Category Archives: Family History

What’s In a Name?

Posted on 30 June, 2009 by Stewart Stronski

The answer to that is: Everything and Nothing. Anyone that has done more than a little genealogy research knows that names are tricky things. They change over time, get misspelled and are just plain written incorrectly. They also may have … Continue reading →

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1412 Individuals in the Tree!

Posted on 12 June, 2009 by Stewart Stronski

It’s just a coincidence but this news item comes exactly 100 individuals after the last one. I think most of them are Shaws but there are Britlands, Harts, Sharps, Etc. as well. I have recently made some progress in the … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle

Posted on 20 May, 2009 by Stewart Stronski

Well I’m updating again with some regularity. I’ve added some to the Jeffreys branch and I’ve made some additions and several corrections in the Shaw branches as well. I’m adding sources and a lot of census info as I go … Continue reading →

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A Poignant Reminder

Posted on 17 February, 2009 by Stewart Stronski

Sometimes we forget that we aren’t the first generation to live in troubled times. They’ve been around as long as there have been people. Here is a letter written by Leslie Shaw to tell his family about the death of … Continue reading →

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1009 Individuals!

Posted on 2 February, 2009 by Stewart Stronski

Well I made it to 1009 individuals in my family tree after adding a few more Le Gros relations. So we have 1009 individuals with 231 different surnames and there are 278 different families. There are 64 Blacks, 21 Elaschuks, … Continue reading →

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John Shaw – Pioneer in the Glen Murray District of New Zealand

Posted on 21 January, 2009 by Stewart Stronski

Jessie Pearson compiled this history following a re-union of descendants on 2 March 1963. Robert Shaw edited it in December 2002. The Shaw of Kells website is here John Shaw, son of David and Janet Shaw, was born at Paisley, … Continue reading →

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