Another genealogy article written for the RCC newspaper.

I had another genealogy article published in the RCC newspaper this month!

I had missed writing the articles, so came up with this idea on how to solve the mystery of an un-known maiden name. I had thought you needed to find the person's marriage certificate, but voila! You can also find the maiden name on a DEATH certificate! Usually this involves a fee of around $50 but I found out the mystery for FREE thanks to a kind volunteer at the Naicam SK museum.

I had wondered for many years what Nellie's maiden name was.

No one had thought to ask my Grandpa when he was alive, and he died in 1974, so this mystery has gone unsolved for many years.

There are only two photos of Nellie, which was a nick name for Ellen.

The one above which was published in the paper isn't good resolution due to its small size, but it's a photo which has always intrigued me.

I'm thrilled that I cracked the mystery of Nellie's maiden name: EGERTON!

One thing has led to another, and I now have quite a few more clues about Nellie and her life in Canada, plus a few more mysteries.

Here is a copy of Nellie's death certificate, January 6, 1926, age 38.

By Loretta Williams Houben

RCC newspaper photos....

I'm quite tickled!

Four of my photos were included on page 4 of the June edition of the RCC newspaper.

Collingwood Days was a complete washout, yet we still managed to have fun in our Heritage Booth.

I made a collage type display using old photos found online, British flag style duck tape, and a bit of red and black poster board. My scrap-booking skills came in handy!

I bought the board at the dollar store for only $2.00, and added two BC flags, three vintage school readers to be won in a draw, and a slate board. It was so wet, I couldn't take proper photos with the slate board, so it was only used once in the Heritage group Committee photo.

That's Paul Reid, Jennifer Gray-Grant, Tom Goodin, and myself in the Heritage Committee photo.

We've been meeting for over one year now.

I've learned quite a few hints on how to do researching etc.

But my longing to scan in old photos in Bobbi Senft's collection never materialized. Sigh...

 I didn't realize that the original location for the school was close to 41st Ave!

I'm always learning new things, which is why I enjoy being involved in my community!

Our MLA, Adrian Dix, paid us a visit. We meet in his office once a month.

Dev doesn't attend Carleton, but he was the only one to show up and he sure enjoyed winning a prize!

Here I am on May 15, 2016 in front of the old school building. I edited out the power lines.

They didn't belong.

By Loretta Houben

Another Renfrew/Collingwood newspaper article published.

I had another newspaper article published in the Renfrew Collingwood Community newspaper.

I've written many articles for them and I really enjoy it. I find that the shortness of articles and limited word count, plus the pressure of a monthly deadline, works very well for me. Maybe I should write my novels like this; maybe each chapter should be looked upon as a newspaper article!

Please click on the link above to read it on page 11.

Sometimes over the years the link will no longer work, which is why I "snipped" the article to the best of my ability and included it here.

By Loretta Williams Houben

Renfrew Collingwood newspaper articles

It's a little tricky snipping the page from the digitized online RCC newspaper, but I'm doing it because I wish to keep all my copies online. Sometimes the RCC newspapers disappear and so far they haven't come back! This was my very first genealogy article I wrote. My sister in law, Margaret Houben, inspired me to write articles for the local newspaper. When she was working at the Barriere Star newspaper she wrote genealogy articles too.

By Loretta Houben

April writing endeavours

I used the snip button to copy and save the above page.

Here is the link

I've been writing a genealogy article for the Renfrew Collingwood community newspaper since September 2012. That's 8 articles and I just finished #9.

I adore writing short articles, especially on an adored subject!

I never seem to tire of genealogy research, although I wish I could learn more quickly.

I still feel like such a newbie.

Leona said she enjoys my articles as they sound "fresh and interesting". She really liked the above article and so did Robert.

By Loretta Houben