07 July 2009

Books with McIlmoyl(e) References

While thinking of what I'd post today, I received a message from one of our cousins listing some books she has which either mention the McIlmoyl(e) family or give some history of areas in which the family lived. That gave me the idea of posting a list of books I have as well as hers and asking if any of you have different ones. I'd be happy to scan the specific sections for your personal reference only and would love it if you could do the same. Here are the books I have:

Edwardsburgh - Townships History - 1995
- Family Histories - 1996
These 2 books were compiled/edited by the Edwardsburgh Historians and the Family Histories one contains a history of the McIlmoyl(e) family while the Townships History gives great info on the area in which the family originally settled including maps, photos etc.

'For Friends at Home - A Scottish Emigrant's Letters from Canada, California and the Cariboo 1844-1864' Edited by Richard Arthur Preston and comprised of info from letters and a diary of James Thomson of Edwardsburgh. It is fascinating as James Thomson along with 8 young men from the same area (Edwardsburgh), including my great-grandfather, James Thomas McIlmoyl, headed off in 1862 from Edwardsburgh via Ogdensburgh by train to New York City where they embarked by ship to Panama, across Panama then on board another ship to San Francisco to Victoria for the Cariboo Gold Rush.

I also, from another cousin, have some McIlmoyl(e) excerpts from the book:

Pioneers and Progress: The History of Southey and District - 1980 - this is a district in Saskatchewan where several McIlmoyl(e) families settled.

Oh, I almost forgot, I have a couple of books from the Southern Vancouver Island, BC area where James Thomas (JT) McIlmoyl was a pioneer settler in which the family is mentioned as well.

From a cousin comes this list:

The Loon Calls "A history of the Township of Chandos" by Jean Murray Cole
Up the Burleigh Road... beyond the boulders by Doug and Mary Lavery
One book I have had since 1988 - was locally published in Kawatha's.
Echoes from the hills "A history of the community of Mount Pleasant 1817-1987"

So, there you are.....do you have books with McIlmoyl(e) family references? What about areas in which they settled? Let us know what you have or, if you've seen such books though don't own a copy. There should be some references from Alberta as I know that Zacharias McIlmoyle was a 'person of note' in the history of the Edmonton area.......

Let's hear what you have.

2 comments:

  1. I have a book called "At the Edge of the Shield" with a lot of references to the McIlmoyles in Smith Township - I'll make copies of all the pages - let me know how you want me to send them to you!

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  2. Thanks Maureen! Suggestions have been sent.

    8-)
    JoanMC

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