In-Laws Outlaws and Kinfolk
I am very pleased to bring this page to you. As many of you know my mom, was also into genealogy. For a period of time, she wrote articles that appeared weekly in our local paper the St. Croix Courier (St. Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick Canada). Soon after mom's passing, I found this one binder, full of her articles. I contacted the Courier and asked if I could put them on my web site. So a special thanks goes to the Courier for allowing me to post my mom's articles. She enjoyed writing In-Laws, Outlaws and Kinfolk. Looking back at these article titles I remember every one of them, but most of all I remember how much she enjoyed to write. Of course with any writing there comes writer's block. I remember the frustration the block would have for her, but somehow, some way....and what I like to call the "F.E. and Adrienne Power Hour" happens to be around 2 a.m. She would wake from a sound sleep and be rattling away at the keyboard. I would wake up and ask, "What are you doing?" She would look at me with the fire in her eyes. "It finally came to me."
As a ten year old I would watch her write these articles...but mainly it was to make fun of her (in a good way of course). As I write this...it is like this all took place just yesterday. The raising of her light brown eyebrow; her lips twitching on either side; her head shrugging to one of her shoulders. Then she would turn, and catch me red handed making the faces she was. You could tell as she typed that she was not happy with how the article was going. clack, clack..CLACK CLACK, delete, delete, delete......delete. Regardless she never got frustrated, she knew it would come to her, and it always did.
I chose to share these articles with everyone, because there might be information in them, for people looking for the missing link. Or if you were a weekly reader of mom's articles, there may have been one you missed.
Once I get the articles up on the site, each article title will have a link that will jump directly to the mentioned article. I will also make each article printer friendly. This will make it easier to just scroll through the articles, without uploading the PDF file. If you want to print an article all you have do is click the printer friendly version and the PDF will load
Because there are a lot of articles, it is going to take some time to get them all up on the web site. Please be patient and I will get them all up as soon as I can.
I hope you enjoy all these articles.
IOK Vault
Introductory Article: Published 28 October 1987
Roots or Twigs: Published 04 November 1987
Since Time Began: Published 11 November 1987
A Gift of Giving: Published 18 November 1987
A Gift of Giving II: Published 25 November 1987
Family Relationships: Published 02 December 1987
A Reader Speaks Out: Published 09 December 1987
Down to Serious Business: Published 16 December 1987
Sources: Newspaper: Published 23 December 1987
Purpose: Genealogy: Published 30 December 1987
Times and Seasons: Published 06 January 1988
Into the Bowels of Hell: Published 13 January 1988
Getting Personal I: Published 20 January 1988
Getting Personal II: Published no date
Thank You Thelma: Published 03 February 1988
Sources: Census Reports: Published 10 February 1988
The Maine-New Brunswick Connection: Published no date
Getting To Know: New Brunswick I: Published 24 February 1988
Getting to Know: New Brunswick II: Published 02 March 1988
Getting to Know: New Brunswick III: Published 09 March 1988
Getting to Know: New Brunswick IV: Published 16 March 1988
Getting to Know: New Brunswick V: Published no date
Getting to Know: New Brunswick VI: Published 30 March 1988
Grand Manan Genealogical Society: Published 06 April 1988
Baskahagen Families I: Published 14 April 1988
Baskahagen Families II: Published 20 April 1988
J.&C. Short Shipbuilding I: Published 27 April 1988
J.&C. Short Shipbuilding II: 04 May 1988
The Puritan Influence I: Published 11 May 1988
The Puritan Influence II: Published 18 May 1988
The Puritan Influence III: Published 25 May 1988
The Bradfords of Plymouth (and Charlotte County): Published 01 June 1988
Charting the Family: Published 05 June 1988
Marriage: A Different View: Published 15 June 1988
The Business of Genealogy I: Published 22 June 1988
The Business of Genealogy II: Published 29 June 1988
Skeltons and Chains I: Published 06 July 1988
Skeltons and Chains II: Published 13 July 1988
Skeltons and Chains III: 20 July 1988
Charlotte County: 1939: Published 27 July 1988
Charlotte County: 1939 Part II: Published 03 August 1988
A Genealogical Weekend: Published 10 August 1988
From Bayside to Bogota: Published 17 August 1988
From Bayside to Bogota II: Published 24 August 1988
From Bayside to Bogota III: Published 31 August 1988
From Bayside to Bogota IV: Published 07 September 1988
Changing Your Name I: Published 14 September 1988
Changing Your Name II: Published 21 September 1988
The Saint Croix Valley: Published 28 September 1988
Across the River I: Published 05 October 1988
Across the River II: Published 12 October 1988
Across the River III: Published 19 October 1988
Across the River IV: Published 26 October 1988
Across the River V: Published 02 November 1988
Downeast Ancestry I: Published 09 November 1988
Downeast Ancestry II: Published 16 November 1988
Es-Tu Francais? I: Published 30 November 1988
Es-Tu Francais? II: Published 07 December 1988
Es-Tu Francais? III: Published 14 December 1988
Es-tu Francais IV: Published missing
More Reflections: Published 28 Dec 1988
Es-tu Francais? V: Published 11 Jan 1989
Es-tu Francais? VI: Published 18 Jan 1989
Es-tu Francais? VII: Published 25 Jan 1989
Genealogy in Charlotte County I: Published 01 Feb 1989
Genealogy in Charlotte County II: Published15 Feb 1989
The Highlander I: Published22 Feb 1989
The Highlander II: Published01 Mar 1989
The Highlander III: Published08 Mar 1989
Irish Surnames: Published29 Mar 1989
Irish Surnames II: Published no date
Irish Surnames III: Published no date
Reference Books: Published 05 Apr 1989
Reference Books II: Published 12 Apr 1989
Reference Books III: Published 19 Apr 1989
Finding Records II: Published 26 Apr 1989
Finding Records III: Published 03 May 1989
Finding Records IV: Published 10 May 1989
Finding Records V: Published 17 May 1989
Reference Books III: Published 31 May 1989
Note: In-Laws, Outlaws and Kinfolk articles have been published on this site with the permission of the St. Croix Courier. Special thanks goes to the Courier for allowing me to reprint my mother's articles.