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Tannery cove continues Construction of roads and sanitary sewers in the second and third phases of the Tannery Cove Subdivi- sion is now underway. With the first phase of the subdivision on Penetanguishene's water- front along Beck Boulevard completed, contractor Don Sherk is now undertaking the work along Yeo Street and Baycourt Road. According to Sherk's Of- fice Manager Ruth Hackney, the construction on the two phases that began earlier this fall is to be completed before the end of the year. Genealogical Members from as far as New York and British Col- umbia were among the 55 people who attended the October annual meeting of Simcoe County and Oshawa - Whitby Branches of the Ontario Genealogical Society: This gathering ~ also commemorated Sim- coe Branch's fourth birth- day and the 25th anniver- sary of OGS. Prior to an afternoon programme, many members and guests en- joyed a lovely luncheon and social time at the Parkview Centre, Barrie. The first speaker was Bob Rodman, director of Region 6, who presented various matters concern- ing OGS. Guest speaker Catherine Shepard, senior archivist at the Archives of Ontario, spoke on Surrogate Court records in genealogical research. As a guide to fin- ding and understanding these often overlooked sources of imformation, Shepard gave some history of the courts and offices which produce them, and described types of records that are available. ""Most useful to genealogists are the estate files,' said the speaker. These could contain an in- ventory of real and per- The fourth phase of the: Tannery Cove subdivision, | along Peel Street, will begin sometime in the new : year. Once all the sewers and road construction is finish- ed the subdivision will be made up of 86 fully servic- ed lots. According to Hackner, sale of the lots in the Town's newest subdivision is going very well, already 40 lots have been sold. Construction of homes has already begun on a number of the waterfront lots. society meet sonal property, original will, some family connec- tions and insights into the character of the person writing the will. Shepard il- lustrated her presentation by reading excerpts from a will which detailed humorous bequests and a guardianship paper from an 1827 file. Province - wide indexes, from 1858 onward, can lead the researcher to the appropriate registers and numbered, estate files. Before this date, district records are arranged in alphabetical order. Many of these documents and in- dexes are on microfilm. Shepard had on hand a copy of her booklet, Sur- rogate Court records at the Archives of Ontario. In celebration of the oc- casion, a ceremonial cake was served in. the late afternoon. The next meeting of the ' Society will be Nov. 4. This 'will be a workshop. Josephine Boos will lead a group on Irish research, Nina Black will speak on how to prepare material for publication, and Helen Wanless will lead begin- ners, starting at 8 p.m. at Parkview Centre, 189 Blake Street, Barrie. The public is invited to attend. _Obituarg Lucille Gravelle The late Lucille Gravelle of Edward Street, Penetanguishene, died Oct. 11, 1986, in St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, follow- ing a lengthy illness, at the age of 63 years. Mrs. Gravelle, a lifelong resident of Penetanguishene, was employed in the office Penetang Bottling Com- pany for many years. An active member of St. Ann's Parish of Penetanguishene, Mrs. Gravelle was a member of both the Catholic Women's League and the Legion of Mary. Her funeral mass was held in St. Ann's Memorial Church, Penetanguishene, on Oct. 13, with Rev. L. Dignard as the celebrant. Interment followed in St. Ann's Cemetery, Penetanguishene. 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