Things to Ponder!
The header photo is of the Glen on the peninsula of Knoydart, in the Highlands of Scotland, I was feeling a little nostalgic for my tour of the Peninsula in May 2018. This is very remote and there are actually ruins in the distance. It must have been a hard life.
As of July 26, 2022 I have been accepted into the Mayflower Society through the Washington State Mayflower Society. As of January 2019 I have been accepted into the Daughters of the American Revolution.
It with sadness I share the loss of Ruth McDonald Flynn. She was a descendant of Duncan McDonell and Elizabeth Sauve. She died November 2, 2023 in Carmel, California after living a long and happy life. She was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota to Robert McDonald and Catherine Gray. She married John Flynn 17 February 1941 in Bovey, MN. They had three children, one of whom is a member of the Carmelite Monastery in Carmel. I had the privilege of knowing Ruth and John visiting with them on several occasions. Ruth lived to be 104 years old. Sleep peacefully cousins!
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Category Archives: Miriam’s Notes
Eddie’s “Collection of Junk” – Brother Gordy early 1920’s!
Eddie’s Collection of Junk scrapbook had a few artifacts that featured her older brother Gordy. He was formally named Ronald Gordon McDonald and get’s confused with his father Ronald Sandfield McDonald. He was always “Uncle Gordy” to me. While Vivian … Continue reading
Posted in Cheney, Eddie L. McDonald & her Collection of Junk, Gordon McDonald, GRACE & RONALD MCDONALD, Helena Mary McDonald & Claude Penglase, Keith B. MacDonald, King County, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, Miriam's Notes, Seattle, Vivian McDonald McKanna, Washington State
Tagged A Collection of Junk, Cheney High School, Normal School, Older Boys Conference
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Nellie McDonald becomes caretaker of Grace’s children!
Nellie or rather Ellen Elizabeth McDonald migrated with her parents from Chichester in 1900/1901 and lived with them in Bemidji till they moved to International Falls in 1905. She was living with her parents and brother Alexander in 1910 per the … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, ARCHIE & MARY MCDONELL's FAMILY, Bemidji, CANADA, Cheney, Edmonton, Gordon McDonald, GRACE & RONALD MCDONALD, Grande Prairie, International Falls, MCDONALD/MACDONALD etc., Minnesota, Miriam's Notes, Nellie McDonald (Ellen Elizabeth), Spokane County, Washington State
Tagged eastern Washington, raising children not your own, Spokane County
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Ronald’s story Continues! Revisiting Grand Prairie, Alberta and mention of Albany, Oregon
It is time to pick up my grandfather’s story and follow his migrations. The post dated October 5, 2010, “R.S. McDonald Leaves International Fall, left Ronald or R.S. on his way to Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The photograph above has … Continue reading
Posted in Albany, Alberta, Bezanson, CANADA, Cheney, Eddie L. McDonald & her Collection of Junk, Edmonton, Gordon McDonald, GRACE & RONALD MCDONALD, Grande Prairie, International Falls, Jean McDonald Davis, Keith B. MacDonald, MCDONALD/MACDONALD etc., Miriam McDonald, Miriam's Notes, Nellie McDonald (Ellen Elizabeth), Oregon, Smokey Point, Vivian McDonald McKanna, Washington State
Tagged Bezanson, Oregon, Province of Alberta, Quarry Lease, Smoky River
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John (Jack) Archibald McDonald & Sarah M. Burns
One of the goals I had on my trip to Ontario and Quebec, was to try to find any reference I could about the marriage of John (Jack) McDonald and Sarah Maria Burns. Jack, as he was called, is a son of Archibald … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHIE & MARY MCDONELL's FAMILY, Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives, CANADA, Chichester, International Falls, John (Jack) A. McDonald, Libraries and Archives Canada, Minnesota, Miriam's Notes, Pontiac Archives Shawville, Quebec, Sheen Township and Sheenboro, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group Pembroke
Tagged 1901 Canadian Census, Coglan surname. newspaper research
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