Wednesday, May 3, 2017 THE MURAL Page 15 The Mural CLASSIFIEDS Antiques Chair regluing, hand and sheet caning, rush and splint seating, wicker repairs. Free estimates available. Dawne. 613-6592928. www.wiltse creek studio.ca. www. TheMural. on.ca Wanted to buy Early and local area and township atlases, Canadian Art, Local history, river books, or collections, prints, early photos, and art. A & E Books 613-923-1330 edandarwilliams @gmail.com Hairdressing Hair Do. Shari Moorhead, R.R.#1 Lyndhurst, phone 3873692. Hours: Tues. & Wed.:8:30-6:00, Thurs.: in home service, Fri.: 8:307:00, Sat: 8:30- 12:30. Sign Of The Times Anniversary Announcement May 20, 1967 – May 20, 2017 50 Years of Marriage Greg and Steve Kearney would like to invite you to join them in celebration of 50 years of marriage for their parents Mike and Sharon Kearney of Athens, On. At the Joshua Bates Center on Saturday May 13, 2017 from 3pm to 5pm. Best Wishes only please. Have you seen a funny, unusual or thought provoking sign or sight? Let The Mural know so we can put it in the next “Sign Of The Times” Call 613-493-0074 Chaffey’s Lock rocks once again TO THE MURAL The Chaffey’s Lock Heritage Society is pleased to announce a jam-packed list of events in our community for this year. We’ll celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with events right through to late fall. Starting off the year May 20th, the community hall will be jumping once again to sounds of the “The Ramblin’ Valley Band” – a versatile and musically talented group of five young men originating from Almonte, who have had our audience dancing, singing and stamping their feet for the past two years. “This group loves to play at the historic Chaffey’s Lock Community Hall. They love the acoustics and the audience attention. Every year they come with new music to give us a fresh new sound as well as playing old favourites”, states Gay Henniger, Events Coordinator. The Ramblin’ Valley Band offers a wide genre of music with a mix of blues, bluegrass, country and rock and roll and they switch instruments with each other constantly throughout the performance. This band played in Ottawa Bluesfest last summer and is currently on tour in through the Maritime Provinces. A new album (Farm Days) was cut this year. Check out their sound at http://www.theramblinvalleyband.ca/video/. We are introducing something new this year. Tickets are available online for your convenience at www.onstagedirect.com/ChaffeysLock. There will be a limited number of tickets available to Browns Marina store in Chaffey’s Lock. Tickets are $20.00/person. If there are any tickets left they will be $25.00 at the door. Last year this event sold out so get your tickets soon! Doors and Bar open at 7:00pm and music starts at 7:30pm. Come celebrate the Victoria Day Weekend and the traditional first weekend of the summer cottage season with our Chaffey’s Lock and area Community! We promise you a great time! Musical Event Schedule May 20: “The Ramblin’ Valley Band” Chaffey’s Lock Community Hall Doors open at 7:00 pm June 17: “Old Man Grant” Chaffey’s Lock Community Hall Doors open at 7:00 pm July 22: LeMeow Chaffey’s Lock Community Hall Doors open at 7:00 pm Sept 14 & 15: Ontario Festival of Small Halls Concert – Band Announced in early June Chaffey’s Lock Community Hall Doors Open at 7:00 pm Oct 21: Video Dance & Finger Food Potluck Chaffey’s Lock Community Hall Doors open at 7:00 pm To support these events and help raise funds for operations and programming for the Hall and the Chaffey’s Lock Heritage Lockmaster’s Museum, the Heritage Society is offering sponsorships at two levels for businesses and individual/families. In return, sponsors will be recognized in several different ways – on our website (www.chaffeys l o c k . w e e b l y. c o m ) , “Chaffey’s Locks Rocks” Face Book Page and at each event. There will also be a draw among sponsorship participants for a pair of free tickets for each event. For further information contact is Gay Henniger, The Corporation of the Township of Athens TRANSFER SITE HOURS Summer Hours June 5th – September 18th the site will be open Mondays 8:00 am – noon in addition to regular hours Wednesday & Saturday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Events Coordinator ([email protected] – 613-3595706) The Chaffey’s Heritage Society recently announced that the Chaffeys Lock Community Hall, which was built in 1932 by the Chaffey’s Lock and Area Women’s Institute, and with community volunteer labour, is officially back in the hands of the community after being cared for since the 1990’s by the Township of Rideau Lakes. 205th year of the Webster family immigration to this area TO THE MURAL Come and join in to celebrate the 205th year of the webster family immigration to this area, on June 17, 2017 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church – Oak Leaf The Webster family celebrates a reunion every five years, and that cycle falls on this year, 2017. This will be the 205th year celebration of the Webster family emigrating from Ireland to eastern Ontario. Since that time we have cleared land, gone to war, helped build a country and been witness to the rise of Canada on the international stage. We have migrated throughout Canada and North America, but as we did so, we have always held a warm remembrance of our initial steps in Ontario and kept a special place in our hearts for east Ontario. Because of that, every five years many of us make the trek back to the east Ontario “homeland”-- and this time will be no different. We will be gathering at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church-Oak Leaf, for a day of remembrance and celebration to mark this 205th year. As usual, we extend the invitation to all Webster’s as well as anyone interested in mingling with the family or just wanting to enjoy some potluck on a (hopefully) sunny Saturday afternoon. Now, some brief history…. During the Irish Rebellion of 1688-90, a time when the British Isles were in great religious turmoil, three Webster brothers, in a regiment under British commander Colonel Ram, were in action in Ireland. As the hostilities finally ceased, (culminating in the Battle of the Boyne) these three brothers were granted land and settled in the County of Wexford, Ireland. While in Wexford, one of the descendants of these men had three sons: Robert, Nathaniel and John. With religion and nationality still a tinder box, rebellion once again broke out in the year 1798. As Wexford County was one of the focal points of this uprising, the Webster’s, ever loyal to their country and religion were thrown into the fray and took up arms against the rebellion. Robert (one of the three sons of the original Webster ’s of Wexford) who had lived in the old homestead, was “piked” by members of the rebellion, and thrown over the Enniscorthy Bridge in the presence of two of his 11 children: daughter Mary and son Nathaniel. His eldest child Edward then became the “man of the house” taking Robert’s place in the homestead. Edward (the eldest) then had six sons and one daughter, but only one son, “Edward the Tanner” immigrated to Canada and settled in Escott. Edward being the eldest, stayed in Ireland at the homestead of Garrybritt, Wexford County. However, nine of Edward’s siblings immigrated to Canada between 1812 and 1817. These siblings all settled in Oak Leaf with most being buried there and at least one being buried in Union Cemetery. -Mary (Sam Copeland), -Martha (Mattie) (Major George Johnston), -Elizabeth (John Foley), -Margaret (Peggy) (Long John Johnston), -Eleanor (Long George Johnston), -Robert B. Sr.(Alice Boardman), -William Sr.(Alice Murphy), -Barbara (Richard Leech), and -Nathaniel (Elizabeth Johnston) settled in Oak Leaf. -Martha (Mattie) is buried in Union Cemetery, there are no records where Elizabeth is buried and the remaining 7 are buried in Oak Leaf Cemetery. In addition, Thomas immigrated in 1817 to Prescott later moving to the Bay of Quinte and Cavan Township. Of the three original sons, Nathaniel, the second son of the old soldier, came to Canada and settled in the Brockville area (likely New Dublin). His descendants include sons Richard, William, Thomas and Nathaniel. The third original son, John, had four children: Robert, John, Edward, and William. Robert took part in the same rebellion in which his uncle Robert (piked at Enniscorthy) had been killed. In May 1798, he too died, but instead of a piking, he was killed on the battlefield at Vinegar Hill. Descendants of John immigrated at different times to Canada, settling eventually in the Lansdowne area. All this rich history is just one of the building blocks of the country we call home. So mark your calendar for the 205th Webster Reunion and come out and help celebrate the history of a proud family of Canadians called the Webster’s. Contact: David Webster e-mail: webhus @nexicom.net or by phone 705-932-2803
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