Why I carry a camera

Grandma R with Ruth and Wendy  I was going through some old photos and came across these of the Redbourne side of the family.  Wendy’s family loved picnics and celebrations – in fact they had many gatherings that were good fun – especially if Grandpa R was in the room.  He had a multitude of…

Happy Birthday Jason

The snow was deep, the day was cold and grey!  Yet for Wendy and I the day was filled with warmth and joy!  We were parents for the first time – a boy who was 8 lbs 4 oz…and healthy.  What joy! Listowel had another baby – the town went through a baby boom for…

Ottawa Street surprises us

the hood Friday I began to compile some of the data for our family tree.  As I punched in dates of birth, marriage or death I was taken by how much of these family, life, events were associated with Hamilton.  It is where my Grandfather came when he left England, it is where both my…