MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR
To every one, but especially to all our friends and family back home. 
Hope 
the holidays are merry and joyous for everybody. Miss you all and hope 
to 
see you in July.

                            HAPPY HOLIDAYS
                           From Fort Mcmurray

                          Terry, Arlene & Melanie

Hi,
Have used your baked bean recipe since we came here,all of my recipes 
are 
back home would love to have some good easy cookie recipes or desserts, 
maybe you could post some on the site
                                                                       
see 
you later
                                                                        
Arlene Anstey

Hi Everyone, We have made it back home safe and sound with our little boy and he is doing wonderful. I just wanted to send one last e-mail to thank you all for your prayers and e-mails that you sent our way.  I am attaching a couple of pictures of Andrew for you all to see, he is indeed our miracle baby! To look at these pictures and to think back on went he has went through the past 2 weeks is almost unbelieveable.  But there is nothing impossible for God..so when you look at his pictures please say a prayer of thanks to the Almighty Healer for he alone deserves the praise! Please keep us in your prayers God Bless You All! Lance & April

I would like to wish Roland Canning a belated very Happy Birthday

I am a great great granddaughter of Charles Canning born about 1828 and 
Sarah Jane White born about 1836. (Record from Twillingate Vital Stats 
vol 89; Charles Canning of Western Head married Sara Jane White of 
Western Head on 20 Oct. 1869. Wit were; Able Chaulk and Joseph 
Brinton.)
My great grandmother was Mary daughter of Charles and Sarah Jane 
Canning.. Mary married John Head of Comfort Cove
This makes me a first cousin twice removed of Roland Canning who 
Celebrated his 80 Th. Birthday on April 1st.
I have I am trying to put together a family tree ..I purchased the 
Cottlesville book and found it very helpful. I recommend it to anyone 
with roots in Cottles Island/ Cottlesville.
I still have a question for anyone willing to answer…
Does anyone know who the parents/ brothers/ sisters/ of Charles Canning 
born 1828 were?
I would be very grateful to anyone who can help me with this.
Thank you
Margaret Head Major

Leah Day

This is Christina Rideout I am sending a Picture of Pop for you to place on 
the cottlesville website.
I would like to send Birthday Greetings to Roland Canning Of Cottlesville 
who will be celebrating his 80th on April 1 , Greeting from his wife, 11 
children and extended family and friends and we would like to wish him many more.

Feb 23 2006

Hi,

I sent you a note last fall after visiting your web site. I just finished looking

at the updates and was very impressed with all the beautiful pictures

and to see so many people involved in all the activities, it is wonderful.

Keep up the great work and the wonderful pictures, I have memories of that place

when I was very young and my parents used to visit the late Uncle Jim Philpott

there and he had many stories.

Regards,

Patricia Samson  (nee Philpott)

Hello Victoria

My name is Kelly Dove I am from Cottlesville;  Theophilus and Laura Gillard’s youngest daughter and I look at your wonderful web site every day and it makes me so home sick. You have done a wonderful job with your site excellent work. It’s brightens my day every time I look at it.

I have 2 children Kendra who turned 7 on November 18. And Joshua who turned 3 on September 3^rd.  I would love for you to post this picture on your web site under Theophilus and Laura Gillard’s grandchildren daughter and son of Kelly.

I am living in Brampton, Ontario and have been in Ontario for 14 years now.

If you have any questions please e-mail me

Thank-You so much

Have a wonderful day.

Kelly Dove

October 30, 2005

Hi

I have found your Cottlesville page very interesting.
My GG Grandfather was Charles Canning b 1828 so I am 
related to many of the people listed on your site.

I am also related to the Minty's and I note that you have  
Stephen Cooper married to Mary Elizabeth Minty. I have researched 
my family members for several years and found no reference to this marriage. 

Was this family info I wonder ? Could you please put me in contact with our 
source??

I have some records of Stephen Cooper's descendants, Many of them lived 
at Newstead . I grew up at Comfort Cove ( Margaret Head )

Do you still have copies of the Cottlesvillel book for sale? 
If so who can i write the cheque to?

Many Thanks

Margaret Head Major
gmmaj@sympatico.ca
Trenton, Ont

Oct 21, 2005
Just wanted to let you know that you have a wonderful site and beautiful pictures on the web

of Cottlesville.

I’m connected with the Philpott’s, in the William Philpott area in the name of Stanley, he was my

grandfather and my father was Wesley. I knew Ralph Philpott very well and visited him several times.

If you want more information that I have on the family, I can submit it to sometime.

Keep up the great work.

Regards,

Patricia Samson (nee Philpott)

kodi@nf.sympatico.ca