Author Archives: Leslie S. Edwards

In Her Words: Memories of Living in Whitebread, Ontario

Whitebread Station ca 1920. William Peers and daughters Margaret (left), Beatrice, and Mildred. My maternal grandmother, Margaret Peers, was raised in the small community of Whitebread, Ontario located along the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) – a tributary of the St. Clair River known that forms part of the western boundary between Chatham-Kent and the WalpoleContinueContinue reading “In Her Words: Memories of Living in Whitebread, Ontario”

More than just names: vital records in Italy

Civil registration records are an invaluable resource in searching for your Italian roots. They contain a wealth of information, depending on the type of record and the time period in which the event occurred. Italy’s civil records today are a result of a standardized registration system introduced in 1806, after the annexation of many ItalianContinueContinue reading “More than just names: vital records in Italy”