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Sharing Our Heritage Both of my parents were deceased by the time that I became interested in and ound time to do genealogical research about my family "roots" My father was Dom in Plumstead. Woolwich. adiacent 0 London, England His mother had returned to England in order that her new baby could be born there. She, her usband and other small son had moved toCanadafrom England twoyears earlier hree months after her new baby was orn, my grandmother and her children returned to Canada When my Dad was lâ€"years-old. his father had been killed in a Smelter aCCIdent I remembered these and other stories because as a you rig girl lited [ltfdr my three grandparents and my great grandfather. Other sources of information include birth certificates. which furnished maiden names. British Census records obtained through the Latter Day Saints' Family HistoryCentreand parish records. I discovered that my great grandparents Knight had come to London from Devon Membership in the Devon Heritage Society led to the miraculous letter from a distant cousin in England, Our great grandparents had been sister and brother My cousin travelled to Devon. visited the Genealogical Centre at Essex and then provided me with information on the Knights back to the [6005, along with pictures. Obituaries and articles in newspapers are also valuable, as well as tombstone, church, cemetery and land records. A Lanark history book provided me with the fact that my great, great grandmother had been an herbalist! Modern day communication through the email connected me with another distant cousin. This led to the addresses of other cousins. Eventually, I met several of these cousins in person One of them still lives in a house on the farm .1 .ag- «if that my great grandfather settled in 189 I. : near Nairn Centre. when l had accumulated all of my information, I was concerned about what would happen when I no longer was around That was why 1 made my first "Grandmother's Legacy" book for my 18â€"yearâ€"old granddaughter This led to making a book for each of my 13 grandchildren. The book also contains an abbreviated biography of myself. Hopefully. some day. one of my descendants will take advantage of and appreciate the genealogical information Icompiled. Peggy McLeod is the FWlO "(Weedsmuir Coordinator. She can be reached at Box 385, Cobden ON KO] 1K0 Phone: 613-646-2415 Fax: 613-646-2] 17 Email: mmcleod@webhart.net Carlingford WI Hold Successful Book Launch Lasl lune. the Carlingford Women's lnstltule launched Bu lflt’ Olil Mill Stream Ctirliiitiftiitl 1850-2004, a history of their coiiiiiiunityaiidarea With F'WIO support for their application to the Ontario Trillium Fr itintlation, the Branch received a Mitotiti grant to publish 400 copies ol the itoil-page book containing 440 [.iliotograplis Most of the Information for die lmolz was obtained through the Branch‘s Twecdsmuir History Books On launch day. 117 people gathered for lunch to celebrate the success and 230 people signed the guest book and viewed this history displays at the WI Hall The Carlingford History BookCommIttee. from left lo right in the back row included lean Schlien, Verna Willows, Donna Willows, Lillian Kreis and Betty Knott in the front mw from left to right are Ruth Realh, Lots McIntosh tChairl, Lorraine Babb (Treasurer) and lean Davidson Suliiiiiitt'd liu LUIS Mtliiltisli Ciii'liiitifniil Wl, Pt'rt ll South London Aim