Genealogy Chat

Wow! you girls have been busy!...:-)) Thankyou to all that gave us some links. I'll be looking at those some time next week when I have more time. I read every word about the Stevens Hotel and it has left me feeling a tad angry....Angry with my Stevens half siblings for telling me a load of porky pies!!! (lies) I cannot think of one good reason for doing that! except that maybe they wanted to impress me?...hey! they sure did that! .........not! lol ...never mind....thats another chapter in the life of me.Done and dusted! Moving on...... I'm sorry i wasnt around today but I was busy making bill boards. Ann, do you want a pink one? lol ERNEST..LY SEEKING THOMAS SANDYand KIN and ANY STEVENS FROM SCOTLAND, MANY MOONS AGO? ....and a 3rd bill board.. ANNIE and GERRI WAVE TO LISA IN TORONTO. Lets plan it for the summer girls, get a sun tan at the same time lol Deb Vancouver..re: phone book, Thats a great idea for looking for the living. many thanks. Thats how i found my real father in the first place! I rang number after number untill one day when I was feeling like a 'phone robot' a voice on the other end said..'yes, thats my father' I was so used to getting know where, I almost put the phone down lol It was my oldest half sister! Met them 3 years later. The rest as they say....is history! Off to have a peek at these new sites....have fun everyone. Gerri xx

Gerri: When I first started researching, I was told my dad's father's side was originally from France. At one point the family left France and stopped long enough in England to anglicize the name, then immediately left England and settled in Toronto. Well, the name change process must have been slow in England, as they weren't there for 2 or 5 or even 10 years; they lived in England at least 130 years! Sometimes there is truth to the family stories, sometimes there isn't. Apparently your immediate family was not connected to the hotel, but perhaps a distant relative was? I'll let you know when I have my billboard ready. :)

Lisa, Yes, I think we have 'chatted' before - and thank you again for your offer of help and local knowledge. I'm on the edge of my seat until this latest arrival cousin grills his grandma for info!! And, Gerri, lurve the billboards ... not sure how I'd look with a tan from the knees down and neck up ... although I guess most of your arms are free. Hey, this means we wouldn't need to pack much ... apart from the billboards ... can I have a yellow one please, much more my colour than pink! G'night to all. Annie