Welcome to the story of our family

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A family history is about more than one family. To start with the main families are Hass, Croteau, Horth & Joseph but we are also working on Lisa’s family history which includes Kelly, Campbell, Hoare, Marchington and Wilsons.

To all the people who have helped me with this search, THANK YOU. Please feel free to email me at [email protected]

Rowand

Abram Rowand and family immigrated...

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Edmund Hass and Evelyn Horth

Married: Dec 21, 1940 –...

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Robert Dyer Hoare (Kelly)

Grandpa Bob’s draft card. I...

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Stories:

  • Where I was baptised, confirmed, taught Sunday School, and sang in the choir - and Mr Purdue, the Minister for many years, married us at the farm in 1921, September 28th - Mary Marchington (Wilson)

    Nana's Church

    “Where I was baptised, confirmed, taught Sunday School, and sang in the choir – and Mr Purdue, the Minister for […]

  • Ida May's Chili Sauce

    Chili Sauce

    Grandpa Bob’s mother’s recipe. It is delicious!

  • Trans-Atlantic News

    The Information Age

    An article about Grandpa Marchington taking part in the first overnight transatlantic newspaper delivery

  • The Old Woman and Her Pig

    When I was little,Grandpa used to tell me this little story all the time. I used to request it from […]

  • Drawing Farms and Horses

    Often when I stayed with Grandpa and Nana I would ask Grandpa to draw me pictures. I thought he was […]

  • Evelyn-Hass-Saved-War-Poem-This-will-i-cherish

    This Will I Cherish - Wartime Poem

    A wartime poem saved by Evelyn Hass (nee Horth)