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To help with the growing mass of geneological data, the 'Owens recently purchased an APPLE micro computer, which eventually will be able to store data and display informa- tion quickly via a connected TV screen. Meanwhile the tracing of the family tree continues back in time and never looses its fascination. For example, in the search for geneological data, an investigation of early Canadian Census, such as the one in 1881, provides a glimpse at the social and economic history of the time. In addition to ages of family members, a census may yield the nationali- ty of origin, occupation and sometimes various agricultural information. While attending monthly meetings of the Ottawa branch of the Ontario Geneological Society is not too time consum- started the trend by making a record of family members and dates remembered by an uncle in P.E.1. After university, the research took on a more serious nature as they began subscribing to geneological newsletters from the Maritimes and eventually tracking down distant pedigrees in dusty church records, from registry offices and from census records. Over the past 10 years the Owens have uncovered over 4,000 names, each one listed with its own _ identification number, including approx- imately 110 direct ancestors of Arthur's and a similar number = + ing, it is evident the geneology "ee : is in the Owen's blood and will "9 no doubt continue to be a =" source of pleasureé-far into the future -- for geneology is full of surprises! y, Plant-a-tree needs support. A disappointed Paul Boardman is renewing his appeal to all local residents to get out and help him plant trees this spring in the name of a more beautiful landscape. The Russell contractor said he needs a commitment immediately from at least a few hundred peo- ple if he is to order the seedlings to provision a plant-a-tree day. ~ He is aiming his appeal in par- ticular at groups in the community which have the organized man- power to throw behind the scheme which would be a first step toward replacing innumerable trees lost to cutting and disease in the Russell area. "'The lack of trees is certainly -cutting into the prettiness of the landscape. It should be everyone's concern,"' he said. Mr. Boardman was disap- pointed at the reaction to his idea since he first proposed it in the Castor Review in January. He asked people to fill out a form pledging their support. He receiv- ed one reply. He is not easy to reach by phone because of long working hours - and so relied on the forms for feedback and "I thought rein- forcements would be the least of my problems...I can't run a one- man show." Determined to give his idea one more try, he is urging people to complete and send in the form ac- companying this story. ""Pve talked to people on the street about it and they think it's a good idea. It might be just a ques- tion of people going to the trouble of letting me know they are in- terested," he said, adding he must let the Ministry of Natural Resources in Kemptville know as soon as possible to get seedlings in time for spring planting. The number of seedlings would de- pend on the number of people. The scenario would be this: planters would gather at a central location and, armed with anything with which to scratch a furrow in the ground, would spread out to mapped out locations. "You just slash the ground, plop in a seedling, tamp down with your toe and that's it. It's easy, anyone fromkids-to~ older Get involved in the Russell Tree Plant Fill out this form and send it to Paul Boardman, Box 418, Russell, Ont. KOA 3B0. Name: Address: Phone: folks can do it,",Mr. Boardman endeavor for any community- said. spirited group. Noting that plant-a-tree day **You drive down some road in would be educational for children, _ the area and there is hardly a tree he said it would make an ideal _left," he said. "Is that what we family outing, school project or | want to leave for our kids?" 1492 YOUVILLE DRIVE, ORLEANS, ONTARIO HOWARD D. GODWIN" SALES AND LEASING REPRESENTATIVE BUS: 824-8550 RES: 445-2078 CARTAGE LTD. =a CARTAGE TRUCKING LOADER RENTAL Crushed Stone ® Fill © Gravel ® Sand Top Soil & Snow Removal RUSSELL Lloyd : Charlie '445-2820 _ 445-5344 | New resident lawyer Dianne Custance, L.L.B., is Russell's live-in lawyer. She has opened her office in Hugh Latimer's former residence, 330 Church street and has an apartment on the premises. : Her new home adjoins the cemetery but Dianne says she tries not to think about that. ela" She hopes to do estate law, commercial law and real estate, since these are the areas in which she specialized during ten years of legal practice in Toronto and Ottawa. Before coming here, she was associated with Chiarelli, Thompson, Cramer, Graw and Custance, in Ottawa. In Toronto she practised under the firm name of Murray and Custance. She was born in Kirkland Lake. She is temporarily in association with Carol Ann Lee, who has her own firm, Carol Ann Lee Abstracts and is lead singer and guitarist with a rock-country group in the Castor area when she is not searching titles. Dianne also specializes in family and matrimonial cases where there is a good possibility of amicable settlement. 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