Tag Archives: religion

Hello Family & Friends

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Christine Goodnough

It’s been several years since our last post on this blog. Cousin Linda B and I started it with bright hopes, but life intervened, with its various health issues for both of us. Lately, though, some in my family have … Continue reading →

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A Walk on the Dark Side

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

When Hugh McKervill was in training to become a minister in the United Church of Canada, he was sent in the summer of 1955 as a student minister to the people of the Smoky Burn-Battle Heights-Papikwan area (at the edge … Continue reading →

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Family Bible Records

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

The Vance Family Bible is one of those cumbersome old tomes meant as a showpiece on a mantle. Its dimensions are 11 x 13 x 4.5″ thick — not something you’d carry along to Church every Sunday. It was presented … Continue reading →

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Visiting Grandpa and Grandma Turner

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

By Evelyn Whitney My Grandad, Charles Turner, was a staunch Orangeman, a firm United Protestant.  When I stayed with them they would dress me up and take me to church.  Grandad taught us to play cards — 500 rummy, Chinese … Continue reading →

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