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The following years for Social Notes have been added: 1896, 1897, 1897

New MARRIAGES and DEATHS have been added: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900

New BIRTHS have been added: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900

Please note that there are several spelling mistakes in the transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths. Some are due to typing errors, some are due to the person making the return and some are my inability to correctly read the handwriting. All corrections are gratefully accepted.

The vital statistics transcribed to date are listed under the District (County of Algoma) Division of Hallam.

Thank you to Gord and Noreen Dandy of Welland, Ontario for permission to post the pictures of the C. Beck Lumber Co. dated 1921. Gord's grandfather, George Edwin Harber, is the person standing on the right of the picture.

January 21st 2010 marked the 100th anniversary of the 1910 Spanish River Train Wreck. In 2008, a book "1910 Spanish River Train Wreck" was published by Whipiwa Consulting. The authors Darcy Brason-Lediett and Myril Lynn Brason-Lediett have compiled newspaper articles and pictures detailing this disaster. The Brason-Ledietts may be reached at:

Whipiwa Consulting
700 Bay St, Unit 202
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
P6A 6L7

It is with great sadness, that I must announce the unexpected passing of Peter Stinson on December 3, 2009. Peter was a grandson of Edward and Eva (Fairbairns) Stinson. In January of 2006, he sent me the stories found in the Anedotes section - Childhood Memories of this website. Since that time, he has written several for Mid-North Monitor and published a book "Buffalo Girls, Won't You Come Out Tonight". He had the ability to capture a moment in time so clearly that it made my own memories of growing up in Webbwood come flooding back. My condolences to his family in South Porcupine and in Webbwood.