everything is set up - I'm always on the look-out for ideas!  There's always something different, which is good!

Thanks for reading!
Jenn

Tombstone Tuesday: Roberts/Giles, Oshawa Union

William Roberts and Elizabeth (Giles) Roberts tombstone,
Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durahm (previously East Whitby twp., Ontario co.), Ontario, Canada; visited and photographed by J. L. Cameron, 22 September 2010.  Copy in possession of the author.

In Memory / of / William Roberts / Died April 7, 1922 / In His 67th Year / Also His Beloved Wife / Elizabeth Giles / Born May 29, 1854 / Died Dec. 28, 1937.

Note: William Roberts and his wife Elizabeth Giles are not related to me. My own ancestors reside in cemeteries many miles away from my home, and thus, to satisfy my cemetery "cravings" I take photographs in my local cemeteries.  If you have someone buried in an Oshawa cemetery, email me - I may have a photograph and if not, I'd be happy to take one for you!  Jenn

Research Diary, No. 4

My Research Diary:
Part to-do list...
Part dear diary...
Part Nosy-Nellie...

Weekly events, plans (and a question or two) from my oh-so exciting genealogy (and sometimes non-genealogy) life...

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth."
- Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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What happened this week:

Blog housekeeping...

• I separated some more labels from the main list: "Ontario Counties & Disticts" and "Memes & Themes" are now distinct label lists, along with "Surnames".
• I moved some buttons to the bottom of the blog, including blogoversary (only 50 more days!), Geneabloggers, comments, and the moon phases.  I was thinking of moving the Followers gadget down there as well, but I kept it in the sidebar as it breaks up the text...
• I added an identification/copyright footer.
• I added 48! new-to-me blogs to my reading lists - see below (though I'm sure there will be more!)
• I gained (just a few! ;-) new followers - hello to everyone (new and old) and thanks for reading!
• I added my name to the Geneabloggers Blog Listing - and I appeared in the December 4rd edition of New Genealogy Blogs. Thanks Thomas!

Genealogy:

• Organization may (finally!) be coming!  I've finally found the type of forms I want to use (actually, I ended up making the templates myself...) and have started to input data.  Along with my Research Plan (see below), I think I'm finally on the road to organization...at least it feels that way!
• I finished the "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" challenge for week 8 (online maps) and week 9 (genealogy blogs) and posted the challenge for week 10 (Family Search Pilot)...
• I bought a scanner!  And it was on sale!  Now I can start posting my gadzillion cemetery pics...
• I created an overall Research Plan, including my "mission statement", my research focus, sources, an organizational plan, and objectives for the coming year.  And since I'm nosy...do you have a general genealogy research plan (whether kept in your brain or jotted down on paper)?  Or do you fly by the seat of your pants? ;-)
• I posted my first "Tabloid Thursday" - a personal weekly meme designed to showcase everything newspaper: articles, social news, columns, and other little tidbits.  This week it was...1910 BMDs and a "cheerful spinster" wanted
• Other posts this week included my first Wordless Wednesday and my entry for footnoteMaven's Blog Caroling theme.

New-to-me blogs:

• Canadian genealogy blogs
• Alberta Family Histories Society Blog
• Ancestral Notes
• English Research From Canada
• Family Trees May Contain Nuts
• Genealogy: Pilgrimage Through the Past
• Genealogy Stories
• Jen's Genealogy Pages
• Le Chercheur Nomade
• Life From the Roots
• O.G.S. Blog
• Ottawa Valley Irish
• Stories of My Ancestors
• The Kinsey.ca Blog
• The Passionate Genealogist
• They That Go Down To the Sea
• Victoria Family History Centre
• Yesterday's Girl
• History blogs:
  • Annapolis Royal Heritage
  • "Good To Know"
  • The Scottish Emigration Blog
• Cemetery blogs:
  • Old Stones Undeciphered
  • Graveyard Rabbit for California Central Coast
  • Graveyard Rabbit for Northern Virginia
  • Graveyard Rabbit Afield
• General genealogy blogs:
  • Amanda's Anthenaeum
  • Apple's Tree
  • Caro's Family Chronicles
  • Chris Paton: Walking In Eternity
  • Creative Gene
  • Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
  • Forward Into the Past
  • From the Shadows to the Page
  • Gen Wish List
  • Genealogy Leftovers
  • Genealojournal
  • Ginisology
  • Grow Your Own Family Tree
  • Heritage Happens
  • The Historian's Family
  • Identifinders International
  • Little Bytes of Life
  • Lucie's Legacy
  • Midwestern Microhistory
  • Of Trolls and Lemons
  • Tangled Trees
  • TJL Genes
  • West in New England
  • Yarra Plenty Library Local History Blog

What's coming up:

• I have two new pages I want to create: i.) a Resources page listing the cemetery transcriptions and books I've acquired, both for my personal memory and also for other researchers (look-ups and such); and ii.) a Brick Walls page, where I can (briefly) lay-out my major research hurdles.
• My results for Week 10 (Family Search Pilot) of "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" (for which I don't have very long with the brand-new site coming soon!) and a new challenge post for Week 11 (Transitional Genealogists Forum).
• My first Tombstone Tuesday post! ;-)
• I would also like to participate in Military Monday, but what I have in mind might take a bit of planning... so stay tuned for that! ;-)
• For Wordless Wednesday I have a second Valcartier postcard and Tabloid Thursday brings the arrival of Paris fashion to a rough-and-tumble mining town...

My Question (among questions!):

Do you have an ancestor who served in the Great War (World War I)?  My family (except for my step-great-grandfather, but mom's already "claimed" him...) is lacking in Great War soldiers, so I find myself "collecting" other people's ancestors...  Or on the opposing side, was anyone in your family interred as an "enemy alien" during the Great War?

Thanks for reading!
Jenn