THROUGH THE YEARS
An Index
The following is an index, only, to the contents of the various issues of Through the Years, a history of Manitoulin.
This partial index was generously transcribed by Shelagh McRae and submitted to the site with the permission of Rick McCutcheon, publisher of the Manitoulin Expositor. If you have access to these booklets and have additional indexes or updated information that you can add please send to me in an email.
Please do NOT email me for lookups, I do not have access to the booklets. Volunteers to do lookups for pamphlets are listed on the Manitoulin Researchers and Lookups Page. If you are willing to do lookups on any of this pamphlets please let me know.
When visiting the Island you may also see some of the issues at the Centennial Museum in Sheguiandah, the Tourist Information Booths and at some libraries on the Island and Sudbury.
January 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 3 | Ev PROCTOR writes |
| 5 -8 | wreckage of the Atwater by Earl BAKER |
| 9 | looking back with Lena ASHLEY YOUNG, Digby YOUNG’s first car |
| 10-18 | Michael’s Bay & Robert A. LYON |
| 11 | school picture Michael’s Bay, teacher Mary TURNBULL submitted by Kathleen DINSMORE |
| 17 | picture of Bob and Marjory GAULT |
| 21 | James LEESON comes from Ireland with wife Bessie WRIGHT and their children James, Mary QUACKENBUSH, Bessie BENNETT, Fanny SIMM, Isadora BENNETT. Families of Isaas LEESON and Benjamin LEESON. |
| 22-25 | recollections of William BOWERMAN, BRYAN, TREWAN, Frank BOWLER, Wilson YOUNG, SLOAN, HUTCHINSON |
| 27 | Great Lake disasters 1823-1947 |
| 1, 29, 30 | Str Winona, James PURVIS proprietor, Captain A. CASSON |
February 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 3 | history of Hide-Away Lodge |
| 4 | info wanted on Hugh BROWN, Andrew J CONKLIN death notice |
| 5 | picture of David MUNRO & R A SMITH |
| 6-7 | sailing schedule of the steamers Caribou, Manitou and Telegram |
| 8-10 | Doctor Thomas SIMPSON class of 1854 |
| 11 | death of child of James and Theresa WATSON 1886 |
| 12 | wedding picture of Sam MCKINLEY & Nellie AELICK w James MCKINLEY & Charlotte EATON |
| 13 | biography of Catherine Ann ROWE by her daughter Clara RUNNALLS, JENNINGS, HALL, ROBERTSON |
| 14 | deaths of J T BURNS, Luke ALMOND |
| 15-16 | history of Gordon Twsp Philip BECK family, Harvey WILSON |
| 17-22 | interview with Marty THORBURN about Obidgewong Indians |
| 25-27 | recollections of Stella SIM, Norman ROBBINS, STRINGER, BURNETT ATKINSON |
| 28 | Elizabeth Bay SS No 2 photob, WILLIAMS, COOK, MORDEN, EDMONDS, BRACKEN, RUMLEY, AINSLIE, MATHESON |
| 32 | photo four generations, RIVETT, PICKARD, BRANDOW, photo Hiram BERRY |
March 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 5-7 | memories of Jean HUTCHISON MCLENNAN |
| 6 | photo W J TUCKER, druggist |
| 8-10 | Capt Norman MCCOY and the Manitou |
| 12-14 | Kathleen GREEN DINSMORE’s reminiscenses of South Bay Mouth |
| 16-17 | Billing’s voter’s list 1892, BOWSER, BAILLIE, BAILEY, BUCK, BAXTER, BOYD, CROFT, CAMPBELL, DICKOUT, FOSTER, FRASER, FISHER, FARQUAHAR, FORESHOE, GREENFIELD, GRAHAM, GREY, HUFFMAN, HERRIMAN, HUNT, HILLIARD, HUNTER, IRELAND, JOHNSTON, LLOYD, LOVE, LEMON, LARUSH, LANG, LEHMAN, MCKENZIE, MUNRO, MCGAULEY, MOORE MCANSH, MCLEOD, MOORE, MCKENZIE, MCNEVIN, MCDONALD, MCANSH, NEWBURN PICKARD, PIERCE, RIVETT, RICHARDS, RUSSELL, RIORDAN, ROSS, SMITH, SPROULE, SNOW, SPEERS, STERLING TENNANT, TUSTIAN, THOMPSON, VANHORN, WIBER, WATERHOUS, WYMAN, WOOLEY, WILSON, ALLISON, BANKS, BENNETT, CRONK, CROWDER, CUMMINGS, ELLIOT, GORDON, HUGGARD, JENKINS, KRIBBS, LEGGE, MUTCHMORE, MCCLINCHY MCINNIS, NEEDLER, PARKINSON, SIDES |
| 18 | Death of Judge Archibald MCCALLUM |
| 21 | Louis SHANAWABIN escapes from gaol, Rev Joseph PONCET sj 1648 |
| 22 | obituary Catherine MCDONALD (John) GORDON 25 Nov 1915 |
| 23 | marriage Helen J SCOTT and John W KINNEY 23 Nov 1915 |
| 31 | Barrie Islanders marrying Barrie Islanders, Barrie Island families 1985 with map |
April 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 6 | letter from France Feb 1918 from Pte E L Long |
| 8 | girls at North Bay Normal School 1928 Mary STRINGER, Eunice AINSLIE, Ethel PUTT, Ellen POPE, Hazel VANHORN, Mary BAKER Annie MCDERMID |
| 11 | Obituary 1923 Martha Ellen NELSON HORE b1898 |
| 16-17 | marriage cert Rober REID Susan KENDRICK 14 Aug 1885 |
| 22 | GOULDING GIBSON drowning inquest |
| 25 | history of Kagawong HENRY, BOLGER |
| 29 | sons born to Mr & Mrs Wm GALLEY and, Earnest WILLIS 1910 |
| 30 | Rev Joseph RICHARD sj |
May 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| . | Early History of Robinson Township by Arthur EDMONDS (1877-1960) |
| 3-5 | photos of Rhoda & Arther EDMONDS and family |
| 5 | early settlers John MEDWEIR, Andrew McMILLAN, W L KEMP, Matthew McARTHUR, George SMYTH |
| 6 | Norman MATHESON, lighthouse keeper, photo of John D HOPKINS |
| 7 | John WETHERAL, photo of Wilfred and Frank PRIDDLE |
| 8 | Harry and Robert FARTHING, MCARTHUR, KEMP & MCMILLAN families, John COOK, John and Lewis RUMLEY |
| 9 | Wm CLARKE, George ADDISON |
| 10 | photo of Wilbert EDMONDS, Wm & Geo PRIDDLE come to Island |
| 14 | GRUBs come to Island |
| 15 | Rev CADDOTTE, Robert and Hugh COLGAN, Chas TRICK, GRAHAMs build a mill |
| 16 | photo of Catherine and John DUNCANSON, James LEE, James CRAWFORD |
| 20 | photo mothers with babies JOHNSTON, STEWART, PRIDDLE, STEVENS, HOPKINS, ADDISON |
| 26 | photo Wm John REID family |
| 27 | photo SMYTH, HOPKINS, KENT, WILLIS, PRIDDLE, EDMONDS, DUNCANSON |
| 30 | wedding photo Lindsay & Kitty JOHNSTON |
June 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 4-5 | Mindemoya hospital Dr DAVIS Mrs Jack McQualey (sic) |
| 6-24 | The Bear-Walker story |
| 25 | Story of Thomas LATTA |
| 27 | Burpee photo Jack & Norman BAILEY, Chas & Wm MORDEN, Jack & Joe WILLIAMS, Harold GLANVILLE, James EATON and Dan STEWART |
July 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 2 | John McARTHUR – Nellie McDOUGALL wedding |
| 3 | Alex GIAOSHK found dead |
| 6 | Mrs Norman TROTTER kills huge bear |
| 7 | Marion HARE – Robert CAIRNS wedding |
| 8 | pupils of Billing-Allen School District 1 1898 BUCK, LA RUSH, WILSON, WYMAN, LOVE, GRAHAM, BOYD, PIERCE, FARQUHAR, DICKHOUT, TUSTIAN, BURCH, MCGILL, HILLIARD, WRIGHT, CHAPMAN, RAWLINGS, HUNT, MCGAUGHY, LA BAR, SLAGEL, THOMPSON, NEWBURN, VAN HORN |
| 9-22 | Manitoulin Island Treaties 1836 |
| 23-24 | Manitoulin’s legendary Ninibozho was Hiawatha |
| 24 | passing of Cpt Norman J McCOY |
| 26 | LEESON & HUGHSON spent 3 days on lonely Middle Duck Island |
| 28 | wedding photo of John and Margaret (SCOTT) LEARMONT 31/12/1900 |
| 29 | Roosevelt fishes at Birch Island |
| 31 | marriage of Lottie LANE and Thomas INGRAM 09/10/1931 |
| 32 | marriage of Grace GORDON and Robert OAKES 20/101931 |
August 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 3 | letter from son of Annie and Samuel JACKSON |
| 5-8 | Barrie Island Families 1875-1985 |
| 13 | Jas C CRAWFORD and John MCGIBBON found dead |
| 14-21 | History of Sandfield Twnsp |
| 22 | marriage of Engenia BEAUDIN and Edward WALLACE |
| 23 | John and Mary (FAWCETT) CRANSTON married 59 years in 1931 |
| 25-26 | memories of W J MOODY |
| 26 | death of Dr R DAVIES |
| 28 | Freemasonry on Manitoulin -photo 1962 |
| 30-31 | Manitoulin linked to mainland 28/11/1945 |
| 32 | Obituary of Wm JACKSON |
September 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 4-9 | List of men and women serving in Second World War |
| 10-11 | Roll of Honor Great War |
| 12 | Returning heroes, Dick HEWSON, Jack CURRIE (dec.), John ALLEN |
| 13 | Ida FERGUSON, Lincoln FRASER, Dan McMILLAN, E F PRIDDLE |
| 14 | Jack McKENZIE, Jack GLENN, Merrit JENNINGS, Wilbert BRYAN |
| 15 | A A CURRY, Geo THORBURN, Jack SHIELDS, Wm MYLES |
| 16 | Ida FERGUSON, E B TITUS, James JOHNSON, Allan MONTGOMERY, A V BUCK, M L BUCK, W A CHISOLM |
| 17 | John McDONALD, F E CONLEY, J C BRYAN, W D LOVE |
| 18 | H E LEWIS, Ronald McQUARRIE, A V BUCK, Bob BEATTIE, H NIGANIWANA |
| 19 | death of Pte. W G SCOTT, Jack JAFFRAY, Wesley ALEXANDER |
| 20 | Earl PLATT, Scott FRASER, Sgt MACKIE, Harold PURVIS |
| 21 | Harvey ROBINSON, Jas CADDEL, Wilford PARKINS, Henry & Tom NEGONNEWINAH, Mike CADA |
| 23 | Paul CADA, Grant TURNER, Bert BLACKIE, W W MCCOLEMAN, Ben LOVE, John HOPKINS, JD MCLEOD |
| 24 | Hugh BAILEY, Oscar YOUNG, Wm LINELY, Dave KIRK, Clive FELL, Clarence WALKER, Jack FRASER |
| 25 | A A CURRY, Wm MCMILLAN, Hugh FRASER, Robt DAWSON, Bert HURN, R H HEWITT, Jim ARMSTRONG |
| 26 | Belwood & George BARRY (photos), Jack SULLIVAN, Ernest THOMPSON |
| 27 | Hugh BAILEY, Wm BURNS, Jas HOLMES’ sons, Robt GILROY, Henry LEE |
| 28 | J R COUTTS, Jack MCKINLEY, Lou WITTY, Alex & Orval AIKEN, Ernest MOSCROP |
| 29 | Jessie CLARKE, John PAYNE, W R LEAST, JC BRYAN, D E MCMILLAN, D D WILSON, Mat SLOSS |
| 30 | Bob JAFFRAY, Muriel FELL, Ray MERRYLEES, Cliff JOHNSON, R L GRAHAM |
| 31 | Ted STRAIN |
October 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 1 | photo of Sheguiandah picnic, TUSTIAN, DEARING, GREENFIELD, GREEN, DICKOUT |
| 3 | history of the Methodist Church in Gore Bay |
| 4 | Rosetta PATTERSON – Wm NOAKS |
| 5-10 | Early Settlers in Ice Lake ROBERTSON, WILSON, BAKER, EDNIE, ARCHIBALD |
| 7 | photo of Ice Lake school 1914, names as above and PALMER, DOUGLAS, VANHORN, MCARTHUR, WRIGHT, CROFT, VINE, SMYTH |
| 8 | photo of Ice Lake school 1910 |
| 11-13 | interview with Bob CONNELL, Manitowaning |
| 14-16 | founder of the Expositor W L SMITH |
| 17 | memories of Little Current 1870 |
| 18 | T BATMAN |
| 28 | wedding of Jean McQUARRIE and Harold COOK 1932 |
November 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 4 | Dr Thomas SIMPSON and Helen PLUMMER family Sault Ste. Marie, Pte. Edmon LONG |
| 5-8 | Jack HAGAR remembers Gore Bay |
| 10-21 | memories of Alexander AIKEN of early days in Gore Bay |
| 22 | passing of Ranald MCQUARRIE |
| 23 | F W MAJOR, Alfred JOHNSON, W F MCRAE |
| 24 | A E GRAHAM, R T JAFFRAY, M L DAVIDSON |
| 25-26 | photos of John GIBBS |
| 27 | photo of Edward JACKSON family 1903 |
| 28 | passing of Edward JACKSON |
| 30 | photo of Isaac JOHNSON family (error actually Jacob Scott family see Dec issue) |
| 32 | photo of Isaac JOHNSON family |
December 1985
| Page | Article or Item |
| 5 | John and Martha (KEELEY) WILLITON celebrate 70 years of marriage 17/02/1920 |
| 6-7 | memories of Government Road Providence Bay by Reg DEWAR |
| 8 | Ice Lake school report 1895 |
| 13 | photo of Isaac JOHNSON family |
| 14 | photo of Jacob SCOTT family |
| 16-17 | photo Billings School SS #2 |
| 21-24 | Maggie WETHERAL weds John EDMONDS stories about them |
| 24 | photo of Canon FULLER and Bob DUNCANSON |
| 25 | photo of Doc F A STRAIN |
| 26 | death of Pte A BALLENTINE |
| 28 | Marriages Evelyn HODGSON & Earle SIM, Daisy HOPKINS & Harold HAMILTON, Margaret BADGEROW & John CALBACK, Doris BUCK & Bill SMITH |
| 29 | Obituary of George McDOUGALL, wedding of Olive PATTISON & Everett LOVE |