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21-02-10, 17:48
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I heard this tune at a pub session the other night, and I thought it quite relevant to this thread: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYIO101UGYw)
We've been in the same house in Vancouver for 4 generations now. Every time I do some work on the house or in the yard it turns into a personal archeological project - notes written in charcoal in the wall, the clinker heap from the old wood stove, tools my grand-dad lost.... Coming from umpteen generations of Engineers (by temperment, if not always by schooling) we've been keeping a 'physical-plant' book on the place since 1920.\ As to what modern folk are willing to put up with....my grandfather's army pension barely covered the taxes, so when the house came down to me it was all original (I stress the 'all' part) with the original coal-fired boiler, single-paned windows and only having had two roofs since 1905. It's coming back, paycheck by paycheck....and when the kids and I find ourselves in an 'antique' shop or in a museum we play the 'how many things in this room do we use daily' game. They're probably the only schoolkids within a thousand miles who use a candlestick phone... Last edited by Rob MacDonald; 22-02-10 at 01:19. Reason: I always think of something else to say..... 
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21-02-10, 22:01
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Maison Raizenne
There is another ancestral home, dating from 1726, in Oka Quebec. This one was build by my Puritan English ancestors, Josiah Rising (s/o John Rising and Sarah Hall) and Abigail Nims (d/o Godfrey Nims and Mehitable Smead) . They were children living in Deerfield Massachusetts when on the 29th of February, 1704 the French and Indians raided the settlement. About 50 were killed and 112 taken prisoner, including Josiah (age 9) and Abigail (age 3). They were both adopted by the Mohawk (Iroquois of the Mountain) near Lake of Two Mountains, Abigail was given the name Kanawkwa (Kenaskwa) while Josiah was named Shonatakakwani. They were both baptized in the Catholic Church with the names Ignace Raizenne Shoentakouani and Marie Elisabeth Nimbs Touatoguach. They were married in 1715 and I am descended from their third daughter Marie Catherine Raizenne Shoentakouani.
Marie Catherine married Jean Baptiste Seguin in 1742. Their daughter Elisabeth Seguin married Antoine Quesnel (my 4x great grandfather) in 1762. The first photo dates from about 1890. Last edited by John McGillivray; 22-02-10 at 02:59.
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22-02-10, 08:00
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Hey you guys very interesting,geneology is my other hobby
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22-02-10, 20:36
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My little bit of history
This tea service was presented to my great great Grandfather on his 80th. birthday by the people of Adelong for his service to the comunity. Dad wanted it resilvered as it had been over cleaned over the years so Mum had it done in his memory. The tea service will be 100 years old in September 2010.
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22-02-10, 22:44
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24-02-10, 19:36
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Old Pictures.
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I was going through a bunch of old pictures yesterday and found a regimental picture of my fathers Artillery regiment take in 1940 in Trachadie New Brunswick.. He is in there according to a little arrow scratched into the picture..It is small and I will have to have it digitally enhanced and blown up to see any details..A nice unexpected find for me..He was a Bdr.as indicated on the back of the picture and ended the war as a Staff Sergeant..he was on 25 pounders..
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24-02-10, 20:06
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it's interesting but!
what have photos and stories of Dauphin, Manitoba & Oka Quebec got to do with Aussie History?
As I am interested as I am sure others are how about putting this stuff in another thread called "A Piece of Canadian History" or similar where other folk may find it easier. 
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" 
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24-02-10, 23:42
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quite true Cliff,
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25-02-10, 04:56
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Une pièce de l’histoire, aussi. 
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