Township of Harvey WILLIAM BENNETT was born in the County of Northumberland, and remained there until 1859, removing in that year to the Town of Peterborough, in which place he resided till the year 1872, afterwards purchasing 186 acres of bush land in Harvey Township, on which he settled, and at present continues to improve and cultivate. Mr. Bennett married Miss Eliza Jane Walsh, of Otonabee Township, by whom he has one child. GEORGE BRUMWELL, DECEASED, was born in England in the year 1817, and at the age of eight years came with his parents to Canada, who settled in Peterborough County. In 1848 he removed to the Township of Harvey and settled on 200 acres of forest land, on lot 16, concession 12, which he improved and cultivated, and on which he remained until his death in the year 1851. Our subject married Miss Jane Nichols, of the Township of Smith, who died shortly after, leaving one child. Mr. Brumwell married a second time to Miss Helen Staples, also of the Township of Smith, by whom he had five children. GEORGE BRUMSELL was born in the Township of Smith in the year 1842, and in 1872 came to the
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Tails End Resort
THE HISTORY OF “TAIL’S END” RESORT by Bev Matthews 1922..Trail’s End was purchased from Cecil Crowe by Judge Meals and Paul Hamilton. 1940..Trail’s End was purchased from Paul Hamilton by Mrs. Olive Porter and Mr. William Porter. They lived in Cleveland, Ohio and Trail’s End was their private summer estate. 1953..Trail’s End Lodge was purchased by Walter and Jean Crowe. At this time Trail’s End started to be turned into a tourist resort. During the years that Walter and Jean had Trail’s End they built 3 cottages and turned the lodge into rooms that could be used for an American plan operation. They served meals in the dining-room that exists today. 1965..Trail’s End was purchased by Lola Komonar in April 1965. Lola and a man named Sam ran Trail’s End much the same way as Jean and Walter had. During their stay they added the house section, which exists today. Up until this point no one had lived At Trail’s End during the winter. 1970..Trail’s End was sold to Mrs. Taylor (no husband) and a son who ran it only for one season. 1971..The Hawken’s purchased Trail’s End in July of 71 and continued to run it as a successful
History of Wedding Cakes
History of Wedding Cakes Cakes have always been a feature of wedding celebrations, although in times past they were not always eaten. Originally made of wheat, a symbol of fertility and prosperity, they would have been thrown at the bride. Around 100B.C. the Romans began baking wheat and salt into small cakes to be eaten, although some would have been crumbled over the head of the bride as a sign of good fortune. The Greeks used a sweeter mixture of wheat and honey, however all these ‘cakes’ would have been more like a biscuit rather than a soft cake. In medieval England flour based sweet foods were included in many celebration feasts. In some places it was customary to place the cakes in a pile. A tall stack of cakes was an indication of wealth. By the 17th century the plum cake was introduced into England from France, although less affluent ceremonies sometimes had a “bride’s pie” as the centerpiece of celebrations. This was a type of mince pie, made with sweet breads or a savory mutton pie and inside would have been placed a ring. Custom says that the lady who found the ring would be next to wed.
Canadians in the American Civil War
Database of Canadians Who Served in the American Civil War This list is a revision, expansion, and (I hope) an improvement upon the previous lists that I have compiled. My intention is to list every Canadian who served in the Civil War for whom there is some sort of documentation. Unfortunately, much of the relevant materials is not readily available, and therefore this list will never be an accurate reflection of the number of Canadians who served in the war. Nevertheless, I hope that the list will bring more attention to the role that these men played and, hopefully, assist some genealogically-minded people in tracking down a long lost ancestor. Please keep in mind that the list is currently a “work in progress”. I have pieced much of it together from other lists that I have previously compiled, using different formats. I hope to have this lack of uniformity rectified as soon as possible. ABAR, Joshua–born: Canada; regiment: not stated; sources: ABBEY, Orrin–born: Canada; ship: not stated; sources: ABERNATHY, Robert–born: Canada; regiment: 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery; sources: ABLAR, Triffle–born: Canada–7th Minnesota Infantry; sources: ACKERMAN, David I/J.–born: Canada; regiment: 2nd Minnesota Cavalry; sources: Adams, Henry–Canada–20th Infantry
Nogies Creek Cemetery History
Nogies Creek Cemetery History at Gypsy Point Used from 1865 to 1952 this old cemetery was formerly called the Ventress Burying Ground. It belonged to William Ventress and was used for family and neighbourhood burials long before official recognition as a cemetery in the 1880’s. Some graves were disturbed by removal of sand and gravel, but it is now protected by the township. Extensive research has identified the burials that have taken place here. This stone was erected by the Greater Harvey Historical Society (G.H.H.S.) in 1999 and contains on the sides and back, names of all known burials. Additional information is available from the G.H.H.S. Nogies Creek Cemetery