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.

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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

 

Through the Years
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