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Title: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: KN on Sunday 21 January 18 11:00 GMT (UK)
Bit of a long shot I know, but do any of you lovely Rootchatters have a copy of this book?  Published in 1981 and is about the early settlers in the Red Willow area of Alberta.

Just wondering if my great-uncle, Joseph Franklin Weaving (aka Joe), is mentioned. 

thank you

KN
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: cosmac on Monday 22 January 18 05:00 GMT (UK)
A search of the TAL cataloque reveals that the Medicine Hat Library, Pincher Creek Library and the Vulcan Library should all have a copy of this book.  Also the W.R. Castell Libarary, Calgary.
I checked the Medicine Hat cataloque and the book is listed.  Perhaps a request to a library for a look up in the book is a good move.  I find library staff usually quite accommodating.
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 22 January 18 19:12 GMT (UK)
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930  - Joe F Weaving - 11 August 1902 Alberta.
Part NW - Section 14 - Township 41 - Range 17 - Meridian W4

second entry - same info- Joseph Franklin Weaving

Sandra

Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 22 January 18 19:13 GMT (UK)
Alberta Canada Death Index - Joseph Weaving - died 1907 -  Wessington Alberta Ontario.

Sandra
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 22 January 18 19:15 GMT (UK)
1906 census Wessington Alberta Canada


Joe F Weaving   29  born England.  Head. Immigrated 1902 - Single. Section   14
Township   41 - Range 17 -  Meridian 4 -  Horses   2 -  Milk Cows   1 - Cattle   2

Sandra
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 22 January 18 19:17 GMT (UK)
An old message board post - 2001 - - someone who had borrowed the book from a relative - might be worth trying the e-mail address - even though it is many moons ago.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1862&p=localities.northam.canada.alberta.general

Sandra
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: Gadget on Monday 22 January 18 19:55 GMT (UK)
..and Amazon.ca have it for sale for CDN$45

https://www.amazon.ca/Red-Willow-Reflections-Pioneers/dp/0889252238


Gadget

Added - just wondering if some of my ancestral relatives are listed - will have to check with cousin :)
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: Gadget on Monday 22 January 18 20:30 GMT (UK)
Just seen that you are in Oxfordshire, so the previous link wouldn't really be much help -sorry

Abebooks has one for £29.66   :-\

https://tinyurl.com/y82nvpfv


Gadget
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: bbart on Friday 26 January 18 08:01 GMT (UK)
Google has a cached page for Alberta Genweb of an index of people from the book you mention, and there is a Joe Weaving listed (no other Weavings are listed). It is merely a list of names, so there is no way to know just how much is mentioned about him.

I doubt this link will work for you as the cached page is tied to my browser (firefox mozilla):
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vzBxVVbDCj4J:rootsweb.ancestry.com/~abarchiv/stettler-bookindex-redwillow.html+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-b

If it doesn't work, search on google for red willow alberta joe weaving alberta genweb and you should see this for the first hit:

Red Willow Reflections - Alberta GenWeb Digital Archives
rootsweb.ancestry.com/~abarchiv/stettler-bookindex-redwillow.html

At the end of the second line there is a small triangle, pointed down.  Click on that symbol, and a little box saying CACHED pops up, which when clicked, will take you to Googles cached version.

Keep in mind that cached pages aren't stored for long!


Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: KN on Monday 29 January 18 11:48 GMT (UK)
Dear cosmac, Sandra, Gadget and bbart

Thank you all for your information, suggestions and ideas - I've mulled over the suggestions this weekend and have just bit the bullet and ordered a copy of Red Willow Reflections, knowing full well that there will/may be only the smallest of references to my uncle.  Thank for the link, bbart, it did work! 

I have begun to get to know Joe's neighbours too!  So I think that the book will add colour and detail to what I know about him and the area he lived in, even if he is barely mentioned.

I started to investigate this individual and his twin brother eight or nine years ago and have been really excited to re-visit the information recently, finding so much more now available online!  I have added many details - from exact dates of departure & arrival from passenger lists, and have been able to understand the Homestead system so much more. 

Very excitedly looking forward to a delivery in the next couple of weeks - and of course will be happy to offer look-ups! 

KN
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: KN on Thursday 15 March 18 13:45 GMT (UK)
I have now received my copy of Red Willow Reflections - it's a treasure trove of information and photos.  Will happily do any look-ups.  Gadget??

KN
Title: Re: "Red Willow Reflections"
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 15 March 18 15:18 GMT (UK)
That took a good while !

Might get back to you when I've consulted the records but, for starters, are there any Burgess or McDowell?